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Funding

Trends, tactics, and stories from the funding side of the table.

YouTube thumbnail — How AI flips grant writing

May 2026 · on YouTube

How AI Flips Grant Writing

Grant writing is no longer a gatekeeping skill. A short on how AI inverts the funding playing field — and what it means for the orgs that adapt first.

YouTube thumbnail — AI grant writing for churches

May 2026 · on YouTube

AI Grant Writing for Churches

How AI grant writing works for churches and faith-based organizations — and why mission-driven funders are surprisingly open when the case is sharp.

YouTube thumbnail — How to win the lululemon grant

April 2026 · on YouTube

How to Win: lululemon Grant

Funder-specific walkthrough for the lululemon Centre for Social Impact grant — what their values reward, what they screen out, and where AI sharpens the case.

YouTube thumbnail — How to secure OpenAI ChatGPT grant funding

April 2026 · on YouTube

How to Secure OpenAI (ChatGPT) Grant Funding

A walkthrough of OpenAI's grant funding routes for mission-driven orgs — what they're actually backing, how to position your application, and where AI helps.

YouTube Short — you won't win a grant if your idea is bad

April 2026 · on YouTube

You Won't Win a Grant If Your Idea Is Bad

The hard truth about grant funding: AI can polish your prose, but a weak idea still loses. Sixty seconds on why the idea — not the writing — decides the win.

The new AI toolkit for changemakers in 2026 — Gemini, Grok, Claude, GrantOrb, NotebookLM, Midjourney, Veo, Suno

December 2025

Arm Up. It's 2026.

You can't fight gunships with spears. The tools of the past have failed. Here's the AI arsenal that turned me into an army of one.

The new operating system for good — AI, stablecoins, and mobile converging

November 2025

The New Operating System for Good

We're standing at a once-in-a-century convergence: AI, crypto, and mobile. Together they form a new operating system for good. Here's what the future looks like.

Grant funding in the age of AI — breaking barriers for changemakers

August 2025

Grant Funding in the Age of AI

AI just eliminated grant writing as an obstacle and fundamentally changed everything. Here's what changed — and what changemakers need to unlearn.

How AI fixes public goods funding — levelling the playing field for small nonprofits

July 2024

How AI Fixes Public Goods Funding 💰

Public goods funding is broken — well-resourced orgs keep winning, frontline groups get left out. AI levels the playing field. Here's how.