R.A.T.E.S. RESPONSIBLE AI READINESS ASSESSMENT™

YOUR AI MAY BE READY.
BUT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION?

Discover whether your organization has the readiness, safeguards, accountability, and evidence needed to govern artificial intelligence responsibly.

For nonprofits, businesses, ministries, schools, startups, public agencies, and mission-driven organizations.

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This assessment is intended to be completed by a person with knowledge of the organization's AI use. AI tools may assist you in understanding questions, but the responses should reflect your organization's actual practices, safeguards, and evidence.

THE FIVE R.A.T.E.S. ABILITIES

R.A.T.E.S. helps organizations respond safely, account clearly, control competently, prove safety, and sustain trust.

RESPONSE-ABILITY
Respond Safely

Know why you use AI, who it affects, and where your red lines are.

ACCOUNT-ABILITY
Account Clearly

Named humans own AI systems, decisions, and evidence.

TECHNICAL-ABILITY
Control Competently

The AI holds only the access and authority it truly needs.

EVALUATION-ABILITY
Prove Safety

Safeguards are tested and proven — not assumed.

SUSTAIN-ABILITY
Sustain Trust

Readiness survives changes in models, vendors, and people.

The question is no longer simply: "What can AI do?"

The better question is:
"Are we ready to govern what we allow it to do?"

WHY RESPONSIBLE AI READINESS MATTERS

AI can help organizations research, write, analyze, communicate, automate, teach, fundraise, serve customers, and improve productivity.

But as AI receives access to organizational data, tools, financial systems, communications, sensitive records, decision-making processes, or autonomous actions, the potential consequences increase.

Responsible AI requires more than good intentions or a policy. Organizations need demonstrable safeguards.

SHOW ME THE ABILITY.

SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE.

The R.A.T.E.S. Book

FROM THE FOUNDER OF THE FRAMEWORK

Book cover: R.A.T.E.S. The Readiness Framework by Dr. Margaret Jamal

R.A.T.E.S.: THE READINESS FRAMEWORK

A Practical Framework for Building Strong Organizations, Trusted Partnerships, and Sustainable Communities

By Dr. Margaret Jamal · New Skills Online, LLC

Passion can launch an idea, but it cannot replace infrastructure. This book introduces a practical system for nonprofits, startups, ministries, and mission-driven leaders to identify what readiness requires, build the systems they are missing, document the evidence, and demonstrate five essential abilities. Available in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle.

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