AI for Mission-Driven Fundraising

AI Built by Fundraisers,
for Fundraisers.

QDG combines AI implementation with executive fundraising leadership for mission-driven nonprofits. Our AI practice helps teams adopt new tools without losing what makes their donor relationships human — start with The TRUST Audit™.

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What The TRUST Audit™ Delivers
45 min
Working Session
Walk through your team's actual workflows
15–20
Hours/Week Identified
Specific tasks AI can handle right now
1
Roadmap You Keep
Yours to use — whether you work with us or not
Why This Matters

AI Is Already in Your Sector. The Question Is How.

Funders are asking about it. Boards are asking about it. Staff are quietly using it. The risk isn't whether your nonprofit adopts AI — it's whether you do it thoughtfully, or by accident.

⚠️

What Happens Without a Plan

  • → Staff use consumer AI tools with donor data, no oversight
  • → Generic AI replaces the donor voice that built your relationships
  • → Tools get bought before workflows are mapped — wasted spend
  • → Fear keeps the team frozen while peer orgs pull ahead
✓

What a Considered Approach Looks Like

  • → AI handles the repetitive work; staff handle the relationships
  • → Donor data stays protected; consent stays clear
  • → Workflows are mapped before tools are chosen
  • → The team owns the system — no permanent consultant dependency
Our Methodology

The TRUST Framework

Five principles we apply to every AI engagement. Built specifically for human-centered sectors where donor trust, community voice, and ethical practice aren't optional.

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Transparency

Donors and staff know when AI is involved. No hidden automation behind donor communications.

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Respect for Consent

Donor data only flows where consent allows. Stories of community members are not fed into models without permission.

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Unintended Consequences

We pressure-test every workflow for bias, displacement, and downstream harm before it goes live.

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Staff & Stakeholder Voice

The people doing the work shape the tools. AI adoption that bypasses staff input fails — every time.

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The Human in the Loop

AI drafts. Humans decide. Every donor-facing output gets reviewed before it leaves the building.

How We Work With You

Three Ways to Start. No Long Contracts.

Most engagements begin with The TRUST Audit™. From there, you choose what's right for your team — strategy, full implementation, or nothing at all. The roadmap is yours either way.

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TRUST Audit™

$2,500

A structured diagnostic engagement: pre-call intake, working session with Tara, branded TRUST Audit™ scorecard, written report, and 90-day priority action plan. Delivered in 3 business days.

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Plan the Work

AI Strategy Sprint

$8,500

A four-week engagement: workflow audit, prioritized AI opportunities, tool selection, custom roadmap, and team training your staff can execute internally.

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Build It With You

AI Implementation

$22,000

6–8 weeks of hands-on build: custom workflows, staff training, governance setup, and live rollout. We stay until your team owns it.

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15–20
Hours Saved Weekly
Per team, after implementation
~4 yrs
Tracking AI in the Sector
Before it became a buzzword
7 & 8
Figure Gifts Secured
Fundraisers first, technologists second
6
Sectors Served
Justice, health, education, arts, climate, human rights
Also from QDG

Need Executive Fundraising Leadership, Too?

Some organizations need more than AI strategy — they need an experienced Chief Development Officer to build the fundraising program itself. Yulanda Davis-Quarrie leads our Fractional CDO practice for organizations ready for that level of partnership.

Explore Fractional CDO Services →

Start With The TRUST Audit™.

The TRUST Audit™. A branded scorecard, written report, and 90-day priority action plan — delivered in 3 business days. Yours to keep, whether you work with us afterward or not.

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Our Story

Leadership Built on
Decades of Trust

We exist because mission-driven organizations shouldn't have to choose between world-class fundraising leadership and operational capacity. We provide both.

Our Vision

A New Model for
Fundraising Consulting

We envision a future where every mission-driven organization has access to world-class fundraising leadership and cutting-edge operational tools—regardless of budget constraints.

