pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Build, 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. learn.mcgovern.org/Build-buy-or-par… 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Domestic 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. claude.com/customers/national-domes… 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Building 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-and-gro… 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Leaving 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. noorahealth.org/impact-reports 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Every 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_Founda…? 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Social 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 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026There'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 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A 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 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Will 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: www.cfr.org #AI #TechInsights 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Extreme 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 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Every 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 www.recidiviz.org 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026AI 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 www.lawyershub.org 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026As AI infrastructure expands, communities deserve a real voice in how data centers affect water, land, and local economies. Read Vilas Dhar and Nick Cain's new op-ed at: table.media/forum/tableforum-sustai… 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026As 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. 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Environmental 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 010
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Technology 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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecBlTJ7eb5E 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Is 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 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Is your organization grappling with questions about how to design and deploy AI products that serve culturally diverse populations? Join PJMF’s upcoming Learning Cluster to see how other civil society organizations are navigating this challenge. Get involved here: tinyurl 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026At 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: www.safetyjess.ai 031
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Across digital media, misinformation travels faster than the truth, and AI chatbots are its newest channel. PJMF partner @fullfact.org 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 010
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Pope Leo XIV warns that authority is shifting from citizens to machines. Days later, President Trump signed an AI executive order. In TIME, Vilas Dhar asks who gets a voice in the construction site of our time, as AI governance is shaped without public participation: tinyurl.com/y4jnee4e 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Machines can generate. People create. On June 17 in NYC, @aspendigital.bsky.social and PJMF cohost Shared Futures: The AI Forum, with the artists and inventors exploring how AI can deepen what is most human about us. Join us by registering for the livestream: tinyurl.com/2p546sua 010
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Crushed rock on farmland pulls CO2 from the air as it weathers, locking carbon away while soil gets healthier. PJMF partner Cascade Climate's Bedrock Initiative is building the multi-region evidence base to prove it works at scale. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4mec4asa 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Domestic workers are excluded from federal labor protections. The National Domestic Workers Alliance built Ask Aya, a multilingual chatbot shaped by 1,000+ workers, to help them know their rights and negotiate fair pay. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5x5xjjuv 010
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Tune in tomorrow for Magnifica Humanitas: Catholic Thought for the Digital Age. PJMF President @vilasdhar.bsky.social joins Kim Daniels, Josh Good, and moderator Vivian Schiller of @aspendigital.bsky.social on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical and the moral stakes of AI: tinyurl.com/4dtkmnuy 020
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"At WordPress's scale, a 90% reduction in token load is a substantive gain for the climate." Nick Cain, PJMF’s VP of Strategy and Innovation, on The Chancery Lane Project’s new open source plugin that cuts the energy cost of AI web traffic. Learn more: tinyurl.com/aah72ws5 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Nearly a third of teens say chatting with AI is as satisfying as talking with real friends. PJMF partner Common Sense Media launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, the first independent lab making AI safer and age-appropriate for kids. Read the story in @cnn.com: tinyurl.com/2fwnnkfv 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The pressure to adopt AI is everywhere. In @ssir.org PJMF's Jacqui Watts and Duke CASE's Kimberly Bardy Langsam and Erin Worsham offer a board-ready framework for social impact leaders: four foundational questions to ground AI strategy in mission: tinyurl.com/4r59672x 021
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026In a new Imminent interview, PJMF President @vilasdhar.bsky.social reframes AI as civic infrastructure, held to the same public standards we apply to water and electrical systems. "Once we use that language, we inherit a whole set of responsibilities and obligations:” tinyurl.com/55xwxn5r 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026AI development has long treated the Global South as a source of raw data rather than a partner. At the 2026 Global Inclusive Growth Forum, @vilasdhar.bsky.social made the case for communities to own the data and governance of AI built on them. Watch the session: tinyurl.com/nhdp56w3 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Nonprofits building AI for good shouldn't have to start from scratch. PJMF's Learning Hub shares the field's hardest-won lessons through new resources and use cases. Sign up for the Learning Hub newsletter for more updates: tinyurl.com/m9ptzyfx 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Last week, PJMF partner Open Supply Hub launched OS Hub Spotlight, an open platform that connects siloed environmental and labor datasets to production location profiles around the world. Explore the platform that will drive supply chain accountability: opensupplyhub.org 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The biggest financial decision most Americans make is shaped by algorithms they cannot see. In our latest Humans of AI for Humanity, @natfairhouse.bsky.social Chief AI Officer Michael Akinwumi shares his work's mission: holding housing algorithms accountable for equity: tinyurl.com/2wyva3kk 011
