What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about ai tools for nonprofit teams and fundraisers — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (44 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Virtuous Momentum is recommended most often — appearing in 38.8% of recommendations, followed by Grantable (36.7%) and Instrumentl (36.7%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtuous Momentum virtuous.org Best for: AI recommends Virtuous Momentum most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 38.8% 95% CI 26.4–52.8% 19 mentions · avg pos 7.9 first pick 5.3% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 2 | Grantable grantable.co Best for: AI recommends Grantable most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (88.9% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 22.2% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 3 | Instrumentl Best for: AI recommends Instrumentl most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 5.6% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 4 | Canva canva.com Best for: AI recommends Canva most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 36.7% 95% CI 24.7–50.7% 18 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 5 | DonorSearch donorsearch.net Best for: AI recommends DonorSearch most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (88.9% of those answers) | 34.7% 95% CI 22.9–48.7% 17 mentions · avg pos 6.4 first pick 11.8% | — | GEMINI 47.6%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 6 | Momentum Best for: AI recommends Momentum most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (88.9% of those answers) | 32.7% 95% CI 21.2–46.6% 16 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 6.3% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 7 | Virtuous virtuoussoftware.com Best for: AI recommends Virtuous most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 30.6% 95% CI 19.5–44.5% 15 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 13.3% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 8 | DonorSearch AI Best for: AI recommends DonorSearch AI most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 6.6 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 47.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 9 | Dataro dataro.com Best for: AI recommends Dataro most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 7.7% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | Google Workspace workspace.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Workspace most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (88.9% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 11 | Bloomerang bloomerang.com Best for: AI recommends Bloomerang most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (66.7% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 12 | Grant Assistant by FreeWill nonprofits.freewill.com Best for: AI recommends Grant Assistant by FreeWill most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (88.9% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 1.6 first pick 27.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 13 | Fundraise Up fundraiseup.com Best for: AI recommends Fundraise Up most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 9.1% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 14 | Otter otter.ai Best for: AI recommends Otter most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (77.8% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 9.1 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Grantboost grantboost.io Best for: AI recommends Grantboost most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (77.8% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 16 | Jasper jasper.ai Best for: AI recommends Jasper most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 11.1 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Grammarly grammarly.com Best for: AI recommends Grammarly most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 18 | Grant Assistant Best for: AI recommends Grant Assistant most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | AppealAI by Funraise funraise.org Best for: AI recommends AppealAI by Funraise most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 16.7% | — | PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 20 | TechSoup techsoup.org Best for: AI recommends TechSoup most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (77.8% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (55.6% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 22 | Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Best for: AI recommends Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud most when buyers ask “which AI tool is best for nonprofit fundraising teams vs program delivery teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | FundRobin fundrobin.com Best for: AI recommends FundRobin most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 24 | Instrumentl Apply instrumentl.com Best for: AI recommends Instrumentl Apply most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Kindsight kindsight.io Best for: AI recommends Kindsight most when buyers ask “which AI tool is best for nonprofit fundraising teams vs program delivery teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | Gravyty Best for: AI recommends Gravyty most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 27 | Jotform jotform.com Best for: AI recommends Jotform most when buyers ask “which AI tool is best for nonprofit fundraising teams vs program delivery teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Appeal AI Best for: AI recommends Appeal AI most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 10.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8% | Claim |
| 29 | Fireflies fireflies.ai Best for: AI recommends Fireflies most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 30 | Funraise AppealAI | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 31 | Givebutter givebutter.com Best for: AI recommends Givebutter most when buyers ask “how can AI help small nonprofits do more with limited staff” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Raise gravyty.com Best for: AI recommends Raise most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 33 | Charity Excellence charityexcellence.co.uk Best for: AI recommends Charity Excellence most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 34 | ClickUp clickup.com | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 35 | Knack knack.com Best for: AI recommends Knack most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 36 | NPTechForGood nptechforgood.com Best for: AI recommends NPTechForGood most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 37 | Grant Assistant Respond grantassistant.ai Best for: AI recommends Grant Assistant Respond most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (66.7% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 33.3% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Fundwriter AI fundwriter.ai Best for: AI recommends Fundwriter AI most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 39 | River rivereditor.com Best for: AI recommends River most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Donorbox donorbox.com Best for: AI recommends Donorbox most when buyers ask “best AI tools for nonprofit organizations and fundraising teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud (Einstein AI) Best for: AI recommends Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud (Einstein AI) most when buyers ask “which AI tool is best for nonprofit fundraising teams vs program delivery teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Granted AI grantedai.com Best for: AI recommends Granted AI most when buyers ask “best AI assistant for writing grant proposals for nonprofits” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Looker looker.com Best for: AI recommends Looker most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 44 | FreeWill's Grant Assistant freewill.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Notion notion.so | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | Boardable boardable.com Best for: AI recommends Boardable most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to streamline nonprofit reporting and impact communication” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | LiveImpact liveimpact.org Best for: AI recommends LiveImpact most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to streamline nonprofit reporting and impact communication” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Tellwell's AI Appeal Letter Writer wetellwell.com Best for: AI recommends Tellwell's AI Appeal Letter Writer most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 49 | Beautiful.ai beautiful.ai | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | GrantCopilot grantcopilot.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 51 | ClickUp AI | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 52 | Fidelity Charitable fidelitycharitable.org Best for: AI recommends Fidelity Charitable most when buyers ask “how do I use AI to streamline nonprofit reporting and impact communication” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 53 | Classy classy.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | Jay·AI | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | CharityScribe | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 56 | Google Meet meet.google.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | Sopact sopact.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | Zoom for Healthcare zoom.us | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | Buffer buffer.com Best for: AI recommends Buffer most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Fastio fast.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 61 | KindKatch kindkatch.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 62 | Handwrytten handwrytten.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Carly usecarly.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 16 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Sisense sisense.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | Donor Participation Project's AI Editor joindpp.org Best for: AI recommends Donor Participation Project's AI Editor most when buyers ask “what AI tool should I use to write compelling donor appeal letters” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | F6S f6s.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | GoFundMe Pro | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com Best for: AI recommends HubSpot CRM most when buyers ask “free or affordable alternatives to expensive AI tools for cash-strapped nonprofits” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Mailchimp mailchimp.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | Momentive Software momentivesoftware.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Taskade taskade.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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