Critical Fundraising

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

However, as a new report from the international fundraising think tank Rogare cautions, integrating AI requires navigating complex ethical considerations unique to the fundraising sector. The report examines ethical issues arising both from applying AI in fundraising, and using AI to resolve fundraising dilemmas.

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Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

So, you’re using AI ‘responsibly’, but, asks Cherian Koshy , are you using it ethically? I use that word – ‘ethical’ – intentionally and with priority. Far too often, we dispense with ethics because it seems too obscure or fluffy. Ethical challenges don’t disappear via semantic legerdemain.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

To help you navigate this topic, this article delves into the importance of data privacy in nonprofit fundraising. Donation amounts and interests : Financial contributions and areas of interest that help tailor fundraising campaigns. Create a free account and see how we can help your organization smash your fundraising goals!

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? However, its important to remember: AI is not a replacement for a qualified fundraiser.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mobile Giving Campaigns The future of fundraising is mobile, with a growing number of donors using their smartphones to find new nonprofits, complete transactions, and tell their friends about their experiences. Thats what makes mobile giving campaigns so successfulthese fundraisers make contributing convenient for donors.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. Use ethical and organized data collection methods. Charitable giving saw a 2.1%

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CauseVox

AUGUST 17, 2023

If you are interested in learning insights, best practices, and seeing real-world examples to inspire and guide your AI implementation journey in an ethical manner, this webinar is for you! This session will also feature a live Q&A and be recorded for on-demand viewing

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Grant Professionals Association, (GPA) in collaboration with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, (AFP) has chosen October to highlight the ethical practices of professionals in the resource development field. How would you respond ethically to this offer from the organization?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In addition, the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Department at Stanford University focuses on human-centered AI, emphasizing the need for diverse voices in AI development to address ethical concerns. Candid’s AI-powered LOI writer assistant aids fundraisers and provides guidance on writing different sections of an LOI.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 10, 2023

By Emily Haynes As nonprofits struggle to hire and retain fundraisers, some are turning to performance-based bonuses to entice and retain talent. There are plenty of ways to ethically reward hard-working fundraisers — the Association of Fundraising Professionals, for example, endorses bonuses delivered as flat…

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Elevate

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Earlier in the year, I interviewed Brian Rosenbaum about how his professional training as a social worker and his personal DEI journey have enhanced his ability to fundraise for nonprofits and engage with major donors.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Ethical Considerations in School FundraisingTransparency, Safety & Legal Compliance What Are the Ethical Considerations in School Fundraising? Fundraising plays a pivotal role in helping schools meet financial needs for extracurricular programs, classroom supplies, and community initiatives.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Join us to be equipped with knowledge and tools to harness the potential of AI through ethical and responsible fundraising practices.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2023

announced the launch of its "Framework Toward Responsible AI for Fundraising." This framework is the first of its kind and is tailored to address the ethical considerations and responsible use of artificial intelligence in the fundraising profession. Fundraising.AI

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The ethical considerations of nonprofit storytelling, and strategies to ensure you are a good steward of your community stories. MemoryFox is a proud sponsor of the upcoming 2025 Fundraising Calendar. What full-circle 360-degree stewardship looks like in the context of visual storytelling for nonprofits.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 8, 2023

If fundraisers want to write a thank-you note using A.I., By Rasheeda Childress One big risk: feeding private information about donors into A.I. experts advise stripping all identifying information from the samples they provide.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 21, 2023

Today’s guest post on ethical nonprofit storytelling is from Caliopy Glaros. Caliopy is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Philanthropy Without Borders, a firm with expertise in ethical storytelling, donor engagement, and strategic planning. The story is that the fundraising staff and program staff just can’t see eye-to-eye.

