Ai in Philanthropy Superconference 2023

Media Partner & Lead Sponsor

Two Powerful Keynotes, Intensive Breakout Sessions
Panel Discussions, Case Studies
Networking, Special Reports, Unique Takeaways

November 6th, 2023
OBA Conference Centre | 20 Toronto St | Toronto, ON.

AI is being implemented, evaluated and considered in more charities and nonprofits every day. Find out what you need to know now. Learn the benefits. Understand the technology. Find the areas where you can start using AI today. But also, uncover the hidden perils, discover what to watch for and see what actual organizations are doing to keep donor trust while leveraging this power.

Bring your team including marketing, fundraising, finance, technology, operations, donor engagement and donor experience managers, staff and consultants across your organization. Special rates for group registrations. Also, there are discounted rates for members of the AFP Canada (any chapter), Philanthropy Foundations Canada (PFC), and CAGP (any chapter). Click on Register Now to view options. Learn more and sign on today. Space is limited for this event.

AGENDA

7:45 am | Registration, Breakfast, Networking
Sponsored by Globalfaces Direct

8:30 am | Welcoming Remarks, Morning Keynote

Katherine Hay, President CEO, Kids Help Phone

Kathy Hay drives the strategic direction, innovation imperative and culture of Canada’s only national, 24/7 bilingual e-mental health service for young people. Kids Help Phone (KHP) and the Vector Institute, a globally-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) institute that empowers researchers to develop and adopt AI responsibly, are partnering to deepen and expand KHP’s evidence-based service delivery for young people across Canada. The partnership leverages AI to further develop service delivery at KHP by enhancing their e-mental health services to complement the skills and expertise of its dedicated frontline staff. Find out the inside story and get insights on the results.

9:40 am to 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions

12:35 pm | Luncheon, Networking

1: 15 pm | Afternoon Keynote

Life Trends, The Impact and Implication of AI Today

Brent Chaters, Managing Director Marketing Transformation – Accenture Canada. Brent Chaters is a Managing Director in Accenture Interactive and Leads our Marketing Activation team in Canada. Brent is responsible for expanding and creating world class customer experiences for our clients across Marketing, Customer Retention, and Customer Acquisition.

