OurTownHall

What it does

For decades, funders have been trying to address the gaps in funding mechanisms for underserved and under-represented organizations - so that the neediest communities have a voice in planning processes for local infrastructure such as factories, transportation, renewable energy, hospitals, etc, and receive appropriate resources. We are exploring two uses for Gemini : (1) enabling a new government or community staff member to create an Environmental Justice profile, and (2) creating an interactive database and map of key community based organizations - both at a specified location. Our goal is to elevate the strengths of small non-profits and small businesses serving underserved communities by showcasing their services, geographies and demographics served, and capacity (e.g., staff and budget) with the entities that are making funding, policy, and development decisions in their communities (e.g., governments and corporations). By doing this, we anticipate improving equity in the procurement process with government agencies, developers, and funders as this process is often dominated by larger or well established organizations.
We use the broader Text Generation feature of Gemini to create local Environmental Justice summaries. We use the AQA (Attributed Question Answering) feature of Gemini to extract structured data out of unstructured websites.