Laura Heiman is a firm believer that nonprofits are the backbone to a healthy society and is dedicated to creating operationally strong and resilient nonprofit organizations. She currently leads United Way of Greater Atlanta’s capacity building investments, developing timely and relevant capacity building opportunities that meet nonprofits where they are. Most recently she has focused on increasing wide-spread AI adoption amongst Greater Atlanta nonprofits. Laura has had the privilege of supporting nonprofits in a number of different ways, from the creation of a cross-sector community of practice for leaders of collective impact initiatives to disbursement of $28M in rapid response grantmaking through the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund. She believes in the power of the social sector, and is always looking for innovative ways to support nonprofits to achieve their mission.