AI for Charities and Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide

🤖 AI is transforming how charities and nonprofits operate.

For the first time in 2024, the Charity Commission asked charity trustees about their charity’s use of Artificial Intelligence. Only 3% of trustees said their charity has used AI, however this rose to 8% of larger charities (income £1m+) with the primary use of AI being for drafting web content or communications (58% had used AI for this).

There are many ways for charities and nonprofits to benefit from AI. Here’s some key uses AI that can help you improve efficiency, fundraising, and engagement:

🔹 1. AI Chatbots for Donor Support
Reduce team workload by using chatbots to answer FAQs and assist donors 24/7.
🛠 Suggested tool: ChatGPT for Nonprofits.

🔹 2. Predictive Analytics for Fundraising
AI analyses donor data to predict who is most likely to give and what campaign will be most effective.
🛠 Suggested tool: Dataro.

🔹 3. Automated Grant Writing
Save time applying for grants with AI-powered proposal generators.
🛠 Suggested tool: Grantable AI.

🔹 4. Personalised Donor Outreach
AI can write customised email campaigns based on donor history and engagement.
🛠 Suggested tool: HubSpot CRM + AI Tools.

🔹 5. AI-Powered Impact Measurement
Nonprofits can analyse programme success using AI-driven reporting tools.
🛠 Suggested tool: Tableau for Nonprofits.

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