We are thrilled to announce the groups that will be joining us for this summer’s accelerator. We had incredible success last year and decided to nearly double this year’s class. We had to get extra selective due to the high volume of applications. And while we
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Ten years ago the startup landscape was very different. There were no accelerators, investor platforms, or founder communities. Since 2005, ecosystem players like Y Combinator and AngelList have changed how startups start. Today, the tech nonprofit landscape looks a lot like it did for startups
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Ten years ago the startup landscape was very different. There were no accelerators, investor platforms, or founder communities. Since 2005, ecosystem players like Y Combinator and AngelList have changed how startups start. Today, the tech nonprofit landscape looks a lot like it did for startups
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We are now accepting applications for our Summer 2015 Accelerator. Over 13 weeks, fellows received a $25,000 grant, mentorship from 75+ tech and philanthropic leaders, and 100 hours of pro bono support and training. The program culminates in a Demo Day during which the nonprofits
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When we launched, people waved off the idea of a nonprofit accelerator, saying that without the economic incentives an accelerator would never work. But here we are having graduated our first cohort, we have proven that impact is a powerful incentive. Over the summer, we
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Over 200 people from the tech community gathered at Google in San Francisco to hear presentations from the first 5 nonprofits to participate in Fast Forward’s accelerator program. Over $250,000 was raised that night in support of these innovative organizations! Check out the highlights:
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Fast Forward is excited to announce the organizations participating in this summer’s accelerator program. The groups in this inaugural class leverage technology (open source software, always connected devices, inexpensive variable cost web infrastructure, APIs for most anything) to address health, education, and poverty issues in
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