Artificial intelligence with a focus on art, culture and research

AI – Artificial Intelligence in Foundations with a Focus on Art, Culture, and Research: Efficiency Meets Inspiration

Foundations enrich the art and culture scene, contribute to diversity, and enable sustainable developments. They also play an important role in research by providing project funding or scholarships.

On one hand, many challenges currently confront foundations. On the other, opportunities arise, especially with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). With AI, foundations can make their work more efficient, innovative, sustainable, and far-reaching.

Key Points at a Glance

What are the advantages of AI in foundations?

Efficient work through automation of routine tasks frees resources for strategic core tasks. Additionally, more innovation becomes possible as foundations can work more flexibly, interdisciplinary, and trend-oriented. Sustainability is also a relevant factor.

Where can AI be implemented in foundations?

In data analysis, marketing, administrative processes, evaluations, interdisciplinary or international projects, communication with customers, donors, and scholarship recipients, or creating immersive experiences.

How can AI be implemented in foundations?

By letting us handle the implementation and optimal utilization of AI solutions, so you can focus on your core business.

Current Challenges for Foundations

Foundations currently face numerous challenges that make their work more difficult:

• Complexities in managing funding programs.
• Transitioning to digital formats to remain relevant, including reaching target groups through digital channels.
• Utilizing databases to manage research results or funding projects requires technical expertise and financial resources.
• Increasingly complex legislation regarding data protection complicates data processing.

Another significant aspect in the context of foundation work is the optimal use of marketing resources. Making work more efficient is, therefore, vital for foundations—and this is where AI becomes a key factor for efficiency and innovation.

AI in Foundations: A Strategic Lever for Sustainable Impact

AI tools offer foundations a strategic lever, enabling them to not only work more efficiently but also foster innovation and expand their reach. AI is more than just a tool; it opens new avenues for thought and action:

• AI can optimize processes by automating routine tasks, simplifying data analysis, or handling communication with donors and interested parties through chatbots.
• It supports impact measurement and improvement, focusing on trends and current topics.
• In donation management, it identifies potential donors, optimizes outreach, and executes targeted campaigns.
• AI expands known boundaries and enables entirely new projects.
• It facilitates global data analysis and interdisciplinary projects.
• Foundations can dynamically adapt their strategies to current developments, flexibly addressing new challenges.
• AI-driven analyses can detect risks early and develop countermeasures.

By embracing AI solutions, foundations position themselves as forward-thinking and innovation-oriented.

Data Analysis in Research with AI: New Insights for the Economy

Foundations face several issues when dealing with research data:

• A lack of centralized platforms for data collection.
• Security risks like data theft, improper access, insufficient IT infrastructure protection, and regulatory compliance.
• Time-consuming processes.
• Inadequate long-term data archiving, risking valuable information loss.
• Diverse data formats and standards hinder integration and further processing.
• Legal challenges and data protection regulations add complexity.

One major advantage of AI is its ability to analyze large datasets beyond human capacity. For example, analyzing thousands of project reports to identify success factors or studying donation behaviors to create personalized fundraising campaigns.

AI can also integrate data from various sources, recognizing patterns and identifying connections that might otherwise be overlooked. This saves time, allowing foundations to focus on other tasks, while improving the quality of insights through precise analyses. AI enables foundations to tailor projects to target audiences, uncover unconventional research questions, and measure project impact more accurately—leading to new scientific insights.

Target-Specific Marketing and Funding Management: How Can AI Contribute?

Foundations focusing on art, culture, and research can optimize their marketing strategies with AI-powered tools:

• User data analysis: Understand your audience better.
• Personalized recommendations: Tailor promotional content to your target group.
• Automating tasks: Create and send newsletters or plan social media posts efficiently.
• Dynamic content adjustments: AI adapts content to user interests.
• Accelerated content creation: Produce better results in less time with AI tools.

AI also streamlines funding management through data analysis:

• Audience analysis: For example, an art exhibition on Expressionism can target urban art lovers aged 40-60 through Facebook ads and Google Ads.
• Campaign optimization: AI tests different ad formats and automatically chooses the most effective one, leading to higher ticket sales with lower ad spend.
• Virtual experiences: AI enables virtual exhibition tours, suggesting matching artwork and offering direct ticket purchases.
• Personalized appeals: Based on donation patterns, AI can create customized emails. For example, culture enthusiasts receive invitations to support theater projects, while music fans are informed about concerts.

For foundations reliant on funding and often operating with tight budgets, such optimizations are invaluable. They ensure funding resources are applied where they have the greatest impact.

The Impact of Chatbots and Virtual Reality on Foundations

Many foundations struggle to interact efficiently with their audiences—be it donors, applicants, or visitors. Time-consuming inquiries and complex funding processes often hinder timely communication.

