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Join Generous Life New York on March 18th at 6:30 pm for a thought-provoking and empowering panel with key leaders in the AI & Philanthropy.
AI & Philanthropy: Discernment, Innovation & Generosity
This event, hosted by Generous Life, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of generosity, philanthropy, and human flourishing. As AI accelerates across every sector, this event creates space to engage its promise and its risks, not from fear or hype, but from wisdom, faith, and a commitment to keeping generosity deeply human.
The event will feature a keynote conversation with John Kim, whose recent address at Harvard has helped shape emerging conversations around AI, ethics, and discernment. Through his insights, storytelling, and guided reflection, participants will explore how innovation can serve human dignity, expand impact, and strengthen trust in an AI-driven world, centering not just on what technology can do, but on what it should do.
We will also be joined by Lindsey Paulsen, Digital Innovation at Opportunity International. Opportunity International equips families living in extreme poverty with the financial tools, training, and now digital infrastructure they need to participate in a rapidly digitizing global economy. For nearly 50 years, Opportunity has built market-based systems in microfinance, agriculture, and education that strengthen resilience and unlock productivity. Today, through their Digital Innovation Group, Opportunity deploys human-centered AI tools, from regenerative agriculture advisory platforms for smallholder farmers to AI teaching assistants in low-resource schools, that strengthen productivity, improve decision-making, and expand economic participation at scale.
Opportunity International believes technology, when guided by strong values and disciplined capital, can accelerate families out of poverty with dignity and lasting impact.
Along side John and Lindsey, Rev. Dr. David H. Kim, CEO and co-foudner of Goldenwood will be joining us. Goldenwood cultivates spiritually attentive communities to envision work enlivened by hope and expressing the fullness of our humanity. Goldenwood offers a variety of programs and resources to help individuals and organizations reimagine how work could be transformed not just for our lifetime but for future generations. We invite you to hear again, dream anew, and grow together.
Designed to be both intellectually engaging and spiritually grounded, this gathering brings together donors, founders, technologists, faith-driven leaders, and those curious about the future of impact. Guests will leave with a clearer framework for responsibly engaging with AI in their personal giving, organizations, and communities, while forming meaningful connections in a hospitable, reflective environment shaped by generosity and trust.
Please RSVP below and join us on March 18th.
DETAILS//
Format | Live Event
Attire | Business casual dress is required, this includes: tailored pants, dresses, skirt ensembles, collared shirts, blouses, and dress shoes.
Please note, no jeans, sneakers, shorts or hats.
This event, hosted by Generous Life, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of generosity, philanthropy, and human flourishing. As AI accelerates across every sector, this event creates space to engage its promise and its risks, not from fear or hype, but from wisdom, faith, and a commitment to keeping generosity deeply human.
The event will feature a keynote conversation with John Kim, whose recent address at Harvard has helped shape emerging conversations around AI, ethics, and discernment. Through his insights, storytelling, and guided reflection, participants will explore how innovation can serve human dignity, expand impact, and strengthen trust in an AI-driven world, centering not just on what technology can do, but on what it should do.
We will also be joined by Lindsey Paulsen, Digital Innovation at Opportunity International. Opportunity International equips families living in extreme poverty with the financial tools, training, and now digital infrastructure they need to participate in a rapidly digitizing global economy. For nearly 50 years, Opportunity has built market-based systems in microfinance, agriculture, and education that strengthen resilience and unlock productivity. Today, through their Digital Innovation Group, Opportunity deploys human-centered AI tools, from regenerative agriculture advisory platforms for smallholder farmers to AI teaching assistants in low-resource schools, that strengthen productivity, improve decision-making, and expand economic participation at scale.
Opportunity International believes technology, when guided by strong values and disciplined capital, can accelerate families out of poverty with dignity and lasting impact.
Along side John and Lindsey, Rev. Dr. David H. Kim, CEO and co-foudner of Goldenwood will be joining us. Goldenwood cultivates spiritually attentive communities to envision work enlivened by hope and expressing the fullness of our humanity. Goldenwood offers a variety of programs and resources to help individuals and organizations reimagine how work could be transformed not just for our lifetime but for future generations. We invite you to hear again, dream anew, and grow together.
