Artificial Intelligence Through a Fundraiser's Lens

Through deep learning, algorithms and data help machines improve their accuracy and knowledge over time, which means we don't have to do the grunt work normally required to be strategic because the program is doing it for us. I can't even begin to estimate the number of hours I spent weekly, monthly, or even yearly sorting in Excel, navigating clunky databases, and Googling names, while trying to be more intentional with my outreach and travel--basically, spending time to save time. For decades, we advancement folk have been in pursuit of that perfect but elusive combination of skill and luck that will direct us toward the most promising donors at a given time. Machines can now do this for us (well, Gravyty can), just like Facebook can tell us who to tag in photos through face recognition--but identifying donors is way more helpful and lucrative than that.