As AI transforms the philanthropic landscape, advancement leaders face a critical choice: risk being overtaken by disruption or lead the way with intelligent, mission-driven teams. This session introduces the AI Risk & Readiness Matrix, a practical framework for mapping where your organization stands today and charting a path toward an AI-ready future. Drawing on Clark University’s journey, including the creation of an internal AI Lab, team restructuring, and new governance models. Joe will share how to align technology adoption with ethics, mission, and culture. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to assess readiness, build guardrails, pilot with purpose, and invest in teams—not just tools—to unlock AI’s potential while safeguarding trust and values.