Young Futures Awards $1.4M to 16 Nonprofits Helping Young People Navigate AI with Agency
As artificial intelligence reshapes how young people learn, create and connect, Young Futures today announced nearly $1.4M in funding for 16 nonprofits building youth-centered solutions at the intersection of AI and adolescent wellbeing.
Young Futures Launches “Oops!…AI Did It Again” Challenge to Equip Youth in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This week, Young Futures announced the launch of the “Oops!…AI Did It Again” Challenge, a national funding call for nonprofit organizations pursuing innovative solutions that increase youth agency in an AI-driven world. The challenge addresses the urgent need to equip young people with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to navigate AI, which is rapidly reshaping their learning, creativity, relationships, and mental health.
Young Futures and the Center for Digital Thriving Announce $1 Million Funding Challenge for Non-Profits to Alleviate Digital Tension for Preteens and Teens
Young Futures, a non-profit dedicated to making the digital world an easier place to grow up, today announced the launch of Under Pressure: a funding challenge calling for solutions that alleviate the pressures teens and preteens face in navigating today's tech-driven world. In collaboration with the Center for Digital Thriving (CDT), a research and innovation center based at Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education, this $1 million open funding call seeks to fund and provide catalytic support for 10 solutions that address digital tension and help young people thrive. Young Futures is seed-funded by Pivotal Ventures, Susan Crown Exchange, and The Goodness Web.
Young Futures Announces Winners of The Lonely Hearts Club Funding Challenge
Young Futures, a new non-profit on a mission to make the digital world an easier place to grow up, today announced the 10 non-profits who will participate in the inaugural Young Futures (YF) Innovators Cohort. Chosen from nearly 200 applicants, the winners of The Lonely Hearts Club $1 million funding challenge represent a breadth of solutions championing the protective impact of social connection and belonging for today’s youth. To accelerate and amplify the application of evidence-based strategies, Young Futures partnered with the Foundation for Social Connection. Young Futures is seed-funded by Pivotal Ventures, Susan Crown Exchange, and The Goodness Web.
New Non-Profit Young Futures Partners with The Foundation for Social Connection to Launch $1 Million Funding Challenge for Solutions That Promote Teen Belonging
Young Futures, a new non-profit on a mission to make the digital world an easier place to grow up, today announced the launch of The Lonely Hearts Club: a funding challenge to promote social connection, teen belonging, and wellbeing in a tech-driven world. Galvanized by the work of the U.S. Surgeon General, and in partnership with the Foundation for Social Connection, the $1 million commitment is focused on supporting early-stage non-profits with solutions that help young people, together with their caregivers, stay centered on healthy connections. Young Futures is seed-funded by Pivotal Ventures, Susan Crown Exchange, and The Goodness Web.
