# Selflessly vs Bright Funds: which do AI models recommend for giving & volunteering, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Employee giving and volunteering. One of fourteen models named Selflessly first on the direct prompt; five named Bright Funds. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/experience/employee-giving-and-volunteering/selflessly-vs-bright-funds/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selflessly | 20% | #2 of 10 | 3% | 30 | 13 of 14 |
| Bright Funds | 8% | #4 of 10 | 6% | 16 | 10 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-6 Luna: selflessly first (first choices: Selflessly) (alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Millie, YourCause)
- Mistral Small: bright funds first (first choices: Bright Funds) (alternatives: Uncommon Giving, VolunteerLocal)
- Llama 4 Maverick: bright funds first (first choices: Bright Funds) (alternatives: Guideflow, Uncommon Giving)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: bright funds first (first choices: Bright Funds) (alternatives: Uncommon Giving)
- MiniMax M2.5: bright funds first (first choices: Bright Funds, Uncommon Giving) (alternatives: Millie, OnHand)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: bright funds first (first choices: Bright Funds, Uncommon Giving)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Uncommon Giving) (alternatives: Bright Funds, Groundswell, Millie)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Groundswell) (alternatives: Bright Funds, Deed, Millie, Uncommon Giving)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Millie) (alternatives: Goodera, Selflessly, Uncommon Giving)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Groundswell, Millie) (alternatives: Bright Funds, OnHand, Selflessly, Uncommon Giving)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Bonterra) (alternatives: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Millie) (alternatives: Percent Pledge, Uncommon Giving)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither named (first choices: Benevity Enterprise Impact Platform, Social Cues) (alternatives: Goodchange, Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud)
- Kimi K2: neither named (first choices: Groundswell, Millie) (alternatives: Alaya, OnHand, YourCause)

## What the models said about Selflessly

- "add giving but exceed tight budgets" (Grok 4.1 Fast, budget prompt, soft negative)
- "Selflessly is probably your sweet spot — it's the most affordable all-in-one solution built specifically for small and medium businesses." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, first choice)
- "the strongest fit in the results is Selflessly because it is explicitly described as an affordable solution" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "I would recommend Tilt (formerly Tilt Studio) or Selflessly, depending on your specific focus." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Bright Funds

- "Nonprofit Confusion & Onboarding Friction... Basic and Slow UI" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt, soft negative)
- "Bright Funds stands out as the top choice due to its focus on impact, ease of use, and alignment with corporate social responsibility goals" (Mistral Small, direct prompt, first choice)
- "The best employee giving and volunteering platform for a mid-market B2B company is Bright Funds" (Llama 4 Maverick, direct prompt, first choice)
- "I'd suggest starting with Bright Funds or Uncommon Giving" (MiniMax M2.5, direct prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.