AI Essentials for Aging Service Organizations
July 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
$35 – $45
Date & Time:
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
1–2 PM Eastern | 10–11 AM Pacific
Format:
Live Workshop
Available On Demand July 17, 2025–July 14, 2026
Price:
ASA Member Rate: $35*
Non-member Rate: $45*
Certificates & Credits:
Continuing Education credits are not available for this course. We will offer a Certificate of Attendance.
A yearly ASA membership is $275 for individuals and $100 for retired professionals & students. ASA also offers Organizational Membership. Learn more about membership here.
*This course is non-refundable.
Description:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of aging services, offering new ways to personalize care, improve operational efficiency, and support older adults. This course equips professionals with a practical, mission-aligned understanding of how AI can be used ethically and effectively in nonprofit and community-based settings. Participants will explore real-world applications of AI, strategies for workforce development, and inclusive approaches to introducing AI tools to clients. The course emphasizes organizational capacity-building, responsible innovation, and practical implementation.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of AI in transforming aging services
- Identify use cases for AI in attendees’ organizations
- Navigate practical challenges of AI integration
- Build digital literacy across teams to support innovation
On Aging Institute Faculty:
Andrew Broderick co-directs the San Francisco Tech Council, a national multisector collaborative dedicated to bridging the digital divide for older adults and people with disabilities, where he has supported pilot tech implementations to reduce social isolation and loneliness, developed programming to improve digital literacy, and coordinated community tech support pop-ups to meet the needs of diverse populations for immediate and individualized tech support and advice in culturally and linguistically competent settings.
Karla Suomala co-directs the San Francisco Tech Council. A life-long educator with a master’s in Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning from the University of San Francisco, Suomala specializes in digital literacy training for older adults and tech capacity-building for the nonprofits that serve them. Most recently, Suomala and Andrew Broderick co-authored the Digital Equity Plan for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities in San Francisco.
Who should attend this session:
- Executive directors and program managers of aging services organizations
- Technology and innovation officers in nonprofit aging sectors
- Social service professionals supporting older adults
- Policy advocates and planners in community-based eldercare
- Workforce development coordinators
- Funders and stakeholders focused on aging and tech equity
- Educators and consultants in gerontology or health innovation
*This course is non-refundable.