Philanthropic Institutions
ASCI welcomes conversations with foundations and grantmakers seeking practical, technology-enabled approaches to humanitarian and public-interest challenges.
Collaborate
How organizations and supporters can engage with ASCI
ASCI is intended to be approachable. We want prospective collaborators, donors, and grant reviewers to understand how engagement can begin.
Ways to Collaborate
Nonprofits & Community Organizations
Organizations with strong knowledge of community needs or problem domains may be well positioned to explore collaboration with ASCI.
Researchers & Technologists
We are interested in thoughtful collaboration with people who want to apply technical skills in service of meaningful mission work.
Donors & Supporters
Support from aligned individuals and institutions can help bring useful technical capabilities to organizations and communities that need them.
How Collaboration Works
- Problem Definition: A prospective collaborator brings a meaningful challenge or opportunity aligned with ASCI’s mission.
- Exploratory Discussion: ASCI and the prospective partner explore whether technology could help in a practical and responsible way.
- Project Framing: If there is mission fit, the work is scoped in a way that is realistic, useful, and appropriate.
- Support Alignment: Work may be supported through grants, philanthropic funding, in-kind contributions, or other mission-aligned support.
- Implementation and Learning: ASCI collaborates with partners to build, apply, evaluate, and refine the solution.
Bring a Challenge
If your organization is facing a meaningful challenge and believes the thoughtful use of technology may help, we encourage you to reach out. Early conversations are often useful for clarifying whether a project is a good fit and what a responsible path forward might look like.
Start the Conversation
We welcome inquiries from prospective collaborators, donors, and philanthropic institutions.