Google Gemini

Google Gemini + DonorDock: Ask Your Donor Data Anything

Your donor data lives in DonorDock. Your questions come up everywhere else, in the car before a board meeting, at your desk while drafting an appeal, on a Tuesday when someone asks who lapsed last spring.

The DonorDock MCP closes that gap. Connect Google Gemini once, and it can read your live DonorDock records and update them when you ask, all in plain language. No exports, no spreadsheets, no copying and pasting between tabs.

What the Google Gemini and DonorDock integration does

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, the standard way an AI assistant connects to the tools you already use. DonorDock hosts the connection on our end, so there is nothing for you to build and no server to run. You are telling Gemini where to find your data and proving that you are you.

Once you are connected, Gemini works with your real records. Not a copy, not last month's export, the live data your team is working in right now.

What you can ask Gemini

Ask the way you would ask a teammate who knows your database cold.

Finding people

• Who lapsed since last spring?
• Which donors in Indianapolis should I visit next month?
• Who gave last year but has not given yet this year?

Understanding your giving

• What is our total raised so far this year compared to last year?
• Which campaign brought in the most first-time donors?
• Show me every gift over $1,000 in the last ninety days

Getting things done

• Draft a thank-you to Maria Chen that mentions her last three gifts
• Log a phone call with Maria about the spring appeal
• Tag these gifts as event revenue

That last group matters. The connection does not only answer questions. It can update records in DonorDock for you, and Gemini asks before it changes anything.

Why connect Google Gemini to DonorDock

• Get answers in seconds instead of building a report
• Draft appeals, thank-yous, and board updates grounded in a donor's real history
• Keep notes and activities current without leaving the conversation
• Spot lapsed donors, missing emails, and duplicates, then tag them or add them to a list
• Give everyone on your team the same easy-to-use path into your data

Otto and the MCP

Otto is the intelligence layer built into DonorDock. The DonorDock MCP brings your DonorDock data into the AI tools you use outside of it. You can use both, and plenty of teams do. Learn more about the DonorDock MCP.

What you will need

• A DonorDock account with permission to view your organization's data
• A personal API key, which you create in your DonorDock profile settings
• A Google account
• Antigravity, Google's free desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux

Gemini needs to be running on a computer, not a phone. The Gemini app on the web and on mobile only offers Google's own preset list of connections, with no way to add a custom one yet.

How to connect Google Gemini to DonorDock

1. Create your personal API key in DonorDock.
2. Install Antigravity, Google's free desktop app.
3. Open the Antigravity settings file and paste in the DonorDock connection.
4. Restart Antigravity and switch the DonorDock connection on.
5. Ask your first question, then approve the connection the first time it reaches for your data.

Plan on about fifteen minutes. Walk through the full setup guide.

Working with a technical team? The same connection works in Antigravity for IDEs and in the Gemini CLI.

Your data stays yours

• It runs as you. Every request uses your own login, so Gemini sees exactly the records you would see and nothing more.
• It cannot delete donors or gifts. There is no tool for it, so it is not something that can happen by accident.
• It cannot rewrite a recorded gift. Amounts, funds, and dates stay put. Gifts can only be tagged.
• You can turn it off any time. Switch the connection off or retire the key, and access ends.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use this in the Gemini app on my phone?
Not yet. The Gemini app offers Google's own preset list of connections and has no way to add a custom one. The connection runs on your computer through Antigravity. We will update this page when that changes.

What is Antigravity?
It is Google's free desktop app for working with Gemini. It is a separate download from the Gemini app you may already use in a browser, and it is the version that can connect to outside tools like DonorDock.

Can it change my data, or only read it?
Both, with your say-so. It answers questions from your live data, and when you ask, it can log an activity, tag a donor, or add people to a list. You are always the one directing it.

Is there an extra cost?
No. The DonorDock MCP is included in your DonorDock plan. There is no separate license to buy.

Which other AI tools can I connect?
The same connection works with Claude and ChatGPT.

Get started

• Already using DonorDock and Gemini? Set up your connection.
• Want the full picture first? See what the DonorDock MCP can do.
• New to DonorDock? Book a short walkthrough and we will show you how it fits your team.