By combining fractional expertise with AI innovation, we're building a new model of fundraising consulting: one that's accessible, sustainable, and designed to multiply impact rather than create dependency.

The Team

Meet Your Partners

Tara Quarrie
Tara Quarrie
President & CEO
AI Strategy & Implementation · Google AI Certified

Tara founded Quarrie Development Group to bridge the gap between traditional fundraising excellence and modern operational efficiency. With 20+ years of equity-centered fundraising leadership at organizations including USC Athletics and Heifer International, she brings deep understanding of development operations—and how AI can transform them.

Tara has been studying AI's implications for the nonprofit sector since 2022 — earlier than most, and with a practitioner's eye. She holds a Google AI certification (2025) and has spent the last three years developing frameworks for ethical, effective AI adoption in fundraising — work that led directly to QDG's proprietary TRUST Framework. Her approach is grounded in a core belief: AI should make fundraisers more human, not less.

  • 20+ years fundraising leadership experience
  • Contributed to raising $350M+ in national campaigns
  • Built development infrastructure for dozens of organizations
  • Google AI certified (2025)
  • Secured multiple 7- and 8-figure gifts
Yulanda Davis-Quarrie
Yulanda Davis-Quarrie
Senior Vice President
CFRE Certified · Fractional CDO Practice Lead

A dynamic, results-oriented advancement leader with 30+ years of experience building transformational fundraising programs. As AVP of Advancement at Pitzer College, she created collaborative partnerships across the Claremont Colleges that surpassed revenue goals year after year.

Passionate about bridging gaps between generations and communities, Yulanda creates stewardship systems that honor donor intent and build lasting infrastructure.

  • 30+ years of advancement and development leadership
  • CFRE certified fundraising professional
  • Secured tens of millions in major gifts
  • Led major gift teams that increased giving by 20%+
  • Launched campaigns generating $500K+ in estate gifts
How We Work

Our Core Commitments

⚖️

Equity-Centered

We build fundraising systems that honor community voice, authentic partnership, and values alignment. Every engagement centers equity and sustainable relationships—not extraction.

🏗️

Sustainable Infrastructure

We create processes your team can own and evolve long-term. You shouldn't depend on consultants forever. True success is measured by your independence and capacity growth.

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Honest Partnership

We work with you, not for you. We tell you what we see, even when it's uncomfortable. And we measure our success by yours—not by how long we can extend an engagement.

Let's Build Fundraising That
Transforms Organizations

Talk with us about what strategic leadership and AI innovation could mean for your organization.

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Fractional CDO Services

Strategic Development Leadership
Without the Overhead

Executive-level fundraising leadership designed for mission-driven organizations ready to grow—without the full-time executive hire or compromise on equity-centered values.

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Service Tiers

Three Tiers, One Expert

Designed to match your organization's needs, budget, and stage of growth.

Tier 1
Strategic Advisory
High-level strategic guidance for organizations with operational staff in place.
$8,000 /month
8–12 hours/month · 6-month minimum
Ideal For

Organizations with operational development staff seeking high-level strategic direction and executive guidance.

  • Quarterly strategic planning sessions
  • Annual development plan creation
  • Board presentations (2–4x/year)
  • Review of development materials & case statements
  • Foundation prospect identification & strategy
  • Staff mentoring and guidance
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Tier 2 · Most Popular
Operational Leadership
Hands-on development leadership for transitions, campaigns, or capacity building.
$15,000 /month
20–30 hours/month · 6-month minimum
Ideal For

Organizations navigating leadership transitions, launching campaigns, or building major gifts capacity.

  • Everything in Tier 1, plus:
  • Direct management of development staff
  • Major gift pipeline development
  • Counsel on donor meetings & solicitations
  • Foundation prospect ID & proposal development
  • Campaign planning & feasibility analysis
  • Grant writing oversight
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Tier 3
Executive Partnership
Comprehensive executive development leadership across all fundraising functions.
$25,000 /month
40–60 hours/month · 12-month recommended
Ideal For

Organizations ready to scale, launching major campaigns, or seeking full fractional CDO leadership.

