Faith for What's Next

We are entering a period of extraordinary change. Artificial intelligence, economic uncertainty, shifting demographics, changing attitudes toward institutions, workforce transformation, climate disruption, and new expectations around giving and engagement are reshaping the environment in which faith-based and nonprofit organizations serve.

For mission-driven leaders, the challenge is not simply predicting the future. It is developing the ability to discern what is changing, prepare for what could happen next, and act with courage and purpose even when the path ahead is uncertain.

In this inspiring and highly practical presentation, Inspirational Futurist and SEER by UBR creator Chet W. Sisk introduces participants to the Foresight Advantage — a way of combining human wisdom, strategic foresight, emerging intelligence, and AI-assisted analysis to better navigate dramatic change.

Chet will challenge participants to move beyond reacting to disruption and begin recognizing the signals that can help them anticipate emerging opportunities and challenges. He will demonstrate how leaders can distinguish meaningful signals from the overwhelming amount of information competing for their attention and use those insights to make more thoughtful decisions about their organizations, communities, donors, and missions.

The presentation is built around three actions

Participants will also explore an increasingly important question: How can we use powerful technologies such as AI without losing the distinctly human qualities that make mission-driven work meaningful?

Rather than presenting technology as the answer, Chet offers a human-centered approach in which AI and foresight become tools that strengthen — not replace — discernment, creativity, critical thinking, relationships, compassion, and leadership.

For fundraising professionals, this perspective is especially important. The next generation of donors, volunteers, employees, and community partners will operate in a dramatically different environment. Organizations that learn to recognize these shifts early will be better positioned to communicate their mission, deepen relationships, steward resources wisely, and remain relevant to the communities they serve.

Participants will leave with a renewed sense of possibility and a practical framework for approaching uncertainty. They will learn that being future-ready does not require knowing exactly what will happen next. It requires developing the mindset, toolset, and skillset to recognize change earlier, prepare intelligently, and respond in alignment with mission and values.