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You've made the AI investment. Now it's time to make sure your AI can see how your fundraising actually works. In his new article, our Chief Product Officer, Hemant Kashyap, explains why configuration matters more than ever for advancement teams on Salesforce: "AI agents operate on metadata. Configuration is self-describing by construction. It tells an agent what it is. Apex doesn't." His example: a pledge write-down rule buried in custom code. "The rule still fires; the agent just can't account for it." The takeaway, in Hemant's words: "The heavier your customization layer, the less return you get on the AI platform investment you just made." Read the full article and see what it means for your team 👇

Community foundations work in two directions at once: bringing donors and fundholders in, and moving grants out to the nonprofits their communities rely on. Too often, that work happens across systems that were never built to talk to each other. Today we’re introducing Kindsight for Foundations, a new solution that brings grantmaking, fundholder engagement, and grantee collaboration together in one connected experience. It includes: - Grants management built into Ascend, from intake to reporting - A Fundholder Portal for self-service fund access and grant recommendations - A Grantee Portal for nonprofits to apply, track status, and report in one place The solution was shaped by years of work alongside community foundations and builds on decades of helping large fundraising organizations run complex, high-volume operations on a single platform. Early access opens in early 2027. Get a first look at TAG2026, November 10–13. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBwdRVpR

Still tracking donors in spreadsheets? You’re leaving money on the table. The right donor database automates the busywork, spots giving trends, and helps you keep more donors. Here’s what to look for 👇 Read the blog → https://lnkd.in/e9Yh6JYz

It’s boardroom briefing season. Head into this year’s meeting with the metrics your board needs. Have these 4 data points prepared before your year-end-review 👇

Our Chief Product Officer, Hemant Kashyap, spoke with Forbes Technology Council about how Kindsight is building the agentic operating system for fundraising and why its AI must be practical, secure, and ethical.

Only 2 days left to register! Donor advised funds are reshaping philanthropy, changing how donors give, how giving is measured, and what policymakers are watching. For many nonprofits, DAFs remain a blind spot: already in your donor base, but hard to identify and harder to engage. This session covers how DAFs work, why they’re growing, and how your organization can make the most of the shift. 📍Navigating the Rise of Donor Advised Funds 🗓️ October 28 at 1pm EST Register here → https://lnkd.in/g6w_KbmW

Mid-level donors, those who give consistently but sit right below your major gift threshold, are key for sustainable growth. October is the perfect window to engage before they’re inundated with holiday appeals. For our VP, Cherian Koshy, crafting the right narrative is critical for success. Engage donors with a story that builds emotional connection and calls them to finish the story. When you ask for their support in December, they’ll need to be a part of what comes next.

Nonprofit teams do emotionally challenging work, often with limited resources, year round. And that workload can feel particularly heavy by year-end, sometimes to the point of burnout. Recent statistics show that the vast majority of nonprofit leaders are concerned about burnout and impact on their  employees, mission, goals, and communities. Learn the signs of nonprofit burnout, how to address the issue, and get strategies for prevention in our blog → https://lnkd.in/gK-JEKWF

🍂 Donor data looking like a leaf pile? 🍂 As fundraising season kicks into high gear, disorganized data can slow your team down, cost you money, and lead to missed opportunities. Here are 5 ways to prime your data for a successful fall.

Join our live walkthrough of Kindsight's 2026 Fundraising Judgment Benchmark Report! When 363 nonprofit and advancement professionals compared human and AI recommendations without knowing which was which, what did they judge stronger? What did they judge riskier? And how much authority were they willing to give AI? Their answers give your team a clearer way to decide. In this session, report author and Kindsight EVP Cherian Koshy will walk you through what the data reveal and what they mean for your organization. Then Kindsight CPO Hemant Kashyap shares how these findings shape our product vision, and how we're building AI that earns trust one workflow at a time. You won’t want to miss this webinar! 📍Who Decides? What 1,452 Blinded Fundraising Decisions Reveal about AI, Judgment, and Authority 🗓️ October 13, 2026 @ 2 PM ET Secure your spot → https://lnkd.in/eePbRkAf