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm| Breakout Sessions

4:30 pm | Summary, Special Q&A, Networking

Session Speakers & Presentations

Leslie McCarley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Trustee at Art Gallery of Ontario. Leslie is a highly accomplished and engaging leader with a passion for philanthropy and a strong alignment with the mission of Women’s College Hospital. Throughout her career in health care and academia, Leslie has demonstrated her ability to connect with staff, volunteers and donors and skillfully balance the art and science of fundraising to accomplish impressive results. Leslie is currently Vice President, Advancement for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), a global leader in fundamental research, where she has doubled philanthropic revenue. SESSION: AI & Fundraising. Two dirty words? From proposals to stewardship to legacy giving, AI is playing a role in advancing philanthropy. We have moved beyond the idea of its “goodness or badness” to the question of how to utilize it most effectively. Learn about opportunities to transform your fundraising systems and balance automation with personalization.
George Irish, Founder, Fundraising with AI. George is an AI Strategist, Developer, and Digital Fundraising Strategist & Tech Analyst. He has 25+ years digital fundraising for nonprofits and charities in Canada, USA and global, with extensive experience in CRMs, PowerBI, audience segmentation , conversion, cultivation, donor journeys. He works on AI / ChatGPT / Predictive Modelling, Prospect identification – Planned and Major Giving, – Python, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Azure, Sagemaker, Power BI. SESSION: Hesitating on AI? When to wait and when to start with smart AI fundraising. Unsure if you should start with using ChatGPT and AI for fundraising, but also worried about missing the ‘next big thing’? In this interactive session we’ll explore the concerns, risks and ‘hesitations’ that may be holding back fundraisers at this early stage of the AI revolution, and opportunities to get started with safe, ethical, and results-driven AI fundraising.
Jennifer Robins, Director, Business Development & Not-for-Profit and Education Lead, Environics Analytics. With nearly twenty years of experience, Jennifer is responsible for helping charities and foundations apply EA’s products and services to attract and retain donors, corporate partners, and volunteers. Jennifer joined Environics Analytics in 2014, and brings a wealth of experience in sales, marketing, and analytics across education, not-for-profit, and healthcare industries. Jennifer is an active AFP Canada member and a volunteer on the AFP Fundraising Day committee. SESSION: Back to the Future, with the Basics. With terms like machine learning, deep learning, and generative learning, it is hard to keep up with all the new developments in AI. There are many opportunities for not-for-profits to benefit from AI technologies, but where do you start? In this session, we will do a high-level lay of the land of AI and machine learning. Today, we will discuss some basic steps any charitable organization can take to leverage machine learning to support fundraising efforts.
John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada. John is responsible for driving Microsoft Canada’s strategic technology efforts. In this role, John helps business and governments innovate with technology while avoiding the unintended consequences that might arise. SESSION: Meeting the AI Moment. Join John to learn about Microsoft’s vision for Responsible AI, guided by our six principles. Discover how to use Microsoft Cloud and AI tools for nonprofits, explore learning opportunities for your workforce, and empower responsible AI practices to drive positive social impact.
He leads Canadian outreach for technology policy issues across a wide range of subjects including: Economic Development, Digital Economy, Open Government, Environmental Sustainability, Accessibility, Privacy, Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Government 3.0, Spectrum and Intellectual Property.
Usman Janvekar, MMA, M.MIE, BDI, Founding Partner, CX Innovation Lab Inc. Usman is a strategic and results-oriented business leader with 14+ years of experience driving digital and analytics transformation for multimillion-dollar enterprises and brands. With a formal education in management analytics, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Usman’s core skills include strategic vision, product development, business growth and transformation. He is an innovative problem solver and a trusted leader with a proven track record of success. With his passion for Advanced Analytics and AI, Usman founded CX Innovation Lab Inc. in 2019 to offer clients innovative customer-centric products that would help maximize efficiencies and improve revenues. He brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the consultancy, having held senior-level roles in global companies. SESSION: Harnessing AI to Combat Food Insecurity in Canada: A Vision for Future Philanthropy. Explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in addressing the escalating food insecurity crisis in Canada. This talk delves into realistic and visionary AI applications, showcasing how charity organizations can leverage these technologies for impactful interventions. Through predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and AI-enabled resource optimization, discover how the philanthropic landscape is evolving to foster a future where no Canadian goes hungry. This session invites a robust discussion on bridging the gap between technological innovation and humanitarian outreach, offering a roadmap towards eradicating food insecurity through the synergy of AI and philanthropy.
Nabila Tisha, CFRE – Senior Vice President, Sales & Operations at Globalfaces and Amy Korosi, Senior Vice President, Data & Business Intelligence at Globalfaces. SESSION: Understanding how AI and Data can Transform your Donor Experience. This session will take you through how Level AI transformed their call centre, helping to increase efficiencies and fundraising. Globalfaces (GF) manages over 22,000 calls a month, and with Level AI it allows GF to ensure consistent brand impressions for charities, and a quality experience for donors. Amy and Nabila will walk you through this transformation, and then show you how your data can guide your organization to provide the best donor experience. The future for AI data at Globalfaces is just around the corner and we’ll wrap up our talk with a glimpse into that future!

