AI for Nonprofits: Responsible Strategies and Practical Tools for Grant Writing

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Explore the power of AI to transform your grant writing process. This session will delve into cutting-edge AI tools, strategies, and insights to help fundraisers craft compelling proposals with greater efficiency and impact. Perfect for professionals seeking to harness the latest technology in their fundraising and grant writing efforts.

Panelists:
Terry Cangelosi, Senior Director and Head of Operations, Orr Group
Amy Gingle,  Senior Director, Orr Group
Craig Shelley CFRE, Partner and Chief Growth Officer, Orr Group

 Thursday, February 6, 2025

12-1:00 PM (Virtual Program)

Registration: $25 for WID members (through Monday 2/3/25)
$40 for non-members (and members who register late, after Monday, 2/3/25)
Registration will close on Wednesday, February 5.

Login information will be sent one day prior to the program.

No refunds within 7 days of the program

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Terry Cangelosi
Terry is responsible for ensuring the most efficient operations in Orr Group’s office-wide workflows, technology, and infrastructure. In his role, Terry maintains safe, compliant, and effective day-to-day operations and implements projects to continually improve organizational systems. Prior to joining Orr Group, Terry built up a resume with more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit operations, facilities, and IT. Most recently, Terry served as the Director of Operations at Americans for the Arts. In this role, Terry implemented and standardized organizational practices and procedures, introduced new systems, and helped advance the organization’s IT infrastructure, office services, contracting, HR, and meetings & events. Before that, Terry worked at Imagination Stage, serving as the Facilities Manager and Assistant General Manager.

Amy Gingle
Amy works with Orr Group’s nonprofit partners to develop, implement, and execute innovative fundraising strategies to reach their goals. Amy has spent her career strategically crafting and building prospect research, prospect management, and analytics functions within large, complex nonprofits.

Before joining Orr Group, Amy was most recently Senior Director of Research and Pipeline Development on the Revenue Operations team at Year Up, a national workforce development organization, where she led a dynamic team responsible for spearheading new business development, managing pipelines, and conducting comprehensive research and analysis for individual, corporate, foundation, and market segments. This crucial support contributed to Year Up's annual revenue exceeding $170 million. Amy started at Year Up in 2016 when she assumed the inaugural Director of Prospect Development and Research role, becoming a pivotal leader within the Development Operations team. In this capacity, she successfully established the framework for the individual and institutional major and principal gift prospect development function. Prior to her time at Year Up, Amy served as the Associate Director of Prospect Research and Analytics at Massachusetts General Hospital. There, she had the unique experience of working at the nation’s #1 hospital during all phases of their first comprehensive $1.5 billion capital campaign. Notably, she played a key role in developing the hospital’s Prospect Management and Research program and spearheaded the initiation and establishment of the hospital's data analytics function for development. She started her career in development as a Senior Research Analyst at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Craig Shelley
Craig is a trusted partner and advisor to the nonprofit sector’s most ambitious leaders. He advances the missions of nonprofits by bringing a change-management and entrepreneurial approach to strategy, organizational development, fundraising, and board optimization. In addition to his direct work with clients, as a Partner and the firm’s Chief Growth Officer, Craig helps to set the course for Orr Group’s continued success.  He leads our Impact Group, focused on identifying and meeting the needs of our nonprofit partners and projecting our best practices and viewpoints across the sector, as well as our Growth Team, which is responsible for our brand, marketing, communications, thought leadership, and business development efforts. Craig is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and frequently speaks at conferences and publishes articles on leadership and philanthropy. Prior to joining Orr Group in 2013, Craig was National Director of Development and Corporate Alliances for the Boy Scouts of America. In this position, he was responsible for leading annual fundraising, corporate partnerships, and alumni relations for the organization. He also provided training, support, and consulting to nearly 300 local Boy Scouts affiliates, which collectively raised over $250 million annually.