It seems that a new technology emerges daily that promises the ability to do everything faster, better, or smarter. But when it comes to the technology used in fundraising, our unfortunate reality is one of broken promises.
Everyone knows exactly what an email blast looks like, whether it’s from your alma mater asking for a contribution to their fundraising campaign, or the local pet shelter looking for extra funding. Donors today expect more from nonprofits. They want to see an appeal that’s relevant to their individual interests.
What happens after Giving Tuesday? How can you continue to inspire and engage those who generously gave to your organization on the big day?
Fundraising systems should exist to keep engagement up, but many fundraisers know that they really act as static metrics on performance. At Gravyty, we believe those expensive systems that measure performance and provide ticklers for gift officers in hopes of improving performance only get you so far. Rather, organizations should provide tools that proactively support and prompt the fundraisers to hit their goals with ease.
On Giving Tuesday, all eyes are on philanthropy. But even with the grandiose gestures and effort, is Giving Tuesday enough?
It’s November and we are now fully engaged in the end of year giving push. For many organizations, that means it’s all hands on deck to make sure that no personal ask goes unmade.
History has shown that an economic recession hurts philanthropic giving. But with the help of fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, a slowing economy doesn't have to hinder fundraising efforts.
In the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), fundraising organizations have a new path to expand the workforce and begin seeing the returns of increased efficiency, faster than previously thought possible.
Arts and culture have greatly relied on the affinities of philanthropists throughout history. The most famous of these relationships is perhaps that of Medici family and the Renaissance, an impact on the world that is still on display, even centuries later. Great donors have always fueled arts and culture, but not all organizations in these fields can be so lucky to have a modern-day Medici to call on for funding.
According to Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018, American individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $427.71 billion to U.S. charities in 2018, up 0.7% from 2017. So why should that be cause for concern?
VIA Public Media, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s PBS and NPR affiliate, serving 22 counties in the region, recently reorganized its development team and efforts to bring all resources onto one team. In this reorganization, Chief Development Officer, Ron Prislupski, identified that VIA’s major gifts program needed help and saw an opportunity to add resources that would increase revenue. In addition to hiring a Planned and Major Giving Officer, his partnership with CDP also identified Gravyty’s AI-enabled fundraising suite of tools as a solution to increase fundraiser activity and inspire more gifts.
Our good friend, John A. Farkas, Jr., Major and Planned Giving Officer at WVIA Public Media, recently spoke about the future of fundraising, and where he saw the industry going in the future. He referenced that Gravyty and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing the fundraising industry, and will continue to revolutionize how fundraisers do their jobs.
Perhaps one of the most divisive trends in fundraising today is the shrinking portfolio. More and more organizations are slashing gift officer assignments by 30, even 60 percent. But we need better ways for fundraisers to manage more prospects – meaningfully, today, for current and long-term major giving.
Michal Heiplik is EVP and Co-founder of CDP, a Boston-based fundraising service that brings breakthrough technologies, including AI-enabled fundraising, to public media. By acting as the engine of fundraising innovation for public radio and television stations, CDP helps its members understand areas of opportunity for increasing fundraising effectiveness and efficiency. Learn why Michal believes in AI-enabled fundraising for membership organizations.
Vala Afshar, Chief Data Evangelist at Salesforce, and friend of Gravyty used his Huffington Post column to write How Nonprofits Can Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) To Improve Fundraising. We're proud to say the piece prominently featured Gravyty, and our CEO, Adam Martel.
Funding for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry is skyrocketing as hospitals and healthcare providers look to put these cutting-edge investments into practice. Have you considered how AI can also be used to fund the accelerated pace at which we cure diseases and treat patients?
A little more than a year ago, leaders in the advancement industry recognized that artificial intelligence (AI) technology was beginning to revolutionize the way fundraising worked.
Watch our video to see how membership organization, VIA Public Media, has used Gravyty and AI to increase one-on-one meetings, membership renewals, reestablish relationships with lapsed donors, and inspire major gifts.
Adrienne Stein is Senior Director of Development Systems for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Action Fund. She is a technology leader in the nonprofit sector who has helped organizations manage technology and data to be more effective and efficient. We had the chance to sit down with Adrienne for a Q&A session about how technology is impacting fundraising.
Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in scenic Santa Barbara, recently confronted a major obstacle in its advancement and fundraising efforts. Read how it used fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, to solve these problems.
The Gravyty webinar series continues with 'Gravyty + Salesforce: How Gravyty, AI and Salesforce Work Together to Make Data Actionable'.
For most organizations, especially those with an advancement research department, limited fundraiser capacity leaves a large (and often growing) pool of donor prospects who have the capacity to give but have not been assigned to a fundraiser’s portfolio. We call these 'rated but unassigned' prospects.
One of the top companies in the world, IBM, admitted that AI progress is stymied because customers aren’t prepared for implementations and data mapping. These are issues that plague IBM and the majority of AI vendors out there, but that Gravyty – a much smaller organization – has overcome.
Just like last year, Gravyty is set to make a big splash at Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco. With all of the craziness that comes along with Dreamforce, we want to be sure you don’t miss your chance to connect with us and learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is powering fundraiser enablement to help change-the-world organizations inspire and build lasting donor relationships, faster and more efficiently than ever thought possible.
Michal Heiplik of CDP recently sat down with Gravyty to explain how AI-enabled fundraising empowers membership organizations to transform the way fundraisers work and inspire major gifts, at scale. Watch to learn how Gravyty changes what's possible for member-driven organizations.
Watch our video to see how under the leadership of Don Weinbach, Quinnipiac University continues its tradition of 'making fast faster, great greater, and smart even smarter' with AI-enabled fundraising.
By onboarding many varied and diverse organizations over the last three years, Gravyty has learned that each implementation is a unique experience. Our goal is to unlock the transformative power of AI for your organization quickly and smoothly. Here's how we achieve a 4-6 week implementation process from start to finish.
Gravyty is thrilled to announce our partnership with IgnitePost. This is the first time that AI and Robotics have combined to span the gap from the digital to the physical world in advancement. Together, we're unlocking new ways for fundraisers to expand Stewardship and build deeper relationships at scale.
It’s November and we are now fully engaged in the end of year giving push. For many organizations, that means it’s all hands on deck to make sure that no personal ask goes unmade.
Watch our video to see how membership organization, VIA Public Media, has used Gravyty and AI to increase one-on-one meetings, membership renewals, reestablish relationships with lapsed donors, and inspire major gifts.
Gravyty co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel, will be featured at The Nonprofit Alliance and ONE HUNDRED Agency’s 'Demystifying AI in the Philanthropic Sector' on Tuesday, November 12th.
Fundraising systems should exist to keep engagement up, but many fundraisers know that they really act as static metrics on performance. At Gravyty, we believe those expensive systems that measure performance and provide ticklers for gift officers in hopes of improving performance only get you so far. Rather, organizations should provide tools that proactively support and prompt the fundraisers to hit their goals with ease.
Everyone knows exactly what an email blast looks like, whether it’s from your alma mater asking for a contribution to their fundraising campaign, or the local pet shelter looking for extra funding. Donors today expect more from nonprofits. They want to see an appeal that’s relevant to their individual interests.
In our latest AI Ideas column, we spoke with Erik Arnold of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies. This and more from an incredible interview: 'How can a nonprofit organization use AI to improve fundraising, understand the influencers in their ecosystems, design events, or bring impact to their constituents? AI presents nonprofits with opportunities to achieve more impact, bring better stories back to constituents, and build the trust necessary to secure additional gifts and funding to further mission impact.'
At Gravyty, we can't keep our hands off of a good read, especially if that book is a useful resource on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Today, we're adding Prediction Machines by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb to the Top AI Books List.
John A. Farkas, Jr. uses Gravyty's AI-enabled tools to grow the major donor pipeline for the future and inspire major gifts today for VIA Public Media. Learn what it's like to live a day in the life of an AI-enabled fundraiser through John's experience.
It seems that a new technology emerges daily that promises the ability to do everything faster, better, or smarter. But when it comes to the technology used in fundraising, our unfortunate reality is one of broken promises.
