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February 5, 2024/Reflections

You Spoke, We Listened: Our 2023 Feedback Report and How We’re Responding

As part of our commitment to effective philanthropy, Siegel Family Endowment collects annual feedback from our grantees. Read about the key themes put together by our third party interviewer – and how we plan to respond.

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February 5, 2024/Big Ideas, News

Playback: Siegel’s 2024 Ask-Me-Anything”

We hosted an an “Ask-Me-Anything” webinar to share our plans for 2024 and open the floor to any questions about it. You can find the recording and presentation used here.

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January 22, 2024/From Our Grantees, Research

Q&A with Siegel Research Fellow and Senior Researcher at the Data & Society Research Institute Ranjit Singh

Siegel Research Fellow, Ranjit Singh, reflects on the possibilities and limits of red-teaming for AI accountability.

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January 17, 2024/

Join Us on January 30th for an “Ask-Me-Anything” about our 2024 plans

2023 was a year of organizational growth, exploration, and reflection for Siegel Family Endowment.  We invested in understanding the lessons from the last few years of grantmaking in our…

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January 11, 2024/Big Ideas, From Our Grantees

Introducing Our BRIC Case Studies 

The Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) in Springfield, Vermont, is a powerful example of community-driven innovation in a rural community that has been impacted by the departure of manufacturing operations and jobs that once centered the local economy. Our case studies explore three key elements of BRIC’s approach: support for emerging tech entrepreneurs; connections with the local community; and partnerships with local and national organizations and institutions.

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January 11, 2024/From Our Grantees

Case Study: BRIC – Supporting Community Members in Bringing Business Ideas to Fruition

How the Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) Actuator is creating a culture of entrepreneurship in rural Vermont.

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January 11, 2024/From Our Grantees

Case Study: BRIC – An Innovative Approach to Economic Development in Rural Vermont

How the Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) is strengthening community ties and economic vitality.

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January 11, 2024/From Our Grantees

Case Study: BRIC – Going Further Together

How the Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) is building partnerships to inspire technology and entrepreneurship in rural Vermont.

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January 9, 2024/News

Siegel Announces Partnership with New National Science Foundation Program

Siegel Family Endowment is proud to be a founding philanthropic partner of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s newly launched $16 million Responsible Design, Development and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT) program.

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December 21, 2023/News, Reflections

Pursuing Progress Through Inquiry, Innovation, and Intentionality: Our Year in Review 2023

Pausing for reflection at the end of each year offers us the opportunity to look back with pride at the work of our team and our grantees, and also to provide some forward-looking guidance as we think about our work for the year to come.

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December 13, 2023/From Our Grantees, Research

Q&A with Siegel Research Fellow at All Tech Is Human Sara M. Watson

Siegel Research Fellow, Sara M. Watson, reflects on the importance of building a responsible tech ecosystem

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