IPASA · The Funder AI Fluency Lab

I Am Heard Because We Are.

AI fluency for South African philanthropy. A living lab of courses, tools and games — grounded in Anthropic's 4D framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) and an Ubuntu worldview.

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Why this lab

Built for funders, not tech teams.

Grantmakers, programme officers and communications leads face AI decisions every week — from proposal triage to voice-consistent storytelling. This lab turns those decisions into confident, ethical practice.

Delegation

Know when to delegate to AI, when to stay hands-on, and when to bring in a human expert.

Description

Write prompts and briefs that carry your organisation's voice, values and context.

Discernment

Spot hallucinations, bias and hype. Judge outputs on evidence, not vibes.

Diligence

Apply POPIA-aware consent, provenance and safeguarding to every AI workflow.

Ubuntu lens

Every module ties AI practice to dignity, community and shared accountability.

South African context

Case studies, dilemmas and news feed focused on the SA philanthropy ecosystem.

What's inside

Four ways to get fluent.

The course

7 modules across the 4D framework

Sequential, practical lessons with interactive AI sandboxes. Finish to earn a verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.

Funder Tools

RAG-powered utilities for daily work

Voice Brief Builder, Proposal Pre-Screener, Dilemma Coach and Socratic Studio — all tuned to your organisation's brand, mission and documents.

Games with a purpose

Sharpen judgement in 3 minutes

Eleven micro-games — from Delegation Roleplay to Hallucination Hunt — with a community leaderboard and shared insights.

News & context

AI in funding, curated weekly

Categorised headlines with a dedicated South Africa lens, refreshed daily at 3am SAST. Search, filter and cite in your own briefings.

The syllabus

Seven modules. Sequential. Practical.

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The Experiment

Your baseline. Before the frameworks, before the games.

1Delegation
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Delegation

Delegate the typing, never the deciding.

2Description
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Description

Context is the prompt.

3Discernment
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Discernment

The three-question filter.

4Diligence
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Diligence

Where Ubuntu bites hardest.

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Voice Brief Builder

Your foundation's one-page brief.

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Final Assessment

Ten questions across the 4Ds.

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Ready when you are

Become the funder your community can trust with AI.

Join IPASA members already building AI fluency the Ubuntu way. Start free, learn at your pace, earn a certificate that verifies your practice.