Gravyty co-founder and CEO Adam Martel recently presented on 'AI/ML is the New Normal' at Capital One’s Reimagine Communities Summit in Dallas, Texas.
The flurry of activity that comes with closing end of year giving can be anxiety-inducing for fundraisers. As we find ourselves in that crunch time, we look at seven of the scariest things that fundraisers face this time of year.
According to Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018, American individuals, bequests, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $427.71 billion to U.S. charities in 2018, up 0.7% from 2017. So why should that be cause for concern?
Gravyty and iWave, leaders in fundraising enablement and efficiency, have expanded their strategic partnership. Leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) they are helping healthcare organizations elevate their grateful patient programs and raise major gifts that lead to transformative health services.
What could you accomplish if a culture of philanthropy was expanded throughout your organization? Here's why engaging faculty, staff, and more is increasingly important for fundraising.
The Gravyty team was in Washington D.C. last week for the AHP Annual International Conference, the largest gathering of healthcare development professionals and a catalyst for growing one's network, connecting with peers, and sharing new experiences.
What do you know about your top prospect? Industry research finds that 66 percent of top prospects aren’t known or assigned to fundraisers. It all comes down to fundraiser capacity. This is data we need to address.
The Gravyty team is excited to be in Washington D.C. at the 2019 AHP Annual International Conference with the chance to talk about fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, for healthcare fundraising professionals.
Michal Heiplik is EVP and Co-founder of CDP, a Boston-based fundraising service that brings breakthrough technologies, including AI-enabled fundraising, to public media. By acting as the engine of fundraising innovation for public radio and television stations, CDP helps its members understand areas of opportunity for increasing fundraising effectiveness and efficiency. Learn why Michal believes in AI-enabled fundraising for membership organizations.
There’s ample opportunity for gift officers to engage and inspire donors to new giving levels and discover new donors. However, research from Blackbaud finds that one-in-five gift officers focus primarily on contacting known top 100 donors. Why aren't organizations expanding beyond their top 100 donors?
3 ways to grow a culture of philanthropy at your college or university.
Last week, Gravyty co-founder and CTO Rich Palmer was honored by Boston Business Journal as a 2019 40 Under 40 recipient. A reception was held for the 2019 winners at The Grand in Boston's Seaport District on October 16th.
Blackbaud recently released an infographic with new research titled "How Gift Officer Management Impacts Fundraising Goals". The findings are paramount to the work we're doing at Gravyty by helping organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to execute a strategy that gives frontline fundraisers the working capacity to create multiple personalized touch points with their entire assigned portfolios each year, increase personal visits, and inspire more major gifts.
The Gravyty team was recently down in Nashville, Tennessee for bbcon, the premier tech gathering for organizations and change agents driving social good.
Many thanks to MIT Enterprise Forum and our great friends & partners at Westmont College for inviting Gravyty CEO Adam Martel to share the stage for an invigorating conversation about how artificial intelligence can transform the way we fundraise and change the world.
Arts and culture have greatly relied on the affinities of philanthropists throughout history. The most famous of these relationships is perhaps that of Medici family and the Renaissance, an impact on the world that is still on display, even centuries later. Great donors have always fueled arts and culture, but not all organizations in these fields can be so lucky to have a modern-day Medici to call on for funding.
The Pittsburgh Foundation works to improve its community by evaluating the greatest needs of the region, promoting responsible philanthropy, and connecting donors to those critical needs. Through Gravyty’s fundraiser enablement tools, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the Pittsburgh Foundation saw an opportunity to revolutionize how its fundraisers could meet donors.
Boston competitions – BostInno’s 50 On Fire and 25 Under 25, the Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and the MassChallenge Boston Top 20 finalists cohort – have honored many Babson student and alumni entrepreneurs this fall, including Gravyty co-founder and CTO Rich Palmer. Palmer, who received his MBA from Babson in 2016, is a Boston Business Journal 2019 40 Under 40.
Many hospitals become leaders by applying the newest techniques and cutting-edge technology -- such as artificial intelligence (AI) -- to provide patients with the best care possible, and in many cases, transform patient outcomes. To expand top-of-the-line care to more patients and grow impact, this same strategy should be applied to fundraising, as well.
History has shown that an economic recession hurts philanthropic giving. But with the help of fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, a slowing economy doesn't have to hinder fundraising efforts.
VIA Public Media, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s PBS and NPR affiliate, serving 22 counties in the region, recently reorganized its development team and efforts to bring all resources onto one team. In this reorganization, Chief Development Officer, Ron Prislupski, identified that VIA’s major gifts program needed help and saw an opportunity to add resources that would increase revenue. In addition to hiring a Planned and Major Giving Officer, his partnership with CDP also identified Gravyty’s AI-enabled fundraising suite of tools as a solution to increase fundraiser activity and inspire more gifts.
Gravyty, the first and leading provider of fundraiser enablement software, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), today announced that McMaster University of Hamilton, Ontario has become the first AI-enabled fundraising organization in Canada.
Gravyty is thrilled to announce our partnership with IgnitePost. This is the first time that AI and Robotics have combined to span the gap from the digital to the physical world in advancement. Together, we're unlocking new ways for fundraisers to expand Stewardship and build deeper relationships at scale.
By combining the art and science of fundraising, Gravyty helps organizations manage stewardship in ways never thought possible before and find amazing, and often unexpected, outcomes with donors.
Gravyty co-founder and CEO Adam Martel was a featured speaker at Reimagine Communities, powered by Capital One FUTURE EDGE: a summit for nonprofit organizations, corporate leaders, community leaders, and public officials.
Gravyty first reported on CofC’s use of fundraiser enablement, powered by AI, in early 2019 when we announced that our tools expanded the institution’s fundraising workforce by 2.6x. Learn how the CofC fundraisers used that expanded workforce, and Gravyty, to secure 400+ new gifts, $880,000 in additional revenue, and more in 10 months.
This case study examines how Cure Alzheimer's Fund used Gravyty's fundraiser enablement tools, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to manage 20,000+ donors, secure 69 new major gifts in the fiscal year, and increase revenue by $1.2m -- all on the mission to provide research grants to provide breakthroughs to solve Alzheimer's.
Fundraising systems should exist to keep engagement up, but many fundraisers know that they really act as static metrics on performance. At Gravyty, we believe those expensive systems that measure performance and provide tickers for gift officers in hopes of improving performance only get you so far. Rather, organizations should provide tools that proactively support and prompt the fundraisers to hit their goals with ease.
Gravyty CEO presents at Capital One's Reimagine Communities, a summit for nonprofit organizations and community leaders.
Read how Northern Kentucky University embraced fundraiser enablement, powered by artificial intelligence, to close hundreds of new gifts and manage 1,600+ previously unassigned donors
In his recent NonProfit Pro article, Wayne Elsey brought Gravyty to the top of his list of 'Artificial Intelligence Tools Your Nonprofit Must Explore–Now.'
Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in scenic Santa Barbara, recently confronted a major obstacle in its advancement and fundraising efforts. Read how it used fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, to solve these problems.
Along with some of our great friends and customers, including Cure Alzheimers and The College of Charleston, Gravyty was recently featured in Nicole Wallace's cover story for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, entitled "A.I. is Ready for Fundraising. Are Fundraisers Ready for A.I.?"
In our latest AI Ideas column, we spoke with Erik Arnold of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies. This and more from an incredible interview: "How can a nonprofit organization use AI to improve fundraising, understand the influencers in their ecosystems, design events, or bring impact to their constituents? AI presents nonprofits with opportunities to achieve more impact, bring better stories back to constituents, and build the trust necessary to secure additional gifts and funding to further mission impact."
In an article published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), Jeffery E. Kinard, chair of the College of Charleston Foundation Board of Directors, explains why the prestigious institution introduced artificial intelligence (AI) and Gravyty as a strategic component of fundraising operations.
Gravyty, and our CEO, Adam Martel, are featured in Inc., the publication famous for covering America's most extraordinary people and the world's most dynamic businesses.
Need an innovative idea for your next capital campaign? Check out how Westmont College is using artificial intelligence for fundraising
Gravyty co-founder and CTO Rich Palmer was recently featured on General Assembly Boston's panel Artificial Intelligence For Good.
