AI OPPORTUNITY FUND: EUROPE
The Google AI Opportunity Fund: Europe is supporting organizations across the EU and beyond to provide AI skills to the people who need them most. As part of this €15 million open call, the Centre for Public Impact (CPI) has selected a wide range of nonprofit and civil society organizations helping those workers who will now receive extensive and bespoke training from CPI and its partners in local languages based on foundational AI courses designed by Google and external partners, along with cash support.
Recent advances in AI, particularly Generative AI, have the potential to increase the size of the EU economy by 1.2 trillion Euros, and to save the average worker over 70 hours a year. Yet while AI presents immense opportunities for increased productivity and growth, we must work together to ensure that they are truly available to everyone and don’t leave anyone behind.
The AI Opportunity Fund is an AI skilling initiative designed to fund and train organizations equipping workers, especially those who need more support to upskill themselves, with the foundational AI knowledge and tools needed for long-term positive professional outcomes. Organizations that reach those workers have been selected to receive support from this €15 million fund. Successful applicants are receiving funding and comprehensive training in local languages from CPI and it's partners based on Google and external AI courses. There is an option for additional tailored support to facilitate the training, which may include ongoing mentorship, child care vouchers, and stipends.
We are excited to announce CPI's selected recipients for the Google.org AI Opportunity Fund: Europe. These organizations are united by a shared mission to empower vulnerable communities, closing the AI skills gap and ensuring equitable access to the opportunities of tomorrow. They will receive a comprehensive support package, delivered by the Centre for Public Impact, including funding and bespoke training in local languages based on foundation courses designed by Google and external partners.
The Centre for Public Impact is a global not-for-profit that works in partnership with governments, philanthropy, civil society and communities to challenge the status quo, shift mindsets, and bridge the gap between people and those in power.
The Centre for Public Impact acts as a learning partner, working collaboratively with leaders, teams and organizations to change how they work. CPI co-creates every partnership based on the unique organizational context and community they’re working with.
Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, brings the best of Google to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges combining funding, product donations and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone.
We engage nonprofits, social enterprises and civic entities who make a significant impact on the communities they serve, and whose work has the potential to produce scalable, meaningful change.