Blackbaud

JULY 21, 2025

Now imagine layering automation and AI tools onto your existing system, expecting streamlined workflows and predictive insights—but instead finding more confusion, inaccuracies, and inefficiencies. For nonprofits, successful automation and AI integration starts with a process to easily manage your restricted funding.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

AI Tools Are Reshaping Grant Writing and Reviewing At Grant Writing Made Easier, we’ve been championing responsible AI use since 2023 , and the 2025 grant trends are underscoring that this trend isn’t going anywhere. AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices. Verify everything.

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amplifi

JULY 10, 2025

Fundraising teams are stretched thin, and development offices are challenged with shrinking budgets, leaner staff, and growing expectations. Nonprofits need policies around AI. Nearly 80 percent of nonprofits used generative AI tools in 2024. However, only 42 percent have created formal policies to guide the use of AI tools.

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Capital Campaign Pro

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

AI has quickly become a helpful resource for nonprofits, assisting with data analysis, drafting proposals, and generating fundraising messages. While these benefits can streamline processes, AI can’t replace the judgment and experience that human consultants offer during a capital campaign.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Does it clearly explain why each budget item is necessary? You can even use AI tools to analyze your writing and reveal blind spots or weaknesses. Make sure finance, program staff, and leadership all understand the proposal and budget inside and out. After writing your narrative, review it carefully and critique each statement.

IT

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. Instead, seek out funders who explicitly welcome first-time applicants, smaller budgets , or grassroots initiatives. You’re not alone. Start local. and availability.

Grant Writing

Fluxx

JANUARY 25, 2025

81% of Foundations Report Some Degree of AI Usage Within Their Organization Since 2022, a lot has changed in philanthropy technology. The 2024 survey that number rose to 91% showing a reduction of overall spend when averaged as percentage of budget. This demonstrates that teams need to do more with less staff and budget.

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Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

AI and automation helps you reduce friction and bring in more donors and bigger contributions. times higher conversion rate with EveryAction’s communication tools like multi-channel automation and AI-optimized ask amounts. Plus, users can benefit from AI-driven optimization and insights. Do you need a stronger CRM?

CRM

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

This includes narratives, budgets, deadlines, and funder history. And it’s what the AI Grants Hub™ was built to support. The Hub provides structure without rigidity, clarity without control, and AI support that enhances your thinking instead of replacing it. You have a centralized system where everything lives (i.e.,

Readiness

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Lean on AI: Leverage AI-powered predictive analytics to help you identify the right donors and generative AI to help you draft and personalize donor communications. While you always want to review what AI writes, it’s a helpful starting point and can spark creative ways to approach donor messaging.

Donation

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 21, 2025

We’ve created a streamlined approach to grant writing with tools designed to help you leverage past efforts for future wins: the AI Grants Hub™, featuring the Standard Grant Narrative, the Grant Application Library, and the Organizational Documents Library. When used with Notion AI, the benefits multiply. Check them out here.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

A single session can introduce multiple strategies for navigating new funding landscapes, provide a new way to craft a detailed budget, or offer a discussion on books that can unlock your inner creative writing skills!

GPCI

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Cost-Effective Advertising Options Facebook Ads allow you to target specific audiences by location, interests and more, even with a modest budget. If you have the budget for it, consider a social media scheduling tool. ⏰ The 10 Essential Facebook Steps for Your Nonprofit (and How Much of Your Time It Will Take) 1. Consistency is key.

Media

Gail Perry Group

MAY 8, 2025

Budgets are vanishing, yet community needs keep piling up. And budgets are being eliminated overnight. By Gail Perry and Cassie Rice Its a very tough time for federally funded organizations! You need your elected officials to understand how these changes are impacting your mission and your people. Yet - community needs remain sky-high.

Government

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

While these declines may reflect a return to normal from the surge in technology funding during the pandemic, in the era of AI and increased security risks, nonprofits need adequate technology resources more than ever. With small budgets come small staffs juggling multiple priorities.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

How the AI Grants Hub™ Brings Order to the Chaos The AI Grants Hub™ was built specifically to eliminate that friction. The Hub stores, organizes, and seamlessly integrates your calendar, task management, funder data, proposal drafts, templates, and AI-powered support. This isn’t just about being organized.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Include milestones for internal review, feedback, budget revisions, and final polishing. The truth is, most small nonprofits don’t have the time or budget for full-time grant writers. Grant Writing Made Easier is our expert-led, AI-supported training designed for busy nonprofit teams who want better results without the overwhelm.

Grant

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2025

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Forms that allow nonprofits to set predefined ask amounts make it easier for donors to choose a level of support that fits their budget. With features like Blackbaud’s Intelligent Ask, you can go a step further by using AI to personalize the ask ladder for each donor.

