As 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: https://table.media/forum/tableforum-sustainable-development-2030-and-beyond/before-the-concrete-sets-on-data-centers

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecBlTJ7eb5E

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: https://tinyurl.com/mtydyrja

Is 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

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: https://www.safetyjess.ai/

Across 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: https://tinyurl.com/yj2mc4j5

Pope 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: https://tinyurl.com/y4jnee4e

Machines 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: https://tinyurl.com/2p546sua

Crushed 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: https://tinyurl.com/4mec4asa

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://tinyurl.com/5x5xjjuv

Tune 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: https://tinyurl.com/4dtkmnuy

"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: https://tinyurl.com/aah72ws5

Nearly 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: https://tinyurl.com/2fwnnkfv

The 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: https://tinyurl.com/4r59672x

In 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:” https://tinyurl.com/55xwxn5r

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.bsky.social made the case for communities to own the data and governance of AI built on them. Watch the session: https://tinyurl.com/nhdp56w3

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://tinyurl.com/m9ptzyfx

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://opensupplyhub.org/

The 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: https://tinyurl.com/2wyva3kk

PJMF 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

Energy 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: https://tinyurl.com/53k3aw75

Open 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: https://tinyurl.com/yf8ubjud

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://tinyurl.com/4v4vaxr8

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.

As 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...

In 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 https://tinyurl.com/5cxtkkmt

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://www.nexleaf.org/our-2025-impact-report/

A 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: https://tinyurl.com/2b6tk4kr

Communities 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: https://tinyurl.com/mvwwy4uf

Farmers 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: https://tinyurl.com/4375hj2v

At 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. https://tinyurl.com/yc648a79

At 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: https://learn.mcgovern.org/

81,000 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: https://tinyurl.com/yc65x5fh

The 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-...

Nearly 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

PJMF 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: https://tinyurl.com/3thdcup2

In India, clearing the current court backlog could take 300 years. On Humans of AI for Humanity, Utkarsh Saxena, Co-Founder and CEO of Adalat AI, explains how AI tools are helping courts reduce administrative friction and speed up case resolution: https://tinyurl.com/yc774hb2 @ffwdorg.bsky.social

When a community is left off the map, it is left out of decisions that shape its future. Through our partnership and The Audacious Project's support, @hotosm.org has helped map areas home to more than 1 billion people worldwide. Learn more: https://www.hotosm.org/en/

Our partner CarbonPlan just launched Open Climate Risk: a public database of wildfire risk for every building in the U.S., available for anyone to view. This is climate science built for the people who need it most: https://tinyurl.com/5dtd3x6k

In ET Edge Insights, @vilasdhar.bsky.social writes that India is positioned to show the world what accountable AI can look like. Systems we can see, verify, and rely on should be the standard for trustworthy AI. Read more: https://tr.ee/yFn0uO

In Mint, @vilasdhar.bsky.social reframes the global AI conversation: “AI is a governance question, not a technology race.” At PJMF, our focus remains clear: advance AI that protects human agency and serves the public good. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4ujmvyha

Open Supply Hub and Earth Genome are mapping production locations that crowdsourced data alone cannot reach, showing how open AI tools can create sustainable supply chains that are both visible and accountable to the people they serve. Learn more: https://tr.ee/qLBFG2

As India's AI Summit continues, @vilasdhar.bsky.social and Amandeep Singh Gill look at what systems for diffusion require. Read their oped at Hindustan Times: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/future-tech/ai-will-not-scale-globally-without-new-capacity-infrastructure-101771504871711.html

Join us on February 27 at 1:00 PM EST for From Curiosity to Impact: A Webinar Series for AI Builders. Our final episode, “The Impact Phase,” will feature expert voices from Audere, Quill.org, and the International Rescue Committee. RSVP here: https://streamyard.com/watch/vHUr7GMVzVhp

The India AI Impact Summit is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. Speaking to leaders from 100+ countries, @vilasdhar.bsky.social addresses the gap between AI's potential & the infrastructure we need to realize it. https://www.youtube.com/live/g18Vaml9VB0?si=89kj_SswSAZXwiNp

Thanks so much to the @pjmfdn.bsky.social McGovern Foundation We are grateful for their help and ongoing partnership for all the important things we have to do in Indian Country! Read their blog on how they are helping people become empowered by AI here: medium.com/patrick-j-mc...

Agency in a world shaped by AI starts with literacy. Our latest blog explores why community-led AI literacy matters now, drawing on work with PJMF partners Factchequeado, @okfn.bsky.social, and Native BioData Consortium. Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/ycxek4ua

The future of AI governance is being shaped now at the World Governments Summit. PJMF President @vilasdhar.bsky.social joined global leaders to explore catalytic capital as the bridge between AI innovation and sustained investment. Learn more: https://www.worldgovernmentssummit.org/ #WGS2026