Can Philanthropy and Government Work Together to Drive Socially Responsible Tech?

Can Philanthropy and Government Work Together to Drive Socially Responsible Tech?

Five philanthropies are partnering with the National Science Foundation to advance the field of public interest technology — hopefully spurring the idea that public wellbeing must be a key element in tech development.

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What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

It wouldn’t be a huge stretch to say all funders are IT funders these days, given the centrality of tech tools to so much nonprofit work. We look at how that plays out through the lens of three grantmakers on the front lines of IT funding.

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AI Is Suddenly Everywhere, but Philanthropy Has Been Involved for Years. Here Are the Top Funders

AI Is Suddenly Everywhere, but Philanthropy Has Been Involved for Years. Here Are the Top Funders

Artificial intelligence is on everyone’s mind now, but philanthropy has been boosting research or bracing for its implications for some time. Here are the major funders involved in the field.

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To Counter #PhilanthropySoWhite, a Foundation Offers a Paid Introduction to the Sector

To Counter #PhilanthropySoWhite, a Foundation Offers a Paid Introduction to the Sector

Lack of diversity is a persistent problem in philanthropy. A new initiative aims to improve equity by recruiting candidates from a wide range of backgrounds for a two-year paid introduction to the sector.

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How This Late Tech Publisher’s Foundation Is Tackling the Sector’s Diversity Problem

How This Late Tech Publisher’s Foundation Is Tackling the Sector’s Diversity Problem

For the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, bridging the frontiers of tech and social impact necessarily involves finding ways to boost diversity in the tech education pipeline. Here’s how several of its grantees are doing just that.

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Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Are Top of Mind as These Two Grantmakers Join Forces

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Are Top of Mind as These Two Grantmakers Join Forces

Through an unconventional merger with the Cloudera Foundation, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is seeking to build new capabilities toward carrying out its mission to use technology for social impact.

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