The Foundation Review and the Philanthropy Working Group at the NLP-CoP are hosting an event on December 09, 11 am ET focused on an upcoming issue of The Foundation Review. 

This event will bring together various authors featured in a forthcoming issue of The Foundation Review for a conversation about AI in the Foundation Sector, including:

Linda Raftree (The MERL Tech Initiative) has worked at the intersection of community development, gender, youth participatory media, rights-based approaches, and digital development for over 30 years and has been exploring and advising on responsible digital approaches for the past 15 years. Linda will share takeaways from the article she co-authored, which draws from a series of conversations and interviews with philanthropies globally and proposes a snapshot of the foundation sector in time, a map of current policy and practice, and identifies gaps where the sector would benefit from additional research, orientation, or collective action.

Rachel M. Kimber (Full Circle Impact Solutions). At Full Circle Impact Solutions, Rachel leads strategy, systems, and AI transformation for philanthropic organizations. Her work centers ethical technology and equity-centered grantmaking and bridges digital innovation with trust-based philanthropy. Rachel has presented at PEAK Grantmaking, Philanthropy New York, and Northern California Grantmakers, and her research and writing appear widely across the sector. Her forthcoming Foundation Review article, “Collective Learning in Philanthropy: AI, Trust, and the Future of Grant Reporting,” co-authored with Valerie Ehrlich, Blanch Vance, and Abigail Osei, explores how artificial intelligence and Oral and Alternate Reporting (OAR) can create more equitable, human-centered reporting systems that advance learning and trust across philanthropy.

Valerie Ehrlich (Mission Bloom) is an evaluation and capacity building expert with 18+ years experience in applied research, currently serving as Founder and principal consultant of Mission Bloom where she helps organizations integrate AI thoughtfully into their learning and evaluation practices. Her work focuses on how emerging technologies can enhance grantee reporting and evaluation while maintaining equity and accessibility at the center of these innovations. Her article for the Foundation Review, co-authored with Rachel Kimber, Blanch Vance, and Abigail Osei, explores AI and its potential for Oral and Alternate Reporting (OAR) practices. 

Jewlya Lynn (PolicySolve) is a facilitator, advisor, and researcher focused on helping leaders around the world tackle wicked problems – the social and cultural problems that have been intractable due to their complex and interconnected nature.  She began this work over 20 years ago managing a project to transform the social services, juvenile justice, and education systems in response to the Columbine school shooting.

Rachel Reichenbach (The Oceanic Partners) is a seasoned strategist, facilitator, and evaluator for social sector organizations tackling complex local and global challenges. She has deep experience in leading highly effective teams, designing strategy and foresight processes, grantmaking, and creating and implementing learning & evaluation frameworks for foundations, individual donors, and NGOs. 

The conversation will be facilitated by Julia Coffman, editor of the Foundation Review.

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