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Praise for
AI in Fundraising

“Traditional AI and generative AI are moving the efficiency frontier in many industries, fundraising included. With these technologies, organizations will be able to create more personalized and deeper donor relationships while being able to use their resources more effectively.”

^{Nicolaj Siggelkow, David M. Knott Professor, Vice Dean MBA Program, and Co-Director, Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and co-author of}^{Connected Strategy}

“Elevate your nonprofit’s potential with AI in Fundraising. This insightful guide examines how AI technologies, from predictive modeling to generative AI, can be implemented to boost fundraising efforts, enhance donor satisfaction, and secure a sustainable future for nonprofits.”

^{Max S. Bennett, co-founder of multiple AI companies, author of}^{A Brief History of Intelligence}

"AI doesn't just support the art of fundraising; it transforms it into a science of precision and personalization, enabling us to understand and connect with donors in unprecedented ways, ensuring that every message we send is not just heard, but felt."

^{Stephen Ibaraki, AI for Good Futurist Entrepreneur Investor Innovator, founder & chair outreach of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union Global AI for Good}

"This piece offers a compelling exploration of how AI revolutionizes fundraising strategies. With concise explanations, insightful analysis, and practical applications, it is an invaluable guide for leaders and organizations navigating the evolving philanthropic landscape."

^{Craig Leonard, Executive Director, Pipeline Development and Strategic Initiatives, University of Michigan}

“It’s a very thorough and easy to understand overview of how AI can be used in the fundraising space. I imagine many nonprofits are overwhelmed with where to start, and this can serve as a useful roadmap.”

^{Jeff Kula, Senior Vice Chair, Philanthropy, Cleveland Clinic}

CCS Fundraising Insights

Revolutionizing Fundraising Part I: 6 Ways AI is Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves across industries, and the world of fundraising is no exception. So how can you leverage the power of data to raise dollars?

Revolutionizing Fundraising Part II: 5 Nonprofit Sector AI Application Examples

Artificial Intelligence can help nonprofits make strong connections, create lasting impact, and build a bright fundraising future.

Revolutionizing Fundraising Part III: Guiding Questions for Nonprofit AI Implementation

As access to AI-driven software increases, our guiding questions for AI implementation will help your organization decide whether and how to use artificial intelligence.

CCS 2023 Philanthropic Landscape, 12th Edition

Featuring essential philanthropic research from all major sources in the industry, this exclusive report examines key themes in American philanthropy and the latest data on giving by U.S. individuals, foundations, and corporations.

2024 CCS Philanthropy Pulse

The 2024 CCS Philanthropy Pulse report serves as a guide for fundraisers, offering insights into the modern strategies nonprofits employ for development and highlighting avenues for fundraising success.ation, and this could be called Tutorial Tuesday to match!

External Resources

For further reading of the external publications and research referenced in this paper:

Agrawal, Ajay. Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence. Harvard Business Review. April 17, 2018.

“AI Use Cases for Nonprofit Leaders,” Microsoft e-book.

Bennett, Max. A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains. Mariner Books. October 24, 2023.

Blackman, Reid and Beena Ammanath. “Ethics and AI: 3 Conversations Companies Need to Have.” Harvard Business Review. March 21, 2022.

Buell, Spender. “An MIT student asked AI to make her headshot more ‘professional.’ It gave her lighter skin and blue eyes.” Boston Globe. July 19, 2023.

External Resources

Candelon, François. “How People Can Create—and Destroy—Value with Generative AI.” BCG Global. September 21, 2023.

DeGeurin, Mack. “The Feds Are Investigating ChatGPT’s Hallucination Problem.” Gizmodo. July 13, 2023.

De Vynck, Gerrit. “ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces a lawsuit over how it used people’s data.” The Washington Post. June 28, 2023.

Eloundou, Tyna, Sam Manning, Pamela Mishkin, and Daniel Rock. “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models.” OpenAI, Open Research, University of Pennsylvania. August 22, 2023.

Kissinger, Henry A., Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher. The Age of AI: And Our Human Future. Back Bay Books. November 1, 2022.

Siggelkow, Nicolaj and Christian Terwiesch. Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage. Harvard Business Review Press. May 21, 2019.

Suleyman, Mustafa. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma. Crown. September 5, 2023.

Vincent, James. “Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content.” The Verge. January 17, 2023.

Weiser, Benjamin and Nate Schweber. “The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself.” The New York Times. June 8, 2023.