This presentation will explore how AI can support fundraising. The session will dig into strategies and approaches that help nonprofits streamline grant writing, personalize donor outreach, and uncover new funding opportunities. Attendees will walk away with practical AI strategies that save time, cut costs, and strengthen donor relationships.
About the Speaker
Shannon Farley, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Fast Forward
Shannon Farley co-founded Fast Forward to see the world’s best tech solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Given many of the best technologies are AI-powered, Shannon focuses on AI-powered nonprofits — 501(c)(3) organizations deploying AI to advance core impact objectives. By championing this work, Shannon helps ensure that AI makes a difference for historically marginalized communities. As the Executive Director of Fast Forward, Shannon has helped improve the lives of over 262M people globally and raised $1B in follow-on funding for tech and AI-powered nonprofits. Before Fast Forward, Shannon was the founding Executive Director of Spark, the world’s largest network of millennial philanthropists. Prior to Spark, Shannon helped start The W. Haywood Burns Institute, a MacArthur Award-winning juvenile justice reform organization. Shannon holds a B.A. in American studies from Georgetown University and an M.S. in gender and social policy from the London School of Economics.
REGISTRATION FEES
$40 AFP members
$55 Non-members
*Day-of registration, add $10
DETAILS
Tuesday April 15, 2025
11:30am-1:30pm PT
Location: Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
SCHEDULE
11:30 am – Noon: Check in, networking
Noon – 1:30 pm: Program
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