Designed to be both intellectually engaging and spiritually grounded, this gathering brings together donors, founders, technologists, faith-driven leaders, and those curious about the future of impact. Guests will leave with a clearer framework for responsibly engaging with AI in their personal giving, organizations, and communities, while forming meaningful connections in a hospitable, reflective environment shaped by generosity and trust.
Please RSVP below and join us on March 18th.
DETAILS//
Format | Live Event
Attire | Business casual dress is required, this includes: tailored pants, dresses, skirt ensembles, collared shirts, blouses, and dress shoes.
Please note, no jeans, sneakers, shorts or hats.
venue
New York Athletic Club
180 Central Park South
New York, NY 10019
180 Central Park South
New York, NY 10019
Date & Time
March 18th, 2026
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Speakers
John Kim
Founder
Karamaan Group
Karamaan Group
John Kim is the founder of Karamaan Group, an investing firm that oversees his family interests in public & private companies, mostly in the software, technology, & blockchain industries.
Before this, John was a partner at the DFO- the family investment of Michael Dell and his family. John and his family reside at Coram Deo: A House of Worship and Entrepreneurship located in midtown Manhattan. He serves as Board Chair of Vineyard USA, and on the board of Come Near- the organization behind the He Gets Us campaign.
He received his AB from Harvard and his PhD in economics from MIT.
Lindsey Paulsen
Vice President
Digital Innovation at Opportunity International
Digital Innovation at Opportunity International
Lindsey Paulsen is Vice President of Digital Innovation at Opportunity International, where she leads partnerships and capital strategy for AI-enabled initiatives advancing livelihoods across agriculture, education, and financial inclusion.
She designs multi-year funding platforms and cross-sector partnerships that mobilize catalytic capital to move innovations from pilot to scale. With 20 years of experience spanning nonprofit leadership, public affairs, and private-sector advisory work, Lindsey operates at the intersection of disciplined capital, institutional systems, and human dignity to expand economic participation globally.
She designs multi-year funding platforms and cross-sector partnerships that mobilize catalytic capital to move innovations from pilot to scale. With 20 years of experience spanning nonprofit leadership, public affairs, and private-sector advisory work, Lindsey operates at the intersection of disciplined capital, institutional systems, and human dignity to expand economic participation globally.
Rev. Dr. David H. Kim
CEO& C0-founder
Goldenwood
Goldenwood
Rev. Dr. David H. Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood, a nonprofit dedicated to cultivating a renewed vision of work that integrates faith, creativity, and the common good. For over two decades, he has trained, consulted, and coached leaders and organizations to develop a deeper and more meaningful integration of faith and work, with particular attention to the opportunities and challenges emerging technologies bring to society.
His recent work focuses on what he calls “Hopeful Intelligence”—a framework that weaves together spiritual formation and generative AI to help individuals and communities navigate the future with wisdom, resilience, and hope. David’s research and writing at the intersection of theology and artificial intelligence includes a chapter in Faithful AI: Stories of Hope from 2045 (AI and Faith, 2024), a featured paper presentation at the 2026 Baylor AI Symposium, advisory board service with AI and Faith, and a forthcoming volume on a theology of AI for pastors in the Theologies for Pastors series (Association for Theological Schools).
His recent work focuses on what he calls “Hopeful Intelligence”—a framework that weaves together spiritual formation and generative AI to help individuals and communities navigate the future with wisdom, resilience, and hope. David’s research and writing at the intersection of theology and artificial intelligence includes a chapter in Faithful AI: Stories of Hope from 2045 (AI and Faith, 2024), a featured paper presentation at the 2026 Baylor AI Symposium, advisory board service with AI and Faith, and a forthcoming volume on a theology of AI for pastors in the Theologies for Pastors series (Association for Theological Schools).
Join us on March 18th!