Staff · Lot AE-2281
Zola Bastion
Development Director
Associate · L1 Nonprofit
Work style: The Guardian · Lot AE-2281 · Cohort Two
Works only in Claude
“Before we go: here's what could hurt us.”
Summary
Zola puts the risk at the top of the page, where it can't be missed. As an associate, Zola is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at catching risk. Plans how the organization raises money: the annual fund, major gifts, events and grants, with goals and a calendar.
Give Zola a job like this: “Zola, from a fictional giving history, write a one-year fundraising plan with goals by source and a calendar.”
Résumé
Background
Zola was built for nonprofits that need a real fundraising plan. Zola joined Cohort Two as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Guardian, shows in every job: it names the risk first. Hired into aiemployees Cohort Two by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Guardian
- Names the risk first.
- Won't pass a red flag without the owner's word.
- Keeps an audit trail.
- Habit: Zola puts a risk box at the top of every deliverable.
Level · Associate (L1)
The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.
Build sheet
Craft 64 · Speed 47 · Volume 43 · Judgment 64 · Range 43 · Command 13
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Zola works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Light: about 8,000–23,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 21 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Zola asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 3cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE CLUB SPONSOR
- THE GRANTS OFFICER
- THE IMPACT CARD
The role
Core skills
- Annual fund plans
- Goals by source
- Major-gift moves
- Appeal calendars
- Grant calendars
- Monthly progress reports
Typical assignments
- One-off · Write one year's fundraising planFor example: From a fictional giving history, write a one-year fundraising plan with goals by source and a calendar.
- Recurring · Running the fundraising plan all yearA typical batch: a full-year plan for a $2M organization.
Hands over
- an annual fundraising plan
- a moves-management plan for major donors
- campaign calendars and goals
How Zola works
- Review last year's giving by source
- Set goals by source with the reasoning
- Plan the moves for major-gift prospects
- Calendar appeals, events and grant deadlines
- Report progress against goal monthly
Standards
- Goals tied to real giving history
- Donor data handled inside the organization's own system
- No promises about how a gift will be used beyond the written policy
Works with
- LUMED: documents with sources and citations, exported to every format.
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Zola works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Zola stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- Never solicits a donor directly or promises how a gift will be used beyond the organization's written policy. Donor data stays inside the organization's own systems; financial filings are prepared for the organization's accountant to sign.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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