  • Everything in Tier 2, plus:
  • Executive presence at board & leadership meetings
  • Comprehensive major gifts program management
  • Direct donor cultivation (up to 6 meetings/month)
  • Foundation donor ID, cultivation & stewardship
  • Board development committee leadership
  • Cross-functional integration with program & finance
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Our Process

How We Work Together

A structured partnership designed for sustainable results.

01
Weeks 1–4
Discovery & Design

Deep dive into your current fundraising operations, goals, and culture before we touch a single strategy.

  • Deep dive into your current fundraising operations and goals
  • Stakeholder interviews (Board, leadership, development staff, donors)
  • Analysis of donor data, revenue trends, and organizational capacity
  • Development of strategic priorities and customized roadmap
  • Alignment meeting on scope, schedule, and success metrics
02
Ongoing
Implementation & Leadership

Consistent, embedded presence that drives strategy and builds real capacity within your team.

  • Regular presence (weekly on-site or virtual sessions)
  • Strategic oversight and hands-on execution of development activities
  • Direct donor cultivation and solicitation for major prospects
  • Team mentoring and capacity building
  • Monthly reporting and strategy refinement
03
Final Phase
Sustainability & Transition

We build for the day you don't need us—documenting everything so your team can own it fully.

  • Documentation of all systems, processes, and donor relationships
  • Team training for continuity and independence
  • Recruitment support if hiring full-time development staff
  • Transition planning and comprehensive knowledge transfer
  • Optional ongoing advisory support post-engagement
Investment

Why Our Approach Works

Transparent Pricing

All engagement fees are clearly stated and customized based on your organizational budget, scope of work, and time commitment required.

40–60% Less Than Full-Time

Fractional CDO services typically cost 40–60% less than a full-time executive hire—with no recruitment fees, benefits, or long-term commitment risk.

Measurable Results

Most clients see measurable revenue growth within 6–9 months, with many exceeding initial fundraising goals by 20–40%.

Equity-Centered Every Time

Every engagement is designed to build sustainable capacity while honoring your mission, values, and the communities you serve.

Ready for Executive-Level Fundraising Leadership?

Schedule a discovery call to explore which tier is right for your organization.

Schedule Discovery Call → Meet Yulanda
AI Services

AI for Fundraising Teams
That Doesn't Sound Like a Robot.

Practical AI implementation built for development teams — designed by a fundraiser who has done the work, not a generalist who learned about it last year. Every engagement is filtered through the TRUST Framework so you adopt AI without losing the human in your fundraising.

Learn About the TRUST Audit™ — $2,500 → Schedule a Call First
The Reality

Your Team Is Doing Two Jobs.

Your fundraisers are good at what they were hired to do — building relationships, telling your story, securing gifts. But somewhere along the way, the job became something else: prospect research, data entry, drafting acknowledgments, managing reports, formatting grant proposals.

The work is necessary. It's also stealing the hours your team needs for the conversations that actually move money.

AI can take a meaningful share of that work — if it's set up correctly, with the right guardrails, by someone who understands what's at stake when a donor relationship is on the line.

15–20
Hours/Week Returned
From repetitive work back to relationships
3–5
Workflows Identified
In your TRUST Audit™ — ranked by impact
~4 yrs
Studying AI in the Sector
Before it became a buzzword
Why QDG

A General AI Consultant Will Tell You What the Tools Can Do.

We tell you what they shouldn't do — and why that matters when a donor relationship is on the other end of the workflow.

Most tech consultants have never written a case for support, managed a major gift portfolio, or sat across from a board chair fielding hard questions about organizational values. They optimize for efficiency. That's not wrong — it's just incomplete.

Our work starts from the other side: we're fundraisers first, and we built the AI practice because we saw what was coming for the sector. The tools your team will trust are the ones designed by people who understand the room they're going to be used in.

