Speaker
Allison Fine
CEO, Allison Fine Consulting
Allison Fine is a pioneer in the use of digital technology for social good. She wrote one of the first books on the topic, two subsequent books, and helped to create an entirely new field of activism that happens online and on land. Her life's work has been on understanding how and why organizations dedicated to social change work best, aligning actions with core values, and, perhaps most importantly, spreading out and using power wisely and well for social good. Allison is a researcher, writer, and organizational coach and consultant. She helps organizations pinpoint their problems, build plans to achieve their goals, pivot from being transactional to relational (particularly in fundraising), and take down their walls to engage with the world in real, meaningful ways. Allison believes, and practices, a style of leadership that is flat, inclusive, authentic, and very effective. Her book, Matterness, is an examination of this style of leadership. She is currently working with Beth Kanter exploring the implications of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social change. Incredible recent advances in computer power are making AI inexpensive and available for use by smaller organizations. Allison and Beth recently released "Unlocking Generosity with Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Giving,"a paper funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. https://ai4giving.org/