IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference

The advancement of generative AI is making all of us think: What's possible? Generative AI represents a paradigm shift for how organizations operate today. Generative AI is empowering organizations to more proactively and effectively respond to humanitarian crises, better serve beneficiary and community needs, automate member services at scale, and generate productivity gains across nearly every facet of nonprofit operations. Hear from nonprofit leaders at the helm of innovative gen AI projects and what they've learned as they lean into this new technological era.

Speakers:
Sri Elaprolu, Global Head, Gen AI Innovation Center, AWS
Karin Maasel, Executive Director, Data Friendly Space
Samir Shah, Vice President of Software Engineering, AARP

In this session, learn how AWS helps the nonprofit community engage with partners who can provide the expertise and proven methodologies to support organizations in meeting stakeholder needs. With cost-effective solutions specifically designed for nonprofits and built on AWS, learn how these partners can help you overcome common challenges around security, data visualization, digital engagement, and fundraising.

Hear from Okta: Cyber threats are on the rise. According to research from the Cyberpeace Institute, 41% of NGOs report having been victims of a cyberattack within the past three years; however 70% of NGOs do not have incident response capabilities in case of a cyberattack. This puts all of our communities and our most vulnerable at risk.

In this talk, Okta’s VP of Social Impact will share how we are collectively meeting this challenge with new data, cross-sector partnerships and technology solutions that nonprofits — large and small — are leveraging to shore up their security postures. Attendees will walk away with new insights into managing cyber threats and practical advice from Okta’s direct work with nonprofits.

Hear from Bonterra: Raising $583 billion more every year, together.
Charitable donations have been stuck at 2.5% of U.S. GDP for 50+ years. Join Bonterra’s Chase Russell, SVP of product strategy, as he shares how technology and trust can drive $583 billion more in annual social good impact.

Hear from CDW: Data governance solutions and becoming AI ready
Join us to learn about the importance of data governance and review our workshop options that can help organizations become AI ready. In the presentation, dive deep on data governance, the different practice areas CDW can help with, and hear about one of our data governance workshops using a customer success story.

Hear from Splunk: Insights for impact: Mining your contact center data
Empower your nonprofit contact center by harnessing real-time data to deepen donor relationships, optimize resource allocation, and enhance service effectiveness to maximize impact. Participants will gain valuable insights on how to leverage data to do more with less.

Attendees will walk away with new insights into managing cyber threats, solutions to driving more charitable donations, and practical advice from these partners' direct work with nonprofits.

Speakers:
Erin Baudo Felter, Vice President, Social Impact and Sustainability, Okta
Chase Russell, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy, Bonterra
John Fogarty, Senior Data Solution Architect, CDW
Khalid Ali, Solutions Architect, Splunk

Data is a powerful tool for effecting change in environmental conservation, healthcare, and society. Understanding the use cases that are driving the use of data is key to success, as it helps determine the right approach to visualizing, engaging, and deriving the right insights, at the right time, to propel the work forward. Hear from leaders on how they’ve enabled more effective decision-making through visualizing activity in all the world’s forests and are enabling predictive modeling through AI/ML so that any clinician can provide the right treatment for their patients.

Speakers:
Aleena Ashary, Head of Data, CTrees
Paul Fisher, Chief Development Officer, Elizabeth Glaser Pediactic AIDS Foundation
Lauren Stovall, Global Head of Nonprofit Programs, AWS

In a jam packed philanthropic landscape, how can nonprofits rethink traditional fundraising norms and move from promise and theory to action and results through integrating AI into their fundraising strategy? Learn from leaders on how to start experimenting while setting critical inspection points along the way that ultimately enable scale and success. Explore and understand the potential risks of falling behind, as many organizations adapt to the new fundraising reality and unlock new sources of philanthropic support.

Speakers:
Nathan Chappell, Senior Vice President, DonorSearch AI
Sarah Wilber, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Kennedy Center

We will close the day by exploring shared themes among mission-driven organizations: enacting systems-level changes, collectively, and responsibly. And how these changes start at the leadership level within each organization. Paul Rice, CEO of Fair Trade USA, will share the pivotal role data and technology play in connecting the dots among diverse stakeholders to build a movement.

Speakers:
Paul Rice, CEO, Fair Trade USA

Sasha Rubel, head of artificial intelligence and machine learning public policy for AWS, will then host an in-depth conversation around the thought-provoking questions around responsible AI and AI for Good, including generative AI. Leaders from Crisis Text Line and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) will share their perspective on harnessing these powerful tools to address mental health responses at scale and conduct high-impact AI research and engineering in service of the common good. You will leave understanding how to harness what’s possible, responsibly and with purpose.

Speakers:
Dena Trujillo, CEO, Crisis Text Line
Nicole DeCario, Director of AI and Society, Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2)
Sasha Rubel, Head of AI/ML, Public Policy EMEA, AWS

Data-driven approaches are empowering change and innovation across the social sector. In this session, hear from leaders as they share their experiences, insights, and utilization of research and data to drive positive change. From microfinance initiatives lifting communities out of poverty to cutting-edge climate risk assessments shaping resilient futures, and multidisciplinary research addressing global challenges, these organizations exemplify the impact of data-driven approaches.

Speakers:
Scott Graham, VP of Research and Development, FINCA International
Ed Kearns, Chief Data Officer, First Street Foundation
David White, Senior Vice President of Technology, RTI International 

Nonprofits are in the business of trust. We entrust them with society’s most important functions—educating our minds, uplifting our souls, and protecting our health and safety. Without trust, organizations are vulnerable and at risk. Join us as leaders discuss the importance of building secure infrastructure in protecting PII, network security, and threat detection/incident response. Explore how these organizations safeguard sensitive consumer data and protect patient information in this digital era.

Speakers:
Harold Clark, Senior Director Architecture and Strategy, Consumer Reports
Grant Lammi, Cloud Development Manager, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Sabrina Petruzzo, Solutions Architect, AWS

Nonprofits can build frugal architectures that aim to deliver cost-aware, sustainable, and maintainable solutions to power their work. Join this presentation to learn more about how to build cost effectively in the cloud, to benefit operations and drive progress. Learn how to make the right design decisions for your nonprofit’s priorities, evaluate trade-offs, and discover tips and techniques for migrating to and modernizing in the cloud.

Speakers:
Mike Norton, VP of Cloud Services and Operations, PBS
Pete Ainsworth, Head of Platform Engineering, Cancer Research UK
Mike George, Solutions Architect, AWS

Technology allows organizations to fundamentally change how they interact with beneficiaries. Today, teams are redesigning their systems in order to scale their reach to communities who increasingly need their services. Hear from leaders on how they are building user-centric and digital-first services for the people they serve. Learn how to design digital experiences that delight and most importantly, deliver, including modern contact centers, artificially intelligent chatbots, and applications with built-in personalization.

Speakers:
Michael Hight, CTO, Waterford.org
Justin Stanley, Solutions Architect, AWS

The role of generative AI is rapidly evolving in the social sector, reshaping our vision of the society of the future. Join this technical, hands on workshop to experiment with generative AI services. Dive deep and build a generative AI application, using Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, based on best-in-class examples of nonprofits who are driving generative AI to the cutting edge. This session will require a laptop.

Speakers:
Ben Turnbull, Solutions Architect, AWS
David Marsh, Solutions Architect, AWS