Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Collect and organize all necessary documents and have them ready, this will make the process smoother. A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise! Spend time researching your options.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

For nonprofits, this means less time spent proving worth through excessive documentation and more focused on delivering impact. This could be a one-page mutual expectations document outlining how you’ll communicate, report impact, and share feedback over time. What to do: Use AI as your copilot. Create internal AI guidelines.

Grant

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This living document for project management has been the collaborative point of focus for our database team. Especially with the advent of AI , things are shaking up right now in CRM tech. Nearly 60% of early adopters reported higher total revenue, compared with 45% overall. It will pay off!

CRM

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. No problem.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

How to Avoid It Avoiding the confusion around criteria starts with clear documentation. Establish, document, and implement evaluation criteria that reflect your mission and funding program guidelines. This could be a good use case for a generative AI tool (just make sure you have a good AI policy in place first).

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Eligible companies are in the following business sectors: cybersecurity, AI and machine technology, climate technology, financial technology, energy, health, and aerospace. There are opportunities for startups worldwide to participate in an accelerator program to launch innovative technology ventures.

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Center for Major Gifts

JULY 10, 2025

Analyzed the Bill Directly Using AI We procured the full legislative text and ran it through three separate AI systems—each tasked with analyzing the document twice for clarity, contradictions, and key takeaways.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

Scattered deadlines, disjointed documents, and disconnected systems make it nearly impossible to stay on top of funding opportunities strategically. What’s missing from this approach are things like task tracking, draft storage, document management, and narrative re-use tools. It’s a lack of infrastructure. or “What’s the next step?”,

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Pro Tip: Keep a living grant strategy document or tracker that lists deadlines and includes notes on alignment, ease of application, and past results. Trello or Notion : Visual task boards and calendars can help you track deadlines, application statuses, and document needs in one place.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2025

There is no existing platform that offers the same level of customization as the AI Grants Hub™, allowing for complete adaptation to your organizational needs. Now, with our latest addition—the AI Grants Hub™—you can take your grant-seeking process to the next level. Cognitive overload is one of the exact reasons we created The Hub.

Burnout

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Set status updates, assign sections, and attach supporting documents so everyone stays on track. Grant Writing Made Easier is our expert-led, AI-supported training designed for busy nonprofit teams who want better results without the overwhelm. Schedule backward from each deadline to ensure adequate prep time.

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GrantNews

JUNE 26, 2025

These days, it’s easy to rely on our electronic devices and AI for everything, including communication and creative work. Funding is for expenses like equipment rental, document collection, and travel. Arts and Writing Grants allow for creative self-expression.

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Blackbaud

JULY 7, 2025

As a student employee, I started by scanning an archive of documents, some dating back to the 1960s, into an early electronic document management system. Moving to the Cloud: PaperSave and Workflow Automation Eventually, limitations with our original Enterprise Document Management system (EDM) pushed us to explore other options.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

Instead of submitting formal documents, grantee partners are invited to share reflections through conversation—via scheduled calls, voice memos, video check-ins, or other formats that prioritize relationship and context over compliance. Borealis emphasizes transparency, especially when integrating tech and AI tools into reporting.

Burnout

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Equity In A Tech-Driven World The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies increases the digital divide within the nonprofit sector. While the digital divide poses a significant challenge, the ethical implications of AI present another critical concern for the nonprofit sector.

AI

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.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

But for organizations already doing more with less, documenting those results often takes time they don’t have. These repetitive tasks can be even more prevalent in nonprofit organizations, where updating vendor records, tracking down donor agreements, or documenting grant applications are everyday occurrences. The average U.S.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

The Difference Between AI and Automation Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are two separate functions. You can automate processes without AI, and you can use AI without automating any processes. AI, on the other hand, involves using machines that can analyze data and carry out tasks based on that data.

Finance

GrantNews

MARCH 27, 2025

Cloud Storage and Document Sharing: Securely store, access, and collaborate on files from anywhere. Funding provides support and guidance to businesses in one of the following categories: healthcare, media and entertainment, technology, consumer products and services, or AI.

Mentor

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. Researchers must go beyond finding opportunities and create documents that engage reviewers while showing their project’s value.

Grant

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Leadership in an Exponentially Complex World Theres a well-documented idea that has emerged in recent years: We are living in a world that is becoming exponentially complex. It may sound less grand perhaps even uninspiring but to me, it captures the reality of the world we live in. It also provides a more honest and attainable foundation.

SAM

Capital Campaign Pro

JULY 11, 2025

A gift range chart is the primary tool of a capital campaign fundraising team, and typically persists as a living document as your campaign unfolds. We created this interactive gift range chart to help you start to visualize the shape of how your campaign will be funded.

Goals

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Keep a Federal Disruption Log Track every instance of: Delayed payments Cancelled or rewritten NOFOs Unanswered agency communications Use this internal log to bolster emergency funding applications, explain project delays in final reports, and document the broader landscape for future strategic planning.

Federal Grants

NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2025

From AI-powered efficiencies to community-facing tools, Boardable is bringing clarity, confidence, and credibility to the heart of decision-making. Additionally, Boardables embedded AI Assistant now automates minutes, transcriptions, and summaries, freeing administrators to focus on outcomes rather than documentation.

Government

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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?

AI

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But when you are a lean staff and a tool comes along that can act as an unpaid intern, it’s no surprise that the philanthropic industry has jumped on AI adoption, even more than for-profit businesses. Here are some of the tips Peter shared for creating an AI policy that your organization will actually use.

Policies

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When we first started researching the use of AI in nonprofit organizations, we described the key benefit of AI as the “dividend of time.” With many nonprofit workplaces taking up generative AI over the past year, what costs and benefits are staff seeing? Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI.

AI

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI). AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. What is AI? How can charities use AI? How do you use AI for fundraising? How do you use AI for fundraising? What is AI? How can charities use AI?

AI

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 27, 2024

But these new and quickly developing technologies bring to the forefront many questions about the impact of AI on fundraising and the human relationships at the foundation of philanthropy. AI: Beyond ChatGPT Many professionals are familiar with ChatGPT and similar tools that are top of mind due to their accessibility. Absolutely.

AI

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

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. This is where technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) comes into play. That’s the primary reason for the content.

AI

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Powered by AI technology, AccuFund Smart Capture automates the creation of AP Bills from scanned PDF documents. AccuFund announced the release of its new Smart Capture module to automate bill pay functions.

AI

The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

By Marie Webb We all woke up one morning to the possibility of chatting with our computers to access information, and generative AI suddenly seemed to be everywhere, ushering in a transformative experience. AI is now a core part of Microsoft’s suite. from Open AI, and (as mentioned above) Gemini from Google. AI can assist.

AI

Blackbaud

APRIL 15, 2024

Some of the latest updates we are excited about include new document management capabilities, new ways to delete data in bulk, a completely reimagined applicant-centric portal, and the introduction of SKY API®. Grantmakers were dealing with cluttered files full of documents that they had to constantly re-download to view or make changes to.

AI

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

Whether you want to hear about product updates like automated payments and AI or brush up on fund accounting best practices, you don’t want to miss these bbcon 2024 financial management sessions. Members of the Financial Edge NXT product team will present on how automated payments and AI advancements are coming to your accounts payable.

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

As we approach an era where AI can perform complex tasks, it’s prudent for us to prepare and adapt. Understand AI and Its Limitations AI has made significant strides, but it is far from perfect. Though AI can learn patterns and generate text, it lacks a genuine comprehension of the content.

Grant Writing

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Understanding bias and harm Modern AI tools are trained on vast amounts of mostly human-generated data. AI often amplifies those biases.

Ethics