AI and fundraising
How AI can support donor engagement, stewardship, and smarter development strategy.
Podcast
The AI Dude Podcast
Conversations on AI, leadership, and real-world implementation for nonprofit and mission-driven teams that want to work smarter and make better decisions.
About the show
AI conversations grounded in real work.
Hosted by Josh Hirsch, The AI Dude Podcast explores how leaders are using AI to improve operations, sharpen decision-making, strengthen fundraising, and create more leverage across their organizations.
The focus is practical application, not noise. Each episode is built to surface useful ideas that teams can actually apply.
Topics
What the podcast covers
Leadership and decision-making
How leaders can make better calls about AI adoption, priorities, and risk.
Operational efficiency
Ways organizations can reduce friction, automate routine work, and improve team execution.
Real-world case studies
Examples from nonprofit and mission-driven leaders already putting AI to work.
Featured guests
Conversations with people doing meaningful work.
Season 1 includes guests from fundraising, nonprofit strategy, data, and technology.
Beth Kanter
Woodrow Rosenbaum
Tim Paris
Cherian Koshy
Tim Sarrantonio
Erik Tomalis
Bill Stanczykiewicz
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