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Heising-Simons Foundation Awards $25.6M to Systems Change Efforts in Second Quarter of 2024

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Heising-Simons Foundation Awards Over $3.1M to Technology and Society Organizations Ahead of Summit

Letters from the President

Sushma Raman sitting in a chair speaking, with a quote from her letter.

One Year Into My Role as President and CEO

Letters from the President

Sushma Raman sitting onstage with two other women, all holding microphones.

President’s Year-End Letter

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Philanthropies Launch $200 Million Initiative to Support Responsible Use and Innovation of Artificial Intelligence

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Technology and Society Grantees Included in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence

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President and CEO Sushma Raman Joins Heising-Simons Foundation Board

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Screenshot of a person filming a police officer from WITNESS Youtube video.,

How Grantee WITNESS Builds Technological Capacity of Grassroots Groups to Increase Police Accountability

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Dr. Joy Buolamwini speaking during TED Talk.

How Dr. Joy Buolamwini is Working Towards Responsible Technology

Foundation Perspectives, News

Cover of the Inside Philanthropy interview article with Sushma Raman.

Foundation President and CEO Sushma Raman Featured in Inside Philanthropy