Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Include goals, activities, target populations, and intended outcomes. The goal isn’t to build a complex system—it’s to save time and reduce stress. Tailor it for different audiences—foundations, government funders, or corporate giving programs. Program Descriptions: Create one-pagers or summaries for your core programs or services.

Grant Writing

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. Common platforms include ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 7, 2025

First: Get Aligned on the Why Their goal was clear: increase mission-critical revenue by spending more time on high-potential partners and less on dead ends. Many relationships had stalled, with little strategic alignment or insight into the companys goals beyond a single volunteer connection. Turns out my AI manners are expensive.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Heres my goal for 2025: If just 10% of you300 readersmade a valuable investment in coaching, consulting, or a case study, wed create an even stronger community of impactful partnership work. At $250 per hour, Coaching is an effective, easy, and affordable way to start working with me. Read more on the retail winners and losers of 2024.

Retail

Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we unpack the lessons learned from a nonprofit’s chatbot project to dispense mental health advice that went wrong, and how nonprofits can reduce the risks when adopting ChatGPT and other generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic created a surge in hotline calls of over 100%.

ChatGPT

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 30, 2023

As we prepare for the second half of 2023, it’s vital to take a moment and consider the exciting developments on the horizon in the realm of ChatGPT and generative AI, and more specifically, how these advancements could influence the landscape of grant writing.

ChatGPT

Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

ChatGPT and fundraising may not be two things you’d think would go together, but the combination works better than you’d expect. For most nonprofit professionals, AI seems like a far-off fictional concept, bound to sci-fi adventures that we watch or read. Since its launch in November of 2022, ChatGPT has gained over 100 million users.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

And this holds true in spades if you’re generating your letter through ChatGPT or some other AI-enabled app. Your goal is not to show you can write a coherent sentence. Because a lot of things you shouldn’t be doing creep in and tend to cancel out the good things. Grammatical is not emotional.

ChatGPT

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nonprofit leaders often have an all-or-nothing response to the question of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Either they’re all in from the start—“What if AI solves all our problems?”—or or they opt out before they even understand what AI could do for them. How Will AI Help Your Team? That’s okay, too.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

What is the BEST way to embrace the incoming 100-foot wave called AI (or artificial intelligence)? I guarantee you’ll find something useful in the new AI technologies emerging such as ChatGPT, boodleAI, Grantable, and others. If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? ]

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

It’s truly amazing to see how fast artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved and transformed various industries, including the nonprofit sector. As a nonprofit professional, you’ll be thrilled to know that AI is your new secret weapon for elevating your operations, fundraising, and outreach efforts. or “How can I get involved?”.

AI

Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2024

You might have noticed: AI is everywhere. You can barely go a day without hearing about ChatGPT or new AI tools, and for good reason—it’s reshaping our world and how we work in countless ways. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. The Power of AI: Streamlining Your Grant Writing Process with ChatGPT Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various sectors, and the nonprofit world is no exception.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 2, 2024

That was the focus of a session “How Fundraisers Can Save Time and Spur Creativity with AI-Driven Content” during the Bridge To Integrated Fundraising And Marketing Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. They include: * Purpose and Goals: Why are you creating content/ What value does it provide?

AI

amplifi

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As you know, organizations across all industries are using AI to assist with content creation. AI programs like ChatGPT are a great way to kickstart your appeal drafting process. AI has come a long way in a short amount of time. ” Step 3: Collaborate with ChatGPT. How does it work?

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2024

Here’s how targeted appeals are working for us: Promoting matching gifts Focusing on a theme Experimenting with AI I am the Development Manager for After School Matters (ASM), a medium-large nonprofit that provides after-school programs for high school teenagers in Chicago. I suggest trying out AI for this.

Funding

Greater Giving

APRIL 11, 2023

We had a few requests from our client community about how ChatGPT could help fundraisers, so we decided to ask ChatGPT directly. The following was ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence generated response. With the help of ChatGPT, fundraiser professionals can save time and increase their chances of success.

ChatGPT

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Before November rolls around, you need to prepare your organization for the big day and set your GivingTuesday goals. Take advantage of ChatGPT and AI With the rise of AI like ChatGPT , you can utilize these new technologies to increase your organization’s efficiency.

ChatGPT

amplifi

DECEMBER 7, 2023

AI has come a long way in a short amount of time. But advancements in AI are helping fundraisers spend less time writing appeals and other communications. And learning how to use ChatGPT and other learned language models to their strengths was a gamechanger for nonprofits in 2023. Embrace Artificial Intelligence.

AI

CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Setting Up Your Personal Fundraising Page A personal fundraising page, like the one seen above, is where individuals or individuals within a team can share their story, set a goal and invite their network to give. Set Your Goal When setting your goal, it’s important to start small and work your way up.

Fundraising

Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

Grants & AI: The New Normal New technological advances can be awe inspiring. What is Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI), is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings (Britannica, 2023). But does it really?

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DoJiggy

MARCH 18, 2024

In an era where technology increasingly intersects with every aspect of our lives, the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform various sectors isn’t just science fiction anymore–it’s reality. Within the nonprofit realm, AI is emerging as a groundbreaking tool poised to revolutionize traditional fundraising strategies.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a part of our lives for a long time, powering our smartphones’ virtual assistants, personalizing content recommendations on streaming services, and ushering in innovations in self-driving car technology. And there are a variety of opinions out there about AI. And should we be using it or not?”

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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The ultimate performance goal is to have such strong relationships that your funders call you when they have funds left to distribute! “The ultimate performance goal is to have such strong relationships that your funders call you when they have funds left to distribute.” Not all AI tools are created equally.

Grants

amplifi

MAY 16, 2024

You could look at leveraging AI and bringing on additional staff to meet your needs. READ MORE: How should fundraisers embrace ChatGPT. You hit your goal and raised a lot of money to help advance your mission. You set an ambitious goal for your next campaign and know that you will do great things if you can achieve it.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) In the world of fundraising, artificial intelligence, or AI, is a game-changer. With the right AI tools, you can analyze donor data, predict giving patterns, and provide personalized resources without breaking a sweat. For example, ChatGPT is easy to learn and use.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2023

They need a navigator that directs them to their goals through personalized guidance and support. Is your goal to learn a new hobby or skill in the new year? The Superhuman AI newsletter suggests you plug this prompt into the free version of ChatGPT. "I ChatGPT for president!! They don't need any of those things.

ChatGPT

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. The goal of these free resources is to provide ways for your team to streamline day-to-day operations so you can spend more time fundraising. Google Analytics.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These campaigns harness collective enthusiasm and support to reach fundraising goals within a specified time frame. CauseVox Pledge Donation feature Donor cultivation strategies focus on understanding donors’ interests and values, ensuring a meaningful alignment with the nonprofit’s goals.

Fundraising