Governance & Compliance

How AI Can Support Grant-Application Assessment in Microsoft 365

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Three colleagues discuss AI research beside a laptop, monitor, and whiteboard reading “Review Criteria” and “Copilot Analysis.”

Executive Summary: Artificial intelligence can transform grant-application assessment for UK grant-makers, non-profits, and charitable trusts by reducing administrative overhead while enhancing evaluation rigour. Rather than replacing human evaluators, AI functions as a structured decision-support engine within Microsoft 365. By processing unstructured narrative responses against a validated eligibility gate and multi-criterion scoring rubric, Copilot and Power … Read more

A Practical Guide to Secure and Compliant AI in Grant Assessment

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Presenter explains Microsoft Copilot Studio GDPR compliance to colleagues in a meeting room

For Grants Directors and Trustees, the priority is always the careful, compliant stewardship of charitable funds and applicant data. As charities explore technology to manage high volumes of applications, a foundational rule must govern any implementation: AI performs the criteria matching and evidence extraction; human reviewers retain 100% of the funding decisions. When implementing AI Grant Application … Read more