Welcome to the AI Capacity Builder with Project Evident!

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Individual advising is available for up to 6 weeks after each session. Book up to 2 hours with an expert per session.

Click into the button for each speaker to see their bio and sign up. 

Please note that advising sign up opens after the whole cohort session (dates listed above).


Individual Advising Instructions

Data Safety, Security, and Privacy -  May 6, 3:00-5:30PM ET 

Worksheets (make a copy for your own use)

Introduction to Generative AI (22 min video)

Safe and Responsible AI -  May 28, 3:00-5:30PM ET

Full Session Registration 

Advising Session Sign Up

Prem Trivedi: Prem contributes cross sector legal and policy expertise at the intersection of privacy and AI. He leads research and advocacy at the forefront of technology policy - prioritizing fairness, equity, and meaningful transparency in governance.  

Sydney Saubestre: Sydney leads a range of data and privacy intiatives, where she advocates for responsible innovation that safeguards vulnerable populations. Beyond her policy work, she is a frequent contributor to major publications ranging from Politico to Newsweek.

If you are unable to find a time that works for you through the sign up button below, please email Prem (trivedip@newamerica.org) and Sydney (saubestre@newamerica.org) with your availability. 



New America, Prem Trivedi & Sydney Saubestre, (Data Safety, Security, and Privacy)

Rodrigo brings frontline experience building privacy focused AI tools for vulnerable populations, with deep knowledge of the specific data risks facing advocacy organizations working with immigrant communities.


Justicia Lab, Rodrigo Camarena, (Data Safety, Security, and Privacy)

Feedback Survey

AI Fluency for Nonprofits (1 hour course)

Session 1 Resources

Fundraising - June 16, 2:00-4:30PM ET

Session Recording 

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Session Recording

Afua Bruce is a leading voice at the intersection of technology, data, and social impact. With a career spanning the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, she has advised organizations on leveraging technology responsibly to drive meaningful change. Afua is the Principal of ANB Advisory Group, where she helps organizations across sectors strengthen their technical and data strategies.

Prior to founding ANB Advisory Group, Afua held senior science and technology roles at the White House, the FBI, and IBM. 

Sign up for advising sessions opens after May 28th. 

ANB Advising, Afua Bruce, (Safe and Responsible AI)

Terms and Definitions

Slide Deck

 Individual Advising Sign Up 

Advocacy-based Communications Part 1 - July 1, 3:00-5:30PM ET

For Further Learning

Roy has worked at the intersection of technology and civil liberties across government, the private sector, and academia - with a focus on ensuring AI advances justice rather than undermining it. 

Advising session sign up opens after May 28th. 

Howard University, Roy Austin, (Safe and Responsible AI)

Advocacy-based Communications Part 2 -  July 15, 3:00-5:30PM ET

Cherian Koshy brings over 25 years of nonprofit fundraising experience combined with hands-on AI product expertise - having founded an AI-driven fundraising platform that was acquired by Kindsight. 
He has held fundraising leadership roles across nonprofit organizations and serves on the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, giving him deep familiarity with the operational realities and strategic challenges nonprofits face when adopting AI for fundraising.

Advising session sign up opens after June 16th. 


Kindsight, Cherian Koshy, (Fundraising)

AI Risk Management Framework, National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Beyond APRA: Building Trust Through Data Privacy Governance in Your Nonprofit 

General AI Resources

Whit has spent over a decade at SEIU in political strategy and field organizing roles, giving him hands-on experience developing and deploying advocacy communications at scale within one of the country's largest labor unions. He builds AI systems that generate progressive messaging and shift opinion.  

Advising session sign up opens after July 1. 

SEIU, Whit Pendergast, (Advocacy Based Comms 1)

Kate has worked at the intersection of technology and political organizing across the Obama White House, USAID, and large-scale mobilizations like March for Our Lives, with a track record of deploying tech and data tools into progressive organizations. 

Kemi brings experience as both a data engineer and a reproductive justice organizer, and has trained thousands of organizers on data and technology - with a philosophy explicitly centered on accessibility and ensuring these tools work for communities that are often left behind.

Advising session sign up opens after July 15th. 

Cooperative Impact Lab, Kate Gage & Kemi Oso, (Advocacy Based Comms 2

Steven grew the New York Immigration Coalition into the nation's largest state immigrant rights organization. He has built multi-sector coalitions and won major policy victories at the city, state, and federal levels. He engages critically with how AI affects marginalized communities at the center of progressive advocacy work.

Advising session sign up opens after July 1st. 

Equitas Partners, Steven Choi, (Advocacy Based Comms 1)

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