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Basic speaker bio
Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP®, is passionate about helping nonprofits do more good while empowering fundraisers in their work. He’s grateful for the chance to share what he’s learning as a keynote speaker and author of the book Neurogiving, as well as to be part of the team at Kindsight.
Webinar Intro Script
Our speaker today has raised hundreds of millions for great causes, built and sold an AI company, and still can’t get his kids to clean their rooms. He’s certified in fundraising, philanthropy, behavioral science, and AI ethics—and somehow convinced Wiley to publish his upcoming book Neurogiving despite his fear of semicolons. He’s trained thousands of nonprofit pros around the world and is known for making topics both practical and surprisingly fun.
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Cherian Koshy is a globally recognized keynote speaker, strategist, and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience advancing fundraising, leadership, and innovation across the social impact sector. He has led high-performing teams in healthcare, education, the arts, and human services, raising hundreds of millions of dollars and driving transformational growth in organizations at every size to scale.
A visionary entrepreneur, Cherian is the founder of NonprofitOS (now, engage)—an AI-powered platform that revolutionized nonprofit efficiency and strategy. Following its successful acquisition, he now serves as Vice President at Kindsight, helping mission-driven organizations harness technology to create ethical, human-centered donor engagement.
Cherian holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designations and is certified in behavioral science from Harvard Business School and in the ethics of AI from the London School of Economics. He is a Q3LC Certified Leader, an Exactly What to Say Certified Guide, and a member of the Rogare Council and the advisory council of Fundraising.AI, advancing critical thinking in fundraising practice internationally.
A LinkedIn Top Voice and frequent contributor to Forbes, Advancing Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Pro, he serves on the executive committee of the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and on the board of The Giving Institute. He is also an adjunct faculty member at The Fund Raising School at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Cherian is a recipient of the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award, a Kentucky Colonel, and a trusted voice on the future of philanthropy. In just the last five years, Cherian has trained thousands of nonprofit professionals from five continents and led more than three hundred workshops, conference presentations, webinars, and keynotes. Neurogiving is his debut book—an essential guide to designing donor experiences grounded in science, shaped by empathy, and built for the future.
He lives in Iowa with his wife Betsy, his three kids, his dog Aslan, and is an avid Iowa State Fair fan (and donor)!
Stage Event Intro Script (Keynotes and Workshops)
Our keynote/next speaker has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for good causes… and still can’t get his kids to clean their rooms
He’s worked in healthcare, education, the arts and once screwed up an event so badly he really considered pulling a fire alarm just to buy time.
He built and sold an AI company, which sounds impressive until you realize he still has a dozen Post-It notes all over his desk.
He’s certified in fundraising, philanthropy, behavioral science, and AI ethics… which mostly means he reads a lot at 4x speed and occasionally understands a quarter of what he reads.
He’s spoken on five continents, trained thousands of nonprofit pros, and somehow convinced Wiley to publish his book Neurogiving—despite a lifelong fear of semicolons.
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He’s been called a thought leader, a strategist, and “surprisingly funny for someone who talks about neuroscience.
Please lower your expectations just enough—and give a warm
welcome to Cherian Koshy!
