RAISE Pathways: Your Roadmap to Responsible AI
Build, scale, and verify responsible AI with confidence—guided by a nonprofit mission.
RAISE Pathways is a member-exclusive initiative from the Responsible AI Institute, a global nonprofit committed to enabling ethical, effective AI.
What Is RAISE Pathways?
RAISE stands for Responsible AI Safety and Effectiveness—and Pathways is the process for how organizations turn those principles into action.
Developed by the Responsible AI Institute, a nonprofit and member-driven organization, RAISE Pathways helps teams build, assess, and demonstrate responsible AI governance at every stage of maturity.
1,100+ controls mapped to 17 global standards (ISO, NIST, EU AI Act)
Self-paced progress tracking and expert-validated assessments
AI governance tools, criteria, and digital agents
Exclusive access to a global network of responsible AI professionals
Why Leaders Choose RAISE Pathways
Enterprises Turn Governance into a Strategic Advantage
Boards want clarity. Teams need structure. Pathways provides both—helping enterprise leaders:
- Align internal processes with industry frameworks
- Visualize and communicate risk posture
- Reduce audit delays
- Signal readiness to partners and customers
“Booz Allen Hamilton’s partnership with the Responsible AI Institute allows us to develop state-of-the-art Responsible AI offerings which are backed by a diverse community of member expertise, deep technical and policy knowledge, and a collaborative environment for developing best practices.”
— Geoff Schaefer, Head of Responsible AI, Booz Allen Hamilton
Startups Build Credibility, Fast
For startups, credibility is currency. RAISE Pathways helps emerging AI companies:
- Move fast with plug-and-play frameworks aligned to NIST, ISO, the EU AI Act and others
- Earn investor, prospect, and partner trust through independent, nonprofit verification
- Demonstrate proactive AI governance from day one
- Scale with a system that grows with your product maturity
How It Works
- Evaluate Your Organization: Evaluate your organization's AI governance implementation maturity using RAI Institute's self-guided platform with controls mapped to global frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OWASP, etc.).
- Follow the RAISE Framework: Progress through structured verification across various badge types (Foundation, Trust, Sustainability, Cost Efficiency) tailored to your AI system type (ML/AI, GenAI, or Agentic AI).
- Earn Verified Credentials: Achieve badges at 70% implementation threshold, demonstrating commitment to responsible AI practices across governance, security, sustainability and cost domains.
- Showcase on Registry: Display your verified achievements on the Responsible AI Registry, building stakeholder trust and demonstrating regulatory readiness.
- Join RAI's 36,000+ Community: Connect with industry leaders, access 1,100+ AI controls spanning 17 standards, and participate in the vendor-agnostic ecosystem driving responsible AI governance since 2016.
What Makes RAISE Pathways Different
| RAISE Pathways | Other Programs |
|---|---|
| Nonprofit, vendor-neutral | For-profit, vendor-tied training focused on specific frameworks/standards |
| Mapped to 17 global standards | Limited alignment covering a single or limited frameworks |
| Community & peer collaboration | Community & peer collaboration |
| Scalable, self-paced structure | Fixed schedules with limited flexibility |
| Verification built on multi-framework expert guidance | Framework specific expertise |
More Than a Program—It’s a Community
RAISE Pathways is just one part of what you unlock as a member of the Responsible AI Institute.
As a nonprofit network, the Institute connects organizations to a global ecosystem shaping the future of responsible AI.
Membership gives you:
- Priority access to working groups, briefings, and expert panels
- Exclusive insights and resources from a 36,000+ strong global network
- A trusted voice in AI governance across policy, industry, and society
The Responsible AI Institute is a global, member-driven nonprofit enabling successful responsible AI efforts across sectors. Through conformity assessments, shared frameworks, and verified best practices, the Institute helps practitioners create, sell, and adopt AI systems that improve the business, economic, and social well-being of society.
Your AI Governance Journey Starts Here
Whether piloting an LLM or managing enterprise-scale AI, RAISE Pathways helps organizations take the next right step—with credibility, structure, and support.
Fill out the form and we’ll help:
- Identify the right starting point for your organization in RAISE Pathways
- Learn how our tools and badges align with your business goals
- Explore what membership unlocks at your stage of maturity