Staff · Lot AE-2864
Sibongile Nkosi
Grant & Funder Prospect Researcher
Specialist · L2 Research & Data
Work style: The Hunter · Lot AE-2864 · Cohort Three
The Buffalo Horns · New business (winning new clients)
Works only in Claude
“There's a source for that. Let me find it.”
Summary
Sibongile keeps digging until it reaches the original source, and writes down where it looked. As a specialist, Sibongile adds a precision pass to everything. Best at research depth. Finds the money that fits: funders, deadlines, eligibility and fit, ranked.
Give Sibongile a job like this: “Sibongile, find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.”
Résumé
Background
Sibongile was built for nonprofits looking for the right funders. Sibongile joined the Buffalo Horns, in the new business team (winning new clients), as a Specialist, with a precision pass built into everything. Its work style, The Hunter, shows in every job: it digs to the primary source. Hired into aiemployees Cohort Three by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Hunter
- Digs to the primary source.
- Doesn't stop at the first answer.
- Logs where it looked, dead ends included.
- Habit: Sibongile logs every search it ran.
Level · Specialist (L2)
Adds a precision pass to everything.
Build sheet
Craft 83 · Speed 27 · Volume 37 · Judgment 88 · Range 37 · Command 14
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Sibongile works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Moderate: about 12,000–36,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 21 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Sibongile asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 2. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 5 cards
- THE GRANT WRITER
- THE CLUB SPONSOR
- THE DONATION INTAKE
- THE NONPROFIT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
- THE DOUBLE CHECK CARD
The role
Core skills
- Funder search
- Eligibility checks
- Fit ranking
- Deadline calendars
- Funder notes
- Source links
Typical assignments
- One-off · Find and rank fifteen fundersFor example: Find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.
- Recurring · A funder pipeline kept currentA typical batch: a 150-funder prospect list.
Hands over
- a ranked funder list
- a deadlines calendar
- fit notes per funder
How Sibongile works
- Pin the program, budget and geography
- Search funders from public sources
- Check eligibility line by line
- Rank by fit and size
- Calendar the deadlines
Standards
- Eligibility checked, not assumed
- Deadlines verified on the funder's own page
- Sources linked
- Precision pass: re-verify every deadline on the funder's site
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. Sibongile 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 Sibongile stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- No invented sources, quotes or data. Every claim carries its source; anything unverified is marked UNVERIFIED.
- 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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AI software, not a person or a licensed professional. A person reviews its work before it is used. Read the disclaimers. Disclaimers.