THE ALLIANCE

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Impact

At this stage, we are taking small-scale actions in order to learn and build our processes.

We raised $2,702 for Helen Keller International by making small adjustments to our personal spending habits.

We submitted 3 formal comments on U.S. federal AI policy dockets, informed by member and expert opinions.

We showed that AI companies violate privacy expectations by running a small experiment with friends and family.

We caused 11 cafe locations to adopt bring-your-own-cup policies by helping them attain media recognition.

We submitted public records requests to 100+ California cities to build a statewide map of police AI usage.

We held a discussion with current and former US EPA employees about the repeal of the EPA's endangerment finding.

We asked a small electronics company to open-source their software to prevent hardware bricking in exchange for feedback on their product.

We donated $912 to GiveDirectly by collecting unclaimed property from our governments.

We held a discussion with experts on global cooperation about the US withdrawal from several international institutions.

We collected and recycled 57 kg (126 lbs) of e-waste from around our own homes.

We sent $600 to Cool Earth and $400 to GiveDirectly by voting on ways to use $1,000 gifted to us by a one-time partner donor.

We compiled suggestions to help 3 non-profits increase their donations by answering a series of questions about their websites.

We obtained agreements from 2 restaurants to only offer utensils on request by emailing local restaurants who previously offered utensils by default.

We submitted 27 well-researched comments to our representatives by identifying local issues relevant to Alliance priorities.

We filled up to 20 potholes by reporting them to our local governments.