AI-powered chatbots provide a solution, automating repetitive inquiries with precision. For instance, scholarship applicants can instantly access information about applications and funding criteria through a chatbot—saving time for both applicants and the foundation.

Virtual Reality (VR) transforms how foundations work. Cultural projects can be presented in innovative ways, reaching global audiences. Immersive experiences, such as virtual museum visits or digital exhibition tours, fully engage visitors. Institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre have already adopted this approach. Swiss institutions like Kunsthaus Zürich and the Swiss National Museum are also embracing this change.

VR makes projects more accessible and increases transparency and engagement by interactively showcasing project progress. These technologies free foundations from manual tasks while providing a modern, interactive user experience and greater project reach.

The Impact of AI: More Results with Fewer Resources

AI maximizes foundation impact by supporting innovative projects and enhancing visibility. Precise data analysis enables future-proof projects tailored to target audiences, achieving sustainable results. Administrative tasks like managing applications or coordinating events can be automated, freeing time and budget for core tasks.

AI also contributes to sustainability. Digital meetings and automated processes reduce paper consumption and travel needs. AI-driven optimizations further boost resource efficiency and enable creative, impactful projects.

Examples of AI in Non-Profit Organizations

A World Economic Forum (WEF) study highlights AI’s potential to enhance efficiency by expediting decisions and optimizing resource use. (Source: World Economic Forum)

• Swiss non-profits already harness AI, as highlighted by Swissfundraising:
• Ocean Care uses ChatGPT for idea generation.
• Greenpeace employs AI in fundraising to predict donation probabilities.
• Caritas Switzerland uses Neurons for digital advertising.

Inspired by such examples, foundations can explore AI within their IT infrastructures to foster innovation and create new artistic forms, such as the work of Obvious Art and Refik Anadol.

Source: Swiss Fundraising) 

Foundations from the fields of art, culture and research can be inspired by this and also try out the use of AI within the scope of their possibilities and their IT infrastructure. Artists who are already working with AI include the artist group Obvious Art, who create paintings with AI or the Turkish artist Refik Anadol, who uses AI for immersive art installations. These examples show how AI can also contribute to the creation of new art and new forms of expression  (Source:  Obvious & Refikanadol).

How Can Dinotronic Support Foundations?

We are experts in customized IT solutions and providers of your Managed Digital Workplace. We support foundations in implementing AI technologies while maintaining high security standards and offering industry-specific expertise.

We are an owner-managed company with 30 years of experience and a deep understanding of the unique needs of foundations. With tailored solutions, we ensure the efficient implementation of digital strategies that create sustainable value for your organization. What ideas do we have for your foundation?

• Customized IT solutions: We create a centralized IT platform that consolidates all workflows, securely stores data, and regulates access clearly.
• Optimal utilization of AI solutions: We help you not only implement AI solutions but also use them optimally. This includes AI-driven data analysis, automated communication processes, and customized applications for grant management.
• Sustainability: Our partnership with Microsoft Azure ensures CO2-neutral technologies that meet the sustainability demands of foundations.
• Handling administrative tasks with Microsoft CoPilot: By integrating Microsoft CoPilot, a Generative AI-powered assistant embedded in Microsoft 365 applications, we enhance efficiency through smart automation. CoPilot helps users complete tasks more effectively in daily operations.
• Swiss data security: We prioritize security and data protection, which is evident in our use of AI solutions. For example, we can run ChatGPT in isolated data centers in Switzerland that comply with strict data protection regulations. This allows data to be efficiently analyzed while maintaining privacy—a key part of AI's role in supporting foundations.

We enable you to focus on your core tasks while we handle digital transformation and AI integration. The result is a future-proof IT strategy that is both efficient and innovative. AI implementation offers new possibilities for shaping your foundation’s work for the future.

You will always receive personal support from our team, available 24/7 in both German and English. Another advantage of working with us: as your organization grows, your IT grows with it. Our AI solutions are scalable and adapt to your needs.

Conclusion: Efficiency Meets Inspiration

The advantages of AI for foundations are clear. Automated processes make working more efficient, allowing foundations to focus on their core tasks. Moreover, the innovation potential offered by AI is significant. Global data analysis, interdisciplinary projects, analyzing vast datasets, and identifying new patterns and trends become feasible and effective with AI. Additionally, optimizing marketing campaigns ensures targeted use of funding resources—a clear advantage.

With modern AI solutions like those offered by Dinotronic, you can prepare your organization for the future. These solutions enable you to digitize processes, drive innovation, make data-driven decisions, automate repetitive tasks, and improve efficiency, scalability, and security through AI and cloud technologies. At the same time, they lay the foundation for new business models, global collaboration, and a sustainable, resource-efficient way of working.

Let us advise you today to implement your innovative AI projects with an experienced partner.