Risk Alternatives: Our Use of AI Tools

Why we use AI

At Risk Alternatives, our mission is to help nonprofits become stronger and more resilient. To do that, we sometimes use secure artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of our internal workflow. AI can help us:

• Organize and summarize information more quickly
• Draft outlines or first drafts to save time
• Explore different ways of framing an issue

We use AI to enhance our work, never to replace the human judgment and expertise you rely on. Just like the nonprofits we work with, we believe responsible AI use can allow Risk Alternatives to have impact at scale.

How we protect your information

Your trust is essential. Here’s how we make sure AI use is safe and appropriate:

• No public AI for confidential data. We never put your confidential information into public AI systems like consumer ChatGPT accounts.
• Secure environments only. When we use AI on sensitive materials, we do so in secure systems (like Microsoft CoPilot inside our Microsoft 365 tenant, or enterprise-level AI services) that keep your information private.
• Permission first. If there’s ever a reason to use an external AI tool with your documents, we will ask your permission first.
• Human review. AI can draft or suggest, but the final product is always reviewed, edited, and approved by us.

What this means for you

• You benefit from faster turnaround and broader insights.
• Your confidential information stays protected.
• You can be confident that the work we deliver reflects our expertise and accountability, not just an algorithm.

Bottom line: We use AI responsibly to give you better results while keeping your trust and confidentiality front and center.