Fundraising.AI Global Summit 2026
October 14–15, 2026

Fundraising.AI Global Summit 2026Presented by Virtuous + GivingTuesday

Two days of practical sessions for fundraisers, built around one idea: Responsible AI for nonprofit impact.

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Two days, every keynote, and the post-event recordings — all free. October 14 is only weeks away, and registration takes less than a minute.

✓Opening and closing keynotes, both days
✓Three breakout tracks: leaders, practitioners, and AI Sparks
✓Session recordings after the event
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October 14 and 15 · 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM CT daily
About the Summit

Trust is what this sector runs on.

The Fundraising.AI Global Summit is where the nonprofit sector explores what responsible AI actually looks like.

Over two days, we'll bring together fundraisers, marketers, technologists, and executive directors from all over the world to dive into what's working, what to watch for, and how to be human-first & AI-forward.

Clarity Insights Scale Impact Focus Generosity
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Confident teams
Turn AI overwhelm into steady, capable adoption.
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Trust you can prove
Equip your team by providing strong AI governance and ethics.
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Time back for real work
Learn how AI frees fundraisers up for the human parts of your role.
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Donors who stay engaged
Keep up with how donor expectations are shifting.
Three tracks

Built for where you are.

Track one

Responsible AI for Leaders

This is for you if:
You lead AI strategy at your organization, or you're helping your team navigate AI.

What we'll cover:
Governance and ethics you put into action, adoption that turns overwhelm into confidence, and the trust you can prove to your board and donors.

Leave with the confidence to move your organization forward.
Track two

AI in Practice

This is for you if:
You want practical action, tools, and takeaways you can use the next day.

What we'll cover:
Personal connection at scale, data you can use for decision making, time back for the human parts of the role, and real results from nonprofits already doing it.

Leave with real time saved and real results to show for it.
Track three

AI Sparks

This is for you if:
You want big ideas in short, sharp doses: provocative, candid, and full of aha moments.

What we'll cover:
The human skills no model can replace, the edges of agentic AI, imagination that goes beyond faster and cheaper, what to stop doing (and what to keep human), and small teams building what used to take big budgets.

Leave with one idea that will change how you see what's possible.
Your path to responsible AI
Understand the new reality
Adopt AI responsibly
Build donor trust
More generosity
Speakers

Practitioners, guides & visionaries.

More speakers announced weekly
Nathan Chappell
Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer
Fundraising.AI / Virtuous
Mallory Erickson
Co-Founder / CEO
Fundraising.AI / Practivated
Gabe Cooper
Founder & CEO
Virtuous
Kaz McGrath
CEO & Founder
PLAI – Purpose Led AI
Dana Snyder
Founder & CEO
Positive Equation
Nyamolo Abagi
Director
CLASP
Scott Rosenkrans
Head of AI Growth
EverTrue
Meenakshi (Meena) Das
CEO
Namaste Data
Tim Lockie
Chief Executive Officer
The Human Stack
Brianne von Fabrice
Chair, Development
Mayo Clinic
Tara Quarrie
President and CEO
Quarrie Development Group
Dan Kershaw
President & CEO
Furniture Bank
Esther Kwaku
Founder
We Got Nerve
Max Friedman
CEO
Givebutter
Woodrow Rosenbaum
Chief Data Officer
GivingTuesday
Nathan Hill
VP of Marketing
Avid
Jason Teeters
Founder
Jet Set State
Stephen Silveira
Chief Operations Officer
PLAI - Purpose Led AI
Charley Johnson
Founder
Untangled
Ava Volandes
Director, Nonprofit Industry Lead, Microsoft Elevate
Microsoft
Kelley Hecht
Executive Industry Advisor, Global Nonprofits
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cherian Koshy
Vice President
Kindsight
Kimberly O'Donnell
Chief Fundraising Officer & VP Coaching
Bonterra
Kevin Peters
Chief Technology Officer
Avid
Justin Steele
Founder
True Steele
Ben Miller
SVP Data Science
Bonterra
Maria Teresa Casas
Director, Advancement and Donor Impact
The Women's Fund Miami-Dade
Matt Price
Director of Product & Knowledge Management
GivingTuesday
Andréa Schiller
Director of Product Marketing
Salesforce
Jill C. Anderson
Senior Vice President, Advancement & External Relations
Moravian University
Anush Vinod
CEO
Velora
Greg Harrell-Edge
Executive Director & Founder
Proimpact Project
Madison McShepard
Account Solution Engineer
Salesforce
Mercedes Loescher
Digital Experience Coordinator
Radford University
Erin Stender
CMO
Omatic
Blane Warrene
CPTO
Omatic
Agenda

Two days, intentionally curated.