Gravyty co-founder and CEO Adam Martel was recently featured on the Furthering the Reach of Higher Education panel at Enabling Impact 2019.
The most important asset that organizations have when securing a major gift is a fundraiser who develops a deep personal relationship between a change-the-world mission and a donor. But industry research finds 51% of fundraisers plan to leave their jobs by 2021. Within this alarming statistic is a clear message on how organizations can improve and spread a culture of philanthropy.
Gravyty was recently featured in Inside Philanthropy, a publication which aims to increase oversight and transparency in large-scale philanthropy. Elisa Shoenberger talks about reshaping the philanthropic industry with technology and points out how AI can impact a number of different parts of the fundraising process from donor prospecting to facilitating outreach emails.
Philanthropy has always played a critical role in perpetuating arts and culture organizations. Today's increasingly competitive environment places finding major gift donors at a premium. Can AI-enabled fundraising help your organization find a modern-day Medici?
The AAAC is proud to announce its first industry partnership with aasp. Together, we are committed to ensuring that advancement organizations and their staff experience the transformative power of AI, rather than be left behind by it. We're excited to make this major announcement at aasp Summit 2019 this week in Chicago.
Our great friends and partners at Cure Alzheimer's Fund are doing everything possible to find a cure as fast as possible. Check out the video to see how they use Gravyty's fundraiser enablement tools, powered by AI, to inspire donors and prospects to fund the research that will give us that future.
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, the first AI-enabled Jewish Federation, will present to attendees about their decision to lead the industry in adopting Gravyty’s fundraiser enablement tools, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) at the FTPI Annual Conference this weekend. Chris Malone, VP of Technology and Campus Operations at Palm Beach County, will take us into the daily lives of his fundraising staff and show the audience how AI-enabled fundraising empowers them to manage current donors and inspire prospects, at scale.
By onboarding many varied and diverse organizations over the last three years, Gravyty has learned that each implementation is a unique experience. Our goal is to unlock the transformative power of AI for your organization quickly and smoothly. Here's how we achieve a 4-6 week implementation process from start to finish.
The Gravyty difference begins with our people. As we look to grow our team, we think it’s important to highlight those who work on the frontlines of this well-oiled machine. Today, we introduce you to Reilly Conroy, a business development representative (BDR) at Gravyty.
Fundraising systems should exist to keep engagement up, but many fundraisers know that they really act as static metrics on performance. At Gravyty, we believe those expensive systems that measure performance and provide tickers for gift officers in hopes of improving performance only get you so far. Rather, organizations should provide tools that proactively support and prompt the fundraisers to hit their goals with ease.
We are honored to announce that Gravyty co-founder and CTO, Rich Palmer, has been named to the Boston Business Journal 2019 40 Under 40 List!
Fundraiser Enablement powered by artificial intelligence is changing what's possible for hospital organizations and grateful patient programs as a whole. See how Gravyty and AI help hospitals turn gratitude into giving dollars.
Gratitude drives giving. In our new video case study with The College of Charleston, see how Gravyty Stewardship prompted timely outreach for a $100 gift, which resulted in a major gift in the form of a new scholarship.
Every gift officer needs a steady stream of new donor prospects. But how do you fit prospect outreach into your existing work with your assigned portfolio in an efficient way? And beyond that, how do you quickly take action with potential prospects? Join Gravyty and Advizor for our latest webinar where we show gift officers how they can efficiently manage prospecting work and use artificial intelligence to take action!
Independent schools have a unique mix of fundraising challenges. Maintaining a philanthropic mindset with young alumni can be challenging, personalizing touchpoints to potential and future donors is difficult to systematically manage, and of course, schools are looking to achieve greater parent and alumni participation. In the same breath leaders need to build a strong major gifts pipeline.
Fundraiser Enablement helps frontline fundraisers build relationships and navigate our physical world. These bonafide road warriors travel far and wide to meet potential donors. Let's look at the #AI technology behind Gravyty Go! that makes planning a trip a simple process.
[VIDEO] Michal Heiplik of CDP recently sat down with Gravyty to explain how AI-enabled fundraising empowers membership organizations to transform the way fundraisers work and inspire major gifts, at scale. Watch to learn how Gravyty changes what's possible for member-driven organizations.
AI: The Ethical Dimension - Our great friend and member of the AAAC, Dr. Reed Sheard's use of AI-enabled fundraising helped him spark a larger conversation at Westmont College about using transformative technology in ways that benefit individuals and society. Read our latest on what this inspiring leader is doing to ensure access for all in the age of AI.
Boston College rising senior Courtney Peterson recently finished a successful UI/UX internship with Gravyty. Have a look at her experience and let us know if you think you're a fit for us here at Gravyty.
The most important asset that organizations have when securing a major gift is a fundraiser who develops a deep personal relationship between a change-the-world mission and a donor. But industry research finds 51% of fundraisers plan to leave their jobs by 2021. Within this alarming statistic is a clear message on how organizations can improve and spread a culture of philanthropy.
As soon as Gravyty touched down in Phoenix for APRA Prospect Development 2019, we began hearing from attendees about the changing role of prospect researchers as artificial intelligence becomes more prominent in advancement. These conversations are happening everywhere -- whether at our booth, in the hallways, or during amazing parties like the one our great friends and partners at iWave threw. However, nowhere was the conversation as poignant as during the packed session the Gravyty VP of Sales, Lindsey Athanasiou, gave, titled “The Fourth Industrial Revolution & Philanthropy: What AI Means for Fundraising”.
VIA Public Media, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s PBS and NPR affiliate, serving 22 counties in the region, recently reorganized its development team and efforts to bring all resources onto one team. In this reorganization, Chief Development Officer, Ron Prislupski, identified that VIA’s major gifts program needed help and saw an opportunity to add resources that would increase revenue. In addition to hiring a Planned and Major Giving Officer, his partnership with CDP also identified Gravyty’s AI-enabled fundraising suite of tools as a solution to increase fundraiser activity and inspire more gifts.
Do you have what it takes to join the first and leading AI company focused solely on the social good industry? Meet Drew Fox Jordan, Gravyty BDR and see how your stack up.
Watch our video to see how membership organization, VIA Public Media, has used Gravyty and AI to increase one-on-one meetings, membership renewals, reestablish relationships with lapsed donors, and inspire major gifts.
Join Salesforce, Westmont College, and Gravyty as we explore technologies that are changing what's possible for higher education.
Are you headed to APRA Prospect Development 2019? Learn how Gravyty approaches AI in a way that up-levels the role of the researcher and improves relationships with frontline fundraisers? Check out what Prospect Research Institute's recent #ChatBytes Podcast to find out more.
The AAAC's State of AI in Advancement Report was recently featured in The NonProfit Times.
Michal Heiplik is EVP and Co-founder of CDP, a Boston-based fundraising service that brings breakthrough technologies, including AI-enabled fundraising, to public media. By acting as the engine of fundraising innovation for public radio and television stations, CDP helps its members understand areas of opportunity for increasing fundraising effectiveness and efficiency. Learn why Michal believes in AI-enabled fundraising for membership organizations.
Dian Schaffhauser, senior contributing editor for THE Journal and Campus Technology, recently featured the work of the AAAC in her latest article, "AI Gaining Foothold in University Advancement."
Sal Daher, the voice and brain behind the Angel Invest Boston podcast recently sat down with two great friends and partners – Launchpad Venture Group and Gravyty. The interview "Super Founder + Super Angel" drives home the importance of great founder-board relationships and how to establish them.
On July 15, 2019, The AI in Advancement Advisory Council (AAAC) and Gravyty hosted more than 100 advancement leaders, distinguished guests, and technology providers passionate about artificial intelligence (AI) at the Boston Public Library to celebrate the launch of the first benchmark report on the state of AI in the industry.
The AAAC, a first-of-its-kind organization committed to open discussion about where artificial intelligence (AI) technology can and should have an impact on advancement, today released the first State of AI in Advancement Report. The study is the first benchmark on the adoption rate, uses, opinions, of AI in the advancement industry, and more, and comes at a time when artificial intelligence is beginning to revolutionize philanthropy.
In an article published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), Jeffery E. Kinard, chair of the College of Charleston Foundation Board of Directors, explains why the prestigious institution introduced artificial intelligence (AI) and Gravyty as a strategic component of fundraising operations.
