People United Foundation

Ethical AI Training for Leadership, Workforce, and Community Impact

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Capstone Board-ready

Capstone: AI Governance Mini-Policy

Draft a short policy your board or leadership team can review and adopt.

1–2 pages Clear boundaries Accountability

Deliverable sections

  1. Purpose & scope: what this policy covers.
  2. Approved uses: 1–3 allowed use cases.
  3. Prohibited uses: 3–7 “we will not…” boundaries.
  4. Data boundaries: do-not-paste list + redaction rules.
  5. Risk review: when a risk assessment is required.
  6. Roles: owner/reviewer/approver + incident lead.
  7. Transparency: what you disclose and how people opt out.
  8. Review cadence: how often this policy is reviewed.

Mini-policy starter text (copy/paste)

Policy: AI Governance & Responsible Use
Purpose: We use AI to support our mission while protecting privacy, equity, and trust.
We do not use AI for surveillance, risk scoring, or automated decisions about individuals.

Approved uses (examples):
- Drafting and editing public communications (human review required)
- Grant writing support using non-sensitive, verified information
- Summarizing internal policy documents (no sensitive client data)

Prohibited uses:
- Automated eligibility decisions or ranking people
- Monitoring, profiling, or predicting individual behavior
- Uploading sensitive personal data into AI tools

Oversight:
Each AI use case must have an Owner, Reviewer, and Approver. Incidents follow our response checklist.
Review cadence: Quarterly, or after any significant incident/tool change.

Recommended next (finish strong)

Complete your capstone, then print your certificate and (optionally) join a cohort for facilitation and impact reporting.

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