Patrick J McGovern Foundation

Dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions to create a thriving, equitable and sustainable future for all.

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Domestic 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: https://t.co/SYahqtQP7E

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Tune in tomorrow for Magnifica Humanitas: Catholic Thought for the Digital Age. PJMF President @vilasdhar joins Kim Daniels, Josh Good, and moderator @vivian of @AspenDigital on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical and the moral stakes of AI: https://t.co/MK846kWiW2

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Register Now: https://t.co/2nACVR9Ltf via @AspenInstitute, @AspenDigital, @AspenReligion and @PJMFdn

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"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 @ChanceryProject's new open source plugin that cuts the energy cost of AI web traffic. Learn more: https://t.co/5TayJI976X

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Nearly a third of teens say chatting with AI is as satisfying as talking with real friends.

PJMF partner @CommonSense launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, the first independent lab making AI safer and age-appropriate for kids.

Read the story in @CNN: https://t.co/csgIeTSDi2

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The pressure to adopt AI is everywhere. In @SSIReview, PJMF's Jacqui Watts and @DukeFuqua 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: https://t.co/be0pJhcdvR

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In a new Imminent interview, PJMF President @vilasdhar 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:” https://t.co/I7CDInacN4

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AI 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 made the case for communities to own the data and governance of AI built on them: https://t.co/Pqyam97H40 @CNTR4growth

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Nonprofits 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: https://t.co/YgolAVjamW

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Last 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: https://t.co/J1IyMSwBlU

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The biggest financial decision most Americans make is shaped by algorithms they cannot see. In our latest Humans of AI for Humanity, @natfairhouse Chief AI Officer @angelofmath shares his work's mission: holding housing algorithms accountable for equity: https://t.co/18fNU19fjt

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PJMF partner @EarthGenome 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: https://t.co/npE1WmJMup

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Energy volatility from the US-Iran war is pressuring African governments to pull back on AI investment. In @Connects_Africa, PJMF President @vilasdhar made the case for the opposite move, framing AI as the most powerful tool for transferring power: https://t.co/ZiEjZHDzr0

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Open Data Editor has been spotlighted as a Digital Public Good by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Built by PJMF partner @OKFN, it puts reliable data validation in the hands of non-technical users across six languages. Read the feature for more: https://t.co/UQqv4lOSXI

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Now 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: https://t.co/LEHRsj35Fk

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Democratizing 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.

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#News: At the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, @vilasdhar president of @PJMFdn pushed for continued investment in Africa's #AI goals amid the economic impacts of the #USIran War.

#ConnectingAfrica #IMF #WorldBank #WBGMeetings @IMFNews @WorldBankGroup

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In a recent @Philanthropy article, "Can AI Really Support Missions? Some Nonprofits Are Betting It Can," @Steph_Beasley explores how organizations like @RESCUEorg are using AI responsibly and why PJMF's Nick Cain says local data makes all the difference: https://t.co/3Sceie7tHM

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86M 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: https://t.co/wBFir0DHTw

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A new op-ed by PJMF’s Nick Cain, @FfwdOrg's @barenblat, and the @CEPData's @ESArrillaga reframes AI as infrastructure for nonprofit impact and calls for earlier funding to build and scale it: https://t.co/LQxz4NZA7L