AI Governance Starter Kit

What’s inside

Everything you need to stand up an AI governance function in a small or mid-size organization. Frameworks, policy standards, decision-making matrices, committee structures, and the routine meeting documents that keep governance from drifting.

• Governance framework with operational, tactical, and strategic levels
• Roles and responsibilities matrix (RACI) for AI decisions
• Five core policy standards: tool approval, data handling, transparency, ethics, compliance
• Six-step tool evaluation process and approval workflow
• Monthly meeting agenda, quarterly review template, annual strategy outline
• Sample committee charter and decision log

Who should use this

Organizations ready to operationalize AI governance — typically after a first incident, board ask, or audit finding.

• Mid-size businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities
• Compliance and risk leaders building an AI program
• Boards or audit committees standing up an AI oversight function

Key outcomes

After using this resource, you’ll be able to:

• Stand up an AI governance committee with documented authority
• Replace ad-hoc AI decisions with a repeatable approval workflow
• Document AI risk and oversight for auditors, funders, or regulators
• Reduce time-to-decision on new AI tool requests

How to use

Customize the committee charter and approval workflow to your existing governance structure. Adopt the meeting templates as-is — the routine is more important than the format. Review quarterly.