Webinar: July 15 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Most associations are already using AI. The policy usually comes later, if it comes at all.

If you've sat in a staff meeting where someone asked "are we even allowed to put that in ChatGPT (or Copilot, Claude, etc.)?" and nobody had a clear answer, this session is for you.

We will walk through a practical, association-specific AI policy framework you can actually adapt, not a generic corporate template that ignores how associations work. We will cover the parts that matter most for membership organizations: when gen AI tool use is authorized, protecting member data, governing speaker and certification content, deciding when AI use needs to be disclosed, and setting up the human oversight that keeps your association accountable.

Dr. Cathy Lada brings the practitioner lens on building and rolling out AI guidance inside an association. Attorney Mark Franco brings the legal lens on data privacy, intellectual property, and the fine print most policies miss.

You will leave with a clear sense of what your policy should include, which decisions only leadership can make, and where you might need legal counsel at the table.

Format: 45 minutes of content, plus 15 minutes of live Q&A.

After this session, you will:

1. Understand the implications of using an open vs. a closed LLM. 
2. Identify the core sections an association AI policy needs.
3. Apply member-data and intellectual-property safeguards specific to associations, including community content, certification materials, and speaker agreements.
4. Understand the difference between AI policy and AI governance - and why it matters. 

July 15 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET                                                                                              

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Mark Franco, JD, ICE-CCP, Partner,  RIMÔN 

Mr. Franco serves or has served as outside counsel for professional and trade associations, foundations, certification and accreditation bodies, advocacy organizations, and other non-profit, tax-exempt organizations. He has substantial experience with the matters most relevant to AI policy: data security, privacy, intellectual property, policy development, contracts, credentialing, certification standards, exam challenges, score validation, and vendor relations. He is an I.C.E. Certified Credentialing Professional. Mark regularly advises non-profits of all sizes on daily business concerns, including service provider agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, journal publishing, professional standards, membership terms and conditions, and corporate governance documents. Mr. Franco holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctorate from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. 

Cathy Lada, D.Sc., CAE, AAiP, President, Lada Consulting

Dr. Lada is an enterprise marketing, communications, and education executive with two decades of experience leading brand, marketing, communications, and engagement strategy for associations and certification bodies, often in complex, regulated environments. For the past few years, she has been helping nonprofit associations create strategic education plans as well as use generative AI tools. She holds a Doctor of Science in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University, a Master of Science in Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Detroit Mercy. A Certified Association Executive and Certified Association AI Professional, Dr. Lada brings a cross-disciplinary perspective that connects association strategy, stakeholder communication, instructional design, and member value.