Nonprofit Innovator Podcast

In this week's episode, we unpack three innovation news stories:Story #1: Missouri engineers use AI to pinpoint flooded roads. Engineers at Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla are creating algorithms to give early flood warnings for drivers. The Missouri Department of Transportation will use the data to augment flood evacuation plans. The research focuses on Meramec River basin in eastern Missouri and parts of Nebraska and northwest Missouri that experienced record-breaking floods in late March from the Missouri River. Story #2: Solar panels take moisture from the air, convert it into clean drinking water. This innovation was developed by Arizona State University professor Cody Friesen who founded a company to develop the tech called Zero Mass Water. The Source "hydropanels" are made of water-absorbing material. They collect water vapor into a reservoir, add minerals for taste, then pipe the water to indoor taps.Story #3: Technology improves how fire departments prevent and fight fir

This week we bring you three stories on social innovation:#1) Monitoring climate change from space. The compact satellite MethaneSAT will gather data about methane, one pollutant that’s warming the planet. It was designed to calculate the location and magnitude of methane emissions virtually anywhere on Earth. #2) Artificial intelligence (AI) produces the best-tasting food. MIT media lab researchers combine botany, machine learning algorithms, and chemistry. Researchers in the Media Lab’s Open Agriculture Initiative report that their basil plants are likely more delicious than ordinary ones.#3) Improving city planning with big data. Digitally mapping transportation networks in developing cities can help them reach the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The vast majority, 92%, of the world’s largest low- and middle-income city planners lack data about how people move throughout the city, hindering their ability to optimally place public housing, amenities, and emergency services. Geographer, a

This week we bring you three stories on social innovation:#1) Nonprofit partners with local startup to make 3D printed homes a reality. The Austin, TX-based startup Icon recently shared a prototype tiny home built in partnership with a local nonprofit called New Story. #2) The Nature Conservancy developed a fish sampling technology solution with a Swedish company called Refind Technologies. The goal is to monitor for over-fishing and prevent depletion of the fish population in Indonesia. Nature Conservancy used to take pictures on a selected subset of boats fishing off the coast of Indonesia. #3) Machine learning is being used to identify and track fishing boats off the coast of countries like Namibia. The international nonprofit Global Fishing Watch’s mission is to monitor, expose, and prevent illegal commercial fishing. They nonprofit created a machine learning solution that analyzes data from radar and GPS to create a map that shows all vessels over 49 feet in a given area of water where commerci

In this week's episode, we unpack three innovation stories:#1) The nonprofit, Wadwhani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadwhani AI for short), based in India. This a nonprofit research institute who’s AI projects and bringing frontline healthcare technology to mother's and their babies.#2) Video games tackling mental health issues. “Mental health is becoming a more central narrative in our culture, with greater efforts to normalize mental health challenges,” said Eve Crevoshay, executive director of Take This, a nonprofit that trains video game developers on best practices regarding mental health.#3) A California-based nonprofit that develops app for teens seeking mental health support. SafeSpace, a Menlo Park-based mental health clinic for youth, partnered with 7 Cups of Tea, a company providing on-demand emotional health and well-being services, to provide the SafeSpace Support Line to anyone through the app.

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:#1: A Santa Fe-based nonprofit focused on children’s media, and a software startup in the city, have launched a commercial-free online video-streaming channel with kid-friendly programs by filmmakers worldwide.#2: New Google tools fight fake news. Last week, Google announced a tool that helps news organizations tag credible stories so that Google News can more easily feature them. Another new tool offers journalists a database of all stories with that tag so that they can find those verified sources.#3: An AI-based network of cameras is used to spot poachers in Africa to prevent them from killing endangered elephants. Called Trailguard AI, the system places a series of digital cameras at chokepoints - places where natural bottlenecks occur for poachers on their way to elephant herds.

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:Gates Foundation using artificial intelligence to improve childbirth outcomes in developing countries, technology measuring the impacts of CO2 in the Amazon, and a nonprofit that is using data to end homelessness.#1: Gates Foundation investing in artificial intelligence (AI) to improve childbirth outcomes in developing countries. Bill Gates mentioned at a recent visit to Stanford University that he sees a critical use case for using AI to read ultrasounds so that expectant mothers at risk can be given preventative neonatal care.#2: Drones and satellites revolutionize carbon offset process. Startup Pachama is running a pilot in the Amazon in Peru working with the nonprofit CaminoVerde and scientists to compare its high tech measurements with traditional methods.#3: Three cities in the U.S. have ended homelessness. Here’s how they did it. Community Solutions and their Built for Zero program meant to address the roughly 84,000 people who nigh

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) Artificial intelligence (AI) for sustainable, affordable buildings. AI is improving design in India thanks to New Delhi-based nonprofit TARA and MIT graduate student Mohamed Ismail. 2) OpenAI and Google attempt to understand machine vision. Industries from health care to self-driving cars are using machine vision systems.3) Nonprofit uses tech to give independence to the elderly and disabled. The Arc of Midland, a Michigan nonprofit organization that promotes the welfare of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, launched Project Lifesaver, a search and rescue system that uses FM radio waves to locate a lost person.

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) Google partners with nonprofit Storyweaver for new language learning app Bolo, which helps children learn to read in different languages.2) Talking gloves and tactile windows: Tech for the disabled. Microsoft and Google's $45M investment in these types of technology.3) The device that wirelessly monitors babies in hospital cribs to track life-threatening issues, and is being applied for other medical uses.

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How The Living Seawall is being printed in 3D in Sydney, Australia2) The Lab (by Google Arts and Culture) printing 3D replicas of ancient monuments3) AI for farming. It's called Precision Farming and it's going to help the world support our food supply with 1/3 less arable land.

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How the United Way is building a for-profit entity that helps nonprofits with their fundraising solutions and marketing services2) LeaseUp - it's "the Zillow" for Affordable Housing, helping homeless people and social workers find and get matched with housing3) wndr - The museum that is creating Instagram experiences to bring a fresh take on the art museum world

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How AI technology is helping to combat human trafficking, identifying the criminals responsible and finding victims2) Drones that are being used for damaging rodent populations in the Galapagos Islands - plus a few other ideas on how drones are being used for social good projects3) Facebook's recent announcement of new Groups functionality plus the teaser announcement of Instagram donation stickers

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How doctor's and patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are getting a peek inside the human body through VR technology2) The merger between the Foundation Center & Guidestar - and how this could change fundraising forever.3) Practical uses of blockchain technology to power social impact.  It's not just about cryptocurrency, folks...

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How Planned Parenthood is using a chatbot to educate teens on sex education and safe practices.2) The Oversight Board for Content Decisions being organized by Facebook3) A nonprofit named LEAP who is personalizing learning for children is grade school

In this week of the Nonprofit Innovator Podcast we cover three stories:1) How US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dropped into a Twitch charity stream to raise funds for transgender organization and boosted the fundraising of the event by $100k. 2) How Drone-powered forest maps key to sustainability. Intel has partnered with NGO Fundecor and drone maker Aerial Robotixs to create 3D models of Costa Rica's forest surfaces. 3) Why the Cleveland Museum of Art waived digital rights to 30K works of art. Joining several larger art museums in the US, the Cleveland museum made available online with all digital rights waived about 30,000 of its 61,328 objects in its permanent collection in the public domain