Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT API Connection Empowers First Fully Autonomous AI Fundraiser to Enhance Fundraising Transparency by Providing Donors Direct and Secure Answers to their Questions about their Past Giving History.
Version2, Givzey’s AI R&D lab focused on researching, developing and deploying the world’s first fully autonomous fundraiser (AF), today announced its next evolution – a memory. In direct response to early tests with the autonomous fundraiser interacting with donors, Version2’s Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO) now has the ability to answer a donor's direct and specific questions about their recent and lifetime giving to the organization.
“By gaining direct access to an organization's donor database, the same way a traditional fundraiser would have access, the autonomous fundraiser now has the ability to provide answers to the questions that donors are currently asking most. Never before has a donor had direct access to their giving history and it’s through these rapid technological leaps that enable the autonomous fundraiser to provide value in new and scalable ways.” – Adam Martel, CEO, Givzey and Version2
Through a direct connection to Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT, the autonomous fundraiser (AF) can now answer specific questions that donors might have about their past giving, lifetime giving or last year’s gift. This breakthrough merges humanistic service with scalable engagement to provide a donor experience that was not possible in the past.
“Donors now have the ability to better understand their past giving so they can make informed and thoughtful decisions about their current and future support. Most importantly, these types of evolutions for the autonomous fundraiser redefine the relationship between donors and the organizations they care about and will ultimately give early versions of the Virtual Engagement Officers the ability to provide a level of transparency to all donors that was never before possible. This isn’t just revolutionary for the autonomous fundraiser, it’s revolutionary for our industry and every donor who has never had access to their giving history.” – Adam Martel, CEO, Givzey and Version2
“Adam and his team are inventing the bleeding edge of technology and their breakthroughs have already changed the way our industry believes AI will impact fundraising. This next evolution of providing the autonomous fundraiser direct access to Raiser’s Edge NXT, the same way we would for a traditional fundraiser, enables our Virtual Engagement Officer to answer questions for donors about their past giving that haven’t previously been accessible to them. This is the beginning of one of the most revolutionary donor-concentric technological leaps of our generation and our team at College of Charleston is proud to be at the forefront of this innovation.” –Dan Frezza Chief Executive Officer of the College of Charleston Foundation.
These major evolutionary milestones for autonomous fundraising are complimented by Version2’s proprietary Fundraising Neural Networks and Algorithms (FNA), which act as the brain of an autonomous fundraiser. The VEO currently has the ability to manage 1,000 donor portfolios, engage donors in a multitude of educational, interactive and humanistic ways, directly secure gifts, and break through the digital threshold by self-generating and self-writing robotically hand-written introductory notes, birthday cards, and stewardship messages to provide donors with a powerful and magical experience. This evolution also moves the autonomous fundraiser one step closer to ensuring that every donor, regardless of gift size, is engaged, cultivated, solicited and stewarded consistently and in ways that mimic the level of engagement provided by our very best fundraisers.
Version2’s team is already working on building the next set of integrations to other fundraising platforms, which will be announced in the coming weeks. These integrations will enhance the autonomous fundraiser’s ability to provide immediate, impactful and enchanting value for donors.
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