EP 48: How to Transform Data Into Strategic Decisions Using AI with Tim Paris & T. Clay Buck

In this special episode of The Responsive Lab, co-hosts Carly Berna and Scott Holthaus bring you a featured session from the 2025 Responsive Nonprofit Summit. We’re diving deep into one of the most overlooked assets in the nonprofit world: data.   Fundraising veteran T. Clay Buck and neuroscience-PhD-turned-AI-CEO Tim Paris explore why clean data isn’t just a tech concern, it’s a fundraising necessity.   From the dangers of messy data to the exciting frontier of predictive and agentic AI, Clay and Tim break down: • How poor data leads to lost revenue • Why every data point represents a real, generous human • What AI can (and can’t) do without clean donor records • How to protect data privacy in an AI-powered world • Practical steps for nonprofits to build a data-first culture   Learn more about Virtuous at virtuous.org/learnmore and download your free Nonprofit CRM Checklist at virtuous.org/crmchecklist