There’s ample opportunity for gift officers to engage and inspire donors to new giving levels and discover new donors. However, industry research finds that 1-in-5 gift officers focus primarily on contacting known top 100 donors. Why aren't organizations expanding beyond their top 100 donors?
How do fundraisers manage relationships when the vast majority of meetings with new prospective donors don’t result in major gifts? This is data we need to address.
What do you know about your top prospect? Industry research finds that 66 percent of top prospects aren’t known or assigned to fundraisers. It all comes down to fundraiser capacity. This is data we need to address.
Gravyty and our great partners at iWave are featured in a report from Aspire Research. Check out what Aspire has to say about AI-enabled fundraising!
Watch our video to see how under the leadership of Don Weinbach, Quinnipiac University continues its tradition of "making fast faster, great greater, and smart even smarter" with AI-enabled fundraising.
Personal visits are among a fundraiser’s best methods for inspiring gifts. However, according to research, 53 percent of a frontline fundraiser’s assigned prospects do not receive visits. Within this alarming statistic are missed opportunities. Let’s take a look at why this happens and what can be done about it.
Wall Street Journal's Lauren Weber recently write about a bold move by Accenture to bring its workforce along with innovation, rather than opt for the knee-jerk reaction of lopping jobs in the name of automation. Exactly the type of leadership we need to responsibly move the age of AI and The Fourth Industrial Revolution forward.
Many thanks to our great friends, partners, and customers at Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Gravyty was honored to join you to celebrate Cure Alzheimer's Day at Fenway Park and bring attention to the fight for a cure.
This week on the AI Ideas column, we speak with Jim Rutt, CIO / CISO at The Dana Foundation. Jim is directing technology to advance brain science at prestigious institutions around the globe.
The great team at Blackbaud recently released an infographic with new research titled How Gift Officer Management Impacts Fundraising Goals. The findings are paramount to the work we're doing at gravyty by helping organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to execute a strategy that gives frontline fundraisers the working capacity to create multiple personalized touch points with their entire assigned portfolios each year, increase personal visits, and inspire more major gifts.
Chantal Forster is the Executive Director of Technology Affinity Group (TAG), a membership organization of foundations that promotes the strategic use of technology to further philanthropic goals. As a leader on technology in the nonprofit sector, we were honored at the chance to speak with Chantal when we were given the opportunity. Per usual, when we turned our connection with an industry thought leader into yours by capturing our conversation for Gravyty’s AI Ideas column.
John A. Farkas, Jr. uses Gravyty's AI-enabled tools to grow the major donor pipeline for the future and inspire major gifts today for VIA Public Media. Learn what it's like to live a day in the life of an AI-enabled fundraiser through John's experience.
Our great customer and friend, David McClain, Executive Director of Development at Arkansas State University was recently featured on the Nonprofit Innovators Podcast discussing how Gravyty's AI-enabled fundraising tools help him reach more donors and prospects with one-to-one outreach. Have a listen!
Watch and learn how AI and Gravyty help organizations inspire gifts in ways, and at a scale, never thought possible before – from vision to daily action. Here's what AI-enabled fundraising looks like!
Stewardship shows investors, stakeholders, and donors that an organization cares. It's also a process that organizations point to as a struggle across the Advancement industry. View our to learn the top 3 ways AI improves stewardship.
The Wall Street Journal recently held its Future of Everything Festival in New York remarks during one of its key sessions from Arvind Krishna, IBM’s senior vice president of cloud and cognitive software made a headline afterward. “Data Challenges Are Halting AI Projects, IBM Executive Says,” wrote WSJ reporter Jared Council in the publication’s CIO Journal. Here at Gravyty, we found this assessment of the state of artificial intelligence troubling. These are issues that plague IBM and the majority of AI vendors out there, but that Gravyty – a much smaller organization – has overcome.
John Mohr, CIO of MacArthur Foundation, recently sat down with Gravyty to discuss the state of AI in the nonprofit sector and his ideas to use AI to change the world.
At Gravyty, we believe that artificial intelligence (AI) should support an organization's strategy, not the other way around. That's why we recently released Gravyty Live, the first expert one-to-one guidance for frontline fundraisers. In today's New Feature Friday, we take a deeper look at Gravyty Live.
Gravyty and iWave, leaders in fundraising enablement and efficiency, have expanded their strategic partnership. Leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) they are helping healthcare organizations elevate their grateful patient programs and raise major gifts that lead to transformative health services.
What could you accomplish if a culture of philanthropy was expanded throughout your organization? Here's why engaging faculty, staff, and more is increasingly important for fundraising.
Gravyty is proud to introduce Gravyty Live to our AI-enabled suite of tools. Gravyty Live is the first expert one-on-one guidance for frontline fundraisers, supported and trained by our expert fundraising professionals who ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) and fundraiser enablement tools directly support the fundraising strategy set by an organization's leadership.
How do you maximize fundraiser bandwidth during commencement season? Learn how Lycoming College uses Gravyty's AI-enabled fundraiser enablement tools to stay ahead, even when its campus is buzzing with activity.
Sam Caplan is Chief Information Officer at the Walton Family Foundation, the family-led foundation that awarded more than $595 million in grants in 2018 to improve K-12 education, protect rivers and oceans, and invest in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. As a thought leader in nonprofit philanthropy, when Sam speaks – we all listen. We recently sat down for a Q&A about AI in philanthropy.
Nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, and healthcare organizations hold rich data resources that are primed for artificial intelligence (AI) and fundraiser enablement tools to bring fundraising to the next level. Here's how AI is transforming what's possible in fundraising.
In his recent NonProfit Pro article, Wayne Elsey brought Gravyty to the top of his list of "Artificial Intelligence Tools Your Nonprofit Must Explore–Now."
In today’s fast-paced constantly changing world, it seems that a new technology or groundbreaking application emerges daily that promises the ability to do everything faster, better, smarter, and with greater ease. But when it comes to the technology commonly used in fundraising, our unfortunate reality is one of broken promises, “Frankensteined” applications originally designed for different industries, and tech that’s simply not strategically aligned with the mission of a nonprofit.
Here at Gravyty, we talk a lot about fundraiser enablement, which is all about empowering fundraisers to inspire transformational gifts for their organization’s mission. When fundraisers use fundraising enablement tools they love, they’re able to achieve results that nonprofits never thought possible before!
Gravyty makes fundraiser enablement tools that fundraisers love. In this series, we feature the stories of frontline fundraisers who embrace AI-enabled fundraising in their daily lives and highlight the amazing impact they return to their organizations. Today, meet Taylor Buxbaum.
Implementation – it’s a term that has a damaged reputation from decades of tech companies failing to deliver a product on a timeline that creates lift for an organization. Gravyty is on a mission to change this reality and it's why we created our four-week implementation. Read on to learn how Arkansas State University went from zero to AI-enabled with Gravyty in just four weeks.
Dr. Reed Sheard writes about the perfect storm of challenges that led to committing to an experiment with AI and using Gravyty to drive engagement with prospective donors in a $250 million campaign.
Meet Ashanti Jackson, Customer Success Manager at Gravyty
How does Gravyty and AI uplevel the role of the researcher and improve the relationship with frontline fundraisers? Listen to the Prospect Research Institute's #ChatBytes Podcast to find out!
As a winner of the Ellucian Rising Star Partnership Award and an Ellucian Alliance partner, Gravyty is thrilled to bring artificial intelligence (AI) and fundraiser enablement to Ellucian Live 2019. Our team was inspired to see key themes surface around “Thriving in the Cloud” and “The Power of Together” from Ellucian President and CEO, Laura Ipsen, and other speakers.
Gravyty and Brodeur Partners, a leading strategic communications firm with extensive development experience with leading independent colleges, Ivy League universities and public institutions, announced a strategic partnership to deploy a full fundraising solution – from alumni research to message segmentation and program execution.
Gravyty is growing – for anyone interested in helping us build artificial intelligence for philanthropic efforts, here's your opportunity to join our team. Ready to change the world with us?
