Nonprofit or foundation track — 60 days

Particular considerations

Value is not limited to financial gain. Beneficiaries, donors, volunteers, partners, and vulnerable populations may experience different effects. Mission, trust, and fairness belong in the baseline.

The Local Link Foundation synthetic case shows how to bound an A2 business agent for grant-dossier administration: offline channels remain open, evidence is segmented by language and channel, and 100% of funding decisions remain human.

Days 1–15 — Mission-aligned mandate

• name a process owner and a mission steward;
• consult people who work closely with beneficiaries;
• inventory sensitive data, secrets, consent, and funder restrictions;
• define intended outcomes and harms to avoid;
• exclude any unauthorized automated decision about access to support.

Days 16–30 — Prioritize and protect

Begin with an assistive case: document research, internal summarization, controlled translation, campaign preparation, or administrative triage with validation.

• classify populations and segments that could be disadvantaged;
• assess accessibility, language, cultural context, and offline channels;
• evaluate the supplier, data reuse, and dependency;
• prepare a complaint or human-escalation mechanism.

Days 31–45 — Evaluate

• use authorized, representative real cases;
• measure quality by language and relevant group;
• test fabricated facts, stigmatization, and disclosure;
• compare time saved with the verification burden;
• document who judges and with what expertise.

Days 46–60 — Pilot and accountability

• use shadow mode, then copilot mode if thresholds are met;
• inform users where necessary;
• monitor corrections, complaints, access, and incidents;
• make the decision understandable to the board or oversight body;
• where appropriate, publish a proportionate description of the use and safeguards.

Mission-specific gate

Even if productivity improves, stop the pilot if mission, dignity, equitable access, confidentiality, or trust deteriorates.