Fundraiser's Focus Week
AI that honors your donors and your purpose.
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Agenda at a Glance
Monday, June 22
Tuesday, June 23
Wednesday, June 24
Thursday, June 25
AI with intention: from trends to impact
2 PM ET | 11 AM PT
Session overview:
Trying to keep up with AI can feel like a full-time job. AI is reshaping how nonprofits operate, but not every tool deserves your attention. This session brings structure to the process, helping you identify where AI fits and where it does not. Discover how to focus your efforts, apply AI to real challenges, and build a strategy that supports consistent, mission-driven work.
Learning objectives:
- Choose AI tools that make sense
- Utilize AI to real fundraising scenarios
- Set standards for responsible AI adoption
- Establish clear AI usage guidelines
Loree Lipstein
Founder and CEO, Thread Strategies
Loree Lipstein is Founder and CEO of Thread Strategies, a firm that helps small and medium-sized nonprofits build sustainable development departments. With three decades of nonprofit experience, she has worked with more than 150 organizations worldwide on strategy, operations, and staffing. Before founding Thread in 2015, Loree earned her MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business as a CASE Scholar in social entrepreneurship. Earlier in her career, she held fundraising and partnership roles at KaBOOM! and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Sara LaCava Lieberman
Principle, Thread Strategies
Sara LaCava Lieberman is passionate about fundraising as movement building and supporting people to be confident fundraisers and ambassadors for their cause. As a principal at Thread Strategies, Sara combines sharp analysis with thoughtful strategy to help partners develop their fundraising capacity. Sara has nearly twenty years of fundraising experience and a track record of helping organizations achieve significant and sustainable fundraising growth as a staff member, board member, and consultant. Sara graduated from Vassar College and currently serves on the board of her local abortion fund, the REACH Fund of Connecticut.
Rethinking AI: precision over volume
2 PM ET | 11 AM PT
Session overview:
The future of fundraising is not about reaching more people, but reaching the right people. This session explores how AI enables a more focused approach, prioritizing quality over quantity. Learn how nonprofits are reducing unnecessary contact while improving revenue and strengthening trust with their communities.
Learning objectives:
- Analyze impact of reduced contact volume
- Assess AI tools for transparency standards
- Apply predict-act-measure decision framework
- Align outreach with donor expectations
Tim Paris
Co-founder and CEO, Dataro
Tim Paris, Ph.D., is the co-founder and CEO of Dataro, a fundraising intelligence platform used by 300+ nonprofits worldwide. A cognitive neuroscientist by training, Tim co-founded Dataro in 2017 to help fundraising teams replace manual segmentation with clear, ranked decisions — who to focus on, who to engage now and what to do next. Dataro is trusted by UNICEF, Greenpeace, Save the Children and organizations across 20+ countries.
An introduction to the AI Equity Framework
2 PM ET | 11 AM PT
Session overview:
AI tools promise efficiency, but thoughtful adoption requires more than speed. This session presents the AI Equity Framework, designed to help organizations think critically about adoption, risk, and responsibility. Discover how to assess AI decisions through a values-driven lens and build practices that strengthen trust and guide smarter choices.
Learning objectives:
- Identify key ideas of the AI Equity Framework
- Reflect on AI’s role in decision-making
- Consider trust across donor relationships
- Develop questions for responsible AI adoption
Meena Das
Founder, Namaste Data and the AI Equity Project
Meena Das is a data equity and responsible AI consultant helping nonprofits and fundraisers navigate AI with more trust, thoughtfulness, and humanity. She is the founder of Namaste Data and the AI Equity Project, where she helps organizations ask better questions about data, power, and impact.
Ask the Experts: AI that honors your donors and your purpose
2 PM ET | 11 AM PT
Wondering how your nonprofit can use AI? Ask away!
No slides. No fluff. Just smart advice you can use immediately.
Join Rachel Muir for a live Ask Me Anything with fundraising powerhouses Loree, Sara, Tim, and Meena. They’ll share tips for using AI while staying grounded in what matters most: your donors and your purpose.
Ask about AI adoption, workflows, ethics, policies, outreach, and stewardship—whatever you want. Walk away with ideas and solutions for your organization.