As Gravyty and The College of Charleston (CofC) recently detailed in a case study, the College is using Gravyty’s AI-enabled suite of tools for some amazing results. We thought it would be a great time to take a ‘look under the hood’ of Advancement Services at CofC, to understand its aspirations, challenges, and how they view AI.
Dr. Reed Sheard writes about the perfect storm of challenges that led to committing to an experiment with AI and using Gravyty to drive engagement with prospective donors in a $250 million campaign.
Gravyty was so excited to be such a big part of last week’s CASE District II Conference in Philadelphia. Our CEO Adam Martel teamed up with Gravyty customer and friend Rod Grabowski, VP of Advancement of University at Buffalo, to lead a discussion for a room of advancement industry leaders, titled "Artificial Intelligence and Major Gift Fundraising: Driving Action for Frontline Fundraisers."
Gravyty is focused on making artificial intelligence the system of action that helps frontline fundraisers build more relationships at scale and inspire transformational gifts. In this Feature Friday, we’re proud to unveil new ways our AI-enabled tools drive fundraiser action. Today’s updates include our new donor birthday feature for Gravyty Guide, updates to last action and lead scoring, continuous performance improvements, and more.
Gravyty is growing – for anyone interested in helping us build artificial intelligence for philanthropic efforts, here's your opportunity to join our team. Ready to change the world with us?
Developing a proper AI strategy is the key to an organization reaping the rewards of this transformational technology. In this post, we’ll outline the key pillars of an AI strategy and explain how to apply those to your organization.
When an institution adopts a disruptive technology, sharing the process with key stakeholders is an urgent priority, because it ensures adoption of the change and success of the project. Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Santa Barbara, California, is no exception.
While in the case of most major technological innovations, rushing in is the surest way to make mistakes your competitors can exploit to surpass your success, artificial intelligence (AI) is all about adopting quickly so you can rush past the competition before you reach a point of marketplace irrelevance your organization can’t recover from. But doing this successfully is not achieved overnight. This is precisely why leading organizations have developed AI strategies to win today and are planning strategies to win tomorrow.
Gravyty is growing – for anyone interested in helping us build artificial intelligence for philanthropic efforts, here's your opportunity to join our team. Ready to change the world with us?
Implementation – it’s a term that has a damaged reputation from decades of tech companies failing to deliver a product on a timeline that creates lift for an organization. Gravyty is on a mission to change this reality and it's why we created our four-week implementation. Read on to learn how Arkansas State University went from zero to AI-enabled with Gravyty in just four weeks.
With the CASE DRIVE/ Conference as it's a backdrop, the AI in Advancement Advisory Council (AAAC) held its first in-person meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday, March 11, 2019. This was the first time that Advancement industry leaders and artificial intelligence early adopters convened for a day-long face-to-face meeting. Council leadership worked together to develop the context for the mission statement, outlined its goals, and established the need for bylaws.
AI can help organizations build a solid giving pyramid, capable of supporting not only today’s needs but also future needs. This addresses two critical issues: increase donor retention and expansion of the number of high-level supporters.
Along with some of our great friends and customers, including Cure Alzheimers and The College of Charleston, Gravyty was recently featured in Nicole Wallace's cover story for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, entitled "A.I. is Ready for Fundraising. Are Fundraisers Ready for A.I.?"
The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Executive Director of Advancement Services and Annual Giving, Kim Rich will present with Gravyty Co-founder and CTO, Rich Palmer, at the CASE DRIVE/ 2019 Conference. Kim and Rich are presenting a session entitled “Building a Better Future: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems to Accelerate Advancement” at 11:10 am ET on Tuesday, March 12.
Gravyty is constantly listening to our users and using their feedback to find even more ways to make their lives easier. We understand that most fundraisers have developed their own preferred methods for following up with donors and prospects, which can vary from person to person. To tailor our features even closer to user preferences, we revamped Gravyty’s follow-up workflow.
College of Charleston Executive Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and Executive Director of the College of Charleston Foundation, Chris Tobin spoke to a packed crowd at the CASE District III Annual Conference, alongside Gravyty Co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel. In his presentation, Chris posed a foundational question to the crowd: "How do we grow Advancement?"
Gravyty and ADVIZOR Solutions just announced a new partnership that will use artificial intelligence to deliver action to frontline fundraisers.
University at Buffalo Vice President of University Advancement, Rod Grabowski spoke on stage with Gravyty Co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel to give his vision for what the future of fundraising can look like, when backed by artificial intelligence (AI). The session was presented to a full house at CASE District VIII in Vancouver, British Colombia.
About a year ago, our co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel wrote AI for Good: 3 Ways It’s Going to Change the Donor Engagement Game for the Salesforce blog. The article was extremely well-received, but we never like resting on our laurels. Ahead of our Gravyty + Salesforce Webinar, and now that artificial intelligence (AI) in Advancement has had another year to prove its merit, a lot of value can be gained by sharing progress.
On Thursday, February 28 from 2:00 – 2:45 PM ET, the Gravyty webinar series continues with "Gravyty + Salesforce: How Gravyty, AI and Salesforce Work Together to Make Data Actionable".
The University of Delaware chose Gravyty’s AI-enabled fundraising tools to improve a Development Office that was already exceeding annual goals. With AI, the historic institution’s staff of 20 full-time fundraisers are on pace to operate as a staff of 50 – effectively expanding the workforce by 150%. Read our full case study to learn how the early adopters at UD use AI to develop more relationships at scale, qualify more pipeline, and increase fundraiser efficiency at an unthinkable rate.
Here at Gravyty, we spend a lot of time talking about the why. AI for fundraising is so valuable because it allows our customers to go deeper into their giving pyramids, qualify more potential donors, and propel donors higher up the pyramid. How that’s achieved is by prioritizing a fundraiser’s day so they spend less time digging into data and instead spend the majority of their day building relationships with donors. In today’s Feature Friday, we have updates that give frontline fundraisers time back in their days and we continue to connect the how with the why.
Gravyty is pleased to introduce Linda Lull, Senior Account Executive, to our team.
Gravyty is grateful to have recently presented at the 13th Annual Washburn & McGoldrick Client Conference at New York City’s Princeton Club. The event brought Advancement leaders across Higher Education and secondary schools together to explore challenges, strategies, and solutions for Advancement shops.
Don't miss the story behind AI for Advancement and Gravyty, told straight from CEO Adam Martel on AI at Work. Tune in for the inside scoop, along with his AI tips and predictions.
Gravyty was honored to host Chris Tobin and Kenton Youngblood of The College of Charleston in our office. We were extremely grateful for their visit and to see how Chris, as a VP, is taking the initiative to change what a vendor-partnership relationship can look like and define a model that everyone – across industries – should emulate.
In today's Feature Friday, Gravyty's CTO Rich Palmer walks us through updates that further ensure the language our AI crafts is both in the fundraiser’s voice and also personalized to the specific donor.
Implementing AI: A Perspective from The College of Charleston. Gravyty recently detailed in a case study CofC is using AI for some amazing results. We thought it would be a great time to ask these early adopters about what it takes to implement AI technology.
AAAC members Rod Grabowski, VP for University Advancement, University at Buffalo, and Adam Martel, Co-founder and CEO, Gravyty, recently spoke to a packed house in Denver about how AI is shaping the future of Advancement.
Gravyty recently hired Eric Finn as a Senior Software Engineer. Eric will help Gravyty write code across our AI-enabled suite of tools so frontline fundraisers can build more relationships at scale and entire advancement teams can extend the capacity of their workforces. Welcome Eric!
As Gravyty and The College of Charleston (CofC) recently detailed in a case study, the College is using Gravyty’s AI-enabled suite of tools for some amazing results. We thought it would be a great time to take a ‘look under the hood’ of Advancement Services at CofC, to understand its aspirations, challenges, and how they view AI.
Read how The College of Charleston is using Gravyty's AI-enabled fundraising tools to expand its workforce by 160 percent.
With the start of the New Year, gift officers are eager to set their travel plans and secure personal visits, so Gravyty improved the user experience for Gravyty Go!
Keynote presentation: Gravyty CEO, Adam Martel, will take the stage alongside University at Buffalo VP for University Advancement and customer, Rod Grabowski, for the CASE District VI Industry Keynote on Monday, January 14.
