At the Center for AI and Everybody, we see AI as public infrastructure, not just a private innovation. Right now, AI adoption is accelerating in well-resourced spaces while under-resourced schools and community organizations are being left behind. We work directly with Title I schools, small nonprofits, and distressed communities to close that gap through research, training, and responsible implementation support. But real scale doesn’t happen alone. It requires collaboration with corporations, funders, and large institutions that care about long-term equity and want to directly support under-resourced organizations and communities.
We’re not interested in performative partnerships. We build sustained collaborations that connect technical expertise with real community realities. Our partnerships can take many forms, including funding support for free and low-cost trainings, sponsorship of community AI literacy initiatives, in-kind technology contributions, joint research projects, and pro bono technical advising. We also co-design pilot programs that bring responsible AI tools directly into Title I schools and grassroots nonprofits. For funders, that might mean investing in multi-year capacity-building efforts that strengthen local institutions. For corporations, it could mean aligning talent, product development, and community engagement strategies with equity-centered implementation.
We take the same care in choosing partners that we ask organizations to take in choosing AI tools. Before we enter any partnership, we talk openly about goals, expectations, and what success looks like for the communities involved, not just for a partner’s brand. We ask how data will be handled, who will own the work, and how community members will be included in decisions. We’re glad to recognize our partners publicly, but we don’t lend our name to products or initiatives that conflict with our mission, and community needs always come first.
Together, we channel resources, tools, and expertise into places that have historically been overlooked. We help ensure AI tools are adopted ethically, securely, and in ways that actually expand opportunity rather than concentrate it. When organizations partner with us, they’re not just supporting a program — they’re helping build an AI ecosystem that works for everybody.
Partnerships can start small. A company might sponsor a single training at a local school, a foundation might support a pilot in one neighborhood, or a university team might work with us on a research question that matters to our community partners. Others grow into longer-term relationships that span several years and several communities. Whatever the scale, we keep partners informed about how their support is being used and what it’s making possible on the ground.
If you represent a company, a foundation, a research institution, or a public agency and want to explore working together, we’d love to start with a conversation about shared goals. Tell us what you care about and what you’re hoping to build, and we’ll be honest about where we think we can make the biggest difference together.
