QueerTech Edmonton

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Following the initial ecosystem discovery session, this roundtable focuses on understanding and assessing organizational readiness for digital transformation and AI adoption.

This session invites participants to step back and assess where their organizations currently stand. Through structured peer dialogue and guided reflection, leaders will determine how digital tools are already shaping their work, what internal capacities exist to support responsible adoption or non-adaption, and where further clarity or safeguards may better support.

The goal of this session is organizational insight, identification and level setting. By identifying current practices, governance structures, and potential risks, participants will continue developing a clearer picture of what responsible digital and AI readiness looks like currently within their organization, and where they want to go.

Roundtables prioritize peer learning and contextual dialogue. Leaders are invited to bring real organizational scenarios. Insights from these conversations help inform shared resources, frameworks, and case studies for the sector.

Note: While this session is designed as a structured readiness assessment conversation, event description may evolve based on insights surfaced during the first roundtable.

A confirmed agenda will be updated April 29, 2026.

In this session, participants will explore:
✨ Where AI and digital tools are already appearing in operations and decision making
✨ Organization digital maturity and readiness
✨ Governance and decision making structures
✨ Risks, responsibilities and safeguards for community-focused organizations
✨ Immediate takeaways to bring back to their organization and team

Session Details
📅 Date: May 27
🕓 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual, Zoom
🗣 Language: English

Who Should Attend
Nonprofit leaders, directors, and decision-makers navigating digital transformation, data governance, or emerging AI tools within their organizations.

About QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures

QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures is a national program bringing 2SLGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders together through virtual roundtables and regional gatherings from April-November 2026. This program is supported by RBC, who recognizes the critical role that inclusion plays in helping to strengthen the capacity and future of Canada's nonprofit sector. Resources developed from the conversations and regional gatherings will be made available to those registered after each event, and post program.

Nonprofit leaders are often navigating digital transformation with limited time, capacity and budget. Determining whether a technology should be explored, implemented, or avoided requires careful consideration of governance, risk exposure, mission alignment, and the realities of their organization.

Building on the previous session’s exploration of organizational digital maturity and readiness, this conversation moves from assessment to evaluation strategies. After identifying where digital tools and AI are already appearing within their organizations and what the current and future landscapes may look like, participants will now examine what responsible adoption policies would look like for them.

Roundtables prioritize peer learning and contextual dialogue. Leaders are invited to bring real organizational scenarios. Insights from these conversations help inform shared resources, frameworks, and case studies for the sector.
Note: While this session is designed as a peer-informed evaluation conversation, the exact discussion focus may evolve based on insights surfaced during the first two roundtables. A confirmed description will be updated by May 27, 2026.

In this session, participants will explore:

✨ Current use and non-use cases
✨ Evaluation frameworks with: mission alignment, community trust, and organizational values, in mind
✨ Risk considerations including governance gaps, data responsibility, and vendor reliance
✨ Organizational capacity requirements
✨ Immediate takeaways to bring back to their organization and team

Session Details
📅 Date: July 15
🕓 Time: 1:00-2:30 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual, Zoom
🗣 Language: English

Who Should Attend
Nonprofit leaders, directors, and decision-makers navigating digital transformation, data governance, or emerging AI tools within their organizations.

About QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures

QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures is a national program bringing 2SLGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders together through virtual roundtables and regional gatherings from April-November 2026. This program is supported by RBC, who recognizes the critical role that inclusion plays in helping to strengthen the capacity and future of Canada's nonprofit sector. Resources developed from the conversations and regional gatherings will be made available to those registered after each event, and post program.

We have previously explored where digital tools and AI are already appearing with their associated opportunities and risks, and examined how to evaluate new technologies responsibly. This session moves from evaluation toward implementation.

This applied session focuses on the practical leadership and organizational strategies required for responsible implementation with all associated internal and external interest-holder groups. Participants will explore how to introduce new technologies in ways that align with their organization’s values, protect their communities, and ensure accountability across teams.

Roundtables prioritize peer learning and contextual dialogue. Leaders are invited to bring real organizational scenarios. Insights from these conversations help inform shared resources, frameworks, and case studies for the sector.)

Note: While this session is designed as an implementation strategy conversation, event description may evolve based on insights surfaced during the third roundtable. A confirmed agenda will be updated June 23, 2026.

In this session, participants will explore:

✨ Strategies that support responsible digital and AI implementation
✨ Organizational change management for introducing new technologies
✨ Governance structures and accountability for digital decision-making
✨Aligning technology adoption with mission, community impact, and organizational capacity
✨ Practical implementation considerations and leadership takeaways for their teams

Session Details
📅 Date: August 18
🕓 Time: 1:00-2:30 PM ET
💻 Location: Virtual – Zoom
🗣 Language: English

Who Should Attend
Nonprofit leaders, directors, and decision-makers navigating digital transformation, data governance, or emerging AI tools within their organizations.

About QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures

QT Leaders: Nonprofit Digital Futures is a national program bringing 2SLGBTQIA+ nonprofit leaders together through virtual roundtables and regional gatherings from April-November 2026. This program is supported by RBC, who recognizes the critical role that inclusion plays in helping to strengthen the capacity and future of Canada's nonprofit sector. Resources developed from the conversations and regional gatherings will be made available to those registered after each event, and post program.