All About Our Chatbot: AskTBP

Have a question about putting trust-based philanthropy into practice? AskTBP.

Trust-based philanthropy can look different in different contexts. Whether you’re brand new to it or working through a specific challenge, you can tell our AskTBP chatbot what’s happening and get tailored guidance, drawn directly from our extensive library of knowledge and resources.

Of course, this is an AI-powered chatbot and should not replace the human guidance and peer support that is so vital to trust-based philanthropy. We hope that AskTBP is simply one resource among many on your trust-based journey.

FAQs

  • Bring a question, a challenge, or something you’ve been wondering about. It can be a starter question to help orient you on trust-based philanthropy, or something super specific to your funding context. 

    For example:

    • Our foundation wants to simplify our application process. Where should we start?

    • How can we evaluate our impact in a way that satisfies our board without over-burdening our grantees?

    • How can I build effective relationships when I manage a portfolio of 50+ grantees?

  • AskTBP can be used by anyone who is curious about trust-based philanthropy.

    While it was designed primarily for grantmaking professionals, the tool is flexible enough to be useful to a broader community of donors who want to advance social impact with their giving. It can also be a useful tool for philanthropy advisors, philanthropy-serving organizations, and even nonprofits curious about how to engage their funders in conversations about trust-based philanthropy.

  • We often get questions about the nuances of trust-based philanthropy in very specific contexts, so we wanted to create a user-friendly way for people to get tailored answers in real time. 

    We know it’s not always easy to find exactly what you’re looking for in our vast library of resources. This chatbot pulls from that source material to provide you with on-demand, tailored answers to questions and curiosities related to trust-based philanthropy.

  • This is the only chatbot dedicated to learning about, exploring, and adopting trust-based philanthropy — with information that comes directly from the founders of the movement. It also draws from our proprietary source material, including webinar transcripts and PDF guides that are not easily scannable by other popular chatbots. You can consider this a crowdsourced knowledge bank from the leading thinkers and practitioners of trust-based philanthropy.

  • AskTBP was built using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5.5.

  • Using artificial intelligence comes with important questions and trade-offs, including environmental impact and the potential for inaccurate information. While we have instituted guardrails to minimize these risks, we do not recommend using this tool as a replacement for the human learning, reflection, and relationships that are so vital to the trust-based philanthropy journey. AskTBP is one tool in your toolbox to supplement your learning; it should not replace your own judgment or professional or legal advice.

  • We've designed our small model to operate in a more energy efficient way than a general purpose chatbot. We've also baked core TBP knowledge into AskTBP in a manner that requires less searching and less "thinking" to answer your questions — another reason to use AskTBP instead of other chatbots when exploring questions about trust-based philanthropy.

  • We’re approaching AskTBP as a tool to test, learn from, and continually evaluate. For this reason, your conversations with the chatbot will be saved and may be reviewed to help the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project understand how the tool is being used, evaluate its performance, and improve it over time to ensure it’s helping advance our mission to make trust-based philanthropy more accessible. We also welcome your feedback as we learn.

    Chat transcripts may be reviewed by authorized members of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project team, including our staff, consultants supporting this work, and authorized technical partners for these purposes. Please do not share confidential, personally identifiable, proprietary, or otherwise sensitive information with AskTBP. 

    By using AskTBP, you acknowledge that you understand the information above, including how conversation data may be reviewed and used to evaluate and improve the tool.

  • The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project offers several ways for you to connect with other funders and practitioners who have experience putting trust-based philanthropy into practice. 

A Few Things to Know Before Using AskTBP

  • AskTBP was built using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5.5. 

  • We recognize that using artificial intelligence comes with important questions and trade-offs, including environmental impact, the potential for inaccurate information, and ultimately the role technology should play in work that is human, relational, and built on trust. 

  • We intentionally use small, efficient models wherever we can to minimize AskTBP’s electricity usage and carbon impact.

  • AskTBP is intended to support learning and reflection — it does not replace your own judgment or professional or legal advice.

We’re approaching AskTBP as a tool to test, learn from, and continually evaluate. For this reason, your conversations with the chatbot will be saved and may be reviewed to help the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project understand how the tool is being used, evaluate its performance, and improve it over time to ensure it’s helping advance our mission to make trust-based philanthropy more accessible. We also welcome your feedback as we learn.

Chat transcripts may be reviewed by authorized members of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project team, including our staff, consultants supporting this work, and authorized technical partners for these purposes. Please do not share confidential, personally identifiable, proprietary, or otherwise sensitive information with AskTBP. 

By using AskTBP, you acknowledge that you understand the information above, including how conversation data may be reviewed and used to evaluate and improve the tool.

AskTBP should be one resource among many for your trust-based journey.

Trust-based philanthropy is fundamentally relational. It asks us to build relationships and practice self-awareness, reflection, and humility. While AI can make information and guidance more accessible, it is not intended to replace the type of human interaction that is vital to this work. We hope that AskTBP is one resource among many on your learning journey.