Together with the world's most forward-thinking thought leaders, technologist, and Advancement experts, Gravyty established the AI in Advancement Advisory Council (AAAC) to shape the future of Advancement through revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Gravyty CEO Adam Martel and Director of Customer Success Lisa Alvezi rang Nasdaq's opening for Giving Tuesday, the most high profile day of giving on the entire calendar. Our message was simple: spread the message that giving initiatives should be supported year-round to further the missions of organizations set on improving our world.
Gravyty has launched the full Gravyty suite of tools on the Salesforce AppExchange via the Gravyty Connector, empowering businesses to connect with their customers, partners, and employees in entirely new ways. Gravyty also announced that it has joined the Salesforce ISV partner program, which means customers can feed up to 30 data points into Gravyty from the Salesforce connector in near real-time for immediate action.
What matters in fundraising is engaging donors. Artificial Intelligence helps fundraisers build long lasting relationships with their donors by integrating the efficiency of bots with the sincerity of human interaction.
Gravyty is so excited for what's on the horizon in 2019 and incredibly proud of our successes in 2018. After combing through our collection of 2018's "Greatest Hits" carefully, we've compiled this roundup of the best from the year gone by, in no particular order.
Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, joined the Gravyty team in our office earlier this year to talk about artificial intelligence, social media, SaaS, and building products that people love. Here's a glimpse of what we learned.
At Gravyty, we believe that you shouldn’t have to learn your software, but rather your software should learn you. Similarly, we also believe that implementing technology should be a seamless, straightforward and simple experience for you, the customer. Here are four ways we break the mold of on-boarding.
CEO of Gravyty Adam Martel and VP of Development at University of Delaware Jim Dicker, discuss challenges faced by frontline fundraisers and how Gravyty's products will help drive success.
Gravyty and iWave have entered a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership that will involve a roadmap of joint solutions combining Gravyty’s AI-enabled suite of tools and iWave’s comprehensive wealth and philanthropic data. Together these solutions will provide frontline fundraisers and researchers the tools to manage relationships with the most important donors at the most opportune times and streamline personalized, donor-centric fundraising, at scale.
Earlier this year, Gravyty, the first provider of AI-enabled fundraising software for Advancement, was named the winner of the 2018 "Rising Star" award from Ellucian, the leading provider of software and services built to power higher education.
Gravyty, and our CEO, Adam Martel, are featured in Inc., the publication famous for covering America's most extraordinary people and the world's most dynamic businesses.
Continuous improvement is something we obsess about here at Gravyty, so as we close out the year, we’re proud to announce another batch of new features so gift officers can increase the number of relationships they build and manage each year. This week’s Feature Friday is highlighted by a Yelp integration that we think you’ll love. Happy holidays!
When an institution adopts a disruptive technology, sharing the process with key stakeholders is an urgent priority, because it ensures adoption of the change and success of the project. Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Santa Barbara, California, is no exception.
Dr. Reed Sheard writes about the perfect storm of challenges that led to committing to an experiment with AI and using Gravyty to drive engagement with prospective donors in a $250 million campaign.
Believe it or not – stewardship is something that even the most sophisticated advancement offices often struggles with. The Gravyty Webinar Series continues with an important conversation about stewardship with Karin George, principal and co-owner of the storied consulting firm, Washburn & McGoldrick.
Fundraisers spend an inordinate amount of time cultivating and soliciting gifts, but hectic schedules don't leave time to thank top and mid-level donors in a meaningful and personalized way. Saying thank you should never be a secondary task. Proactively give thanks and cultivate donors for future giving with Gravyty Stewardship.
VP of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at University at Buffalo, Rod Grabowski, discusses challenges in higher education fundraising and how AI via Gravyty will help with overcoming such obstacles.
Gravyty Connect is the newest solution within Gravyty's suite of AI-enabled tools that extends Gravyty a culture of philanthropy across an organization.
How do you balance the busy life of a CEO with being the dad of four? Dadpreneur recently highlighted Gravyty co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel as its 'Featured Dadpreneur'
Get the latest on Gravyty's product news with New Feature Friday.
All the data in the world is worthless if we aren’t looking at it, if it isn’t in a format we can use to inform our decisions, and, most importantly, if we don’t act on it!
Instead of a traditional sponsorship at AFP Massachusetts' Fundraising Day in Boston, Gravyty chose to sponsor scholarships for individuals to attend who would otherwise be unable. Here's why.
Gravyty co-founders Adam Martel and Rich Palmer rang Nasdaq's opening bell this #GivingTuesday to spread the message that giving initiatives should be supported year-round to further the missions of organizations set on improving our world.
Get the latest on Gravyty's product news with our latest New Feature Friday.
The secret to successful AI communication is teaching AI to understand the relationships between words, phrases, and sentence structure.
Gravyty and iWave have entered a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership that will involve a roadmap of joint solutions combining Gravyty’s AI-enabled suite of tools and iWave’s comprehensive wealth and philanthropic data. Together these solutions will provide frontline fundraisers and researchers the tools to manage relationships with the most important donors at the most opportune times and streamline personalized, donor-centric fundraising, at scale.
Meet Gravyty at the 2018 AASP Summit in Chicago!
Earlier this week, Gravyty and Advancement leaders established the AI in Advancement Advisory Council (AAAC) to guide the use of AI in fundraising. The news was covered by The NonProfit Times – see what they have to say.
Gravyty wins "Rising Star" award at Ellucian's 2018 Partner Forum.
Gravyty VP for Higher Education, Lindsey Athanasiou, will speak about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how AI fits into Advancement at the 2018 MOKA conference on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
Today we established the AI in Advancement Advisory Council (AAAC), a board of the world’s most forward-thinking thought leaders, technologists, and Advancement experts aligned under the common goal to shape the future of Advancement through revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Gravyty's newest offering, Gravyty Stewardship was recently featured in the monthly newsletter, Successful Fundraising.
Believe it or not – stewardship is something that even the most sophisticated advancement offices often struggles with. The Gravyty Webinar Series continues with an important conversation about stewardship with Karin George, principal and co-owner of the storied consulting firm, Washburn & McGoldrick.
MIT just committed $1 billion to create a new college, focused on teaching and researching artificial intelligence (AI). The news comes as validation that AI is not simply a new shiny toy for technologists, but truly the driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Here's how Lycoming College turns the craziness of Fall on its campus into timely, thoughtful, and personalized stewardship opportunities.
Dreamforce is a sight to see – no other event can take over San Francisco the way Salesforce's annual customer conference does. Standing out amid the sea of users, celebrity keynotes, technologists, solutions, and Metallica is a gargantuan task. But, it’s a task Gravyty and our AI solutions successfully accomplished.
Meet Gravyty – the first AI solution designed specifically for fundraisers – at AHP International 2018.
The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) report on Q2 2018 numbers are in and confirm that the donations decline continues. According to the report, the number of donors, retained donors, and revenue is down compared to Q2 2017. We are amidst troubled waters. So, what’s happening?
"Gravyty is a solution that applies AI to the process of identifying and cultivating major donor prospects... Just as the internet transformed nonprofit technology over the past 20 years, AI will surely dominate for the next 20."
Gravyty, and our CEO, Adam Martel, are featured in Inc., the publication famous for covering America's most extraordinary people and the world's most dynamic businesses.
Fundraisers, known as practitioners to those who study it, are often surprised to learn that their job function is also a course of study. I had the honor of attending and presenting at this year’s Science of Philanthropy Initiative Conference, hosted by the University of Chicago and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Vala Afshar, Chief Data Evangelist at Salesforce, and friend of Gravyty used his Huffington Post column to write How Nonprofits Can Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) To Improve Fundraising. We're proud to say the piece prominently featured Gravyty, and our CEO, Adam Martel.
Need an innovative idea for your next capital campaign? Check out how Westmont College is using artificial intelligence for fundraising
When an institution adopts a disruptive technology, sharing the process with key stakeholders is an urgent priority, because it ensures adoption of the change and success of the project. Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Santa Barbara, California, is no exception.
