Leadership, Bradford Grants
Daphne Bradford
Bradford Grants is being shaped around access, evidence, accountability, privacy, and service.
Education, technology, and civic service
Daphne Bradford is an educator, nonprofit founder, and civic leader whose work has focused on expanding access to technology and STEM learning. She founded Mother of Many, which developed technology-training opportunities for K–12 students and supported educators integrating technology into learning. In 2013, the Obama White House selected Bradford as a Connected Educator Champion of Change. Microsoft named her a U.S. Innovative Education Forum finalist in 2011 and 2012. Her public-service engagement has included candidacies for federal, county, and California state office, most recently California State Senate District 28 in 2026.
Bradford Grants is being shaped around access, evidence, accountability, privacy, and service.
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- Obama White House archive, 2013
- Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum, 2011
- Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum, 2012
- Federal Election Commission, 2020 cycle
- California Secretary of State, 2022 primary
- California Secretary of State, 2026 certified candidates
- Los Angeles County election results, 2024
- Los Angeles County election results, 2026
- LeadershipFounder of Mother of Many
Expanded access to technology and STEM learning for K–12 students and educators.
- 2011–2012Microsoft education recognition
Named a U.S. Innovative Education Forum finalist in consecutive years.
- 2013Connected Educator Champion of Change
Selected by the Obama White House for education-technology leadership.
- 2020–2026Civic engagement
Participated as a candidate in federal, county, and California state elections.
About Bradford Grants
A clearer path through complex funding work.
Grant development crosses research, program design, evidence, budgets, deadlines, writing, approvals, and reporting. Bradford Grants is being designed to bring those moving parts into one accountable workspace without removing the judgment of the people closest to the mission.
Access
Make complex funding processes easier to understand and navigate.
Evidence
Keep research and important claims connected to reviewable sources.
Accountability
Require authorized people to approve consequential decisions and actions.
Privacy
Use data minimization and activate integrations only after applicable safeguards.
Service
Design around the practical work of organizations serving their communities.