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! Think of the time spent developing your fundraising plan as an investment in your organization’s future.

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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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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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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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The NonProfit Times

MAY 29, 2024

Given widespread concerns about staffing and staff capacity, some nonprofit leaders are exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement the work of their staff. As in 2023, most nonprofit respondents experienced either a balanced budget or surplus in the most recently completed fiscal year. That’s the good news.

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Fluxx

JANUARY 25, 2025

81% of Foundations Report Some Degree of AI Usage Within Their Organization Since 2022, a lot has changed in philanthropy technology. The 2024 survey that number rose to 91% showing a reduction of overall spend when averaged as percentage of budget. This demonstrates that teams need to do more with less staff and budget.

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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.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 22, 2024

Download the report to glean insights from 939 fundraising professionals, benchmark your nonprofit's success, see where other nonprofits plan to invest their budget, learn how the nonprofit sector feels about AI, and more.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2024

Whether you’re interested in learning about responsible AI, cybersecurity, APIs , staff empowerment, or something specific about Blackbaud software , we’ve got a session for you. Responsible AI: What It Means for Your School Presented by Hiram Cuevas of St. But what if your budget doesn’t match the magnitude of the risks?

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 16, 2024

The incentives for nonprofit leaders to heed the findings are strong given the 63% of respondents who expect to budget more dollars for corporate social impact investment during 2024, according to the authors. Two areas that might particularly benefit are artificial intelligence (AI) and climate-related efforts.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. Whether you want to hear about product updates like automated payments and AI or brush up on fund accounting best practices, you don’t want to miss these bbcon 2024 financial management sessions.

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Just Write Grants

AUGUST 27, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one such tool that’s making waves in grant writing. From drafting proposals to analyzing grant opportunities, AI promises to streamline the grant application process. However, while AI offers numerous benefits, it also comes with its own set of challenges.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

It’s truly amazing to see how fast artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved and transformed various industries, including the nonprofit sector. As a nonprofit professional, you’ll be thrilled to know that AI is your new secret weapon for elevating your operations, fundraising, and outreach efforts. or “How can I get involved?”.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 26, 2023

Celebrating 8 Years of Innovation: Special Discount on AI-Powered Grant Writing Course As we celebrate the 8-year anniversary of our business this June, we’re offering a special $80 discount on our revolutionary AI-powered grant writing course using the code: 8YEARS. What is Chat GPT and How Does it Work?

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Sharpshooter Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a grant professional, I have an enduring faith in the myriad of talents needed to craft comprehensive and convincing proposals -- talents that can’t be automated by artificial intelligence (AI) -- but I also understand the existential fear of our profession being devalued or compromised through technology. Let’s start with the negatives.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 21, 2023

As we approach an era where AI can perform complex tasks, it’s prudent for us to prepare and adapt. Understand AI and Its Limitations AI has made significant strides, but it is far from perfect. Though AI can learn patterns and generate text, it lacks a genuine comprehension of the content.

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Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

Grants & AI: The New Normal New technological advances can be awe inspiring. What is Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI), is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings (Britannica, 2023). But does it really? Ethical or Unethical?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2023

But there’s a game-changing solution on the horizon, brought about by one of the most innovative technologies of our era: artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve discovered a transformative secret recipe using FREE AI tools to reshape the grant writing process, and we’re eager to share it with you.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a grant professional, I have an enduring faith in the myriad of talents needed to craft comprehensive and convincing proposals -- talents that can’t be automated by artificial intelligence (AI) -- but I also understand the existential fear of our profession being devalued or compromised through technology. Let’s start with the negatives.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2024

From dos and don’ts for writing winning proposals, to how to use generative AI effectively, to crafting compelling narratives, these resources outline best practices and offer step-by-step advice. There are four major types of grant proposal documents: letters of inquiry, cover letters, proposal budget, and full grant proposal.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2024

4 What is your budget for the technology project? By determining your budget early on, you can set realistic expectations and find a suitable cost model for your nonprofit. Your budget also helps you to evaluate the importance and timeline of your projects if you have multiple technology innovation projects in mind.

