Nonprofit Tech for Good

Our 2026 Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Marketing & Fundraising program is now available on demand! Customized for nonprofit professionals, the webinar series provides a timely, honest approach to using AI for nonprofit marketing and fundraising—and illuminates why human creativity is more valuable than ever.

Holiday online sales are projected to grow 6-8% in 2026, and by shopping any of the 38 online stores listed below, socially conscious consumers can support nonprofits making a positive impact worldwide. For those who prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org or GlobalGiving.org.

GEO may seem like yet another indecipherable acronym, but peel away the jargon and you’ve got a digestible concept. GEO for fundraisers means structuring and writing content on your chosen fundraising platform’s campaign page so AI can synthesize it and then recommend it. 

For those nonprofit professionals looking to expand their knowledge of using AI for marketing and fundraising, this list of 32 AI tools is a good place to start. Experiment with 5 to 10 of the tools and you'll gain a good understanding of the current capabilities of AI.

This free webinar on December 2 will showcase three practical ways organizations are using SMS to increase donor engagement and grow their followers on social media. Backed by recent, real campaign data, your nonprofit leave with a clear, repeatable playbook for building stronger supporter relationships.

AI enables nonprofits to increase fundraising revenue by optimizing donor engagement, predicting giving patterns, and personalizing outreach. These AI marketing and fundraising statistics can help your inspire your nonprofit into adopting generative and predictive AI.

Only 9% of nonprofits have a social media ambassador program. At a time of record-low organic reach, launching and growing an ambassador program is an effective strategy for nonprofits struggling to reach potential new supporters on social media

The average growth rate for social media ranges from .64% to 3% per month. In other words, the era of organic growth on social media is over. To grow your following on social media, you need to make a concerted effort to let your supporters and donors know how to find your nonprofit on social media.

The end of the year is one of the most valuable times to connect with your community. As you plan the appeals you'll send in the last few weeks of the year, make sure you consider including three groups of supporters who are often left out of year-end campaigns: recurring donors, GivingTuesday donors, and volunteers.

The 2026 Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Marketing & Fundraising program provides an honest, practical approach to using AI for nonprofit marketing and fundraising—and illuminates why AI literacy is a must-have skill for 2026 and onward.

Join this free webinar on September 16 to learn why smartest first move isn’t chasing agents; it’s setting up well-configured AI assistants. Assistants are practical, low-risk, and available today. They’re also the training ground for everything agentic AI is about to ask of your organization: clean data, clear guardrails, and a communications strategy that protects donor trust.

The U.S. nonprofit job market is tightening primarily due to a loss of federal grants, increasing competition for foundation and corporate grants, and individual donors giving less in response to economic instability. Add to that the worries over AI replacing workers, and 2026 has been a challenging year for do-gooders across the globe.

97% of the value of a sustainer arrives after their first recurring gift. That figure comes from analysis in The Rise of Sustainable Giving, comparing the average recurring gift to the long-term value of a recurring donor. The first gift is not the finish line. It is the down payment.