Build, buy, or partner? PJMF’s playbook helps nonprofits choose technology that fits their needs, their team’s capacity and what they can sustain over time.
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Today, PJMF President @dharvilas joins Georgetown University’s Catholic Social Thought and Public Life dialogues to discuss what protecting dignity means for how we govern AI.
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Domestic workers often navigate conversations about pay, time off, and fair treatment alone. @domesticworkers built Ask Aya with workers to put guidance within reach. In beta, 93% acted on its advice, and 25% negotiated a raise.
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Building a nonprofit tech team? PJMF’s new playbook covers assessing your needs, making your first hires, retaining talent, and funding the team to keep AI and data work going.
learn.mcgovern.org/Starting-…
Leaving the hospital is rarely the end of a patient’s care. It is often the case that a family member takes on the work of recovery without the training they need. @NooraHealth is working with health systems to change that.
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Every contract carries a climate cost. A building lease or supply chain agreement can shape emissions for years. Ben Metz and The Chancery Lane Project use AI to rewrite those clauses. Read: medium.com/@PatrickJMcGovern…?
Social platforms are built to hold your attention, not build connection. New_ Public is researching how AI is reshaping online communities, helping neighbors connect through Roundabout, and backing builders like Blacksky founder Rudy Fraser. newpublic.org/#PublicTech
There's a shopping bag in development that grows into a plant after you throw it away. Materiom built an AI tool that helps biomaterial researchers ground their work in traceable research. Read how three of them use it at materiom.org/resources#ResponsibleAI
A single data center can draw as much power as a small city. Regulators weren't built for this.
Climate Cabinet's new report series gives state legislators a framework for data center projects, including resident input, who pays, and what's built.
climatecabineteducation.org
Will AI concentrate power in a few states or spread across dozens? A new Council on Foreign Relations survey of 350+ experts finds them divided on many issues but united on one key point: global governance won't keep pace.
Full survey: cfr.org/#AI#TechInsights
Extreme heat kills nearly 500,000 people a year. In India, one-size-fits-all systems miss regional risks, and heat deaths are hard to track.
Open Contracting's IDS-DDR tool helps target disaster spending to protect the vulnerable.
Learn more at open-contracting.org
Every year, thousands of people leave prison for a fresh start, yet nearly 40% return within three years. By aggregating corrections data into one platform, PJMF partner Recidiviz identifies those in need of resources before it's too late.
Learn more at recidiviz.org/
AI doesn't stop at borders. Governance can't either. PJMF partner Lawyers Hub launched the Africa AI Governance Index, the first continent-wide benchmark of AI governance. The Index helps policymakers identify progress, gaps, and approaches. Learn more at lawyershub.org/
As AI infrastructure expands, communities deserve a real voice in how data centers affect water, land, and local economies. PJMF explores a path that puts power back in the hands of community and nature. Read Vilas Dhar and Nick Cain's new op-ed at: table.media/forum/tableforum…
As AI infrastructure expands, communities deserve a real voice in how data centers affect water, land, energy, and local economies. PJMF explores a path that puts power back in the hands of community and nature. Read Vilas Dhar and Nick Cain's new op-ed in the link in bio.
Environmental accountability starts with data. PJMF partner FencelineData.org is expanding its public platform with 10 years of EPA emissions records, mapping tools, and training to help residents and journalists track local pollution risks. #DataForGood#PublicInterestTech
Technology alone doesn't drive change. Strategy, governance, and human judgment do. Jacqui Watts joined @ReFED's Learning Lab to share practical ways food waste organizations can use AI to strengthen operations and expand their impact.
Watch at: piped.video/watch?v=ecBlTJ7e…
Is your organization grappling with questions about how to design and deploy AI products that serve culturally diverse groups? Join PJMF’s upcoming Learning Cluster to see how civil society organizations are navigating this challenge.
Get involved here: tinyurl.com/mtydyrja
At a major newsroom, a reporter in danger has a security team. A freelancer is often on their own. JESS, from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, gives any reporter expert safety guidance.
Available now to journalists across the U.S: safetyjess.ai/
Across digital media, misinformation travels faster than the truth, and AI chatbots are its newest channel.
PJMF partner @FullFact is building the world's first AI Trust Benchmark for LLMs to measure how far their answers can be trusted. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yj2mc4j5