Donation

Candid

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By leveraging AI, nonprofits can unlock powerful insights, make informed decisions, and optimize operations in ways previously unimaginable. Yet many nonprofits hesitate to adopt AI, often due to perceived challenges around cost, expertise, and ethical considerations. nonprofit sector is no exception.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

Even with strong performance data, questions about staffing, budget and planning could stand in the way of getting a texting program off the ground. Some platforms also offer artificial intelligence (AI) features to write messages or shrink SMS texts to 160 characters, further reducing the time required. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Library Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

Pacific ACRL and the Elsevier Foundation are providing a pilot community of practice program, entitled Bridging the Gap: An AI Community of Practice. A train-the-trainer model will enable early-career librarians to extend AI knowledge and skills within their institutions and communities.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI is the ability for computers and programs to make decisions that would normally require human brainpower. When coupled with process automation, AI is particularly powerful at saving time and eliminating manual data entry.

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite widespread concerns for potential federal budget cuts and funding instability, 63% of nonprofit professionals remain optimistic about their organizations future. However, the adoption of AI among nonprofits remains in the early stages, with only 21% of organizations currently leveraging AI in their strategies.

Retail

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

AI and Predictive Modeling A growing trend in fundraising, AI-driven insights use machine learning to predict the likelihood of a prospect making a major gift. This threshold might be $5,000 for a smaller nonprofit or $100,000 for a large institutionit all depends on your overall budget and fundraising goals.

Metrics

Wild Apricot

JULY 24, 2025

But with AI changing how people search, it’s fair to ask: Is SEO still relevant for nonprofits? Spoiler alert: this includes how AI is reshaping search, the role of marketing automation and how your organization can show up and stand out online. We’ll share a few smart, manageable steps (no big budget or marketing team required).

AI

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 29, 2025

Ideas for Schools to Raise Money in2025 School fundraising is more than just a way to bridge budget gaps-its an opportunity to unite students, parents, teachers, and the broader community to support education. Trends to watchinclude: AI-Powered Tools : Platforms like ours will use AI to optimize product recommendations and donor outreach.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

GrantForward: Personalized Grant Matching Based on Research Interests GrantForward stands out with its AI-driven personalization features built specifically for academic researchers. Libraries throughout the country provide free access to FDO, which helps researchers with limited resources.

Grant

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Bonterra EveryAction Best for: All-in-one nonprofit CRM Bonterra EveryAction is an all-in-one nonprofit CRM that combines AI and automation to streamline events end to end. Zeffy Best for: Small organizations without an event management budget If you’re looking for free event management software for nonprofits, Zeffy may meet your needs.

Software

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

With shrinking budgets and growing demands for accountability, schools must find innovative ways to support their students while achieving institutional goals. Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Award

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits operate with tight budgets and small teams, and staying connected with donors, volunteers, and members is a major priority. Whether you’re looking for all-in-one platforms or tools that handle specific tasks like email or social media , there’s something here for every budget and team size. The solution?

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

Powered by verified data, monthly giving plans, and AI-driven tools, it keeps charitable dollars in motion and their impact transparent. Built for donors, nonprofits, and financial advisors, Daffodil brings modern software to charitable giving, with tools for transparency, alignment, and measurable impact. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

Retail

Selfish Giving

MAY 7, 2025

Those with no budget, no mission fit, and no decision-maker access? Bonus: Use ChatGPT to Get Started AI can help you brainstorm, spot patterns in past partnerships, and draft compelling profilesit even suggests names like Community Catalysts or Resilience Builders to bring them to life. Turns out my AI manners are expensive.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Budget Developments and the Debt Ceiling In late June, the Senate narrowly passed its version of a sweeping spending and tax package known among Republicans as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation could add $3.3 The White House and Senate Republicans dispute this projection.

Federal Grants

Candid

MAY 21, 2025

Nonprofit knowledge workers are more AI hesitant than those in other industries About half (51%) of respondents say they believe AI will improve the speed and quality of their teams work, 15% below the average across other industries.

AI

Millionaire Grant Lady

JUNE 5, 2024

It seems like new AI platforms and enhanced AI technology are popping up every day. But, is AI really going to take over the writing world? With all of the positive press about AI writing platforms, we had to see what all the fuss was about. Read this article to see: What can AI do that a human can’t?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

” That’s where AI comes in. AI: The Ultimate Sidekick for Nonprofit Work AI can be your sidekick, taking over the tedious bits of grant writing, like research, program design, drafting, and revising proposals. We can’t let AI amplify the social inequalities we’re fighting against.

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