About Confluence AI

Everything Between 'Funding Available' and 'Project Complete'

Most tribes know the money is out there. The problem is capacity. We handle what normally requires a full-time grants team.

What We Do

The Full Journey, One Team

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Find the right funding - Federal, state, foundation. Matched to your community's actual priorities and readiness.
Write and submit applications - Proposals that meet every requirement and tell your story. Submitted on time.
Manage contracts and compliance - Deadlines, milestones, quarterly reports, audit prep. Tracked and handled.
Support planning and delivery - From feasibility studies to breaking ground. We stay through implementation.
Build local capacity - Training for your team to take over more of this work over time.

Our founders have been doing this work for decades. We're building the systems to do it for more communities.

Our Founders

Where Expertise Converges

Ginny Hasselfield

Co-Founder & CEO

Career spanning political leadership and institutional fundraising across North America.

Dallas Robinson

Co-Founder & Senior Principal

Deep relationships with California tribes and state energy agencies.

Jason Deichert

Co-Founder & CTO

Building Confluence AI's technical infrastructure.

Jamie Banks

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor

Architect with projects for First Nations across Western Canada.

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Tribal Clean Energy & Electrification

Decades of hands-on experience in tribal energy planning, EV infrastructure, and transportation electrification across California and beyond. Dallas works directly with tribes and state energy agencies to navigate funding pathways and deliver approved planning documents.

Areas of Expertise

CEC-approved tribal energy planning deliverables
EV infrastructure readiness assessments
Federal and state funding program identification
Transportation electrification and zero-emission planning
Transit and mobility solutions for tribal communities

eTech Concepts

Aboriginal Inmate Initiative

Client: Federal Correctional Services Canada Scope: National Program

Created and implemented an oral training program to reconnect incarcerated Indigenous peoples with their culture and heritage. Used videos, films, and community speakers to deliver culturally grounded programming.

Key Achievements

12 of 14 inmates successfully completed pilot program
Program adopted nationally after pilot success
Trained trainers across Canadian federal penitentiaries
Funded by Correctional Services Canada

National program still referenced as model for Indigenous correctional programming

Additional Track Record

$20M raised at Simon Fraser University (Principal Gifts)
$28M international trade facilitated via Global Connections
500+ refugees/immigrants employed (84% success rate)
$3M raised through 50 Women of Options campaigns

Hasselfield Fundraising

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Lax Kw'alaams Housing

Client: Lax Kw'alaams Band Location: Prince Rupert, BC

Co-Project Architect at Human Studio in partnership with MGA. Jamie worked to overcome significant site challenges to provide much-needed rental suites for members of Lax Kw'alaams. The project includes 70 rental units within a 6-storey light wood construction building, including temporary suites for pregnancy residencies and cultural gathering space facilitating funerals.

First Nations Experience

Alexander First Nation - Infrastructure development (Alberta)
Lax Kw'alaams Band - 70-unit housing project (BC)

Additional Experience

Key leader at Human Studio, growing the firm from inception to 20 people
Portfolio spanning multifamily housing, office, industrial, and masterplans
BC Housing and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards projects
Award-winning thesis on attainable housing (University of Waterloo)

Direct experience navigating First Nations development processes, governance structures, and community priorities

Banks Architecture & Permitting

Confluence AI Platform

Role: Co-Founder & CTO Focus: Full-Stack Development & AI Systems

Architecting the AI-powered platform that transforms how tribal communities discover, win, and manage grants. Combining automation, intelligent document processing, and compliance tracking to multiply the impact of every team member.

Technical Foundation

Multi-agency grant monitoring matched to tribal priorities and readiness
AI-assisted document generation for applications and compliance reports
Deadline tracking and milestone management across multiple funders
Data sovereignty-first design with tribal control over all project data

Background

Founded BuildGravity - automation platform for construction industry
Built Document Forge - AI-powered document generation for proposals, grants, and compliance reports
Enterprise healthcare AI at Phreesia - systems processing millions of patient records

Making 100+ years of combined Indigenous community expertise accessible to hundreds of tribes through technology

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Your Success Is Our Purpose

Too many tribal communities miss out on funding because they lack the resources to compete with larger organizations. We combine decades of expertise with AI-powered grant discovery and compliance tools to change that equation.

Our Values

What Guides Us

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Community First

Technology serves people, not the other way around.

Sovereignty

Your data stays under tribal control. Our tools support your decisions, not dictate them.

Transparency

Clear communication. Honest assessments. Straightforward pricing.

Long-term Partnership

Measured by communities strengthened, not projects completed.

Let Us Show You What Is Possible

Schedule a consultation to see the funding opportunities waiting for your community. No pressure, no obligation, just a clear picture of your options.

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