That's why every QDG engagement runs through the TRUST Framework — five principles for ethical AI adoption in mission-driven contexts.

Tara Quarrie leads the AI practice.

20+ years in equity-centered fundraising — including USC Athletics ($350M+ campaign) and Heifer International

Tracking AI's implications for nonprofits since ~2022 — practitioner perspective, not vendor pitch

Google AI certified — applied specifically to fundraising operations

Author of the TRUST Framework — proprietary methodology for ethical AI in mission-driven organizations

Vendor-agnostic. We recommend the right tool for your team — not the one that pays referral fees.

Service Options

Start Where You Are. Stop When You're Ready.

Most engagements begin with The TRUST Audit™. From there, you choose what's right for your team — strategy, full implementation, or ongoing support. The roadmap is yours either way. No long contracts.

Diagnostic Engagement · 3 Business Days

TRUST Audit™

A structured diagnostic engagement with Tara: pre-call intake form, live assessment session, branded scorecard, written report, and a 90-day priority action plan. Identify exactly where AI can save your team the most time—and where it creates more risk than reward.

  • Pre-call intake + working session with Tara Quarrie
  • Branded TRUST Audit™ scorecard, written report, and 90-day action plan
  • 3–5 specific AI opportunities ranked by impact
  • Tool recommendations with estimated costs
  • Written report delivered in 3 business days — yours to keep either way
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$2,500
One-Time
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4-Week Engagement

AI Strategy Sprint

Build your custom AI implementation roadmap with deep-dive analysis, prioritization, and team training.

  • Deep-dive audit of all fundraising workflows
  • Prioritized AI opportunities by ROI
  • Custom implementation roadmap with timeline
  • 2 team training sessions
  • 30 days of email support
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$8,500
4-Week Engagement
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6–8 Week Engagement

AI Implementation Package

Hands-on support to implement AI workflows across your fundraising operation—from research to donor communications to CRM management. We move from roadmap to live workflows in six to eight weeks.

What Each Phase Looks Like
Weeks 1–2: Workflow architecture & build kickoff
Weeks 3–6: Build, integration, and pilot rollout
Weeks 7–8: Team training & live handoff
  • Everything in AI Strategy Sprint
  • Hands-on implementation support (weekly calls)
  • Custom AI prompt libraries (50+ prompts)
  • CRM/AI integration guidance
  • 4 advanced team training sessions
  • 90 days of ongoing troubleshooting

Many clients continue with the AI Advisory Retainer in weeks 9–12 to extend support, refine workflows, and address adoption questions as the team uses the new systems in real fundraising cycles.

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$22,000
6–8 Week Engagement
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Ongoing Monthly Support

AI Advisory Retainer

Monthly strategic support to optimize workflows, troubleshoot issues, and stay current with AI innovations as the landscape evolves.

  • Monthly 60-minute strategy call
  • On-demand email/Slack support (24hr response)
  • Quarterly team training on new tools
  • Access to exclusive AI resource library
  • Custom prompt development as needed
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$5,000
Per Month
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Common Questions

Honest Answers About AI in Fundraising

No vendor pitch. No hype. The questions we get asked most — and how we actually answer them.

