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AI Won’t Replace Donor Relationships. But It Can Strengthen Them.

AI Won’t Replace Donor Relationships. But It Can Strengthen Them.

by jeff@ebersmith.com | Oct 13, 2025 | Nonprofits and AI

Of 100 first-time donors, only 20 will give again the following year. That’s according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, and it’s a stat that should make every nonprofit leader wince. But is that a retention problem? Or a relationship problem?...
The Real Reason Nonprofits Aren’t Using AI

The Real Reason Nonprofits Aren’t Using AI

by jeff@ebersmith.com | Oct 10, 2025 | Nonprofits and AI

A development director spends her Tuesday afternoon stuffing envelopes. She has a stack of 200 appeal letters that need to go out by end of week, and the board decided that outsourcing to a print shop wasn’t in the budget. So there she is, folding, stuffing,...
Grant Reporting Doesn’t Have to Suck: What One Foundation’s AI Experiment Tells Us

Grant Reporting Doesn’t Have to Suck: What One Foundation’s AI Experiment Tells Us

by jeff@ebersmith.com | Oct 6, 2025 | Nonprofits and AI

You’ve spent six hours on a grant report. You’ve carefully described your program activities, documented your outcomes, explained any budget variances, and crafted language that makes everything sound like it went according to plan (even the parts that...

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