Ask your employer for approval

Use these resources to make the request clear, practical and easy to approve.

This page helps you prepare the request properly. You will find a short rationale, ready-to-send emails and a separate employer page you can share with your manager, HR or learning and development contact, so they can quickly see why a subscription to The Future Community is relevant to your work.

Employee package

Use these three pieces together: send the PDF, copy an email and share the employer page.

Employer PDF

A short document you can send internally once the PDF is ready.

Email templates

Copy a short version for your manager or a more formal version for HR or learning.

Employer page

Share the business case page so the employer can judge the value from their own perspective.

Ready-to-send emails

Choose the version that best matches your organization and adjust the placeholders before sending.

Subject: Request to join The Future Community

Hi [name],

I would like to join The Future Community by Robbert van Empel. This is a practical AI community for professionals, with access to Q&As, prompts, tools, workflows and current interpretation of AI developments.

For my work this seems valuable because I can learn faster and more deliberately how to use AI responsibly and practically in my daily work. Instead of loose tips or occasional training, I get ongoing access to current examples, practical questions and concrete applications.

The costs are [amount] per month/year including VAT. I think this fits well within my training budget / development budget / innovation budget.

More information: https://thefuture.im/community/employer

Is it okay if I purchase this through work?

Best,
[name]

Subject: Request for professional development around AI

Dear [name],

I would like to request approval to join The Future Community by Robbert van Empel. This is a practical learning environment for professionals who want to better understand and apply AI in their work.

The community includes:

- access to a private AI community;
- monthly live Q&As;
- practical prompts and workflows;
- explanations of relevant AI tools;
- interpretation of AI news without hype;
- examples for application in daily work.

I want to join because AI is becoming increasingly relevant to my role and our work as an organization. Participation helps me understand current developments faster and translate them into my own work.

The costs are [amount] including VAT. I see this as a low-threshold form of ongoing professional development.

More information: https://thefuture.im/community/employer

Can this be funded from my development budget / training budget?

Kind regards,
[name]

Share the right page with your employer

Use the PDF when it is available, copy one of the emails above and link to the employer page for the business case.

Open employer page