May 29, 2025 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm
As AI technologies become more prevalent in the nonprofit sector, it’s essential to ensure these tools are used in ways that promote fairness, accessibility, and inclusivity. Without proper oversight, AI can inadvertently reinforce biases, creating barriers for the communities we aim to support.
Join us for an engaging webinar on May 29, 2025, where we’ll take a deep dive into:
- The potential biases embedded in AI technologies
- How bias impacts decision-making and accessibility
- Steps organizations can take to prevent bias and promote ethical AI adoption
This webinar is an invaluable opportunity for nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteers to learn how to responsibly adopt AI and integrate it into their work, ensuring it supports, rather than hinders, the mission of your organization.
This panel event is sponsored by Sage Intacct Canada.
Panelists
Deniz Seval: University of Ottawa in Canada
Deniz Seval, a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Ottawa in Canada, delves into the intersection of law, AI, and feminism. Her research endeavours to illuminate the dynamics of these three domains, with a specific focus on promoting gender equality in the contemporary digital landscape.
Meena Das: Namaste Data and Data Is For Everyone
Meena Das (she/her) is the CEO, consultant, and facilitator of two practices - Namaste Data and Data Is For Everyone. She is also the co-founder of the sector-wide three-year research called the AI Equity Project. You can directly connect with her on LinkedIn.
Merlin Chatwin: Open North
Merlin Chatwin is the Executive Director of Open North. Their work focuses on building the capacity of organizations to make better decisions about managing their data so that it is useful, actionable, secure, and trustworthy throughout its entire lifecycle.
Thor Jonsson: EthicalAI
Thor Jonsson is a technology leader with expertise in AI, mathematics, and physics. He is the co-founder of EthicalAI, which was founded with the mandate to pursue initiatives focused on identifying positive outcomes of using AI as well as identifying ways of limiting negative impacts of its use for commercial applications.
Cathy Tracey: Sage Intacct
Cathy Tracey is the Area Vice President at Sage Intacct, where she works closely with nonprofit and public sector organizations to streamline their financial operations. With over 20 years of experience in finance and technology, Cathy brings deep expertise in ERP systems and business process optimization. She’s passionate about helping organizations leverage technology to drive transparency, accountability, and impact. Cathy is also a trusted advisor for clients navigating digital transformation in complex regulatory environments.
Moderator
Wilfreda Edward: Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCNDR)
Wilfreda is the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCNDR), where she spearheads initiatives to enhance digital capacity across Canada’s nonprofit sector.
Tickets
- Tickets for Imagine Canada Members are FREE for all staff and board members. Check your inbox for an email from us with a coupon code to access your free ticket and share the email with your colleagues and board.
- Early Bird tickets for non-Imagine Canada Members are $10 until May 15, 2025, and then $20 after that.
- Interested in becoming an Imagine Canada Member? Contact Meghan Grigg at membership@imaginecanada.ca for more information.