Despite its controversy, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular in a variety of industries for streamlining internal processes, enhancing decision-making, and saving staff time.  Introducing AI into your charitable or nonprofit organization's fundraising process can allow for greater efficiency and ultimately maximize your results. As BWF explains, AI fundraising use cases range from nonprofit content generation to predictive donor analytics to prospect identification. However, there are some considerations your organization needs to take into account to ensure you ..read more

With five packed days of online content, the Digital Strategy Summit 2024 can help your nonprofit organization skill-up in a new digital landscape! The Center for Digital Strategy has designed a summit just for nonprofit professionals. It's a comprehensive learning experience with session content that is backed up by case studies and immediately applicable to your advocacy and fundraising programs this year.  Register here: https://www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-strategy-summit/ Use our code: Care2 for 20% off the registration fee. Take a look at the packed schedule ..read more

If your nonprofit is looking for a way to get the word out about your cause and grow your community of loyal supporters, look no further than an awareness campaign. Also known as an advocacy campaign, an awareness campaign is aimed primarily at increasing public visibility of your cause.  ..read more

Love them or hate them, spreadsheet are a fact of life for most nonprofit professionals! In the latest Tech for Good episode, Randy Paynter reveals how AI is revolutionizing spreadsheet management. If you wish reporting could be easier, faster, and more accurate, this video is for you! Randy shows viewers how ChatGPT can transform charts into data tables, automatically add third-party data, run calculations, and create compelling visual representations—all without requiring manual input. While full AI replacement of spreadsheets isn’t here yet,  AI can serve as a virtual coach, guidin ..read more

If you’re one of the 97% of nonprofits that use social media regularly to engage supporters and market your cause, you understand this channel’s power to make an impact on your mission. And if you aren’t leveraging social media yet—there’s no better time to start than right now, and it’s easy to get your accounts up and running. However, sustaining a successful social media account requires careful planning. As you post content, keep these essential tips in mind: Craft a Compelling Digital Narrative Leverage Multi-media Elements Engage Beyond the Post ..read more

Happy New Year, nonprofit professionals! We have a fantastic "how to" guide to jumpstart January. In a recent Tech For Good, Made Easy episode, host Randy Paynter explains how your charitable or nonprofit organization can use custom GPTs to improve your creativity and efficiency in 2024. First things first, what’s a GPT? A GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an artificial intelligence language model that can generate content, answer queries, translate text, and even design code ..read more

Care2, Engaging Networks, and The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) are honoring the legacy of Joe Baker, our respected colleague and friend, through the creation of the Joe Baker Fund ..read more

"Tech for Good, Made Easy" is a video podcast helping nonprofit professionals learn how to use, and get the most out of, cutting edge AI tools! It's hosted by Randy Paynter, founder of Care2, and a leading expert in digital advocacy and cause marketing.  Incredible advances in AI tools are helping nonprofit professionals be more efficient and make a bigger, more positive impact in the world. But, less than 30% of content creators are currently using them! Randy has reviewed hundreds of AI tools, and will share which ones will boost your productivity and  creativity (and which ones ..read more

The more revenue sources your nonprofit has, the more sustainable your organization will be. One often underutilized source of income for nonprofits is workplace giving programs. These programs allow donors to give through their employers and, in some cases, even have their donations supplemented by employer contributions.  Workplace giving programs make donating easy and routine, helping boost supporter retention while increasing your fundraising potential. All your nonprofit needs to do is remind employees to check their workplace giving programs, make sure their donations are going t ..read more

Big changes are coming for charities and nonprofits that engage in email marketing! Google has announced that that “bulk senders” will need to authenticate their emails, stay under a reported spam threshold, as well as provide an unsubscribe option when communicating with individuals on their lists. What is a bulk sender? A bulk sender in this context is any organization or individual who would be emailing a list large enough to include over 5,000 Gmail addresses in a daily email. Many charities and nonprofit organizations fall into this category with databases of donors, supporters, event ..read more