Colorado Animal Welfare Conference Session

Leveraging AI for Nonprofit Impact

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1:15-2:30pm - August 19, 2026

City Lights I

Leadership

Join Jonathan Liebert, CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado and the Southern Colorado Impact Group, UCCS Professor, and AI Thought Leader, for a transformative session on how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the future of nonprofit work. In this engaging and highly practical presentation, Jonathan will demonstrate how AI can help nonprofits streamline operations, enhance community engagement, improve fundraising, and strengthen mission delivery. Participants will see firsthand how AI can serve as a thought partner, helping teams work smarter, communicate more effectively, and maximize limited resources.

Elizabeth Waetzig

Jonathan Liebert

Jonathan Liebert is an AI thought leader, author, and AI Practice Lead for SummitWorX Solutions. He founded The Colorado AI Alliance and chairs the National AI Taskforce for State Workforce Boards. Jonathan created Colorado Springs’ BLAZE AI Summit and teaches AI integration for small businesses. He’s the forthcoming author of Thought Partner: The Fusion of Soul and System and Chairs the Colorado Workforce Development Council. With an MS in Counseling Psychology, he brings a human-centered approach to AI transformation.