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Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2024

Sharpen your budgeting skills or learn how to organize your donors based on their behaviors and characteristics to boost fundraising efforts. Explore how to leverage AI and automation. There’s something for everyone at your school.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

However, as we’re constantly reminded, we’re living in unpredictable times—economic turbulence, heightened political and social tensions, the rise of AI, changing donor habits and preferences – the list goes on. But for many small nonprofits, making these changes can feel less than feasible.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

AI and Predictive Modeling A growing trend in fundraising, AI-driven insights use machine learning to predict the likelihood of a prospect making a major gift. This threshold might be $5,000 for a smaller nonprofit or $100,000 for a large institutionit all depends on your overall budget and fundraising goals.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

In a perfect world, your budget will always be balanced. Use Scenario Budgeting Nonprofits must withstand inflation, changing political policies, economic shifts, and the increasingly unpredictable climate. You will always get the grant and donors will never churn.

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Soapbox Exchange

MAY 6, 2024

Scroll on down for the latest fundraising ideas and strategies relating to AI fundraising, donor acquisition, and nonprofit budgets! Subscribe here! You can receive the Fundraising Weekly newsletter each Tuesday by subscribing today !

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The key is to begin, said Linton Myers, Director of Innovation and Incubation at Blackbaud, and keep trying, even if the first attempt is not a slam-dunk. “Risk-averse leaders look at failures as a time loss, resource loss, or budget loss,” Myers said. Instead of thinking what happens if I fail, think about what happens if I don’t try?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a part of our lives for a long time, powering our smartphones’ virtual assistants, personalizing content recommendations on streaming services, and ushering in innovations in self-driving car technology. And there are a variety of opinions out there about AI. And should we be using it or not?”

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

Enter AI solutions like ChatGPT – a powerful tool that can significantly streamline your grant writing workflow. The Power of AI: Streamlining Your Grant Writing Process with ChatGPT Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various sectors, and the nonprofit world is no exception.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

The planners reported growth in multiple areas, including increases in event revenue and budgets, as well as the number of in-person events and attendees. When compared to last year’s results, the planners missed by 1% on the projection of number of attendees, hit their operating budgets. That’s up 12 points from last year’s results.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 16, 2024

According to the firm, Moore ACTS brings together psychometric research from the Moore Neuro-Fundraising Lab , data insights from SimioCloud , a Moore company, generative AI techniques, and omnichannel analytics. This is the latest in the generative AI-powered innovations directly available in Bloomerang’s market-leading giving platform.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

The tool will enable users to run comparative analyses on executive leadership trends by race and gender within contexts such as location, organization size, and operating budget. Grounded in a participatory approach, the tool will be designed by WFN members and built by WFN’s data and insights team.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2015

You can request discounted rates for as many individual memberships as you need, and this offer is available to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public libraries regardless of their size and budget. You can upload and sync PSD, AI, INDD, PDF, and other types of Adobe files to and from any device. Cloud Features. Case Studies.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

A grassroots approach to fundraising enables nonprofits to allocate their time and budget towards their core mission and empowers their supporters to create meaningful change. If you need some help to get started, this is a great opportunity to use the power of an AI tool like ChatGPT.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

But like the rest of the nonprofit world, you face unique challenges when it comes to retaining employees, ranging from tight compensation budgets to work-balance issues. In this guide, we’ll explore four ideas to help you boost employee retention at your organization. Offer competitive compensation. Encourage work-life balance.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Google Bard’s Suggestions for Using Google to Find Grant Opportunities In addition to the strategies above, you can also ask for help from Google’s new AI assistant, Bard , to see what suggestions it has to direct you to correct content on Google. AI doesn’t always produce correct or helpful information.

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