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How to Use AI for the Right Ask (Without Being Creepy)

Blackbaud

They’re vague, don’t explain the impact of the donation, and ask for an arbitrary amount of money. If an appeal feels like it was written by a robot, it likely was generated by AI. Such subpar messages may be the reason that 63% of fundraisers feel uncomfortable using AI for personalized donor communications.

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The 10 Most Popular ENGAGE Articles of 2024

Blackbaud

Trending topics included artificial intelligence (AI), fundraising strategies, and maintaining strong finances for nonprofits. Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy 2. 8 Common Donation Page Mistakes (and Simple Solutions!) 8 Common Donation Page Mistakes (and Simple Solutions!)

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Why you think that terrible AI-written fundraising appeal is great

Future Fundraising Now

They fed it a story from their work, along with some other prompts, and the AI took its usual 5 seconds or so to write an appeal. The AI appeal was terrible. There was only one direct address to the reader, asking (in an oddly vague way) for a donation. No P.S. It was a pretty typical example of AI appeal writing.

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Go All In on Monthly Giving

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Monthly giving helps you raise more money Monthly or recurring donations can help donors spread out their gifts and its easier on their bank accounts. Monthly gifts are smaller, but you can raise a lot of money with lots of small donations. It should be an easy option on your donation page. The average is around $25 a month.

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Fasten Your Seat Belts! 2025 Will Be a Bumpy Ride…Here’s Help!

Pamela Grow

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. Far too many nonprofits welcomed AI as a means of getting out of writing. PayPal isneveran acceptable nonprofit donation page. A chilling notion. Not by a long shot.

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AI for Nonprofits: Crafting Compelling Appeal Letters with AI

Gail Perry Group

AI for Nonprofits: Crafting Compelling Appeal Letters with AI Are you ready to set up a year-end fundraising campaign that will engage donors and drive donations to your organization? Here is a shortcut we strongly recommend: give our AI appeal letter template a try. Why use AI to Write Appeal Letters?

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Top 10 Fundraising writing best practices (says AI)

Tom Ahern

File under: An "A-level" check list according to AI Top 10 fundraising writing best practices (circa 2025 and remarkably useful) What are the top 10 fundraising writing best practices? Above is the prompt submitted to artificial intelligence (AI) by some ever-curious U.S. AI's verbatim, nearly instant response? Cite experts."

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