What if all the funding your school or nonprofit needs is already within reach—but you just can’t see it?

In this episode of AmpED to 11, Brett sits down with Jeremy Bhatia, founder and CEO of Eddi, a groundbreaking AI platform that’s helping mission-driven organizations unlock and optimize every dollar they’re entitled to. Whether you’re a rural district administrator juggling five roles or a nonprofit scrambling for grant deadlines, this conversation gets real about the financial chaos simmering beneath the surface—and how AI can be your unexpected lifeline.

Jeremy reveals the radical vision behind Eddi: a tool that doesn’t just match you with obscure funding sources in record time, but also transforms how you manage the money you already have. From decoding the bureaucracy of federal reporting to democratizing financial insights across teams, Eddi is less a tool and more a quiet revolution.

School districts in the US, across all contexts and complexity levels, are recovering dollars, reducing workloads, and finally seeing meaningful data visualized without lifting a finger.

What you’ll learn:

💰 Why unlocking existing budgets may be more powerful than chasing new grants

💰 How AI is transforming complex financial reporting into click-and-done workflows

💰 The ‘needle in the haystack’ problem—and how AI cuts through the noise

💰 The surprising role of equity and access in financial data transparency

💰 Why fall 2024 is Eddi’s ‘AI Agent Fall’ and what that actually means

💰 The power of typing one sentence... and getting a full data visualization back

This episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating the post-ESSER funding desert or just trying to do more with less (sound familiar?).

Hosted by Brett Roer — Brett helps education leaders use AI to give time back to what matters most—people. As CEO and founder of Amplify & Elevate Innovation, he partners with schools and districts to integrate AI responsibly and design future-ready systems. A former NYC teacher and principal, Brett is now a national voice on AI in education and co-host of the AmpED to 11 podcast, where he spotlights innovation and human-centered leadership in action.

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