Givly.ai with Kendra Garagan

Givly.ai with Kendra Garagan

From Next in Nonprofits by Next in Nonprofits

June 9, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 149

About this episode

Kendra Garagan discusses Givly.ai, an AI system designed for nonprofits, and its impact on funding and grant management.

Kendra Garagan is the Founder and CEO of Givly.ai, "a specialized agentic AI system built for the nonprofit sector. Givly helps small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations automate funding workflows, manage grant processes, and coordinate their teams — without the clunky, disconnected software tools that most nonprofits have cobbled together over the years." Kendra joins host Steve Boland to discuss the difference between an AI tool and an AI agent, how Givly's central "Brain" component maintains an organization's institutional context across its entire technology stack, and why generic AI models like ChatGPT often fall short for nonprofits doing complex work like grant writing. Kendra also explains how Givly's partnership and research agents help organizations identify in-kind opportunities, map their networks, and stay on top of policy changes — all without replacing the human staff who carry that knowledge today. Givly.ai is transitioning out of beta and opening for public access in mid-June 2026. Interested nonprofits can sign up for priority access at givly.ai and will be guided through a short onboarding process to get their organization's account initialized. Get more…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Boland

Guest: Kendra Garagan

Topics covered

  • AI in nonprofits
  • funding workflows
  • grant processes
  • automation
  • nonprofit technology

Keywords

  • Givly.ai
  • nonprofit sector
  • AI agent
  • grant writing
  • automation
  • funding workflows
  • policy changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Givly.ai, ChatGPT

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