DTasker The Blackwell Initiative

The First 100 · Black Philanthropy Month 2026

A contribution is more than a number. It is a door.

Help Black students, families, and educators encounter AI through practical learning that builds judgment, confidence, and the power to create.

Explore four ways to give Return to the initiative
A smiling Black student seated with a laptop beside a schoolyard fence
Editorial stock photography; not a DTasker participant.
Launch goal 100

students
and families

One shared promise

ExplainEvaluateCreateContinue
Open a door.Back a learner.Equip a teacher.Bring the lab.

One campaign. Four ways in.

Every level moves someone from curiosity toward agency.

The First 100 is designed to introduce Black students and families to AI in a way that is useful, responsible, and rooted in a story where they already belong.

Contribution levels illustrate the impact a gift can help make possible. Gifts support the shared First 100 campaign and may be directed where they are most needed.

Choose your impact

Four contributions.
One widening circle.

01 / Entry

$28 One-time contribution

Blackwell AI Discovery Kit

Open the Door

Put a culturally grounded first encounter with AI into a learner’s hands.

  • Plain-language AI fundamentals
  • David Blackwell and the inheritance of Black innovation
  • Prompting, privacy, bias, and hallucination guidance
  • Hands-on challenges and a continuing-learning path
What it unlocks

A learner creates something, names one risk, and chooses a next step.

Contribute $28

03 / Multiplication

$500 One-time contribution

Blackwell Educator Launch Kit

Equip an Educator

Give an educator the context and tools to guide many more young people.

  • Culturally responsive AI lesson resources
  • Bias, privacy, and responsible-use modules
  • Classroom activities and a family-engagement guide
  • Follow-up support for practical implementation
What it unlocks

An educator leaves with a classroom-ready learning experience.

Contribute $500

04 / Community

$1,500 One-time contribution

Blackwell Community AI Lab

Bring the Lab

Help bring students, families, and educators together for hands-on learning.

  • Facilitation and program support
  • Shared technology and learning materials
  • Student, caregiver, and educator activities
  • A community challenge and continuing resources
What it unlocks

A community learns together and leaves with something it created.

Contribute $1,500

The First 100 promise

We measure what participants can carry forward.

  1. 01

    Explain

    Describe core AI concepts in plain language.

  2. 02

    Evaluate

    Recognize bias, hallucinations, privacy risks, and limits.

  3. 03

    Create

    Complete a project connected to school, work, business, or community life.

  4. 04

    Continue

    Leave with a practical next step and resources to pursue it.

Accountability travels with every gift

Pooled on purpose.
Reported in public.

Contribution levels show what support can make possible. They do not create a promise that each gift will be spent as an isolated unit.

01

Before delivery

Publish program dates, leadership, curriculum, eligibility, safety, and participant expectations.

02

During the First 100

Track participation, access, completed learning activities, and the four shared outcomes.

03

After the campaign

Report what was delivered, who was reached, what was learned, and what comes next.

Before you contribute

Clarity belongs in the experience.

Is my contribution purchasing a kit, seat, or workshop?

No. These levels illustrate the impact a gift can help make possible. Contributions support the shared First 100 campaign and may be used where they are most needed.

Is my contribution tax-deductible?

Do not assume a contribution is tax-deductible unless DTasker provides a written acknowledgment stating that it is. Donors should retain their Square receipt and consult their tax adviser when appropriate.

Who will the First 100 serve?

The launch is being designed for Black young people and families, with educators and community partners helping extend the learning. Final age ranges, locations, dates, capacity, and eligibility will be published before enrollment.

How will DTasker report the results?

DTasker intends to publish a First 100 report covering program delivery, participation, learning evidence, use of funds, and the next phase of the initiative while protecting participant privacy.

The future should recognize them

Open the first door.
We will help them build the next one.

Choose your impact