Talks, workshops, panels and podcasts

Speaking

On AI, grant work, and the economy we could build after it.

  • 52talks, panels and podcasts
  • 600largest live audience

What I speak about

  • The AI gapWhat AI can do for grant work now, and how teams catch up.
  • Ethics and policyWriting an AI policy your board and funders can trust.
  • Building with AIPractical building and learning with AI: thought models, mindsets, tips, tricks and tools.
  • The economy after AIPurpose, dignity, and why the future is not for profit.

The record

2026

  1. The AI GapMain-stage keynote · Grant Professionals Association, GrantSummit 2026 · San AntonioNotesField guide (PDF)
  2. State of the Sector 2026Session on where AI is headed for nonprofits · Center for Nonprofit Excellence · Norfolk, VA, by Zoom
  3. Group Therapy Talks: Is Everyone Using AI but Me?Panel · Spark Point Fundraising · with Whitney Brimfield, facilitated by Hannah Paton · virtual
  4. Fundraising Series Opening PanelPanel · Common Good Vermont and United Way of Northwest Vermont · with Vu Le and Mel Houser · virtual

2025

  1. Nonprofit Consulting Summit OnlineSession · Funding for Good · with Dawn Brady, Natalie Eckdahl and Camellia Phillips · virtual
  2. Opportunity Evaluation, AI Writing, and Research Efficiency for Grants FirmsSession, plus Ask the Expert · GPA GrantSummit 2025 · Baltimore · in person
  3. Grants For Creators Virtual SummitSession on using AI to speed up grant writing · with Danielle Desir Corbett · virtual
  4. AI Demystified: Building Technical Confidence for Smarter Grant Professional PracticePresentation · Foundation & Endowment Symposium · Iowa · in person
  5. The Great AI Debate: Will Generative AI Be a Force for Good in the Social Impact Sector?Debate · Fundraising.AI Global Summit · with Cherian Koshy, Cheryl Contee and others · virtual
  6. Unlocking AI Tools for Grant Professionals: Practical Solutions for SuccessBreakout · GPA iLearn Live: The Grant Professionals AI Toolbox · virtual

2024

  1. How to Use AI to Gain Back Your Time as a ConsultantPresentation · Nonprofit Consulting Conference · in person
  2. AI and Grant Writing: A Myth-Busting SessionPresentation · Grant Professionals Association · with Nick Azulay of Whole Whale
  3. GrantStation AI WebinarWebinar with Q&A · virtual
  4. AI Ethical Guidelines and PoliciesPre-conference workshop · National Council of Nonprofits · in person
  5. Empowering Nonprofits with AI: Stay Ahead of the CurveWebinar · Office of Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03) · with Nick Azulay of Whole Whale · virtual
  6. Measuring Grant Impact: Data-Driven Approaches to Grant WritingPanel · Nexus Marketing
  7. AI Application in Grant WritingPresentation · Centre for Digital Health, AI, Research and Training, BMC&H Chitradurga, India
  8. Unlocking the Power of AIKeynote · AAFCPAs Nonprofit CFO/CEO Seminar
  9. Freelance Grant Writer AcademyFireside chat · Grant Writing and Funding
  10. Empowering Impact: Harnessing AI for NonprofitsWorkshop · Commongood VT
  11. Embedded Ethical and Responsible Use: Generative AI and Nonprofit WorkWorkshop · NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference · with Beth Kanter and Allison Fine · Portland · in person
  12. #LearnGrants Online SummitPresentation · DH Leonard Consulting, Foundant (GrantHub) and GPA
  13. An Introduction to AI in the Nonprofit IndustryFireside chat · Scranton Area Community Foundation
  14. Elevate Live Panel: AI and the Future of NonprofitsFireside chat · Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

2023

  1. Let’s Chat, GPA, About ChatGPT and the Effects of AI Platforms on Our IndustryPanel · GPA GrantSummit 2023 · Kansas City · with Andrea Crawford, Jake Porway, Laura Gore and Derek Ozkal
  2. Adopting AI: A Conversation with Philip DengInterview · DonorSearch Masterminds · with Jay Frost
  3. Crossing the Line? Navigating AI Ethically in the Nonprofit SpaceVirtual Ethics Luncheon · AFP Silicon Valley · moderated by Beth Kanter, with Allison Fine
  4. Motivate MondayLive webinar · with Pamela Grow
  5. AI and the Future of PhilanthropyPanel · Lehigh Valley Community Foundation · with Dr. Julia Stoyanovich
  6. A Conversation on AIConversation · Network Peninsula
  7. The Impact, Influence, and Implications of AI on Grant WritingPresentation · GPA Central Ohio · with Carolyn Caldwell and Cyndi MacKenzie
  8. AI in FundraisingAFP Consultants Affinity Group
  9. AI Affinity GroupNew York State Community Action Association
  10. Executive Directors Chat: Working with an AI Grant Writing AssistantTechSoup
  11. IMPACT 2023 Opening PlenaryFireside chat · VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads · with Stephanie Gorham · Norfolk, VA · in person
  12. AI in Grant WritingPresentation · GPA Central Virginia chapter · Midlothian, VA · in person

Also

  • How to Use AI When Writing Grant ProposalsGrantStation · with Alice Ruhnke, David Gates and Mike Chamberlain, CEO of GPA
  • AI: Ask Me AnythingSalesforce · with Nathan Chappell, Scott Rosenkrans and Daniel Lim
  • How Nonprofits Use Tech to Meet Their MissionsThe Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • Grants Management GroupFeeding America network
  • WebinarGPA Lower Hudson chapter
  • WebinarInnovia Foundation

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