Will AI make our fundraising feel impersonal? +
It can — if you let it. We've seen organizations send AI-generated thank-you notes that sound like every other AI-generated thank-you note, and donors notice. The work is in deciding which tasks AI should touch and which it shouldn't. Acknowledgments to your top 50 donors? Probably not. First drafts of grant narratives that you then rewrite in your voice? Almost always. The TRUST Framework is how we draw those lines together.
Do we need to be "tech-savvy" to use AI? +
No. If you can write a clear email, you can write a useful AI prompt. The harder skill is judgment — knowing when the output is good enough, when it's wrong, and when to throw it out. That part takes practice, and it's most of what training time gets spent on.
Is AI expensive? We have a limited budget. +
The tools themselves are usually $20–$30 per user per month. The expensive part is buying tools before you've mapped the workflows — most organizations end up paying for software they don't use. Our TRUST Audit™ costs $2,500 specifically to prevent that.
How do we handle donor data privacy? +
Carefully, and with rules everyone on the team understands. Consumer AI tools should never see confidential donor information. There are enterprise-tier tools that handle data appropriately, and there are workflows that don't require donor data to be in the tool at all. The TRUST Audit™ identifies which is which for your specific situation, and the Respect for Consent principle in TRUST runs through every recommendation.
What if our Executive Director or board is skeptical? +
Their skepticism is reasonable — a lot of AI adoption right now is poorly considered. The strongest case for AI in your organization isn't "everyone's doing it." It's "here is exactly what we'd use it for, here is what it would save, and here is what we wouldn't use it for." We help you build that case with specifics from your own workflows.
What's actually in the TRUST Framework? +
Five principles we apply to every engagement: Transparency (donors and staff know when AI is involved), Respect for Consent (donor data only flows where consent allows), Unintended Consequences (we pressure-test every workflow for bias and downstream harm), Staff & Stakeholder Voice (the people doing the work shape the tools), and The Human in the Loop (AI drafts, humans decide). It's a checklist for every workflow before it goes live.

Start With The TRUST Audit™.

The TRUST Audit™. A branded scorecard, written report, and 90-day priority action plan — delivered in 3 business days. Yours to keep, whether you work with us afterward or not.

Book The TRUST Audit™ — $2,500 → Have Questions? Schedule a Call
The TRUST Audit™ · $2,500

Stop Guessing About AI.
Get a Diagnosis.

Most nonprofit leaders aren't asking whether to use AI anymore — they're asking which tools, in what order, with what guardrails, without burning out their team or breaking donor trust. The TRUST Audit™ answers those questions in a single structured engagement, delivered in 3 business days.

Book The TRUST Audit™ — $2,500 → 🔒 Branded scorecard · Written report · Delivered in 3 business days
The Problem

You've Been Told to "Just Try It."

So your team experimented. Someone put donor data into ChatGPT. Someone else drafted an appeal that didn't sound like your voice. A board member forwarded an article about AI replacing fundraisers. You bought a tool that nobody uses.

Now you're staring at a calendar full of vendor demos, a budget that needs justifying, and a quiet worry that you're either moving too slowly — or about to make an expensive mistake on the wrong tool.

You don't need another article. You need a diagnosis from someone who has spent 20 years inside development shops and now spends every day inside the AI question.

What It Is

A Structured Diagnostic Engagement —
Not a Discovery Call.

The TRUST Audit™ is a four-part diagnostic engagement built specifically for nonprofit development teams. You'll leave with a branded scorecard, a written report, and a 90-day priority action plan you can hand to your board.

01

Pre-Audit Intake (Async)

Before we meet, you complete a structured intake form covering your current tools, workflows, team size, donor data systems, and pressure points. This means our session starts at depth — not at "tell me about your organization."

02

Live Assessment Session

A focused working session with Tara Quarrie. We map where your team's time is actually going, evaluate your current and prospective AI tools against the TRUST Framework, and identify the top time-saving opportunities ranked by impact and risk.

03

Branded TRUST Audit™ Scorecard

A formal scorecard rating your organization across the five TRUST dimensions — transparency, consent, unintended consequences, stakeholder voice, human-in-the-loop — plus a workflow readiness score. Shareable with your board, leadership, or funders.

04

Written Report · 90-Day Priority Action Plan

A formatted, branded report (not a Google Doc) with our findings, tool recommendations, ethical guardrails, and a sequenced 90-day action plan: what to do this month, next month, and by quarter's end. Yours to keep, share, and execute.

What You Walk Away With

Four Concrete Deliverables —
Not Just Notes From a Call.

A diagnosis you couldn't produce yourself

Twenty years of equity-centered fundraising leadership applied to your specific operation. We see what you can't see from the inside.

