Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Last week I reported on CVS being accused of fundraising fraud at checkout. In short, if a company is asking shoppers to make a donation, the company should make their donation first and then tell consumes they are donating to the fundraiser. However, as this article shows , companies can't deduct customer donations from their taxes.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising.

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Gail Perry Group

MAY 23, 2024

AI to the Rescue: Streamlining Thank You’s for More Donor Love As fundraisers, we understand the power of a well-crafted thank-you note. Then, drop the green text into your favorite FREE generative AI tool such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. Remember to bookmark this article for later.

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Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

Reid Blackman warns In an article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) : “This behavior – of replacing the word ‘ethics’ with some other, less precise term – is widespread. As you scroll through LinkedIn, countless articles tout the ‘responsible’ use of AI, each claiming to guide us toward better practices.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 12, 2023

Head over to ChatGPT and either signup or, if you already have an account, log in. Longtime reader David Tinker took me to task for my panning of the ALS Association's CEO Soak fundraiser in the Marketing Your Cause section of my last newsletter. First, David pointed out how popular the fundraiser is in his hometown of Pittsburgh.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2023

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. In this article, we’ll dive into how you can leverage the power of AI to take your nonprofit game to the next level. This is where ChatGPT comes in.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we embark on another year of impactful endeavors, let’s delve into the top ways you can increase your fundraising efforts in 2024. Fundraising is a pivotal part of your nonprofit’s ability to help change the world. Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success!

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Third, and this is critical, ask businesses to host a point-of-sale fundraiser and/or donate a percentage or portion of sales from a product or service for a week or two before the event. Recruit shoppers from your donor base to fundraise for the event. The author of this Wall Street Journal article said they could. ? (? =

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 27, 2024

Alex was designed as an autonomous fundraiser, independently managing a portfolio of donors. But these new and quickly developing technologies bring to the forefront many questions about the impact of AI on fundraising and the human relationships at the foundation of philanthropy. Is AI Technology Good For Fundraising?

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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The article ’15 learnings we’re sharing from 15 years of working with grant-seekers and fund ers’ by the Strategic Grants team first appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine. Fundraisers are braver and bolder than ever. Not all AI tools are created equally.

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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. My best advice is: Just jump in!

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Tom Ahern

MARCH 16, 2024

Sometimes a straitlaced reporter. ———— A fundraiser was fooling around with ChatGPT and asked: "Chat, do you know who Tom Ahern is?" He's not just a man; he's a maestro, orchestrating the symphony of fundraising with the finesse of a seasoned composer. Artificial Intelligence has mood swings! Sometimes a party animal.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nonetheless, I am fascinated by ChatGPT and other emerging tools. In this article, I will highlight three ways I believe AI will benefit grant-seeking and three concerns I have about its impact on our profession. You can start entering prompts and have ChatGPT find the answer! Let’s start with the negatives.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How to train ChatGPT to write in your brand’s tone of voice. The article includes 100 characters to choose from. I'm a subscriber to this publication and am "gifting" you this article.) This annual bar crawl of tens of thousands of revelers dressed as Santa Claus claims to be a fundraiser for charity.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 24, 2023

I can share my process in a series of articles via my newsletter or blog. How, I thought, can Hope for Henry have the best chance of finding support for its work when the fundraising behemoth St. has written an excellent article on how to start a LinkedIn newsletter. Just do case studies on the partnerships you want more of.

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Tom Ahern

JULY 6, 2023

in which the super-talented Steven Screen asks Artificial Intelligence to write a fundraising appeal at a certain grade level, to a certain word count. Most fundraisers don't go to journalism school (have met two exceptions in 30 years). Fundraisers tend to under-appreciate the immense power of headlines. for me, too.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. ( = This article is behind a paywall, but I can send it to you). Read it with this article: In national DEI dismantle, corporate charity efforts could be next. Read it with this article: In national DEI dismantle, corporate charity efforts could be next. Seeing any of these on your team?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Nonprofits That Will Lose Out, According to ChatGPT Party City Party City sells co-branded pink accessories and decorations during Halloween, donating 10% of the retail sales price to Susan G. Customers are encouraged to donate at the register and through annual fundraiser programs. Marketing Your Cause 1.

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