Last revised: October 2, 2026
Who Runs OpenAid
OpenAid (opendevelopmentaid.org) is published by Logic Lab LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company. In these terms, "we," "us" and "our" mean Logic Lab LLC; "you" means the person using the site; and "the site" means OpenAid, including its pages, downloads and tools. Using the site means you accept these terms and our privacy policy. If you do not accept them, do not use the site.
OpenAid is a free resource hub for people who work in international development and nonprofits. Nothing on OpenAid is sold today; the paid content rules below apply only if that changes. No funder, government or other organization sponsors, reviews or endorses its content.
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1. Credit, always. Whenever you share, post or publish free content or anything adapted from it, whether on social media, inside your organization, on a website or in a product, training or report, credit us in visible text: "Source: OpenAid, opendevelopmentaid.org" for unchanged content, or "Adapted from OpenAid, opendevelopmentaid.org" for content you changed. Link to the original page wherever the medium allows; where it does not, the name and domain in text are enough. Do not remove credit lines from our downloads. Credit does not mean we endorse you or your changes, and we are not responsible for versions you adapt.
2. Your adopted documents. You may publish your organization's adapted version of a template, such as an adopted policy, as your organization's own document, as long as it carries the "Adapted from" credit.
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5. Translations. You may translate free content and publish the translation free of charge, as long as it carries the credit, links to the original page and says: "Unofficial translation. OpenAid did not prepare or review it." We are not responsible for translations.
6. AI and search. Search engines and AI systems may read, index, quote and learn from free content, and you may paste it into an AI assistant for your own work. Anyone who shares or publishes our content, or anything adapted from it, still follows rules 1 to 5.
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Not Professional Advice
The guides, templates, checklists, rubrics and prompts are written for staff who manage programs, grants, finances, partnerships and operations. Each page lists the published sources it draws on.
The content and any tool outputs on this site are general, practical information. They are not legal, financial, tax, audit, safeguarding or other professional advice for your organization. Laws, funder rules and good practice differ by country, by funder and over time. Before you rely on the site for a decision with legal or financial consequences, check the rules that apply to you and, where the stakes are high, ask a qualified professional.
Templates and Outputs Are Starting Points
Templates, policy outlines, checklists, prompts and anything a tool or AI assistant produces are starting points. Adapt each one to your organization, your country's law and the terms of each agreement you hold. Our templates, including any safeguarding and code of conduct templates, have not been reviewed by a lawyer or specialist for your context, and using one does not make your organization compliant with anything. Have your adapted version reviewed before you adopt it.
How OpenAid Uses AI
OpenAid pages are researched and drafted with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a person before they are published. We aim to cite a published source for each specific fact. We do not promise that every fact is correct or current. If you find an error, please tell us so we can correct it.
Using AI with Our Prompts
The prompts on OpenAid are designed to be used with AI assistants. When you use them:
- Do not paste confidential, personal or sensitive information into an AI tool unless your organization has approved that tool for that data.
- Check every figure, name, date and requirement the assistant returns against your own source documents. An assistant's answer is a draft, not a finding.
- You are responsible for what you submit to a funder, a partner or the public.
Links to Other Sites
Pages link to sources published by other organizations. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or availability. A link is not an endorsement.
No Warranties
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Governing Law
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General
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Changes and Contact
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