Day 1 · October 14

10:00 AM – 2:30 PM · All times CT
Track One — Responsible AI for Leaders
Track Two — AI in Practice
Track Three — AI Sparks
10:00 AM
FAI Global Summit Kickoff with Hosts Mallory Erickson + Tara Quarrie + Kaz McGrath
10:05 AM
Keynote
The State of Fundraising AI
Nathan Chappell + Mallory Erickson
10:50 AM
Break — pick your track
11:00 AM
Year-End Fundraising: Building an AI-Powered Plan Using Your Own Data
Kevin Peters + Nathan Hill
The Real AI Hacks Powering a Real Nonprofit (PS. It's NOT more tools!)
Tim Lockie + Dan Kershaw
The Big AI Vent
15 min · Kaz McGrath + Stephen Silveira
Inside a 100 Agent Team Built for a human team of 10
15 min · Kaz McGrath + Justin Steele
11:30 AM
Break
11:40 AM
The TRUST™ Framework
Tara Quarrie
We're All Figuring This Out: A Candid Conversation on AI, IT, and Organizational Change
Kelley Hecht + AWS customer
I Gave Away $700M. Then I Couldn't Afford the Tools
15 min · Justin Steele + Kaz McGrath
When Not to AI: Confessions of a Reformed Sceptic
15 min · Esther Kwaku + Kaz McGrath
12:10 PM
Break
12:20 PM
Leading Your Nonprofit From AI Resistance to Reliance
Jill C. Anderson
Growing Recurring Revenue With AI
Dana Snyder
Your "AI Transformation" Is a Failure of Imagination
15 min · Charley Johnson + Kaz McGrath
The AI Roast
15 min · Esther Kwaku + Stephen Silveira
12:50 PM
Break
1:00 PM
Behind the Scenes: What AI Adoption Really Looks Like for Nonprofit Leaders
Anush Vinod + Greg Harrell-Edge
Would You Tell Your Donor? A trusted filter to run before committing AI to a new use case
Nyamolo Abagi
Designing for Complexity: The Future of Leadership Is Regenerative
15 min · Jason Teeters + Stephen Silveira
Fail Forward: Using Creative Destruction to Unlock Better Possibilities
15 min · Jason Teeters + Stephen Silveira
1:30 PM
Break
1:40 PM
Keynote
Where Giving Goes From Here: Day 1 Recap and Where The Sector is Headed
Nathan Chappell + Woodrow Rosenbaum
2:25 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up with Mallory Erickson, Tara Quarrie, and Kaz McGrath
Full session details announced soon.
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FAQ

Everything you need to know.

Is the Summit really free? +
Yes. Registration is free and covers both days, every keynote, and both breakout tracks. Our sponsors make that possible.
Who is this for? +
Anyone working in or for the nonprofit fundraising profession: fundraising staff, marketers, ops and data people, and executive directors, regardless of AI experience. The door is open to anyone committed to using technology for the greater good.
Do I need AI experience to attend? +
No. Whether you are just starting with AI or already deep into it, there is a track built for where you are. Neither track is the advanced one; they just lead to different outcomes.
What if I can’t attend live? +
Register anyway. Session recordings are sent to all registrants after the event.
How do the three tracks work? +
Both days run three breakout tracks between the opening and closing keynotes. You can move between them freely.
Track One — Responsible AI for Leaders
Setting strategy and leading people through it.
Track Two — AI in Practice
Practical tools and takeaways you can use right away.
Track Three — AI Sparks
Big ideas in short, sharp doses: provocative, candid, and full of aha moments.
How can my organization sponsor the Summit? +
Sponsorships for 2026 are open now. Use the Become a Sponsor button below to reach the team, and we will send a prospectus and availability.
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Presented in partnership with
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Spotlight
Omatic
EverTrue
Amazon Web Services
Bonterra
Microsoft
Avid
Givebutter
Practivated
Catalyst
Velora

Responsible AI earns you the trust to go faster

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