Researching funders and donors just got a lot easier with Claude + Candid connection. You can now connect Claude directly to Candid's donor database which brings nonprofit and funder data directly into Claude so you can search organizations, discover funding opportunities, and tap into expert knowledge directly inside an LLM. It helps you move from hunting for information to actually using it. Here are some example of what you can now ask directly inside Claude when you connect them together. “Help me find nonprofits working on food access in Seattle that are highly transparent” and get a focused list with links to Candid profiles. “Show me the EINs for homeless shelters in Brooklyn, NYC” and jump from there into full Candid profiles for programs, financials, and transparency information. “Who is most likely to fund my nonprofit’s educational support programs” help you spot potential funders and related organizations grounded in Candid’s datas. To get started, create a free Candid account at candid.org (no affiliate) if you do not already have one. Then connect your account to Claude, choose the Candid connector in chat, and begin with a real question you are working on today. Hope this helps!

This is good news if you run your nonprofit on the google suite. Google introduced Gemini 3 on November 18, which it says is the best to date. Gemini 3 Pro is already available inside Workspace, including for organizations using the free Workspace for Nonprofits plan. Here’s what’s new. Gemini 3 is going to work closer to it's best competitors like ChatGPT and Claude. It can review complex grant guidelines, summarize long board packets, and interpret mixed formats with more clarity than previous versions. Google says the model now gives responses that are smart, concise, and direct, reducing filler and focusing on insight. Here’s why it matters. It's now free for most nonprofits. This means your team can analyze documents, create marekting, or prepare reports with far less time spent switching tools. If you want to try it out, open the Gemini app inside Workspace and select “Thinking” from the model menu to run Gemini 3 Pro. Google noted that a deeper reasoning mode will be added soon for organizations on paid tiers.

Happy Friday everyone! I could use your help with some suggestions on how I can best support nonprofits at the end of the year. I know that the end of the year is really busy and stressful for nonprofits. And often time a huge portion of their funding comes from the last few weeks around the holidays. I'm curious what I could do that would be most impactful during the last few weeks. I was thinking about doing a one hour "AI working session" where folks can actually use the tools and build some resources and stories to share at the end of the year. Curious to get your option on what could be most helpful for folks!

I just launched a new way to help nonprofits start using AI Assistants specifically built for them. I consolidated my top 5 AI assistants and made them publically available to everyone. Any nonprofit can get them for free and start using them to help with fundraising, sharing their story, or planning events. As a part of this community you have access to all of these plus more in the classroom. (check them out here) I would be so grateful if you all shared these with any nonprofits that could benefit! Here's the link to share! Top 5 AI Assistants for Nonprofits Thanks!

I built this tool a while ago and forgot to share with you all. It's built on the best practices for writing engaging fundraising emails that convert. But...it's only as good as the information you give it. And ultimately it is up to you to check and refine anything AI produces before you send it to your donors. Hope it helps! AI Assistant for Writing Fundraising Emails