Tech Matters is a nonprofit strategic technology organization, founded by Jim Fruchterman, serial social entrepreneur. We create and launch new tech for good platforms in partnership with entire fields in the nonprofit and social good sector. Our two largest projects are the Aselo crisis response platform and the Terraso integrated landscape management platform. We also are in constant connection with nonprofit leaders, donors, policymakers and company leaders around applying technology for social impact. We help power systems change by bringing great technology capabilities to organizations moving the needle on a major social problem.
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Remember when we were all told to drop everything and learn about blockchains? Or the metaverse? Generative AI is having that moment, so here is what you need to know right now. Jim Fruchterman, CEO and founder of Tech Matters, shares what your nonprofit needs to know about adopting AI today: https://lnkd.in/eTne5xNx
Looking forward to sending our founder, Jim Fruchterman, to this important event next week! #techforgood
We have an incredible mix of organizations, companies, and universities that will be represented at our upcoming Responsible Tech Summit on October 27 in NYC! You'll see individuals from AI Now Institute, Anthropic, Apolitical, The Aspen Institute, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Bipartisan Policy Center, Break Through Tech, Center for Democracy & Technology, Center for Humane Technology, Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI, Common Sense Media, Cornell Tech, Data & Society Research Institute, Discord, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Einhorn Collaborative, Emerson Collective, EY, Forum One, Gates Foundation, Georgetown University, Google, Harmony Labs, Harvard Business School, Hugging Face, HumaneIntelligence, IBM, Integrity Institute, Internet Society Foundation, Kapor Foundation, LinkedIn, Mastercard, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla Foundation, New America, New York Times, New_ Public, NewsGuard, Ofcom, OpenAI, Oversight Board, Partnership on AI, Pinterest, Project Liberty, ReThink Citizens, Rockefeller Foundation, Runway, Safe Online, Salesforce, Siegel Family Endowment, Snapchat, Spotify, Sustainable Media Center, Tech Coalition, Tech Matters, The Ethical Tech Project, The Future Society, TikTok, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, USDR, UN, UNDP, UNICEF, University of Notre Dame, Wikimedia Foundation, WITNESS, Young People's Alliance, YouTube, and many more! We are nearing capacity for this curated 265-person gathering, so please reach out if you would like to be considered for participation. #ResponsibleTech #AllTechIsHuman
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 This month, we released a new book authored by our founder, Jim Fruchterman. Published by The MIT Press, we believe it is the first book on how to start a deliberately nonprofit tech company, where the goal is maximum social impact, not profit. In 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑵𝒐𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑼𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔, Jim shares the stories of over sixty #techforgood nonprofits using technology to deliver outstanding social impact. And of course, just a few Tech Matters projects might be mentioned! https://lnkd.in/gGJrth_g
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗝𝗠𝗙 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗯 The Patrick J McGovern Foundation is one of those rare tech-forward funders (I'm a happy former grantee). Not only do they make grants, but they create open source projects themselves (like Grant Guardian) and actively engage to spread the word about how to do tech and AI well. Their latest resource is their Learning Hub. The idea is to share vetted resources for the social sector on #techforgood. I'm happy that my Nonprofit AI Treasure Map made the cut, and we're looking forward to contributing more resources as we develop them. Check it out!
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! Digging out post-Skoll World Forum, and I was delighted to see that Cadasta has become a public supporter of the Better Deal for Data. More and more nonprofits are being moved to endorse the need for a new approach to data governance in social impact. Thanks to the Cadasta team!
Just back from Skoll World Forum week in Oxford, and catching up on my reading from last week. This article from Candid's Laia Griñó really caught my eye. It is such a great example of responsible data stewardship! https://lnkd.in/ebep8vkr?
When nonprofits start talking to us about putting significant funds into crypto-currency solutions (like DAOs), we caution them about the challenges of putting a bucket of money onto something connected to the internet. There have been a steady stream of hacks. The easy solution is for nonprofits to avoid using crypto for this application. Regular old financial institutions are susceptible to fraud and hacking (Zelle, anyone?), but there are protections.
We're excited to share this special episode of the Tech Matters Podcast dedicated to Aselo, our very own platform for crisis intervention helplines! 🎤 Check out this lovely episode here: https://lnkd.in/ePSx4nqk Many thanks to Podcasthon for this incredible opportunity and, of course, thank you to Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt for sharing your stories and giving us some great insights into the process behind such an important platform. For more information, visit the website: https://aselo.org/ And be sure to take advantage of the remaining days of Podcasthon at https://podcasthon.org/ #Podcasthon #Aselo #ChildProtection #TechForGood #socent #PodcastingForGood