More details can be found on the conference registration site.

Explore Atlanta with your peers before the conference begins. Options include:

• Georgia Aquarium Visit
• The Porsche Experience Atlanta

Come one, come all! This is your chance to make new connections before the conference gets underway. Step away from the dashboards and data analysis and into a room full of people who get what you do.

Mingle with ELI peers, alumni, and the 2026 cohort onsite in Atlanta over cocktails and light bites. This private event is FREE for invited former, current, and incoming participants in TAG’s Emerging Leaders Initiative.

Options include:

• AI Jam: Building Practical AI Solutions for Nonprofits (Invite Only)
• Community Foundations Workshop (Generously sponsored by Chariot)
• Emerging Leaders Workshop (Invite Only)
• Kickstarting Your Exponential IT Journey – AI and Beyond

A Conversation between Nicol Turner Lee (Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution) and Fallon S. Wilson (Higher Education, Technology, and Public Interest Technology Leader) facilitated by Nadia Alia (Vice President of Operations, Tow Foundation)

• AI-Based Matchmaking: How the Annenberg Foundation and Impala are Changing Philanthropic Sourcing
• A Story of Cultural Resiliency and Tenacity
• Bridging the Gap: How Tech Teams Can Champion Responsible AI in Philanthropy
• Building a Data Culture for Place-Based Impact: A Case Study With United Way of Metro Chicago
• Design in Action: An AI Hackathon Use Case with Grand Rapids Community Foundation

• Bucking the AI Trend: Narrow Solutions That Make Grantmaking More Human & Humane
• Empowering Staff Through Automation: A User Centered Knowledge Strategy
• Impact by Design: How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Improve Outcomes
• Leveraging External IT Talent While Managing Risks
• The Missing Link: Connecting Grants to Research Outcomes With Crossref
• Unlocking AI’s Potential for Philanthropy: Insights From an AI Funder and Developer

• Beyond the Hype: Lessons From Three Foundations Using LLMs to Facilitate Learning and Assess Impact
• Community Engagement, Values-Based Leadership, and the Intersectionality of Trees & Tech
• Data and AI for Community Impact
• Embracing AI as an Ally: Moving Skeptics to Champions Through Human Centered Implementation
• Small Team, Big Impact: Supercharge Your Workflow With No-Code/Low-Code Automations
• Strategic Stillness: The Pause That Powers Digital & Tech Transformation in Philanthropy

• 5 Church Restaurant
• Boqueria Restaurant
• Rumi’s Kitchen

Approved Members Only.

Panel discussion on cyber risks featuring:

• Shauna Dillavou (Chief Executive Officer, Brightlines)
• Lisa Kaplan (CEO of Alethea, Digital and Online Risk Detection and Remediation)
• Sasha Cohen O’Connell (Senior Director, Cybersecurity Programs, The Aspen Institute)
• Sarah Powazek (Public Interest Cyber Security, Program Director at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC))

• Beyond the Dashboard: Building a Data Culture Rooted in Community, Strategy & Trust in Philanthropy
• From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Transforming Grant Forecasting & Budgeting with Monday.com
• Loop: Human-Centered Tech for 211 Impact Data
• Making Data Work: Implementing a Right-Sized Governance Framework for Greater Impact
• Unlocking Tech Transformation Through the Boardroom

Chris Wiggins
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
Chief Data Scientist, The New York Times

• AI-Powered Feedback Tools: Scale Customer Voice Tech
• Incident Response Game Room
• From Reporting to Reflection: Using AI to Reimagine Grantee Feedback
• Tech-Powered Philanthropy for Disaster Recovery: Lessons From Six Disasters Over Seven Years
• Unprotected Data, Unprotected Mission: Why Nonprofits Can’t Afford to Skip Data Governance
• Why Philanthropy Must Invest in the Invisible Cybersecurity Infrastructure
• Mindful Cybersecurity Leadership: Precision Tools for Complex Decisions and Board Influence
• The 7 Truths of Data Sharing … and How You Can Master Them!

Lightning Talks:

• AI With Empathy: Scaling Impact Through Human-Centered Tech
• From Fabric to Firewall: Leading With Both Sides of My Brain, My Sewing Machine Made Me a Better Exec
• The Innovation Paradox: Why Foundation Wealth is Their Greatest Weakness

More details coming soon.

Join fellow TAG members and conference goers for a cocktail party at the iconic World of Coca-Cola with food and music.

Options incude:

• akoyaGO
• Fluxx
• Salesforce
• SmartSimple/Foundant

More user groups coming soon!