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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

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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Using Your Fundraising CRM Software to Its Full Potential

Blackbaud

Make Progress and Stay Organized with Project Management When I joined the foundation in 2019, I met Warren Campbell, a wonderful database consultant and project manager with Campbell Consulting LLC. Especially with the advent of AI , things are shaking up right now in CRM tech. It will pay off!

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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

When tracked separately, certification data showed [e]that 33% of freelancers have a certification as compared to 9% of grant professionals working as employees (GPA, 2019). References: Grant Professionals Association (2019). Why aren't more grant professionals certified? Salary survey and benefits report[f][g].

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Using smart tech to reimagine nonprofit work

Candid

In our new book, The Smart Nonprofit , we use the umbrella term “smart tech” to refer to technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets and cousins, such as machine learning, and natural language processes. These technologies automate internal systems and processes, meaning they make decisions for (and instead of) people.

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What we’re reading: 5 popular Issue Lab reports from 2024 

Candid

These Issue Lab reports cover a variety of topics—from AI to renewable energy—and showcase the ideas and efforts of organizations working to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond. This report offers an early perspective on the state of data and AI adoption among foundations in Europe. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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NEWS: Damian Chapman steps up as the new chair of the fundraising think tank Rogare

Critical Fundraising

Takes over from the current chair, Heather Hill, who has been in the role since 2019 Vision to “reshape fundraising to make it more inclusive, ethical and impactful” Damian Chapman – the director of fundraising and communications at the Charity for Civil Servants, in the UK – has become the new chair of Rogare – The Fundraising Think Tank.

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Newsletter: Cause Marketing & The Law ?? ; How Long Do Partnership Pros Stay on the Job? ; Snapchat Teams Up with Wendy’s to Support Adoption ???

Selfish Giving

Snapchat is teaming up with Wendy's in May to encourage hungry Snappers to make donations to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption via a lens that uses AI technology. File this under cool cause marketing.?? I don't think anyone would disagree that eye contact with the consumer is important for point-of-sale success. Cause Research**.

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