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5 Practical Steps to Build an AI-Ready Data Foundation for Your Nonprofit

May 11, 2026May 19, 2026 Olena Kulish

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to grow across the nonprofit sector, especially in practical use cases, such as copywriting, donor communications, program design, and workflow automations. But beneath those isolated wins, a deeper challenge persists: most nonprofits lack an AI-ready data foundation. Nonprofits are often asked to do more with limited budgets, small teams, and limited technical resources. Many still rely on scattered data systems, disconnected spreadsheets, inconsistent metrics, and manual reporting. As a result, technical teams remain stuck in surface-level work: stitching data together, troubleshooting broken reports, and reacting…

Hackers Want Your Donor Data: How to Ensure Your Nonprofit Isn’t at Risk

May 16, 2025 Tyler Schroeder

Nonprofits collect data — names, mailing and email addresses, birth dates and more — from donors. Here’s how to keep that information secure.

Generosity Ops: Structuring Your Organization to Accelerate Giving

July 11, 2024 Gabe Cooper

Implementing generosity ops can deepen your understanding of donors, save time, and dramatically increase giving. Here’s how to get started.

How to Handle Your Donor Data

April 21, 2023 Rachel Michele

Securely managing donor data provides the foundation for analyses that can reveal deeper insights into donor sentiment. Here are three steps that every nonprofit should take to ensure that their donor data is both private and secure.

Why Nonprofits Need to Utilize Donor Data

January 22, 2021 Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

Understanding donor data should be on the top of your to-do list. Without relevant, up-to-date and comprehensive data, you will not have the tools to determine the best strategy for fundraising success.

It’s Time to Rethink Your Donor Engagement Strategies

October 2, 2014 Bill Sayre

Knowing as much as possible about donors can help fundraisers keep them involved with the organization and develop greater retention. Nonprofits can break through the noise by utilizing traditional engagement methods, as well as emerging data and personalization tactics to focus on what matters — cultivating relationships with donors by addressing their interests and allowing them to communicate with your organization based on their preferences.

The Wild West of Social Media: How Do You Glean Donor Data on Social Media?

June 5, 2014 Margaret Battistelli Gardner

You know your donors and prospects are active on social media, and you know you should track donor data in this ever-evolving media. But how do you know what to look for and analyze when it comes to social-media data? On June 10, we’ll host the Engage Virtual Workshop: Driving Donations With Data to help attendees come to better understand and work with their data gathering and usage.

Are Your Suffering From Data Dread?

May 23, 2014 Margaret Battistelli Gardner

You know you need to gather donor data. But why? And more importantly, how? And what do you do with it once you’ve gathered it? Are you gathering too much? Or the wrong kind?

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