Our Commitment
The Almoner, LLC is a signatory of the Fundraising.AI Framework for Responsible and Beneficial AI. This framework was developed by Fundraising.AI to address ethical AI use in the nonprofit fundraising sector, which represents nearly $500 billion annually in the United States.
By signing, we commit to 10 principles that govern how we build, recommend, and use AI tools: Privacy & Security, Data Ethics, Inclusiveness, Accountability, Transparency & Explainability, Continuous Learning, Collaboration, Legal Compliance, Social Impact, and Sustainability.
This is not a marketing badge. It is an ongoing commitment that shapes our product decisions, our consulting practice, and our relationship with the partners who trust us.
How We Use AI
We currently offer one AI-powered tool:
AI Grant Helper — A prompt builder that helps small nonprofits create effective grant-writing prompts for use with AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude. The tool does not use AI itself; it builds a carefully calibrated prompt based on your answers to 17 questions. You then paste that prompt into an AI tool of your choice.
We also use AI in our content creation process (blog posts, educational materials) and may develop additional AI-powered tools in the future. Every tool we build will meet the standards of the Fundraising.ai Framework as described below.
Principles in Practice
Here is what the framework’s principles mean in concrete terms for our work:
Your data stays with you. The Grant Helper runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are not sent to our servers. If you choose to email your prompt, we use your email to send that message and to subscribe you to occasional grant writing tips (unsubscribe anytime). We use Google Analytics to understand how people use the tool — not what you type into the fields.
We warn you about AI limitations. AI can produce convincing text that contains fabricated statistics, incorrect citations, and wrong information about your funder. Every tool we build includes clear guidance: treat AI output as a strong first draft, not a finished product. Verify every fact before submitting.
We respect donor and beneficiary dignity. The framework explicitly prohibits exploitation, manipulation, deception, and coercion in AI-driven fundraising. This aligns directly with Catholic Social Teaching on human dignity — it is not merely compliance, it is mission. Our tools will never help generate manipulative appeals, exploit beneficiary stories, or target psychologically vulnerable donors.
We build for sustainability. Our partners operate on minimal budgets. We choose the right-sized technology for each task, design for provider portability, and keep AI costs proportional to value delivered. A tool that becomes too expensive for the smallest agency has failed.
We are transparent about how our tools work. Each AI tool includes a methodology explanation describing exactly what it does and how. No black boxes.
Report a Concern
If you believe any of our tools or practices fall short of these commitments, I want to hear about it directly. Contact Nathan Krupa at [email protected].
Last updated February 2026. The Almoner reviews its AI practices on a biannual cadence aligned with the Fundraising.AI Framework review cycle. Next review: August 2026.
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