AI in Practice: Member Case Studies
In this 75-minute session, we’ll hear from five PCP members who are actively exploring how AI can support, enhance, and streamline their grantmaking work. Each speaker will share a short (5–7 minute) real-world use case, offering practical insight into how AI tools—ranging from off-the-shelf platforms to custom-built solutions—are being used in Christian philanthropy today.
This session is designed to reflect the natural flow of the grantmaking process and will highlight tangible ways AI is showing up in the day-to-day work of funders. Whether you’re a beginner, a tinkerer, or further along in adoption, you’ll walk away with examples that are accessible, relevant, and grounded in the unique needs of our community.
Featured Use Cases:
Emily Tamanaha
Executive Director of Hu & Lou Family Foundation
Using AI as a thought partner in a one-person shop
De Wet Spies
Regional Manager: Sub-Saharan Africa at Mergon Foundation
Leveraging AI to prep for partner meetings—surfacing key themes, questions, and points of focus
Brian Decker
Executive Director of Madala
Applying AI to the due diligence process with potential grantees
Lee Behar
Strategy Director & Director of Finance at The Maclellan Foundation
Enhancing near-final grant write-ups before they go to trustees (featuring the use of customized “chats”)
Kim Tanner
Executive Director of the ALIA Group
Partnering with a consultant to build a custom AI tool for financial management (a work in progress, with early reflections shared)
We’ll close the session with space for Q&A and open dialogue, giving participants a chance to dig deeper into specific cases and share their own insights and experiences.
Our events are for our members.
We are a network of peers, and we are committed to cultivating spaces where trusted colleagues can learn with and from one another in community. If you are not a PCP member but like what you see here and would like to get involved, please learn more about us and our membership process here. We’re always delighted to welcome new members who fit our membership criteria and who will benefit from, and contribute to, our community.