What Fundraisers Actually Think About AI: A fireside chat on governance, guidelines and human judgment

Live Webinar | November 5, 2026 @ 12 PM ET

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Most fundraising teams are already using AI. The harder question is how much to trust it, and who gets to decide.

Join two industry experts for a candid fireside conversation on what fundraisers really think about AI. Mallory Erickson, Founder and CEO of Practivated and Fundraising.AI, has coached over 150,000 fundraising professionals on the decisions that define their work. Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP, ACFRE, EVP of Market Insights at Kindsight, led the new research that asked 363 fundraisers to evaluate AI and human recommendations side by side.

Together, they’ll bring their own field experience into the discussion and get specific about what the findings mean for the day-to-day decisions your team is already making.

This is an open conversation, not a presentation. Bring your questions and share them in the chat as the discussion unfolds.

In this session:

The three questions to ask before using AI: which workflow, how much AI, and who reviews the results
Governance and guidelines that fit real life: why the answer is a dimmer, not an on/off switch, with different settings for different kinds of work
Where AI is a strong fit, and where fundraising moments still need a human
What they’d each do differently at their own organizations starting now

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Meet the Speakers

Mallory Erickson

Founder & CEO at Practivated & Fundraising AI

Mallory Erickson works at the intersection of fundraising strategy, executive coaching, and behavior design. A former fundraiser turned coach, she has trained over 150,000 fundraising professionals and is the creator of the Power Partners Formula™, a framework that helps nonprofit leaders raise more from the right funders without burning out. She is also the co-founder of Fundraising.AI and host of the What the Fundraising podcast.

Cherian Koshy

Executive Vice President, Market Insights at Kindsight

Bridging the gap between behavioral science and fundraising strategy, Cherian Koshy, ACFRE, CFRE, CAP®, helps organizations transform how they engage donors. With over 25 years of experience advancing social impact and innovation, he is a globally recognized keynote speaker and the USA Today bestselling author of Neurogiving. Cherian currently serves as VP of Market Insights at Kindsight.