fellowship program

  • Announcing the AI for Social Good Fellowship 2026 Cohort

    Bolder Futures is excited to welcome the newest cohort of the AI for Social Good Fellowship, a program sponsored by Micron and designed to help nonprofit and social impact leaders explore how they can use emerging technologies to strengthen organizations and advance community-centered solutions. This year’s fellows are bringing a wide range of experiences across […]
  • Bolder Profiles: Erika Braun

    Preservation Through Evolution: Erika Braun’s Data-Driven Approach to JACL’s Centennial In the inaugural Bolder Futures Fellowship, Erika Braun created and disseminate the first membership survey for the Japanese American Citizens League in 16 years. Motivated by a desire to make data visualization more accessible and is part of building interdisciplinary and participatory systems, Erika’s survey […]
  • Bolder Futures: Roy Tongilava

    The Bridge Builder: How Roy Tongilava Connects Community Voices with State Policy As a Pacific Islander American public policy strategist and advocate, Roy Tongilava’s work bridges research, policy, and community voice to advance more just and inclusive systems. Through coalition-building, data-driven advocacy, and systems reform, he works to ensure public institutions are more transparent, accountable, […]
  • Bolder Profiles: Shivani Parikh

    The Impact Producer from Jackson Heights: Shivani Parikh’s Audacious Dream for South Asian Justice Shivani Parikh, a 2025 Bolder Futures Fellowship alum, is dedicated weaving storytelling with policy advocacy for the South Asian Communities. For her BFF community impact project, she partnered with the South Asian Legal Defense Fund to address invisibility and data gaps […]