NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

But if they get a call within 24 hours from a real person — you, the frontline fundraiser — thanking them by name and connecting their gift to the impact it will make, you’re telling them something different entirely: “You matter. This is relationship fundraising, and relationships thrive on connection.

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

However, the adoption of AI among nonprofits remains in the early stages, with only 21% of organizations currently leveraging AI in their strategies. Despite their slow embrace, nonprofit professionals who are using AI are finding significant value in content generation, marketing, and analytics. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

This collaboration will embed Constant Contacts AI-driven digital marketing platform within Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT fundraising software. Constant Contact brings a world-class digital marketing platform with innovative AI and automation capabilities. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. rail-container).hide();

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Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape. Activate technology by utilizing word counts, pre-scoring capabilities, and AI to summarize application components and strategically identify those with the highest potential to perform well under review.

Award

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. Do your fundraising practices look forward and actively build a foundation for long-term success? This often means investing in new forms of fundraising or making significant updates to existing practices.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 19, 2024

Just as AI is revolutionizing the way major gift officers fundraise , AI is fast becoming a powerful tool for identifying and engaging the unfulfilled potential of donors in the middle of your database. This is where AI can help. million monthly donors.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Newsletters.

Demographics

Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

The number one request Candid gets from nonprofits is for support with fundraising, whether they’re looking for training, resources, or general help navigating the complexities of keeping their nonprofit in good financial shape. We also share free books about year-end fundraising strategies. What can fundraisers do?

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

AI

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 27, 2024

Alex was designed as an autonomous fundraiser, independently managing a portfolio of donors. 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. Is AI Technology Good For Fundraising?

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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. of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%.

AI

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. ChatGPT is a writing AI that was created to mimic human conversation.

ChatGPT

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Levey Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly moved into the discussion.

Fundraising

Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success. This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.

Fundraising

amplifi

DECEMBER 7, 2023

If you’re like other successful fundraisers, you’re probably looking for ways to do something different and improve your fundraising outreach. 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.

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Blackbaud

JULY 30, 2024

For instance, if a mid-level donor has given consistently for five years, attended multiple fundraising events, and volunteered regularly, they’ve demonstrated their philanthropic inclinations and affinity for your organization. AI is constantly evolving, so ensure your organization commits to using it responsibly.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2024

But how do we as nonprofit fundraisers go about getting those coveted unrestricted dollars? One of my primary goals over the past three years has been creating a donor appeal process to generate revenue for our annual fund, using Blackbaud fundraising software to help us accomplish our goals. I suggest trying out AI for this.

Funding

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause. The more specific prompt you provide the AI, the better template it can give to you.

ChatGPT

Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

In an increasingly digital world, it’s only natural that technology has also transformed countless aspects of charity fundraising. What was previously limited to more manual processes, like in-person events, door-to-door fundraising, or a letter in the mail with a return slip enclosed, is so much more today.

Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly moved into the discussion.

Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Aplos already owns Raisely, a fundraising software. Aplos is working on several AI-driven technologies, said Vinod. and Canada for acquiring and retaining donors via the CRM and personalized communications tools, resulting in more than $2 billion (CAD) raised since its founding in 2013 in Vancouver B.C.,

Software

amplifi

APRIL 15, 2024

Amplifi your outreach with AI. There was a lot of talk about how AI can help fundraisers be more efficient with their strategies. However, there’s a concern over the ethical basis of the AI models. AI is just another way to automate a time-consuming process without damaging the value of the content itself.

AI

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

From planning peer-to-peer fundraisers to properly marketing your online campaigns, there’s an endless number of items on your to-do lists. That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Personalize donor engagement.

Software

Blackbaud

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising. In fact, we have seen a drastic rise in tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Education

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain. They are: Donor retention Leveraging technology Economic uncertainty Fundraising events Donor communication and engagement 1. Leveraging Technology Nonprofit fundraising technology drives so much of today’s giving.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. These resources often offer great advice so you can create a first-rate fundraising strategy. Optimized fundraising. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2023

Good customer care strengthens your relationships, helping you to retain existing donors and advocates while attracting new ones. For example, an advancement office which tracks that a given alum does not want to hear from their undergraduate faculty but is interested in university sport has valuable new fundraising insight.

Software

The NonProfit Times

JULY 16, 2024

Experience management and direct response fundraising firm Moore has released its Moore Audience-Centric Testing Suite (ACTS), a packaged suite of testing tools designed to enhance the effectiveness of fundraising creative and communications across all marketing channels. director of the Moore Neuro-Fundraising Lab. “We

AI

Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

Using ChatGPT prompts for nonprofits can help your organization create fundraising letters and other resources quickly and can be used to help you raise more money throughout the fundraising cycle. The AI creates better results with the more details you provide to it, such as format, length, and subject. What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT

GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Nonprofits rely on donors to continue their mission, so it’s important to keep track of your donor information to retain your current donors and potentially gain more. You can connect with your donors online and integrate all the tools you need to run your nonprofit, such as accounting, marketing, and fundraising.

Management

Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

Our Favorite Fundraising Platforms for GoFundMe Charity Users. As GoFundMe moves to officially sunset the GoFundMe Charity solution, you may be on the lookout to transition to a new fundraising platform. Download “10 Steps to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Success” Guide. The best part? Don’t have 360MatchPro yet?

Fundraising

NextAfter

MAY 17, 2023

By the way: if you’re looking for a step-by-step, in-depth guide to setting up and using GA4—created just for digital fundraisers and nonprofit organizations—you can get free access to our comprehensive course, Google Analytics 4 for nonprofits , expertly taught by Chris Mercer, founder of Measurement Marketing.

Metrics

GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A successful fundraising strategy starts with nonprofit donor acquisition. Implementing changes based on your measurements will help you acquire donors and reach your fundraising goals. By understanding your audience, embracing technology, and crafting compelling messaging, you can acquire more donors and further your cause.

Nonprofit

Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You know better than anyone that planning a university fundraising campaign can feel a bit overwhelming. With many moving parts and ever-changing components, it’s important to find the right higher ed fundraising platforms that can support your school every step of the way. Why We Love This School Fundraising Platform.

Fundraising

NextAfter

MAY 17, 2023

By the way: if you’re looking for a step-by-step, in-depth guide to setting up and using GA4—created just for digital fundraisers and nonprofit organizations—you can get free access to our comprehensive course, Google Analytics 4 for nonprofits , expertly taught by Chris Mercer, founder of Measurement Marketing. it’s not there.

Nonprofit

Planned Giving

JUNE 11, 2024

and next thing you know, the nonprofit has a brand-new goal, or it’s rebranding; swapping out a slogan; or adopting the so-called latest and greatest thing ( like AI ). And nonprofits are sometimes forced to jump through hoops to retain supporters. Someone on the team declares “It’s time for a change!” Hey, Look—Shiny!

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