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Future Fundraising Now

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. If you think your fundraising is taking something away from them, you’re missing one of the coolest things about it. The better your fundraising, the more it happens. A lot of fundraising is created by people who feel guilty about their work. It just happens.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

When you combine the associated expenses with the costs of operating your organization day-to-day, you determine that you’ll need to add new fundraisers to your calendar to fund all of these initiatives. Fortunately, there is an answer—passive fundraising! What is passive fundraising? Let’s dive in! Thanking participants.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The New Age of Fundraising Grassroots fundraising is a vital source of support for many nonprofits. The growth of social media has made it easier than ever to fundraise directly from potential donors. Grassroots fundraising creates a sense of ownership within a community, an important part of onboarding long-term donors.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As I've been thinking about it, the three things that help leading through uncertain times fit perfectly with fundraising too. We shouldn't be surprised - fundraising is all about leadership. So leadership principles should apply to fundraising too. 3 Commitments for Fundraising in Uncertain Times. See what I did there?).

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2023

Komen, which raises money through its Race for the Cure events, regularly evaluates its fundraising events to be sure they’re still serving the organization.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As professionals, we face situations that can potentially compromise our ethics and values, sometimes without even knowing it. These are against the values of the Grant Professionals Association and Association of Fundraising Professionals. Or been told they will not compensate until the grant is awarded? Author Bio: Lisa Mead, M.S.,

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Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

Governance & Ethics Boards set policies that keep operations ethical, legal, and mission-aligned. Stakeholder Relations & Fundraising Board members connect with donors, funders, employees, and the communitybuilding relationships that drive support and advance the mission.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Grant Professionals Association in collaboration with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has chosen the month of October to highlight the ethical practices of professionals in the resource development field. This month is our opportunity to share with the world the importance of ethics in the grants profession.

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Critical Fundraising

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Explores how the ‘traditional charity model’ is disintermediated by individuals, companies and other types of charity Each type of disintermediation raises its own ethical and regulatory issues, which have barely begun to be addressed Disintermediated giving is a lot more than just donating via crowdfunding platforms.

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Future Fundraising Now

MAY 6, 2024

” The right photo can really boost the power of a fundraising message. But photos pose some ethical and logistical challenges. So should you consider AI images in your fundraising? Here’s a fascinating test of their use from The Agitator, at AI Images in Fundraising, Help or Hurt? I asked it for “sad kitten.”

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Fundraising HayDay

JANUARY 11, 2024

The use of artificial Intelligence tools for writing is a hot topic of discussion in the grant and fundraising community these days. Questions abound about the efficacy, ethical boundaries, and inherent bias associated with AI. Questions abound about the efficacy, ethical boundaries, and inherent bias associated with AI.

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Today I’d like to consider five specific strategies that will help you ethically take advantage of some of the psychology underlying human behavior. Once you understand these principles, you can begin to strategically apply them to your integrated development (marketing and fundraising) strategy.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2021

So much bad behavior happens on social media that it may be impossible to believe that there are any ethics involved. As we know, two of the biggest hallmarks of successful fundraising are trust and transparency with your donors.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Technology, regulation, fundraising and the people who power the nonprofit sector were the hottest topics online at The NonProfit Times during 2024. 3Q1bNOB ** Ransomware Attacks Spike 278% At Healthcare Organizations [link] ** Daniels Law Litigation Pushing Fundraisers Out Of N.J. 3URhZuU ** NPTs The Best Nonprofits To Work For bit.ly/3Q1bNOB

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

When seeking new donors and building relationships with prospective grantmakers and individual donors, it's important to consider how ethics plays a role. Nonprofits rely on the work of dedicated staff and volunteers and on charitable gifts.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Emphasize the importance of ethics and controls at staff meetings, and demonstrate that everyone follows the rules, all the time. Control the Cash If there’s cash involved such as at a fundraiser or box office at a performance have two people count all the cash together.

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Fundraising HayDay

JUNE 4, 2020

Every professional organization associated with grants and fundraising has a code of ethics members must agree to uphold. Ethics includes complying with applicable rules and regulations of our funders, and so much more. Take a dive into some specific ethical examples with our cohosts.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And equally important, will it make abiding by the GPA Code of Ethics more challenging? Having been on the nonprofit employee “side” for the past 15 years, I knew I needed to dive deeper into the Code of Ethics from a consulting perspective. This is the ethical question I imagined would arise most often if I decided to specialize.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2022

Hatch has developed a platform for nonprofit organizations that leverages ethical AI to enrich donor data and predict individuals’ giving with funding from prominent investors.

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