Can a small, budget-conscious prospect development shop build its own secure AI tool? In the latest issue of Connections, Nikolai Shchelkov, MSIS, MBA, shares how he designed and tested a secure, offline agentic AI prototype at Eastern New Mexico University. Running entirely on a single laptop with zero budget, this tool allows researchers to ask natural-language questions of their donor giving history and get immediate, calculated results without risking sensitive constituent data.
Is AI in fundraising a powerful tool or a privacy risk? A casual Apra Exchange Zoom discussion turned into a serious Apra-PA roundtable on AI in prospect development. Learn why data privacy and policy gaps could be exposing your organization.
What is GDPR, and how does it affect us as prospect researchers and prospect managers? How does it affect our fundraisers or senior leadership? Does GDPR affect those of us based in the U.S. or just global organizations? What policies do we need to create to accommodate GDPR? In this breakdown, dive in to the areas to keep in mind for our work as PD professionals — consent and personal data storage.