“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
Since the beginning of our partnership, ServiceNow and Fast Forward have jointly supported 40 tech nonprofits worldwide. Through initiatives like the Startup Accelerator, Demo Days, Pitch Camp, in-office programming, and others, ServiceNow has been instrumental in supporting the growth of tech nonprofits that have
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Around 37% of the world’s population–or 2.7B people–don’t have access to the internet. Even more don’t have the resources to succeed in an increasingly digital world. Fast Forward’s partner, Dell Technologies, connects communities with technology and resources so individuals across the globe can participate in
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We just closed out the 2023 HPE Accelerating Impact Campaign and it’s cause for major celebration. This year, Fast Forward and the HPE Foundation infused over $1.3M in transformative capital into the tech nonprofit sector. If you don’t know about HPE Accelerating Impact, here’s the
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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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