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HAPPY SATURDAY, LEADERS 🎃

And to those who celebrate, Happy Halloween. Six deadlines close before November 15, plus plenty of funding treats below.

FFWD: FUNDER DATABASE, RESOURCES FOR TECH NONPROFITS

FUNDING & OPPORTUNITIES

  • [Global] Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation: Cities Deliver: Funds organizations working with city governments to apply AI to public health, economic mobility, environmental resilience, and civic engagement for underserved communities. Grants run $500K to $2M over 24 months. Submit a Round 1 proposal by November 29.
  • [Global] Internet Society: Fellowship Program 2027: Invites people working on internet policy and community mobilization, connectivity, or safety and security into a 10 month program. The project stipend runs up to $5K, and mentored projects run June to November 2027. Complete the mandatory pre-fellowship training by November 22, then submit the fellowship application by December 18.
  • [Global] +EV Fellowship: Supports young people who are working tackling important problems, from healthcare access and climate to the future of food, education, longevity and science tools. Grants run $1K to $25K. Applications are open year-round.
  • [U.S.] Sundt Foundation: Community Grants: Supports organizations working on youth development, military and veterans services, hunger and nutrition, and basic needs. Local employee committees direct more than $2M a year across Arizona, Central, North and West Texas, Sacramento, Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeast. Grants run on a quarterly cycle. Apply by December 15.
  • [U.S.] NSF: STEM K-12: Seeks research and development on how AI and other emerging technologies can improve STEM teaching and learning across K-12 classrooms and informal settings. Awards run $25K to $750K over one to three years. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

UPCOMING DEADLINES

  • Apply by November 2 - [Global] 100x Impact Accelerator: Invites social ventures with proven models and the potential to reach hundreds of millions of people. Selected ventures receive £150K in unrestricted catalytic funding and a tailored 16 week programme run with the London School of Economics.

  • Apply by November 3 - [India] AI for Nonprofit Operations: Puts one back office task in finance, HR, fundraising, compliance, or admin into production with AI over five months, run by Dhwani RIS and 10x Impact Labs at ₹6 lakh per organisation with Project Tech4Dev covering half.

  • Apply by November 6 - [Global] MIT Solve: 2027 Global Challenges: Invites early stage tech innovators to submit solutions across climate, learning, health, economic prosperity, and Indigenous communities, with Solver teams sharing over $1M in prize funding plus support from the MIT and Solve community.

  • Apply by November 8 - [Global] Fortis Society: Fortis Fellowship: Offers a five month program of mentorship, workshops, and hands-on projects at no cost, closing with cohort days in Medellín and the June 2027 Summit.

  • Apply by November 13 - [NYC] Robin Hood Blue Ridge Labs: Catalyst: Funds pre-seed startups and early-stage tech nonprofits using software, AI, and data to expand economic mobility in New York City, with $100K and 16 weeks of programming from February to June 2027.

  • Apply by November 15 - [Global] D-Prize Global Competition: Seeks aspiring entrepreneurs ready to launch new organizations distributing proven poverty solutions across health, education, agriculture, and clean water, with winning teams receiving up to $20K.

REMARKABLE EVENT

  • [Virtual] Five Star Bank: The Board Moves Method: Convenes nonprofit board members and chairs with Shannon Petrello of Gravity Collective and Katy Giron of Aligned Cause on activating boards and building fundraising momentum. Join on November 5 at 11am PT, and RSVP by November 2.

  • [Virtual] Turn.io: Learning Sessions: Runs short sessions for teams building conversational services on WhatsApp. Join the WhatsApp voice and Turn Inbox session on November 5, or the session on reaching your first 1,000 users on November 12.

TECH NONPROFIT SHOUTOUTS

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