Austin STEM philanthropy does not have to choose between code that already works and a moonshot that might change how kids see science. Sugar Labs and EarthLight Foundation sit at opposite ends of that spectrum—and together they make a better case for giving than either would alone.
Bozeman Fiber makes a persuasive case that broadband giving should be about the infrastructure beneath the internet plan. Its open-access network aims to give Gallatin County more provider choice, stronger public-sector connectivity, and a shared fiber backbone built to last.
Disaster prep gets practical at the McKinney IHOP at 7:30 a.m., where McKinney Amateur Radio Club works on Dallas-area readiness and repeaters support emergency communications.
If you have old ham gear in North Texas, the best move is not dropping it at a thrift store and hoping for the best. McKinney Amateur Radio Club is the rare local organization where dusty radios can feed license training, technical workshops, repeater infrastructure, and real emergency-readiness practice.
Simply Disciples makes refugee aid feel concrete: groceries at the door, English tutoring in the living room, and help that returns on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly rhythm. For Austin-area donors, that home-centered design is the real draw.
Most addiction giving stops at treatment. Creating Family Choices in Lincoln is compelling because it funds the messier, more necessary part of recovery: family support, financial help, and helpline access when a crisis spills into the whole household.
DreamScopes: put telescopes in every middle school on Earth!
Remember The First Time You Looked Through A Telescope?
Remember what it felt like to see the Rings of Saturn, the mountains of the Moon, the red world of Mars?
How it felt as a child to see with your own eyes the Universe of possibility around you, to literally rise above and beyond the circumstances of your daily life and soar?
Let's inspire the next generation of scientists, explorers, leaders, and builders of space ... together.
Join Our “Moon Shot” Goal
Let’s make it possible for every kid on Earth to look through a telescope; to see the mountains of the Moon, the ice caps of Mars, and the wonders of the Universe.
Let’s inspire a generation to reach beyond their circumstances and Dream by placing a telescope in every middle school on Earth.
Let’s spark their curiosity, launch them into STEAM subjects, and involve them in humanity’s expansion beyond Earth.
They Will Rise! - The Leaders of the Space Revolution are Out There Now
Somewhere out there on planet Earth is a young person who has never looked through a telescope. When they do, their life may well change. Maybe they will be inspired to study a bit more. Maybe they will decide they want to learn about science or astronomy, or by seeing other worlds they might become more aware of their own environment and work to help save the planet.
Maybe they will decide they want to work in space, start a space company, or perhaps, just maybe, they will want to lead some of the first people to go out there. People whose children will look through telescopes back at their MotherWorld.
The Time Is Now: A Global Technology Revolution is Underway
The global technology sector is booming and this will only increase.
Demand is growing for skilled workers, leaders crosses all sectors.
STEAM education is a core investment in the future of every locale, nation, and the planet.
A positive and inspiration-driven generation can be equipped and rise to meet these challenges.
Space is proven as The most inspiring tool to motivate young minds
Get kids hooked on Hope!
You have the chance to help us get kids hooked on Dreams of a better future, addicted to science, learning, and building their own futures.
Our Dream Dealers program allows you, your group, or your company to acquire or place DreamScopes anywhere you want.
Be it one at your old middle school, or a hundred in the city where you live or grew up, even the country you call home, EarthLight will work with you to “make it so!” Better yet, we can work with you for you to be there, and have your name on every scope you help us place!
A Choice of Tomorrows
The EarthLight Foundation believes we all have the “Right Stuff,” and that given the Right Dream any kid anywhere can begin their own journey to a great tomorrow of their own creation. They may not all end up as astronauts, or building human communities in space, but some small fraction of them just might.
Meanwhile, by giving them a chance to fly beyond the borders of their lives and see what is out there in the Universe around them at a critical age, we believe many more will choose to study, learn, and engage in acquiring STEAM skills – helpful no matter what dream they decide to pursue.
ChamaDAO -> Bringing DAOs to Women's Savings Cooperatives
To be Kenyan is to participate in a Chama, whether directly, indirectly, once or continuously. Chamas are a grassroots form of savings cooperatives common in Kenya.
Started in the 70s as a response to inaccessible credit, these groups were formed primarily by women. The women learned that collective savings with friends, neighbours or family multiplied their chances of raising capital. The Chama system, although completely decentralised, has maintained autonomy and democracy in its governance. Decisions are made on a continual basis and each member has a single vote regarding the dispersal of the commonly held resources. The number of registered chamas today stands at approximately 300,000 with a total of $4 billion, this number can actually be doubled to give the actual reality, as many chamas are unregistered and work informally.
Chamas are a system for the democratic management of community resources, and thus they are a prototypical kind of DAO. DAO's are blockchain native communities which own and govern both environmental and digital common resources. DAOs can be guardians of a community treasury, a water supply, or data around bioregional ecology.
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How can emerging technologies and concepts related to DAO's and the blockchain support and scale Chamas to bring resources and capacities to more women grassroots initiatives?
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East African Womens Savings Cooperatives
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Web3 Decentralized Ownership and Governace of Commons
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CHAMAS ARE FEMINIST FINANCE
- It can be argued that the Chama operating as an organism, adapting to include culture and compassion is due to the fact that it was women who pioneered its invention.
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ChamaDAO RESEARCH PILOT
- The Regen Foundation is piloting on the ground research to understand how DAO governance, and mechanisms from regenerative finance can bolster the legacy and future of Chamas. We believe Chamas have developed a framework for grassroots feminist communities to fund and steward common resources, whether those be collectively held treasuries, or regenerative land management.
We will be rolling out updates on the ChamaDAO pilot project. Please consider making a donation to fund this essential research!
Good Heart Technology is a volunteer-run, Boise-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the productivity and efficiency of people and nonprofits by empowering them with technology. Good Heart Tech’s volunteers have many years of IT experience serving businesses of all sizes all over the United States. We work with many nonprofits to improve their productivity and help them be more impactful. 100% of donations goes toward providing technology to other nonprofits.
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