Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

Generative AI technologies have made it possible for users to transform raw information—quickly and easily—into a presentable and readable form. Although there is concern about how generative AI affects the integrity of written work and images, there is also hope that responsible adoption can boost the social sector’s impact.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Enter AI-powered smart search tools, which are streamlining how nonprofits and academics discover and apply for grants. At the heart of smart search is semantic search—AI that goes beyond simple keyword matching. With the increasing use of AI, data privacy concerns are natural and warranted. What about data privacy concerns?

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Candid

DECEMBER 24, 2024

And if the paperwork requirements cant be reduced, can nonprofits use generative AI for grant writing? Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals? To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting. Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

MAY 13, 2025

Some of the formulas in modern fundraising communications are driven by inexperience or by the inartful use of AI to churn out fundraising letters based on stale best practices. For this reason, you should also embrace emotion in your grant proposals and corporate giving solicitations. But much of what I see isnt so good.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Especially with the advent of AI , things are shaking up right now in CRM tech. As the senior manager of digital and data at the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation , Im always looking for new ways to eliminate friction between our organizations mission to prevent osteoporosis and my teams ability to realize it. But weve done it.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 29, 2025

This is a shame, because they might be interested in your program if they ever got the chance to hear about your work and review your proposal. Just as you shouldnt use AI to write your grant applications , you shouldnt use Google or AI to search for opportunities. But cant AI generate a list of foundations for me?

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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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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

AI is transforming industries, and the nonprofit sector is no exception. For resource-strapped organizations, AI holds enormous promise. But AI adoption comes with challenges. The inequity in AI adoption today has parallels to the early days of seat belt installation in cars.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Fortunately, you now have access to hundreds of AI tools which can save you time. In fact, these tools can potentially save you hours when writing your next proposal. However, current AI tools cannot replace an effective grant writer. No time, staff, or resources when it comes to grant seeking? You are not alone.

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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. Data at Forrester shows that CRM platforms are increasingly being used and being purchased to help increase operational efficiencies and the productivity of your teams, she said.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Fundraising and AI Nonprofit fundraising in an election year is especially tough. To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting by David Holmes and Kristin Hanlin, Candid. Theres no doubt that the impact of generative AI was top of mind for many across all sectors, but for nonprofit fundraisers, that is the question.

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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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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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Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 3, 2024

AI writing is the wave of the future. Lately, it seems I can hardly open a newsletter, attend a training, or look at a conference schedule without seeing the word AI popping up everywhere. Since AI writing has become more accessible and received a lot of very positive press, you may be wondering if AI can write grants for you.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Fast forward three decades, and perhaps you’re finding yourself both curious and anxious about artificial intelligence or AI. According to Margit Brazda Poirier, founder and CEO of Grants4Good , you might not be using AI; most nonprofits aren’t — citing lack of time and concerns about safety, privacy and ethics.

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Clairification

MARCH 25, 2024

Can AI help your nonprofit connect more authentically with people so you, and the social benefit sector as a whole, do a more effective job addressing today’s most pressing problems? In other words, can AI help you drive loyalty? TRUTH #3: AI Seeks What Human Attention and Innate Natures Seek Human beings naturally seek connection.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We’re living in an era of technological advancements, AI, and data-driven fundraising solutions that can take your nonprofit organization to the next level. Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability.

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GiveSmart

JULY 16, 2024

Here are 11 free AI tools for nonprofits: Free Tools for Copywriting and Communication 1. Here are 11 free AI tools for nonprofits: Free Tools for Copywriting and Communication 1. ChatGPT ChatGPT is a generative AI that can create copy based on user prompts. Tableau Public Tableau is an AI tool for data visualization.

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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?

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

It feels like 2023 has become the year of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s about seeing rest as a form of rebellion against a world that loves to see us burn out. ” 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.

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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. Spending time up front identifying highly compatible funding sources results in a higher success rate and reduces time spent writing proposals with little to no chance of being funded.

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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.

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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? How can charities use AI?

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Grant Training Center

JANUARY 8, 2024

The participants in my grant writing and designing workshops frequently ask me if AI is now able or will eventually be able to write their grant proposals. In one instance, a participant told me that AI wrote their grant, which was funded. That said, the field of AI is dynamic and advancements are made regularly.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

IBM launched a new request for proposals for its Sustainability Accelerator, which will focus on AI solutions targeting sustainability.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

The Imperative: Listen and Learn As grant professionals, we’re inundated by articles, webinars, and marketing messages about AI’s role in prospect research and analysis, proposal and report writing, and more. As a busy fundraiser, I kept putting off learning about AI. Thus, I began a journey to experience AI firsthand.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey. Or the time we used carbon paper to create multiple copies of a grant proposal, leaving our fingers stained and our drafts smudged beyond recognition? That napkin?

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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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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

As an independent grant professional and nonprofit consultant, I have navigated the complexities of funding proposals and the diverse landscape of nonprofit initiatives for years. Success for grant professionals often involves crafting a compelling proposal and understanding the larger ecosystem in which we (and the funders) operate.

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Professional Grant Writers

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

AI is making its way into grant writing, changing how proposals are drafted and refined. For grant writers, nonprofits, and organizations seeking funding, The post The truth about AI in grant writing what to know before you use it appeared first on Professional Grant Writers.

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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. This includes proposals that span the breadth of the microbial world. Make a global impact with international grants!

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

AI and the growth of subpar supporter communications Nonprofits embraced AI in 2023. Unfortunately, many welcomed AI as a means of “getting out of writing.” I predict that as the AI writing apps proliferate, donor communications will become even worse than they already are. That said, AI is already here.

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Most rejections happen because proposals don’t line up with what funders want to support. Your proposal must address this priority directly. This piece dives into proven ways to land foundation research grants, from finding the perfect opportunities to writing proposals that truly connect with funders’ missions.

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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. Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Fast forward three decades, and a similar sense of curiosity and caution surrounds artificial intelligence or AI. In my work with nonprofit organizations, I’ve found that while few are using AI, many are not -- citing lack of time and concerns about safety, privacy and ethics. Try this prompt in Google Bard: “Which U.S.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 10, 2024

Our founder, Alex, has also spent time on grant review boards, which gives her unique insight into what it takes to create successful grant proposals that increase revenue for organizations. In this article: Mistake 2: Grant writers shouldn’t focus on minor distinctions within your work What is the purpose of a grant proposal?

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