Foundations building for foundations: How the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation develops AI tech

Nick Cain has 15 years of experience working at the intersection of technology, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector. As Vice President of Strategy & Innovation at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Nick oversees all of the Foundation’s programmatic efforts to advance a human-centered technological future. He leads a team of grantmakers, technologists, and program leads who advance AI- and data-driven solutions to global challenges through a $60M hypothesis-driven grants portfolio, AI product development, nonprofit capacity building, and storytelling. Before he joined PJMF, Nick was a Principal and Climate Lead at Google.org, and helped build and scale a tech nonprofit that provided innovative education finance solutions for students in low- and middle-income countries.

Sam Caplan is the Vice President of Social Impact at Submittable, a platform that foundations, governments, nonprofits, and other changemakers use to launch, manage, and measure impactful granting and CSR programs. Inspired by the amazing work performed by practitioners of all stripes, Sam strives to help them achieve their missions through better, more effective software.

Sam formerly served as founder of New Spark Strategy, Chief Information Officer at the Walton Family Foundation, and head of technology at the Walmart Foundation. He consults, advises, and writes on social impact technology, strategy, and innovation.

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