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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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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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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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. Why embrace AI-powered smart search?

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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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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2025

These resources, which range from YouTube training videos to help articles , can get you the support you need regardless of skill or experience level. Now were pairing these knowledge sources with AI tools to answer your questions more holistically and guide you to the most essential information more effectively. Why an AI assistant?

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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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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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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Fortunately, you now have access to hundreds of AI tools which can save you time. However, current AI tools cannot replace an effective grant writer. But they can be used as a well-trained assistant, which means you must understand AI’s strengths and weaknesses to maximize its value. You are not alone.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2025

Today, Candid and PND are working to leverage AI technologies to deliver news with even greater speed, depth, and precision. As AI changes how we gather and share information, Candid is excited about how these technologies can enhance our news offerings.

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Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving quickly and changing the way many of us engage in our day-to-day work. Nonprofits face a critical question: How can we make AI adoption more inclusive and accessible across our organizations? Yet, 77% of nonprofits believe they would benefit from using more AI, including in mission-related work.

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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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Capital Campaign Pro

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s packed with templates, samples, and training videos. That’s where Andie comes in. […] The post Meet Andie, the AI Campaign Companion from Capital Campaign Pro appeared first on Capital Campaign Pro. In addition to having a dedicated expert advisor, our clients have access to our Online Toolkit.

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HSF House

APRIL 10, 2025

Thats when I dropped a message in a group chat: Anyone else interested in AI? We utilized both AI-generated and recorded assets to build the app, which helped reduce costs and gave me insights about using, what was at the time, cutting edge technology. Not long after, I received an invitation to join MLab.

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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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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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Blackbaud

JULY 3, 2024

A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. Now, AI-powered accounting functionality is to the point of being more than a shiny object. It can create real value—when you’ve taken precautions on how the tool is trained.

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Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

So, you’re using AI ‘responsibly’, but, asks Cherian Koshy , are you using it ethically? As you scroll through LinkedIn, countless articles tout the ‘responsible’ use of AI, each claiming to guide us toward better practices. At conferences, panels buzz with emerging experts advocating for responsibility in AI deployment.

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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. However, implementing AI can be a daunting task, especially for teams without prior experience in the field. Clearly explain the purpose and benefits of AI tools.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 7, 2025

If youre training an AI model, make sure your data is clean and correct or your output will be full of errors.

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 26, 2024

However, things like the advancement of AI, economic restructuring, and remote working, also make the list. Because of this, you will see an increase in In-Kind Grant Support from funders who donate software, development services, training, and more to help nonprofits. We should expect to see a continued AI trend in 2025.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

Generative AI has captured our collective imagination and will likely transform the world as we know it. To be clear, I believe there is far more substance and potential with generative AI. One way I’d gauge when generative AI is ready for primetime is when it begins to replace core business functions like the home page of Google.

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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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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 10, 2024

BoodleBox makes working with generative AI easy for every role in your nonprofit. Draft proposals, research donors, craft stories, or delegate any task to your AI team effortlessly. Our guided training, consolidation of top AIs, and nonprofit-focused AI assistants help you adopt AI up to 3X faster and boost productivity by up to 67%.

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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.

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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

APRIL 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing the way organizations work. From programs that make complex data-based decisions to applications that transcribe spoken words into text, AI offers new opportunities to do things more creatively and efficiently. We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies.

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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 Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Library Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

Pacific ACRL and the Elsevier Foundation are providing a pilot community of practice program, entitled Bridging the Gap: An AI Community of Practice. A train-the-trainer model will enable early-career librarians to extend AI knowledge and skills within their institutions and communities.

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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. If you’re ready to move beyond grants, let’s get started! It is always a bonus if your team has personal qualities like integrity, leadership skills, and outstanding manners.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you work for a nonprofit and want to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI) and low-code automation to create your own digital solutions, applications, dashboards, and workflows, you are not alone. But what is low-code and how is it related to AI? What Is Low-Code and What Does It Have to Do with AI?

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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. International fellowships of $8,000 to conservation professionals for a one-month training program.

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