Gravyty has launched the full Gravyty suite of tools on the Salesforce AppExchange via the Gravyty Connector, empowering businesses to connect with their customers, partners, and employees in entirely new ways. Gravyty also announced that it has joined the Salesforce ISV partner program, which means customers can feed up to 30 data points into Gravyty from the Salesforce connector in near real-time for immediate action.
At Gravyty, we take the needs of our users very seriously. We want to ensure a consistent and positive experience for all users, regardless of abilities. We take every effort to ensure that all users are able to experience the full value of Gravyty.
CEO of Gravyty Adam Martel and VP of Development at University of Delaware Jim Dicker, discuss challenges faced by frontline fundraisers and how Gravyty's products will help drive success.
When an institution adopts a disruptive technology, sharing the process with key stakeholders is an urgent priority, because it ensures adoption of the change and success of the project. Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts institution located in Santa Barbara, California, is no exception.
As a new Salesforce.org ISV Partner, and now with the Gravyty Connector live and featured in the AppExchange, Gravyty will have a major presence at Dreamforce 18, Salesforce’s annual user conference in downtown San Francisco. Connect with us!
Gravyty co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel, recently sat down with Julie Helmes, co-founder and Partner at Development Strategy Consultants (DSC), a Boston-based nonprofit consultancy dedicated to helping mid-size nonprofits.
In this Tech Perspectives piece, Gravyty's CTO examines recent criticism of IBM Watson and sets expectations for what we should expect of AI technology and why its greatest moments are still on the horizon.
Frontline fundraisers know that there simply isn’t enough time in the regular, or extended workday to both have an action plan for all potential donors, and to effectively cultivate relationships that lead to increased giving. This challenge was recently raised in the Gravyty Webinar Series, when our own JB Rauch, sat down with Gravyty customers Colleen Zakrewsky, Chief Development Officer, and Bill Lane, Senior Development Officer – both from FINCA International.
At Gravyty, we believe that you shouldn’t have to learn your software, but rather your software should learn you. Similarly, we also believe that implementing technology should be a seamless, straightforward and simple experience for you, the customer. Here are four ways we break the mold of on-boarding.
Gravyty recently returned from APRA Prospect Development 2018 in Pittsburgh. There, we overwhelmingly heard from researchers who shared their frustration, boredom – and frankly – annoyance by the lack of innovative tools and approaches specifically designed for their role within fundraising operations.
Juyoung Song recently completed her internship with Gravyty. We could not let her officially walk out of the door without asking her to blog about her experience.
Join Gravyty CEO, Adam Martel as he presents during our partner Ellucian's Advancement Education on Monday, August 20, from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. ET.
Register for Gravyty's webinar with FINCA leadership about employing an AI strategy in fundraising.
Today, Gravyty announced the launch of Gravyty Stewardship, the social good industry’s first AI product developed to help frontline fundraisers thank donors today, and cultivate them for future giving.
Gravyty is featured in this quarter's Overture Magazine, a publication that examines the intersection of innovation and a better society.
Gravyty co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel, has been invited to speak about Gravyty's growth and market opportunity at the 38th Annual Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference.
As an Ellucian Alliance Partner, Gravyty will integrate with Ellucian’s CRM Advance offering to allow higher education institutions to become truly AI-enabled.
Craig recently concluded his Summer 2018 internship with Gravyty. We couldn't let him leave without blogging about his experience.
Meet Molly Johnson, Head of Customer Implementation at Gravyty
Join Gravyty at the 2018 Bridge Conference. Our co-founder and CEO, Adam Martel, will present “Proactive Artificial Intelligence & Fundraising: AI-First Advancement” as part of Left Brain Thinking: Creative Strategies & Technologies, Track.
Reflections on Canada's impact on AI and how Gravyty approaches AI.
Geo Maps are a thing of the past. Imagine that instead of using your own brain and time-consuming sorting methods to identify where you should travel next (before you would even access the geo map), a system tells you. Focus on the things that are human.
Announcing the 2018 BostonFest Coolest Companies Finalists.
What matters in fundraising is engaging donors. Artificial Intelligence helps fundraisers build long lasting relationships with their donors by integrating the efficiency of bots with the sincerity of human interaction.
VP of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at University at Buffalo, Rod Grabowski, discusses challenges in higher education fundraising and how AI like Gravyty's products will help with overcoming such obstacles.
Pauline Chang is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studies advertising and creative writing. Learn more about Pauline's background, personal passions, and what she hopes to accomplish at Gravyty this summer.
Craig Baum is a student at Northeastern University where he studies entrepreneurship. Learn more about Craig's background, personal passions, and what he hopes to accomplish at Gravyty this summer.
Co-Founders Adam Martel and Rich Palmer share insights from their experience raising funding. Read the full article via link to VentureFizz to hear what they learned raising funding.
Juyoung Song is a student at Vanderbilt University where she studies computer engineering. Learn more about Juyoung's background, personal passions, and what she hopes to accomplish at Gravyty this summer.
CEO of Gravyty Adam Martel and VP of Development at University of Delaware Jim Dicker, discuss challenges faced by frontline fundraisers and how Gravyty's products will help drive success.
The Gravyty Co-founders Rich Palmer and Adam Martell officially announce having raised $2 million in their second round of fundraising with Launchpad Venture Group and NXT Ventures.
With the announcement of GDPR coming into force on May 25, 2018, the Gravyty team explains what fundraisers need to know about GDPR and GDPR compliance.
Nonprofit fundraising is starting to reap the benefits of the amazing efficiency improvements that Artificial Intelligence is enabling. AI will not replace fundraisers, but rather make them more successful.
Gravyty's CEO & co-founder, Adam Martel, sits down with Value Inspiration's Ton Dobbe to explore how to unlock potential beyond the value conventional business software provides us, what drives the opportunity, and what mind-set is required to uncover and create complete new markets.
During his education session at Community Brands user conference, Xperience 2018, Adam Martel, CEO of Gravyty, shares though-provoking insights around the AI revolution in fundraising.
Welcome aboard, Lisa Alvezi! Gravyty's newest Director of Customer Success - ensuring that customers have the most amazing experience possible while also helping them find new and innovative ways to apply our AI technology.
In the age of digital disruption, how do you cut through the noise to identify which major technological trends have substance?
What does AI mean for fundraisers? Attendees at the Community Brands Xperience18 Conference can find out.
Need an innovative idea for your next capital campaign? Check out how Westmont College is using artificial intelligence for fundraising
Join our CEO Adam Martel as he shares strategies around using artificial intelligence to streamline your work and maximize donor interactions.
Watch our CEO give the keynote from the Cornell 'AI in Advancement Summit' at Cornell University.
Gravyty Featured as the #1 "New Fundraising Ideas that Worked" in the Chronicle of Philanthropy!
Gravyty's CEO and former fundraiser, Adam Martel, shares thoughts about the benefits of AI as a force for improved philanthropy.
History has proven that the winners are those who evaluate and adapt to new opportunities and technologies - rather than disregard or stifle their potential.
Gravyty and Community Brands announce strategic fundraising technology partnership to bring proactive artificial intelligence to nonprofit fundraising.
David Woodruff, AVP & COO at MIT, joins us in the Gravyty office and we share what we learned.
Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, joins us in the Gravyty office and we share what we learned.
Gravyty Co-founder and CEO Adam Martel talks about the future of fundraising, AI and self-driving cars.
Gravyty discusses the importance of not just AI but Proactive AI.
Rich Palmer, co-founder and CTO at Gravyty, sits down with VentureFizz to do an exploration about innovation, artificial intelligence, overcoming adversity, and embracing change.
You shouldn't have to learn technology, technology should learn you. Adam Martel, Gravyty's CEO, talks about proactive AI for good on the Community Brands blog.
Google's CEO has some powerful thoughts about AI. We want to hear yours.
Gravyty's CTO, Rich Palmer, talks about the Salesforce and IBM partnership, and how they can continue to help customers do better with prescriptive solutions.
Adam Martel sits down with AFP Master Trainer Jason Lewis to talk about Jason's new book: 'The War for Fundraising Talent and How Small Shops Can Win'
Becoming AI-enabled changed the game for Yeshiva's student fundraisers, and we couldn't be prouder!
Members of the Gravyty team share what they are thankful for looking back on 2017 and their aspirations for the upcoming year in 2018.
