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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

Amid all the talk about generative AI, fundraisers, especially grantwriters, may be asking themselves: Am I out of a job?  Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content, such as text, images, or other media by learning from and combining pieces of existing data. How can generative AI help grantwriters?

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Embracing rapid change: Trends shaping the nonprofit sector in 2025

Candid

Here are three of my top predictions for 2025: Embracing the digital revolution AI is no longer just about quirky chatbots or ads featuring characters with too many fingers, like those that have circulated online as of late. Take, for example, Joy Education Foundation, which has created a tool that acts as an AI-enabled friend.

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Using AI to Improve Your Grant Writing

Grants4Good

If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? Philip: Grantable is a world-class grant writing assistant for any organization, powered by generative AI language models. This is one of the hottest topics right now, so jump right in! [If

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Blackbaud Grantmaking: Examining the Past, the Present, and the Future

Blackbaud

Blackbaud acquired MicroEdge and inherited what we now know as Blackbaud Grantmaking in 2014. The Future Is Bright: Where We are Headed Next Looking to the future, we are constantly keeping an eye out for new AI use cases for grantmakers that can help solve real and meaningful challenges.

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Aplos Software Buys Keela, Building All-In-One Platform

The NonProfit Times

Aplos is working on several AI-driven technologies, said Vinod. The firm released an online donation product, along with a CRM and communication tool, in 2014 and unveiled Advanced Accounting in 2016, the same year the firm secured $4 million in Series A funding from San Joaquin Capital. “These were not built by institutions.

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What we’re reading: 5 popular Issue Lab reports from 2024 

Candid

These Issue Lab reports cover a variety of topics—from AI to renewable energy—and showcase the ideas and efforts of organizations working to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond. This report offers an early perspective on the state of data and AI adoption among foundations in Europe. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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NEWS: Damian Chapman steps up as the new chair of the fundraising think tank Rogare

Critical Fundraising

He succeeds Heather Hill , who has performed the role since April 2019, when Rogare became a standalone body, having been established at Plymouth University in 2014. Damian has been a member of Rogare’s Critical Fundraising Network since 2019, but had close ties with us well before that.

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