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Justin Steele: From $700M at Google.org to Building AI Tools Nonprofits Can Actually Afford

Justin Steele spent a decade directing Google.org's Americas philanthropy. Then he left to solve a problem that drove him crazy: why does finding the right funders cost nonprofits $3,000+ when AI could do it better for less?

In this conversation, you'll hear:

  • How he used AI to cut 3,000 funder matches down to 100 real opportunities (and booked a meeting in 24 hours with a foundation run by his former professor)

  • What he learned while deploying $700M in outcomes-based funding

  • Why he chose Public Benefit Corporation structure before launching his product

  • His framework for "scrappy vs. crappy vs. rigorous" when building responsibly with AI

Justin co-founded Kindora after watching his own nonprofit drown in false positives. He also runs Outdoorithm Collective (taking urban families camping) and works as a Fractional Chief Impact Officer. He writes about the tensions most people avoid.

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