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026PJMF partner @earthgenome.org has launched Earth Index, putting environmental mapping in the hands of those most affected by harm. Ben Strong joined PJMF's Nick Cain to discuss how it will accelerate accountability worldwide. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2pr3a22s 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Energy volatility from the US-Iran war is pressuring African governments to pull back on AI investment. In Connecting Africa, PJMF President @vilasdhar.bsky.social made the case for the opposite move, framing AI as the most powerful tool for transferring power: tinyurl.com/53k3aw75 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Open Data Editor has been spotlighted as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Built by PJMF partner @okfn.bsky.social, it puts reliable data validation in the hands of non-technical users across six languages. Read the feature for more: tinyurl.com/yf8ubjud 032
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Now live: Suwali, by PJMF partner Meedan, a multilingual chatbot designed for public interest organizations to connect with communities in native languages and navigate misinformation as it emerges. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4v4vaxr8 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Democratizing access to climate data and scaling the technologies built on it are inseparable from climate justice. This #EarthDay, and every day, that conviction drives every investment we make towards our planet. 000
Reposted by @pjmfdn.bsky.socialInternational Rescue Committee @rescue.org · 17/04/2026As humanitarian needs grow more complex, collaboration between the social sector and tech partners is key. We are pleased to be featured in @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social with @pjmfdn.bsky.social on advancing responsible AI for public good. Read the full piece: www.mcgovern.org/can-ai-reall...mcgovern.orgCan AI Really Support Missions? Some Nonprofits Are Betting It CanPatrick J McGovern Foundation advances AI and data innovation for global social impact. Supporting changemakers with technology solutions for equity and sustainability. 011
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026In a new @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social article, "Can AI Really Support Missions? Some Nonprofits Are Betting It Can," Stephanie Beasley explores how organizations like @rescue.org are using AI responsibly and why PJMF's Nick Cain says local data makes all the difference tinyurl.com/5cxtkkmt 010
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 13/04/202686M children. $5B in vaccines protected. PJMF partner Nexleaf Analytics connects 31,000+ health facilities across 47 countries to life-saving medical equipment through community-centered technology. Learn more: www.nexleaf.org/our-2025-impact-rep… 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026A new op-ed by PJMF’s Nick Cain, @ffwdorg.bsky.social's Kevin Barenblat, and the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga reframes AI as infrastructure for nonprofit impact and calls for earlier funding to build and scale it: tinyurl.com/2b6tk4kr 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Communities across South America are building their own climate solutions using AI and open data. The effort is part of the Data2AI Challenge, led by PJMF partner @opendatacharter.org. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mvwwy4uf 021
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Farmers have always read the sky to decide what comes next. Now, many are beginning to read data. In Analytics India Magazine, PJMF President @vilasdhar.bsky.social describes how a new agricultural model is taking shape in India. Read more: tinyurl.com/4375hj2v 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026At the Commonfund Forum 2026, @vilasdhar.bsky.social joined @lauriesegall.bsky.social to surface a defining issue in AI: access. Expanding AI’s building blocks outside of the private sector is critical to serving local needs and addressing the world’s biggest challenges. tinyurl.com/yc648a79 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026At Fund AI, PJMF's Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Nick Cain, shares why collaboration in the philanthropic sector is a precondition for impact. That's why we developed our Learning Hub with organizational resources for the AI era: learn.mcgovern.org 000
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 31/03/202681,000 people told @anthropic.com they fear AI making consequential decisions without oversight. PJMF is investing in the civil society organizations building the accountability structures that put communities in control of how AI shows up in their lives. Learn how: tinyurl.com/yc65x5fh 010
Reposted by @pjmfdn.bsky.socialAspen Digital @aspendigital.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The latest issue of Signal & Trust is out now! It explores how AI is effecting reporting in war zones and features an interview with Vilas Dhar of @pjmfdn.bsky.social on why newsrooms should deepen commitments to AI. Read this issue & sign up for more insights: www.aspendigital.org/blog/signal-...aspendigital.orgSignal & Trust - Issue IIIPublic media faces a future of rapid structural changes, yet public sentiment remains more supportive than the political headlines suggest. 021
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Nearly 2 billion people still lack access to safe water. PJMF partners @worldresources.bsky.social and Fika are tracking water risk in real time and identifying infrastructure gaps, helping bring clean water within reach for more regions. #WorldWaterDay 020
pjmfdn.bsky.social @pjmfdn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026PJMF partner Stand.earth follows the money behind deforestation and fossil fuel financing. Their team recently analyzed $124B in bank financing flowing to fossil fuel companies, helping bring new transparency to the climate conversation. Read the full findings: tinyurl.com/3thdcup2 011
