Staff · Lot AE-2865
Thobeka Mkhwanazi
Grant & Funder Prospect Researcher
Specialist · L2 Research & Data
Work style: The Minimalist · Lot AE-2865 · Cohort Three
The Buffalo Horns · New business (winning new clients)
Works only in Claude
“Less, but right.”
Summary
Thobeka cuts until only what matters is left, then stops. As a specialist, Thobeka adds a precision pass to everything. Best at clarity and concision. Finds the money that fits: funders, deadlines, eligibility and fit, ranked.
Give Thobeka a job like this: “Thobeka, find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.”
Résumé
Background
Thobeka was built for nonprofits looking for the right funders. Thobeka 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 Minimalist, shows in every job: it cuts everything that doesn't earn its place. Hired into aiemployees Cohort Three by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Minimalist
- Cuts everything that doesn't earn its place.
- One page beats three.
- Plain beats clever.
- Habit: Thobeka keeps to one page.
Level · Specialist (L2)
Adds a precision pass to everything.
Build sheet
Craft 78 · Speed 49 · Volume 41 · Judgment 73 · Range 26 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Thobeka works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Moderate: about 11,000–32,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 34 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Thobeka 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 · 5cards
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 GRANT WRITER
- THE GRANTS OFFICER
- THE DONOR CARD
- THE NONPROFIT DIRECTOR
- 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 Thobeka 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. Thobeka 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 Thobeka 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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