Elena Yunusov is an AI strategy and marketing leader. Elena has been in AI before ChatGPT, building out and leading marketing at Borealis AI, an AI research institute founded by RBC. She was nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for her work with her marketing agency Communicable Inc. and was named among ‘Top Women in Canadian Tech’ by BetaKit. Elena currently leads Human Feedback Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on building a more transparent and open future for AI. SESSION: Maximizing Impact with Responsible AI: A Guide for Nonprofits. In the age of LLMs, Nonprofits are well positioned to lead the responsible adoption of AI. Nonprofits have valuable data, deep domain expertise, and accountability built in via community and donor networks. This session will share case studies, practical tips, and ideas on how nonprofits can lead the change and amplify their impact with responsible AI.
Monique Crichlow, Executive Director at Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. Now entering its fourth year of operation, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) continues to scale in pursuit of realizing its strategic vision. With a career that has thrived at the forefront of technological innovation in healthcare and the public sector, Crichlow has extensive experience supporting transformational projects and brings with her expertise and skill in the areas of socioeconomic policy development, strategic planning, and government relations. Session: In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) has seamlessly become an integral part of our daily lives, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society is focused on the importance of the responsible development and deployment of AI. This presentation will highlight the significance of ensuring the responsible development of AI, recognizing the pivotal role we collectively play in shaping the trajectory of innovation. Join us as we delve into the multifaceted dimensions of this responsibility, exploring how our shared commitment can steer technology towards a future that truly benefits humanity.
Altaz Hemani, VP, Information & Technology, Plan International Canada. Altaz is a technology leader with a focus on driving business success. In his role as VP, Information & Technology, he collaborates with executive leadership, colleagues and industry partners to define and execute a multi-year technology and data strategy focused on growth and sustainability. His work also enables Plan International Canada’s digital workplace to improve efficiency, security and stability. Altaz came to Plan International Canada in 2017 with a track record of success leading complex and transformational business-first technology and digital programs in a wide range of industries, including retail, banking, and health care.
Paloma Raggo, Associate Professor, Director, Charity Insights Canada Project, Carleton University. Paloma is an Assistant Professor of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. Her research focuses on leadership and nonprofit governance, global philanthropy, and research methods. Her book “Leadership and Accountability in International Nonprofit Organizations” is forthcoming with Palgrave
Publishing. Session: Charity Insights Canada Project: Preparing the Sector for the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Matthew Charters, CEO, CharityCan. Helping Canadian fundraising organizations raise more money with CharityCAN, a cloud-based platform that lets you find, qualify and connect to major individual, corporate and foundation donors. We bring past donation records, wealth indicators and biographical information together into donor profiles which are then connected in our relationship map, helping charities know who to connect to and how to connect to them, ensuring they get the most out of their fundraising. SESSION: What’s in a model: The inner workings of LLMs. In this session, get a high-level overview of the science and technology behind GPT-4 and other large language models. We’ll take a look at the history of deep learning and some of the concepts that have made recent leaps in artificial intelligence possible. This is a technical talk (there might be some high school math mentioned) but presented for a non-technical audience.
Speaker: Jason Shim, Chief Technology Officer, Volunteer Canada. How can we harness technology to make a difference in the world? That’s the question I love to explore with organizations. With over 15 years of experience spanning the nonprofit and academic sectors both as an employee and a consultant, I have consistently helped organizations stay ahead of the technology curve. In 2013, I led Pathways to Education to become the first Canadian charity to issue tax receipts for Bitcoin donations, providing access and awareness to a brand new tech-savvy audience. I love to speak and write about digital strategies, marketing and fundraising, online youth engagement, website analytics, and digital currency. SESSION: AI for Nonprofits: Practical and Tactical Approaches. This session explores how nonprofit organizations can leverage AI in practical and tactical ways. Examples will be shared of how AI is being used within the sector and beyond to help staff in nonprofit organizations in their day to day work. Finally, this session will provide actionable insights and strategies for nonprofit professionals looking to integrate AI into their operations, fundraising efforts, program delivery, and more.

Space is limited at this special conference on AI. Please ensure you book early to ensure your seat. There are individual and group rates available.

Delegate Rates include hot breakfast, luncheon, refreshments, handouts and giveaways. Special savings for members of AFP, PFC and CAGP.

Single Delegate: $595.00 Member: $455.00
Dual Delegates: $995.00 (Rate is for two delegates from the same organization.) Member: $795.00
Group Delegate Rate: $1395.00 (Rate for 3 individual delegates from the same organization). Member: $1150.00
More than 3 delegates? Email Steve Lloyd for rate options.

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