The Forbes Funds

04/21/2026

Tight budgets, growing uncertainty, and increasing pressure on boards are making financial decision-making harder for nonprofit leaders.

If your organization is thinking about long-term sustainability, stronger oversight, and smarter financial planning, this session is built for you.

Join us for Best Financial Strategies for Nonprofits, a practical conversation featuring Brett Allen from Merrill, Bank of America. He will cover investment policy statements, spending policy, board governance and education, and gifting strategies to help nonprofits make more confident and informed financial decisions.

Register for this free session here: https://bit.ly/49l6VxN
24th April at 10am ET

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04/16/2026

Nonprofits should not sit this one out.

AI for Social Impact Demo Day brings funders into the room with nonprofit, for-profit, and government leaders. This is more than a learning session. It is a chance to build visibility, make connections, and be part of a real conversation about how technology can strengthen nonprofit capacity and community impact.

If your organization is looking for practical ways to use AI, learn from peers, and connect with people thinking seriously about funding innovation in the sector, this is a room worth being in.

Come meet us: Jeremiah Booker, Jason Jones, Eric Kinnamon, Cynthia L. James, Gentry Taylor, Michael Talley and many more.

Join us: https://luma.com/sqy0a3cy

Tuesday, May 5
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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What You Can Expect: Gain valuable insights into how nonprofits can and are utilizing Humanity-Centered Design. Gain a valuable understanding of Generative &…

04/08/2026

Strategy matters. Ex*****on matters more.

Nonprofit leaders are under pressure to make clear decisions, align teams, and move priorities forward with limited time and capacity. That work takes more than vision. It takes discipline, clarity, and follow-through.

Join us for call for Community Solutions: Making Strategy Real in Nonprofit Organizations featuring Karyn Pratt, MBA and Douglas Carlquist leaders from Adelphoi.

A practical conversation on turning strategy into action and leading with focus in real conditions.

Date: April 13 at 10 AM EST
Register here- https://bit.ly/4qewhU5

03/30/2026

If you're a nonprofit organization, wondering how AI can strengthen decision-making, and build long-term capacity.

Our Cohort 1 is the right fit for you and your organization.

Check out the details here and drop a message to know more: https://bit.ly/4qo8bWg

03/05/2026

👉 Register: https://bit.ly/4qewhU5

02/06/2026

02/03/2026

Nonprofit teams are doing more with less and “busy work” is stealing time from mission work.

That’s why we’re offering an AI Cohort designed for the social impact sector: hands-on, beginner-friendly, and focused on real workflows (not theory).

You’ll walk away with practical prompts, templates, and simple systems to reduce admin load, speed up communications, and strengthen planning while staying grounded in ethical, people-first use of AI.

Check out the cohort information here https://bit.ly/4qo8bWg

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The Forbes Funds Strategic Design and AI Cohorts 4.0

01/22/2026

Is your organization is operating in constant disruption? This masterclass gives you a practical way to make decisions when the path isn’t clear.

Session: Strategically Integrating Amid Chaotic Ambiguity
In this hands-on session, you will:
✅ Map your disruption environment across strategic, operational, and organizational layers
✅ Use ROAD insights to identify capability gaps and key enablers
✅ Participate in a live 2×2 scenario mini-lab driven by participant variables
✅ Leave with no-regret actions, risks to watch, and organizational implications to plan for

Tip: invite a colleague so you’re not doing the learning alone.

Register: https://bit.ly/49l6VxN
Date: 23rd January at 10am

A hands-on monthly training for nonprofit professionals—build one concrete skill, get ready-to-use templates/resources, and leave equipped to implement the learning the same day.

01/15/2026

Adam Paulisick, a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Founder & CEO of skilly in partnership with The Forbes Funds is hosting three cohorts to help nonprofit professionals understand how the nonprofit world is changing and how to use AI tools to work more efficiently (especially on admin-heavy tasks), so you can spend more time on mission and community impact.

Join us on Wednesday, January 21 | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM for a casual info session with Emily Francis & Adam Paulisick to learn what’s top of mind in human-centered design.

Wednesday, January 21 | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM Join here:https://loom.ly/SDvY_WQ

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AI Info Session 1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/12/2026

AI isn’t a magic wand, it’s a capacity and capability tool.

Join our Call for Community Solutions on January 12th featuring Adam Paulisick, cofounder & CEO of skilly and Giulia Lozza Petrucci, executive director of 's Den as they share real examples of how AI is being used for social impact and what nonprofits can start doing right now.

In the Call for Community Solutions, you will learn.
(a) a real challenge → (b) how AI helped → (c) what was produced → (d) takeaways that you can use immediately.

Jan 12th