Navigating the Future: A Nonprofit Leader’s Guide to Generative AI Adoption

Generative AI is rapidly becoming part of nonprofit operations, presenting both opportunity and responsibility for organizational leaders. As nonprofits consider how these tools can support fundraising, communications, administration, and program delivery, it is essential to understand not only potential benefits but also the data, operational, and governance considerations that accompany adoption.

In this session, Paul Preziotti and Kelsey Turner of Johnson Lambert, along with Michael Gellman of Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits, LLC, will outline a practical framework for AI adoption built around four core pillars: exploring AI use cases, establishing a strong data foundation, building an AI ready culture, and implementing appropriate safeguards and governance policies. The discussion will address data integrity, staff training, leadership oversight, risk management, privacy compliance, and the importance of maintaining human judgment in AI supported processes.