People United Foundation

Ethical AI Training for Leadership, Workforce, and Community Impact

Syllabus 4-week suggested pacing

AI for Community Leadership & Decision-Making — Syllabus

Use this as a self-paced plan or a cohort guide.

Enterprise & Sponsors (Procurement-friendly)

Buying for a team, school, municipality, or funded program? Use enterprise access, sponsor a cohort, or request an invoice/PO workflow. No accounts required; no surveillance or individual tracking.

Impact reporting is aggregate and community-level.

Week 1 — Foundations & Safety

  • Lesson 1: Understanding AI in Community Contexts
  • Lesson 2: What AI Can and Cannot Do
  • Lesson 3: Bias, Equity, and Harm

Week 2 — Boundaries & Strategy

  • Lesson 4: Responsible Use Boundaries
  • Lesson 5: AI for Strategy, Not Surveillance
  • Lesson 6: Grant Writing and Funding Narratives

Week 3 — Communications & Readiness

  • Lesson 7: Communication, Transparency, and Trust
  • Lesson 8: Organizational Readiness
  • Lesson 9: Governance and Oversight

Week 4 — Procurement & Capstone

  • Lesson 10: Vendors, Tools, and Procurement
  • Lesson 11: Case Scenarios
  • Lesson 12: Preparing for the Capstone
  • Capstone: Applying Ethical AI in Your Organization

Suggested cohort flow

  1. Open with boundaries and trust commitments.
  2. Use lessons to draft real artifacts (grant text, comms, policies).
  3. End with capstone presentations (optional) for peer learning.

Recommended next

Use these links to keep momentum and turn learning into artifacts.

Download the kit

Use the kit prompts and templates offline.

Use the checklist

A short action list to apply this course in the next 7 days.

Certificate

Print a self-attested certificate for your personal documentation.

Go further (optional)

Join a cohort, sponsor a seat, or use the Impact Pack for funders.