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CoThinkk is dedicated to social change philanthropy by investing our time, talent and treasure to accelerate positive changes in communities of color in Asheville and Western North Carolina. CoThinkk is launching a new grant cycle to invest in leaders of color who are co-architects of change across Western North Carolina. This cycle will award 20 grants of $2,500 each, along with the support, time, and talent of the CoThinkk community, to help leaders explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies can support, respond to or impact their work, their communities, and our collective future.

Who can apply

1. Must be a leader of color working in or connected to communities in Asheville or Western NC.

2. Desire to be and/or already working as an architect of system change — helping to imagine, build, or strengthen a more inclusive and supportive community.

3. Programming must support Black, African American, AAPI, Indigenous and/or Latine and People of Color families and communities through education, economic mobility/opportunity, health & well-being, climate, technological advances or leadership development.

4.Must have an interest in exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technology can support their individual work, community, nonprofit, business, or other efforts.

5. Must be able to describe what they hope will be different for themselves, their community, or their work as a result of this investment.

6. Applicants may be interested in using this opportunity to play, experiment, be creative or innovative, hire an expert, purchase technology, take a class, invest in AI programs or memberships, learn about new applications, or build on something they have already started.

7. Applicants must have 501(c)3 status or have a fiscal sponsor. Please indicate if you need a fiscal sponsor on the application.

8. Multi-Year Funding: We announced in 2019 that only current CoThinkk members will eligible for consecutive multiple-year funding beginning in 2020. We will continue this for following grant cycles, if you are applying for a consecutive second, third, or fourth year grant you must be a current member of CoThinkk. To become a member, click here.

Please note that all applicants will have the opportunity to explore an opportunity with Land of Sky to receive access to a laptop at home and internet resources through our new collaboration.
Tell us about you
1.Is this your first time submitting an application to CoThinkk?
2.Do you have a fiscal agent that you are partnering with to receive funds, if so please identify the organization and contact.

Note: If you need a fiscal agent, no problem, we have a partnership with organizations that can provide this support.
3.Please either:
1) Share the name of your fiscal sponsors or
2) Indicate if you need support here.(Required.)
4.First Name(Required.)
5.Last Name(Required.)
6.Organization, if applicable
7.Email Address(Required.)
8.Phone Number(Required.)
9.What county do you live in?(Required.)
10.What city do you currently live in?
11.Any social media handles you'd like to share?
Tell us about your project
12.Project Title(Required.)
13.Project Summary: Share 2-3 sentences describing your project.(Required.)
14.Are you are a part of CoThinkk? If not, would you like to learn more.(Required.)
Background

We ask a few background questions about race, gender, and identity to help us understand who we are reaching and how we can better serve our community. Your responses are always confidential and will only be used to make our programs more inclusive and representative. Everyone is welcome here.
15.Which race/ethnicity best describes you? (Please choose only one.)(Required.)
16.What are you preferred pronouns, if any.
17.What is your gender identity?(Required.)
Video Submission
We'd like to hear directly from you. Follow the steps below to record and submit your video.

Video Application questions include (30 seconds per question):

1. Introduction

2. How would you like to explore AI with this opportunity? To play, experiment, be creative or innovative, hire an expert, purchase a laptop, take a class, invest in a membership to AI programs, learn about new apps?

3. How are you an co-architect for system change in WNC? (Co-architects are people looking to the future with innovative ideas about how to plan, build, innovate, and create an inclusive and supportive community.)

4. What do you desire to be different for you, your community or your work as a result of this investment?
>>... Click here to record your video submission ...<<
Be sure to complete this step or your application will be marked as incomplete! Your video will open in a new window. Return here after submitting your video to finish your grant application.
18.By checking this box, you acknowledge that you have recorded your video submission on VocalVideo (using the link above) and have successfully completed it.(Required.)
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