A tool stack recommendation with no affiliate strings

QDG holds zero affiliate relationships with AI vendors. What we recommend is what we'd use — and what we tell you to skip is what we'd skip.

A scorecard your board will actually read

A formatted, branded one-page scorecard ranking your AI readiness across five dimensions. Built for the boardroom, not the inbox.

A 90-day plan you can execute Monday

No abstract roadmap. A sequenced action list with the first three things to do this week, this month, and by quarter's end — ranked by impact.

The Framework

Every TRUST Audit™ Applies the
TRUST Framework

The TRUST Framework was developed specifically for nonprofit fundraising contexts — because the ethical stakes in donor relationships are higher than most AI vendors acknowledge. Every recommendation in your audit gets evaluated against these five dimensions.

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Transparency

Can you explain this clearly to donors and the public?

🚩 Red flag: If you'd be embarrassed explaining it
R
Respect for Consent

Did donors knowingly share their data for this purpose?

🚩 Red flag: If donors would be surprised
U
Unintended Consequences

Who might be harmed, excluded, or deprioritized?

🚩 Red flag: Optimizing efficiency without auditing for equity
S
Staff & Stakeholder Voice

Who had input on this decision?

🚩 Red flag: Only executives and vendors in the room
T
The Human in the Loop

What decisions should never be fully automated?

🚩 Red flag: No human review before it reaches the donor
Is This Right for You?

Built for Organizations
Ready to Move Past Experimentation

✦ The TRUST Audit™ is for you if…
  • You're an ED, CDO, or Development Director feeling the pressure to "do something with AI" but unwilling to do it badly
  • Your team has been experimenting with tools and you need someone to evaluate what's working, what's wasting time, and what's creating risk
  • You're preparing to make a tool investment and want an outside expert to pressure-test it before you sign
  • You need a board-ready document that demonstrates you've approached AI strategically and ethically — not reactively
  • You want a framework you can apply to every future AI decision, not just a one-time recommendation
✕ The TRUST Audit™ is not for you if…
  • You're looking for a generic AI overview or introductory training (consider an AI workshop instead)
  • You've already built a comprehensive AI strategy and just need implementation help (consider the AI Advisory Retainer)
  • You need fundraising leadership rather than AI guidance (consider Fractional CDO services)
  • Your organization isn't in a position to act on findings within 90 days
A Note on Positioning

What This Is Not.

This is not a discovery call disguised as a deliverable. It is not a free consultation with a sales pitch at the end. It is not a generic AI 101 webinar.

The TRUST Audit™ is a paid diagnostic engagement. You're paying for 20 years of equity-centered fundraising leadership distilled into a clear, written diagnosis you couldn't produce yourself — not for our time. That's why warm referrals book it without negotiating.

If we determine after the audit that QDG isn't the right partner for your next step, we'll tell you. The roadmap is yours either way.

The TRUST Audit™
$2,500
One-time investment · Applied toward any QDG engagement within 60 days
  • ✓ Pre-audit intake form (so the session starts at depth)
  • ✓ Live assessment session with Tara Quarrie
  • ✓ Branded TRUST Audit™ scorecard (board-ready)
  • ✓ Formatted written report — not a Google Doc
  • ✓ 90-day priority action plan you can execute Monday
  • ✓ Delivered in 3 business days
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🔒 Secure booking · Confidential · Investment applied toward any QDG engagement within 60 days

Resources

Tools to Help You
Lead with Confidence

Practical, equity-centered resources for development professionals navigating AI in fundraising — from free frameworks to step-by-step implementation toolkits.

Free Resource

The TRUST Framework

Five essential questions every development team should ask before implementing any AI tool. Your ethical foundation for navigating AI in fundraising.

  • ✓ Complete TRUST Framework guide
  • ✓ Equity evaluation checklist
  • ✓ Board presentation outline
  • ✓ Practice scenarios for your team
Paid Resource
Complete Toolkit

The Ethical AI Quickstart for Fundraisers

Your first 30 days from fear to framework. A complete implementation toolkit for development professionals ready to use AI ethically, confidently, and effectively.

