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Dream Purple Foundation is a nonprofit venture that convenes and catalyzes first movers shaping the future of education and work. We bring together builders, funders, ecosystem leaders, and storytellers to elevate ideas, products, and solutions designed to expand human potential.

Established in 2026, we are the nonprofit partner organization to Purple Haus, a for-profit creative intelligence and narrative strategy consultancy, also founded by Danielle Kristine Toussaint. Dream Purple Foundation operates independently under its own governance structure, bylaws, and charitable mandate. Consistent with the bylaws, Purple Haus leadership appoints new members of the Board of Directors.

Who We Are

Innovations in artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping how we learn, work, and live. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to dream bigger than ever before and define together what comes next. Dream Purple Foundation is powered by storytellers working to ensure what we build, how we lead, and what we fund today keeps humans at the center. We dream of a world where humanity, creativity, and technology are valued and invested in equally, and where AI expands human potential rather than automating it away.

Why Now?

Our Approach

We work across three dimensions to achieve our vision for impact.

Curate impactful events that convene the brightest minds.

Our curated event series, Dreamscapes, brings together leaders, funders, and builders to engage with emerging possibilities at the intersection of narrative, technology, and social impact, with a focus on shaping the future of education and work.

Catalyze innovation within organizations.

Across a portfolio of programs, we empower technologists, researchers, creative problem-solvers, and social entrepreneurs the access and platform to launch their big idea.

Connect people, ideas, and resources globally.

We lead inquiry that equip first-movers with the tools to build with creative intelligence; keeping a pulse on global trends and sharing what we are learning in real-time through our multimedia content series, articles, and events.

Our Programs

Dreamscapes

Our signature invite-only convening series. Each curated experience combines expert-led conversation, reflection, and relationship-building around the forces shaping our collective future.

Dream Purple Incubator

A virtual Entrepreneur-in-Residence model supporting builders whose products and solutions extend human insight, creativity, and agency.

Dream Purple Fellowship

A future hybrid fellowship connecting early-career creatives and technologists with established leaders, organizations, and leading-edge thinkers to solve a pressing challenge.

Dream Purple Fund

A future fund designed to make micro-grants that help established creative and communications professionals in the education and nonprofit organizations effectively and ethically integrate AI.

OUR INQUIRY FOCUS

Over the next two years, our founder, Danielle Kristine Toussaint will lead an applied research project housed at Dream Purple Foundation focused on constructing a human-centered narrative framework for education leaders, technology builders, and funders that informs how we engage with generative artificial intelligence.

What we discover will inform our theory of change and all future Dream Purple Foundation partnerships, convenings, and programs. More than a messaging guide or a prescribed set of talking points, this narrative framework will give the field a shared set of principles, questions, and decision criteria that makes underlying assumptions visible before they become embedded in leadership, product design, and funding decisions that have long-term and broad implications.

Our Advisory Board

Monica Lee

Founder and CEO l Bethesda, MD

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Sherese Ward

Portfolio Director l Austin, TX

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Kurt Slanaker

Brand Developer l Los Angeles, CA

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Isaac Ewell

Founder and Creative Director l Philadelphia, PA

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Monique Jenkins

CEO and UX/UI Expert l Baltimore, MD

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Erica Taylor-Haskins

Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer l Brooklyn, NY

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Josh Cox, Esq.

Brand Strategist l Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Sruthi Sadhjuan

Brand Strategist l Amsterdam, Netherlands

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