AI in Nonprofits: Unveiling the Opportunities and Risks

Kia Croom is a nonprofit fundraising maven with over 20 years of experience. To date, she’s raised nearly half a billion dollars for nonprofits of all sizes nationwide in a variety of cause areas including STEM, housing and homelessness, youth development, education, HIV/AIDS, and more.

Marc is the founder of Concord Leadership Group and has served as its CEO for 20 years. In that time, he has presented trainings and keynotes to over 25,000 participants in North America, Europe, Mexico, and New Zealand; coached more than 120 CEOs, C-suite executives, directors, and owners; and in the last two years has certified an additional 24 Quadrant 3 Leadership Coaches, who have gone on to coach and train more than 14,290 leaders in corporations, government, associations, and nonprofits. Marc holds his masters in organizational leadership from Regent University. He is a Certified Franklin Covey Coach, a Certified Speaking Professional of the National Speakers Association, and president of the South Carolina chapter of the International Coaching Federation. He has appeared in or been recognized by media outlets and publications including NBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Success magazine, Real Simple, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Marc is the author of Ask Without Fear!^®, which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. His latest book is The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be. Marc speaks nationally and internationally on leadership, influence, storytelling, and fundraising and is the voice behind FRC, one of the longest-running blogs in the nonprofit sector (est. 2003). He is executive director of The Nonprofit Academy; an advisory board member of innovative fundraising platform Pennybridge in Orebro, Sweden; and a former advisory panel member of the Rogare Think Tank at Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom. He is married to his best friend and is the father of three amazing kids, who, if he’s belting ’80s tunes, will deny they know him.

Cherian Koshy is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP), & AFP Master Trainer. He is the founder of the Nonprofit Operating System. Prior to starting NonprofitOS, Cherian spent more than two decades working in the nonprofit sector, working with thousands of donors and raising millions of dollars for various organizations and causes. He has raised over $100M for various nonprofits, holds advanced certifications in Behavioral Economics, and was a former successful debating coach. He serves on numerous boards including as the Vice Chair for Professional Development on the AFP Global board. He is a sought-after trainer and speaker, and his thought leadership has been featured in several worldwide publications.

Andrew is a cloud technology leader, Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), speaker, published author, and regular writer of essays and white papers on cloud technology including Crafting your Enterprise AI Strategy, Strategic Thinking for the Microsoft Cloud, and the multi-edition Power Platform Adoption Framework. Currently serving as CTO - Cloud Services at HSO—a global Microsoft partner—his past service includes global Vice President, Practice Director, and VP of Operations at various Microsoft partners. Andrew works directly with technology-focused CXOs, Microsoft partners, Microsoft product engineering groups, technologists, and investors to guide strategy and ecosystem architecture for the Microsoft Cloud. He has led some of the world’s largest Microsoft adoptions on all seven continents (yes, including Antarctica), serving startup to Fortune 100 organizations, public sector agencies, and global NGOs.