  • ✓ AI Readiness Self-Assessment
  • ✓ Organizational AI Policy Template
  • ✓ 42 ethical, field-tested prompts
  • ✓ 30-Day Implementation Roadmap
  • ✓ Decision trees & quick reference sheets
Ready for More?

Take the Next Step

These resources are a starting point. If your organization is ready for hands-on AI implementation support, The TRUST Audit™ is the fastest way to get a clear, prioritized roadmap built specifically for your team.

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Free Resource

The TRUST Framework

A complete guide to evaluating AI in fundraising through an ethical and equity lens. Five essential questions every development team should ask before implementing any AI tool.

Get the Free Guide → 📄 20+ Page Guide  ·  ✅ Decision Worksheet  ·  🎯 Board Presentation Template
The Framework

Five Questions. One Standard.

T
Transparency

Can you explain this clearly to donors and the public? If you can't describe what you're doing in plain language, that's a sign something may be off.

🚩 Red flag: If you'd be embarrassed or evasive explaining it
R
Respect for Consent

Did donors knowingly share their data for this purpose? Consent is about honoring the implicit agreement donors made when they shared information with you.

🚩 Red flag: If donors would be surprised by how their data is used
U
Unintended Consequences

Who might be harmed, excluded, or deprioritized? AI tools optimize for what they're trained on. If that data reflects historical inequities, the AI will perpetuate them.

🚩 Red flag: Optimizing for efficiency without auditing for equity
S
Staff & Stakeholder Voice

Who had input on this decision? The people closest to donors and communities often see risks and opportunities that executives miss.

🚩 Red flag: If only executives and vendors are in the room
T
The Human in the Loop

What decisions should never be fully automated? AI should support human judgment, not replace it—especially in relationships built on trust.

🚩 Red flag: If no human sees it before the donor does
What's Inside the Guide

More Than a Framework—
A Complete Toolkit

📖

Deep-Dive Analysis

Each TRUST component explored with guiding questions, real-world examples, and red flags to watch for in your organization.

📋

Decision Worksheet

A fillable template for documenting AI evaluations—so your team has a consistent, defensible process every time.

🎤

Board Presentation Outline

Sample scripts and key talking points to help you make the case for responsible AI adoption to leadership and trustees.

📝

Organizational AI Policy Framework

A template to build your own AI guidelines—customizable for your org's size, culture, and risk tolerance.

🎯

Three Practice Scenarios

Real-world situations to help your team apply the TRUST Framework before they face them in practice.

❓

FAQs on AI Adoption

Answers to the questions your team and board are already asking—but may not feel comfortable saying out loud.

Who This Is For

Development Professionals Navigating AI
with Integrity

👔

CDOs & Development VPs

Build a defensible AI strategy, create organizational policy, and lead your team through AI adoption with confidence. Go from reactive to proactive.

📊

Development Directors

Evaluate AI tools before implementing them, protect donor trust, and answer tough questions from leadership—with evidence-based frameworks behind you.

🎯

Fundraising Teams

Use AI ethically in your daily work, understand the boundaries, and advocate for responsible practices within your organization.

About the Author

Tara Quarrie

President & CEO of Quarrie Development Group and a Fractional Chief Development Officer with 20 years of experience in equity-centered fundraising leadership.

She has led development strategy for organizations including USC Athletics and Heifer International, raising major and principal gifts while building teams grounded in ethical, donor-centered practice.

Now she helps nonprofit leaders navigate AI adoption with integrity—translating emerging technology into practical, values-aligned strategy.

Tara Quarrie
Tara Quarrie
President & CEO, QDG
🎓 20 Years Development Leadership
🤖 Google AI Certified
🏛️ USC Athletics · Heifer International
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The TRUST Framework: A Complete Ethical AI Guide for Fundraisers
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