Kairos Fellowship

What Kairos Fellowship does

Kairos Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2016 that builds digital organizing capacity within U.S. racial justice and progressive power-building movements. Headquartered in the United States (specific state not disclosed), the organization runs fellowship programs, training cohorts, and policy campaigns focused on technology, racial justice, and platform accountability. Its stated approach treats the internet as "a realm for building power" rather than a set of tools, combining curriculum-driven training with on-the-ground campaign support. The staff of approximately nine to ten members is led by Executive Director Jacky and includes a Chief of Staff, Director of Operations and Finance, Director of Learning and Analysis, Director of Organizing, organizing and campaign staff, and a Development Manager.

The organization operates a portfolio of programs delivered at no cost to participants: the Digital Fellowship (flagship leadership program that has graduated 43 leaders of color), the 2024 State Fellowship (a six-month cohort program for organizers from state-level power-building organizations), Digital Organizing Trainings (interactive workshops), the Digital Hotline (rapid-response digital strategy support), the Fight Data Centers Campaign (organizing support and resources for communities opposing data center construction), the User Error policy report series (AI and Workers Rights, Reproductive Justice, Democracy, LGBTQ+ rights, Landlord Tech, and Climate), and a Disinformation Cohort. The Digital Hotline and Data Center Hotline serve as always-on intake channels that route requests to Kairos staff, alumni, and fellows, effectively creating a shared digital strategy capacity pool across partner organizations.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded; the organization accepts contributions through ActBlue and provides all programming free of charge, with no disclosed pricing for any service. Distribution runs through direct partnerships with state and local power-building organizations (including People's Action network affiliates, Down Home North Carolina, Arkansas Public Policy Panel, We The People Michigan, New Georgia Project, Florida Rising, LUPE, and Ground Game LA) and strategic alliances with the State Innovation Exchange (SIX), Color of Change, Fight for the Future, and the Change the Terms Coalition. Geographic operations span at least seven U.S. states with concentration in the Southeast, California, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, and Texas; the organization has no global footprint and maintains both a 501(c)(3) entity (Kairos Fellowship) and a separate advocacy entity (Kairos Action).

Name

Kairos Fellowship

Legal name

Kairos Fellowship

Website

https://kairosfellows.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kairos Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2016 that trains digital organizers and runs campaigns on technology, racial justice, and platform accountability. It operates fellowships, trainings, a digital hotline, and policy reports serving U.S. power-building organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy and Training Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Racial justice advocacy
• Digital organizing training
• Tech accountability campaigns
• Nonprofit fellowship programs
• Policy research reports

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Kairos Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates primarily through donations. The organization runs campaigns and accepts donations through ActBlue.
2. Training and Capacity Building Services: Free training programs for partner organizations focused on digital organizing, tech literacy, and disinformation response. Services are provided at no cost to participants.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kairos Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2016 that runs fellowship programs, digital organizing trainings, and rapid-response campaigns for racial justice and tech accountability. It serves movement organizations and individual organizers (with a focus on BIPOC leaders) by combining cohort-based learning, applied campaign work, and original policy research distributed at no cost to participants.

Product overview

Kairos Fellowship is a racial justice nonprofit organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of fellowship programs, training services, campaign support, and policy publications focused on digital organizing and tech accountability. The core offerings include the Digital Fellowship (leadership development program), State Fellowship (organizer training), Digital Organizing Trainings, Digital Hotline (strategy support), Fight Data Centers Campaign, User Error Policy Reports series, and Disinformation Cohort. These programs work together to build digital power in communities of color and hold Big Tech accountable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 60+ organizations and 120+ organizers in one year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Color of ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Kairos and Color of Change, along with other advocacy groups, formed or joined Change the Terms coalition to push online platforms to step up efforts against hate, abuse, and misinformation.
• State Innovation Exchange (SIX)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with State Innovation Exchange to release the 'User Error' series of policy reports and recommendations for legislators on major tech issues affecting communities, including AI and Worker Rights, Reproductive Justice, and Democracy.
• Change the Terms CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition formed to push online platforms including Twitter to step up efforts against hate, abuse, and misinformation. Kairos has been involved since 2017 with Color of Change and other groups.
• People's ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeople's Action network affiliates including Down Home North Carolina and Arkansas Public Policy Panel participated in the 2024 State Fellowship program.
• Fight for the FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Kairos alumni were placed at Fight for the Future during their fellowships. Alumni include Jelani Drew and Laila Abdelaziz.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Color of Change:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KairosFellows
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=_tAJDeAMq-o
• Facebookfacebook.com/kairosfellows
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kairos-fellowship

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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