M Mocha Shmigelsky
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Proven fundraising for BC PACs. Practical AI for mission-driven teams.

Hi, I'm Mocha Shmigelsky. A decade on Vancouver school PACs raising $25,000+ a year, five years leading an AI startup, and software I still ship every week. Pick your door:

For school PACs Toolkits, templates and fundraising help Free AGM Kit · toolkits from $29 Start here → For teams adopting AI Workshops, assessments and advice Free 15-min call · assessments from $2,500 See how I work →

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Mocha Shmigelsky, AI enablement consultant and speaker ✦ Now building Happy Grants · AI grant writing, live
5 yrs
Leading OneCup AI, AgTech Business of the Year 2023
Live apps
Shipped & in the App Store →
$25K+
Raised per year for schools, for a decade
Weekly
AI Tools Tuesday, every Tuesday
Now building

I don't just advise on AI. I ship it.

Happy Grants, an AI grant-writing platform, is live; Certalot, food-safety compliance, is in pilot; both shipped by orchestrating fleets of AI coding agents. When I advise your team, it's with the instincts of someone who ships, meets you where you are, and leaves the playbooks behind.

Booking a speaker? Keynotes, panels and workshops that make technical things make sense. See the talks →

Mocha Shmigelsky on stage with a microphone, in a hot pink suit
My story

The short version of how I got here.

Performer family, film school, co-founding an AI startup around a campfire question, a decade of school fundraising, and the apps I still ship every week. It all belongs to one story, and it's why I do this work the way I do.

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Before you book

Questions people ask me first.

Is the intro call a sales pitch?

No. It's 15 minutes, free, and about your problem. If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you and point you somewhere useful.

We're a small nonprofit. Can we afford this?

Nonprofit and sliding-scale rates are real, and every price is on the page: workshops from $1,500, the AI Fit Assessment $2,500 to $5,000 scoped to your team size. PAC templates start free.

Will you just recommend your own tools?

No. If a tool I built ever shows up in a recommendation, I say so out loud and show you the alternatives first. The assessment can, and sometimes should, recommend against my own products.

What about our data and privacy?

Privacy is part of every recommendation: the tool shortlist carries privacy notes, and you get a first-draft AI-use policy with data-privacy do's and don'ts. I'm Canada-first and Vancouver-based.

Do you work outside Vancouver?

Yes. Workshops run in person around Vancouver or virtually, wherever your team is.

Work with me

Have a team, a tool, or a fundraiser that needs a plan?

Tell me where you're stuck. A short, free conversation is the fastest way to find out if I can help, and I'll point you somewhere useful even if I'm not the fit.

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