“The tech nonprofit world can be incredibly lonely. I didn’t actually realize how isolated I had been feeling until I joined the Fast Forward community. The Accelerator Kickoff left me buoyed – by the inspiring cohort of founders/leaders, the outstanding Fast Forward team, and the
A decade of building for impact at scale. Of stoking inspiration at Demo Day. Of redefining social-service delivery. Fast Forward is coming up on 11 years of our Startup Accelerator (we can’t believe it either)! Over the last decade, we’ve supported almost 90 tech nonprofits,
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We are excited to continue the celebration of five years of partnership and five years of the HPE Accelerating Impact campaign with the HPE Foundation. One key element of our partnership is bringing in enthusiastic HPE team members to mentor tech nonprofits through our Startup
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Over the last six years, Fast Forward and Okta have collaborated to advance our shared mission of growing the tech for good ecosystem. The Okta for Good team has meaningfully moved the needle for the social impact tech space as well as for Fast Forward’s
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Fast Forward is thrilled to partner with the HPE Foundation for the fifth year in a row. Together, we’ve provided transformative support to nonprofits, helping them build tech products to meaningfully address issues, such as climate change, education inequality, poverty, and more. Through programs like
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If you’re reading this, chances are you care about the future of the social sector. Meet five Black founders who are writing that future. Black entrepreneurs are redefining how we harness tech to fight injustice. All alumni of our Startup Accelerator, the founders below have
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Data is everywhere. It determines everything from the cost of groceries to the next fashion trend. Yet for all the ways we’ve expanded data’s commercial value, there’s a glaring gap in how we use data to address social and environmental challenges. There’s a term for
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On a brisk night in December, eight of the world’s brightest tech nonprofit founders gathered around a campfire nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The campfire song of choice? A ChatGPT-generated song about tech nonprofits to the tune of ‘This Land is Your Land.’ And
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As of 2022, 100 million individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide – and this number is only predicted to grow. From translation assistance to legal advice to healthcare, refugees need support. That’s where tech nonprofits come in. We’re thrilled to partner with The UPS Foundation
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The tech nonprofit sector redefined how we deliver impact at scale. Ten years in, over 1,000 tech nonprofits across the globe are building tech for problems markets won’t solve. An emerging class is on the vanguard of this movement: high-growth tech nonprofits. High-growth
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