Hands-On Fundraising

APRIL 8, 2025

Dont automate your communication Every day it seems theres another shiny new toy, based on AI, to make fundraising faster and easier. Its surely tempting for an overworked nonprofit staffer with scary-big goals to hit.

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Hands-On Fundraising

APRIL 30, 2024

AI is the new kid on the block. Just sort of repeated […] The post Don’t let the AI robots steal your humanity appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. Just sort of repeated […] The post Don’t let the AI robots steal your humanity appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

They fed it a story from their work, along with some other prompts, and the AI took its usual 5 seconds or so to write an appeal. I get asked to critique a lot of fundraising writing. The AI appeal was terrible. It was a pretty typical example of AI appeal writing. And this is one of the challenges with AI writing.

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Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 11, 2025

These days, with free AI applications that can spit out an essay on any topic in seconds, I can only imagine how much more challenging it must be to prevent student cheating on papers. If someone else — a human or an AI — writes your paper, you dont learn much. So is it cheating for you or I to use AI to write fundraising?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It may feel intimidating at first, but here’s the exciting part: today, more than ever, nonprofits have the tools and resources to make a smooth shift to the grants-plus-fundraising model. Adding fundraising to your funding model gives you the agility to stay mission-focused no matter what comes your way.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? AI is undoubtedly at the forefront of everyones minds, and donors want to understand their impact.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Fundraising and AI Nonprofit fundraising in an election year is especially tough. What can fundraisers do? Not surprisingly, the Candid insights article with the most pageviews brings together two hot topics, one cyclical and one perennial: elections and nonprofit fundraising. by Chris Maddocks, Blue State.

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Tom Ahern

JANUARY 30, 2025

File under: An "A-level" check list according to AI Top 10 fundraising writing best practices (circa 2025 and remarkably useful) What are the top 10 fundraising writing best practices? Above is the prompt submitted to artificial intelligence (AI) by some ever-curious U.S. fundraisers. Then AI explained its choices.]

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Theres a scene where Neo discovers that most of the population is asleep in pods where they are being used like a battery by the sentient AI that put them there. Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Far too many nonprofits welcomed AI as a means of getting out of writing. A chilling notion. Only 13.8%

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

If efficiency, technology, and smarter fundraising have been on your nonprofit’s radar, you’ve almost certainly encountered artificial intelligence (AI). . It’s been a big buzzword for years now, but AI has moved beyond buzzword status—it’s an accessible and increasingly common tool for nonprofits. How AI for Nonprofits Works.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Trending topics included artificial intelligence (AI), fundraising strategies, and maintaining strong finances for nonprofits. Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy 2. 10 Simple Fundraising Tips Guaranteed to Improve Effectiveness 3.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2024

The sudden prevalence of AI is in many ways astounding. As AI has become more and more ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, corporations and nonprofit organizations alike have adopted AI to increase efficiencies and reduce manual work. Is what I do something AI could do instead? Could AI connect with donors?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 24, 2025

Its a normal part of life, work, and fundraising. While some mistakes are unavoidable, there are a few common fundraising pitfalls that we see organizations regularly make. If you can avoid these or adjust the following issues in your current fundraising programs, it will set your programs and your organization up for success.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Whether its automating administrative tasks, personalizing donor outreach, or boosting fundraising efforts, artificial intelligence is becoming a game-changer for mission-driven organizations. But where do nonprofits stand today in adopting AI? And how can your organization use these tools to grow its impact?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 29, 2025

Just as you shouldnt use AI to write your grant applications , you shouldnt use Google or AI to search for opportunities. While these tools have their shortcomings and require practice to navigate successfully, databases provide much higher quality results when compared to Google or AI search tools.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

While it is no surprise that trends are leaning towards AI and tech tools, you may be surprised to see how nonprofits might use AI. For example, AI can help a team build new and creative ways to connect donors and ensure they feel appreciated. In truth, most of us are already using AI on a daily basis.

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Gail Perry Group

JULY 24, 2024

AI for Nonprofits: Crafting Compelling Appeal Letters with AI Are you ready to set up a year-end fundraising campaign that will engage donors and drive donations to your organization? The centerpiece of your campaign is your fundraising appeal letter. Why use AI to Write Appeal Letters?

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Moreover, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the process more complex — while also presenting unique opportunities. To use AI effectively, a proposal team must set ground rules for ethical deployment and ensure that AI serves as a tool, not a team member. However, AI can provide a high-level foundation.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become increasingly widely available, the need to ensure they’re used safely and ethically also becomes ever more urgent. While AI technology can create efficiencies for cash-strapped nonprofits, we need to make sure the way we use AI is aligned with our missions to do good.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Duplicate-free records have improved our ability to fundraise, reach our constituents, and maximize the time and energy spent by our small staff. Optimizing the use of our fundraising CRM gives us room to take on new projects and adopt new features without a daily struggle against our own databases. But weve done it.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 11, 2023

Love it, hate it or just don’t know much about it — artificial intelligence (AI) is here for good with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT. With that being said, here are five ways AI can elevate your fundraising. And this is good news for nonprofits.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 20, 2025

With automation and AI, a CRM focuses teams on activities that matter, allowing you to increase innovation and gain a competitive advantage. That translates into increased donations and fundraising success, she said. That translates into increased donations and fundraising success, she said.

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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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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Contrary to what you may have heard, incorporating planned giving into your fundraising doesn’t have to be complex. Giving by bequests accounted for $42.68 billion, or approximately 5% of the total philanthropic pie in 2023. Are you getting your share? Quite the opposite, you can use what you already have in place.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Join us for the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Join us to be equipped with knowledge and tools to harness the potential of AI through ethical and responsible fundraising practices.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundraising may seem like no more than the newest philanthropy buzzword. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have already been using AI solutions to streamline their workflows and increase efficiency, and AI usage will only grow moving forward. In reality, many nonprofits like St.

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Critical Fundraising

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers exciting opportunities for charities and nonprofits, from automating administrative tasks to gaining insight from data. However, as a new report from the international fundraising think tank Rogare cautions, integrating AI requires navigating complex ethical considerations unique to the fundraising sector.

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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 social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. Blackbaud customers have access to an ecosystem of powerful AI tools.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 25, 2024

The growth of AI in nonprofit donor communications means that lately my inbox has been filled to the brim with nonsense like this: We hope this message finds you well and filled with the same warmth and gratitude that we feel as we reach out to express our deepest thanks for your unwavering support of XYZ.

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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?

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Qgiv announced its strategy for embracing AI and machine learning with Fundraising Intelligence by Qgiv. This collection of tools is designed to empower nonprofits and fundraisers to maximize their impact by simplifying day-to-day tasks.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence is particularly exciting for major gift fundraising. Here's how you can use AI to boost your fundraising success.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Taking the time to look at your fundraising message with a critical eye can help you raise a lot more money. And this holds true in spades if you’re generating your letter through ChatGPT or some other AI-enabled app. But sometimes the best fundraising letters break the rules a bit to come across as conversational.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Although AI has become a buzzword recently, it’s not new. Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s and it has gone through periods of hype (“AI summers”) and periods with reduced interest (“AI winters”). But how do you ensure the AI you want to deploy is worthy of your trust? What Is Trustworthy AI?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As technology continues to advance, nonprofits are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and optimize their fundraising efforts, and for good reason. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Clearly explain the purpose and benefits of AI tools.

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