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The Generosity Crisis and the Case for Radical Connection

The Generosity Crisis and the Case for Radical Connection

March 9, 2023


In today’s episode of The Beacon Podcast, Ryan Woroniecki  talks with Nathan Chappell, author of the book, “Generosity Crisis: The case for radical connection to solve humanity’s greatest challenges.” 

In their discussion, Nathan explains what the generosity crisis is and answers questions including:

  • What are the implications of the generosity crisis to the nonprofit world and the missions it supports? 
  • What is radical connection and why is it more important today than ever?
  • What is a high-level definition of artificial intelligence and where does it fit into all of this? 
  • What does 2023 hold for donor retention and radical engagement? 

About our Guest

As a thought leader, public speaker, author and inventor, Nathan is one of the world’s foremost experts on the intersection between artificial intelligence and philanthropy. He serves as senior vice president of DonorSearch AI, where he leads AI deployments for some of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations.


Nathan’s subject matter expertise has been featured in several publications, including Fast Company, University of Notre Dame and the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy. In 2021, Nathan founded Fundraising.Ai as a member-centric collaboration of nonprofit professionals with a focus on data ethics; data equality; privacy and security; and sustainability. Nathan presented the first TEDx on the topic of artificial intelligence and the future of generosity in 2018. 

Nathan is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and holds a master’s degree in nonprofit administration from University of Notre Dame, an MBA from University of Redlands, a certificate in international economics from University of Cambridge and a certificate in artificial intelligence from MIT.

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“Generosity Crisis: The case for radical connection to solve humanity’s greatest challenges,” is available on Amazon