We created a new AI for fundraisers – LIVE – with the help of the amazing audience at this year’s AFP Fundraising Day in New York and an expert panel led by Development Guild CEO, Matthew Weber, and Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Guirlaine Belizaire.
During our panel session, “Live-Polling the Present: Harnessing Real-Time Insights for Fundraising in 2024,” we showcased our proprietary AI + Strategy platform by tapping into the combined expertise and curiosity of our audience, as well as some of our incredible Development Guild clients, including:
- Roshma Azeem, VP Development and Senior Deputy Chief Development Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
- Whitney Namm Pollack, CEO, Project Sunshine
- Robin van Puyenbroeck, Executive Director of Business Development, World Trade Centers Association
“How can we leverage AI?”
The 60+ fundraising professionals in attendance banded together with our panelists, and collectively decided to tackle the big question, “how can we leverage AI?” Within 45 minutes, using our AI + Strategy tool on their phones, the room developed a neural network trained on how fundraisers can best leverage AI. This network has over 100 deeply interconnected nodes and offers a high-level prescription for fundraisers looking to use AI.
“Anyone leading a team of fundraisers can use that data to build their own AI plan, right now”, Weber said. “We’ve optimized the tool to output very custom plans, so you can tune it to your organization’s exact needs.” As an example, Weber generated the following high-level strategic plan on how fundraisers could leverage AI:
- Determine your goal. Is it about new efficiencies or interface with donors?
- Identify AI tools and resources to support your goal
- Identify specific use cases for your organization that would solve tangible problems/increase efficiency for your organization
- Create early adopter test pilots
- Train yourself and your team to implement
- Don’t let it replace the human aspect of fundraising
Weber was quick to point out that organizations could use this as a starting point for their own plan. “What are the next steps? Well, you could literally invite your team of fundraisers in for a session, and use our AI + Strategy tool to create all the details you. need. You could wrap it up in one team meeting, and be peak-level informed.”
Complimentary Interactive AI Strategy Session
You can create your own plan for how your organization can leverage AI for fundraising with a free trial of our AI + Strategy platform – and invite up to 500 members of your team.
>> Schedule Your Session Here <<<
Questions? We’re happy to help, email Matthew Weber
