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Within the next five years, AI has the potential to radically alter the ways we interact with technology and what we expect from it. For example, nonprofits will soon be able to develop hyper-personalized communications for advocacy or fundraising purposes. Many groups are already on the cutting edge. Our panel consisted of an exciting exploration of how AI is redefining what’s possible in the nonprofit world.

Nonprofits are struggling to make financial forecasts amid great economic uncertainty. It’s difficult to know how proposed policy shifts will affect funding and giving. As a response, many leaders are preparing a few different budgets based on different scenarios that may unfold. In this session, we heard directly from experts who shared insights on how to craft different spending options, communicate budget challenges to funders, and more.

Trust in American institutions — including nonprofits and philanthropy — has been falling for many years. What can individual charities and grant makers do to reverse the trend and boost trust in their organizations? Kristen Grimm — founder of Spitfire Strategies, a communications firm that works with nonprofits — dug into this question with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The result is a playbook for how nonprofits can tackle the trust deficit.

Users of AI must take care to understand the privacy policies of the tools they use, and nonprofits must be vigilant about protecting the personal information of their clients and donors. This session identified what nonprofits need to know and do to ensure that AI tools do not compromise the privacy of key constituents.

Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Andrew Simon led a reporters’ roundtable on what the second Trump administration means for the nonprofit sector. Our reporters shared the latest on topics including threats to federal funding and DEI efforts; how foundations are responding to the administration’s moves; the role lobbying and advocacy can play right now; and how leaders are navigating the uncertain fundraising environment.

Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer facilitated a reporters’ roundtable to explore key trends that will shape the coming year. Our reporters opened their notebooks and shared insights on managing today’s nonprofit work force, navigating an unsettled economy, and connecting with donors in changing times.

Change is on the horizon for the nonprofit world as leaders prepare for a second Trump administration and a Republican-controlled House and Senate. Our expert guests explored how leaders can plan for various scenarios, prepare for anticipated policy changes, reduce risk amid fiscal uncertainty, and understand how grant making may shift in response to these factors.

Unfortunately, cyberattacks against nonprofits are on the rise. As hackers become skilled at using smart tech for malicious purposes, organizations will need to use A.I. and other tools to combat more sophisticated threats. In this forum, learn from a panel of experts how you can provide a better digital experience for your donors without spending a lot.