Should AI make decisions for you, or help you make better ones? We weigh in on the widely held debate.
Welcome abroad, Matt Pierce! Gravyty's newest Senior Software Engineer - helping build solutions to make every nonprofit AI-enabled and improve the world.
No more digging, searching, and spending too much time looking for the info that can be brought to you. It's time for a UI-less CRM!
Join our Live Interview with DisrupTV this Friday as we discuss how AI will revolutionize nonprofit fundraising forever!
A warm welcome to Nima Abbasi, Director of Data Science at Gravyty
Gravyty talks with Ashutosh Nandeshwar on his podcast 'Data Talks' about Artificial Intelligence, proactive AI and front-line fundraising.
Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce and contributor to HuffPost, interviewed our very own Adam Martel about how non profits can use artificial intelligence to improve fundraising.
Gravyty is a finalist in the Civic/Social Impact Category for BostInno's 50 on Fire.
As AI evolves and expands, we think it's important to have the conversation about the best use of this exciting technology. What do YOU think?
How much data or how good? Neither. We should be asking: what now?
Gravyty joins MBA start up pitch event in San Francisco with TechCrunch on Monday September 18, 2017.
It's time to disrupt fundraising with AI. Join us next week at TechCrunch Disrupt!
We have the privilege to serve incredible nonprofits with powerful missions, but we are also committed to ours as well. This manifesto is our guiding light.
We're excited to be featured in BostInno discussing what we love: how we can support frontline fundraisers and the power of First Draft!
Join us and our friends at Hustle to learn how texting and AI are shaping the future of nonprofit fundraising.
Steve McLaughlin from Blackbaud explores the balance of art and science in fundraising, and our view on the topic.
Thank you BuiltIn Boston for featuring us! We love discussing how our software supports frontline fundraisers and the exciting applications of First Draft.
Tired of being in reactive mode rather than proactively working with the right donors at the right time? Try First Draft.
Finding out what motivates people, based on what they are saying online, profoundly impacts fundraising success.
We had the wonderful opportunity of meeting Ashutosh Nandeshwar at the APRA Conference last week!
Star Wars or Star Trek? Favorite pizza topping? We answer questions from VentureFizz on the culture at Gravyty!
Proud to be featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy with our partners at Cure Alzheimer's Fund!
Find out how Cure Alzheimer's Fund use Gravyty technologies to increase their annual giving by 43% with our newest case study!
At Gravyty, we use machine learning to intelligently find the right ask amounts that won't anger potential donors or leave money on the table.
Our business strategy intern, Camille Oemcke, is featured on Boston College's Athletics page!
Exactly how realistic is a 300 donor portfolio? Find out how Gravyty deploys AI & ML to enable you to effectively manage more robust portfolios.
Gravyty 'First Draft' is the First Automatic Email Drafter for Frontline Fundraisers.
Gravyty Launches ‘First Draft’--The First Artificial Intelligence Self-Writing Email Drafter
Join us and our good friends at DonorTrends for this insightful and actionable webinar. It's 30 minutes you don't want to miss!
As fiscal year 2017 comes to a close, we congratulate executives, researchers, and fundraisers on all their hard work!
Learn how we use machine learning to estimate the perfect ask amount for non-givers!
With AI, Gravyty helps your organization touch more of the best donors at the best time, allowing you to fulfill your mission.
Add more time to your day by using Gravyty to remove the guesswork and grunt work of portfolio management!
Our CTO, Rich Palmer, sat down with Zamawa Arenas to discuss supporting nonprofits through entrepreneurship.
We believe technology helps us to expand our capacity for innovation and creativity.
We're rolling out new tools for managers that maximize their team's success and empower them in leading their teams.
Moves management can be greatly improved using predictive technologies, freeing you to focus on building relationships - not clicking buttons.
Moves management: there has to be a better way!
A former fundraiser describes her perspective on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Bigger portfolios are possible with artificial intelligence, workflow optimization, and simple smart tools built by fundraisers, for fundraisers.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will change the way nonprofit organizations use data and raise money!
Using Alexa to prescribe which donors to contact each day.
Our new messaging platform helps you keep organized, share information, and stay in the loop.
We listened in on the Blackbaud webinar "Everything You Were Too Afraid to Ask about Data," and here are our takeaways.
Join us in welcoming our new intern, Camille Oemke 🎉🎉
Machine learning and artificial intelligence helps fundraisers do what they do best: build great relationships.
Join Gravyty and Washburn & McGoldrick for summer intensives in Chicago this July.
Join us in welcoming our new Director of Sales, Lindsey Athanasiou!
The new favorites feature allows you to keep track of donors in additional ways beyond our predictive models, moves management tools, follow-ups, and ticklers.
We are excited to introduce you to FII, a nonprofit using data to help end the cycles of poverty!
Introducing Gravyty's newest addition Tiffany Liu!
A deep dive into the name Gravyty and an exciting look at our harmonious origins.
The four things entrepreneurs want from their alma maters. How we can be supporting our entrepreneurs and why it's important to cultivate these relationships!
Gravyty brings the science to the art that you perform so well. We exist to help nonprofits fundraise better.
Learn about new features being developed a Gravyty
Gravyty and Veracross team up to provide a best in class fundraising solution for Independent Schools!
Gravyty and Veracross team up to provide a best in class fundraising solution for Independent Schools!
Some great things to do while in Baltimore for CASE D-2
Learn about donor acquisition cost and other fundraising metrics. Understand how they affect your organization and how you can drive larger donations.
Learn the shortcomings of RFM scores and prospect ratings and what you can do to take your major gift prospecting and portfolio management to the next level.
An astonishingly low 8-12% of CRM data is what we are using, based on a number of conversations with advancement services professionals. How do we improve this?
Guidelines to help your team make software and technology decisions. Let us help you decide if should you buy or build the solutions to your team's problems.
Your guide to enjoying Boston during the 2017 CASE District I conference.
CASE District I conference breakfast roundtable. Innovation can help us solve some of toughest challenges we face in the fundraising space.
Gravyty unveils new volunteer platform to better support volunteer fundraisers and streamline the experience for professional fundraisers.
The pitfalls and foibles of relying on CRM to drive your fundraising effort. Predictive analytics can make your CRM data relevant again.
Reactions to George Chu Room40 Group post on revenue target goal setting.
Introducing Christopher Mirabile, a member of the Gravyty board of directors.
Recommended readings for all fundraising professionals.
How Gravyty can assist you in finding asset-based donors to make larger charitable contributions.
We outline two areas where predictive intelligence can help deepen your relationships with your entire constituency.
Put your data to work. Here are ways to be more data-driven and integrate your own data into your practice.
Three data requirements to create organizational buy-in and cutlivate data-driven decision-making.
How to use basic statistics to ask the right questions and track the right fundraising metrics.
It's how you take the insights we learn and act on it. It's fundamentally about asking and answering your strategic questions
3 Reasons To Make Friends with Predictive Analytics
Implementing Technology Can Be A Positive Experience
Takeaways from the AASP, AHP, and AFP MA
New Feature Friday: 10/14/2016
Use-Case Monday: Gravyty can Reduce the Time it Takes to Onboard Your New Fundraisers
Use-Case Monday: A Solution to Volunteer Management!
Who You Gonna Call? How unassigned donors can make the difference you are looking for - right now.
Gravyty in the News: Why We Pledged 1%
Four thoughts for the wary, ambitious, overworked, underpaid, overextended, underappreciated, overwhelmed, brilliant entrepreneur; no matter where you may be on your entrepreneurial adventure
Gravyty in the News- Babson Graduate Business: Gravyty
Gravyty in the News- How Babson Startup Gravyty Helps Nonprofits Drive Charitable Giving
Gravyty in the News-Gravyty Offers Fundraising Solution for Nonprofits
Gravyty in the News-How Skilled Product Managers Shape a Winning Product Roadmap
Gravyty in the News-Babson Rocket Pitch: A new generation of tech entrepreneurs thinks big
Use-Case Monday: A Solution to Volunteer Management!
Use-Case Monday: Gravyty can Reduce the Time it Takes to Onboard Your New Fundraisers
Three takeaways from our first pitch
Meet our Exploratory Board of Advisors!
