6 Ways KidsQuest Children’s Museum is Leveraging AI
Photo from the KidsQuest Children's Museum, known for their experiential learning environments.
When we first met with KidsQuest, to say they had a lot on their plate would be an understatement. In the midst of a platform migration, an upcoming fundraiser event, and a few summer vacations that would make several key staff members unavailable… our goal was to figure out how we could help KidsQuest reduce the time and stress it takes to fundraise by making it easier to share the impact they’re making.
The problem
The main issue was that so much of KidsQuest’s data was buried in volumes of folders, hidden in their Sharepoint Drive. This made it extremely difficult to locate the information they needed for grant writing, fundraising and marketing purposes. Because so many nonprofit organizations have their data living in silo’d locations, it becomes a game of “guess-who” when it comes to who knows where specific information lives within their data-base.
employees spend ~1.8 Hours/day searching for information
Our approach
The first thing Cadenza did was leverage our unique APIs to connect directly to their Sharepoint drive. From there, KidsQuest gained the ability to leverage our AI-Assistant to easily locate any information they needed without spending hours digging through files and opening documents. In addition, we provide the source citation so their team can have the confidence that the responses we give are correct.
Regardless of whether data lives in previously submitted grants, impact reports, donor stories or marketing collateral, Cadenza can find it. Our responses are curated specifically to the KidsQuest Children’s Museum so we our answers are given within the unique contextual awareness of their mission statement and programs. This allows our AI-Assistants to generate better answers that are more effective and persuasive.
6 ways kidsquest is using cadenza:
After we connected to KidsQuest’s data, the real fun began.
Our sole purpose here at Cadenza is to help nonprofits better communicate their organization’s impact story to their donors and community. Below are 6 of our favorite ways of how KidsQuest is leveraging Cadenza to do exactly that:
Conducting research for program-specific grant applications.
Capturing relevant data-points, quotes, stories and testimonials.
Highlighting the impact of programs to donors.
Finding and applying to new grants based on previously submitted grant applications.
Gathering the insights and data to write those grants.
Repurposing previously created content for personalized donors engagement.
The Results:
1) More Done in Less Time
Cadenza saves hours of employee’s time by getting them the information they need quickly and easily. This allows KidsQuest to focus on expanding their relationship with donors and corporate sponsors.
2) Automating Busy Work
Cadenza was designed specifically for nonprofits like KidsQuest, so we knew which of their tasks were most tedious and could be automated and which still required the touch of a human expert.
3) Educating and Engaging Donors
Cadenza has helped KidsQuest create more meaningful content that is educational, inspiring and entertaining. The best way to build trust with your donor base is by teaching them something that they care about.
4) Finding and Winning More Grants
Cadenza’s new grant-finder tool has made it easy for KidsQuest to locate grants that are relevant to their organization while increasing their chances to win more grants. No longer did KidsQuest have to dig through volumes of folders to locate a story or quote used from a previous application.
The KidsQuest Children’s Museum believes in the power of both innovations and play. With Cadenza, we make work feel like play by leveraging innovative technology such as artificial intelligence to keep the story of KidsQuest alive and well.
Cadenza is proud to have helped free up the value time of the KidsQuest staff so that they can spend more time engaging with donors and program participants and less time sifting through files and folders. We continue to help KidsQuest advance their mission of creating learning through the power of play.
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