By Shannon Farley, originally posted on Forbes.com on 11/24/21 Mary Zhu was studying computer science at Stanford University when the pandemic hit. In the midst of rapid changes and mass panic, she spotted two critical needs: first, tens of thousands of nonprofits were projected
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4 million dollars. That’s the staggering amount HPE Accelerating Impact campaigns have infused into the tech nonprofit sector. This year, we were thrilled to continue our partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation on this transformative campaign, which brings together HPE employees and tech nonprofits for
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By Shannon Farley, originally posted on Forbes.com on 10/18/21 What if we used the Moneyball approach to stop climate change? If you’re not familiar, the term Moneyball, coined by Michael Lewis, is a baseball scouting strategy that leverages statistics to identify undervalued players that have
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By Shannon Farley, originally posted on Forbes.com on 9/24/21 Navigating the school system can be hard. For parents who don’t speak English as their first language, it’s even harder. Family engagement can help. Family engagement – defined as a family’s involvement in their child’s
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Excited would be an understatement. At Fast Forward HQ, our excitement is through the roof about this year’s Fast Forward Accelerator Cohort! We’re thrilled to announce the 11 tech nonprofits participating in our eighth Accelerator. No surprise here: they’re building truly innovative tech
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As the world builds for a post-pandemic future, tech nonprofits have risen to meet the challenges we face collectively across global health, education, and more. We teamed up with our longtime partner BlackRock on Recovery Forward, a campaign supporting 14 tech nonprofits building transformative solutions
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Remote communications have been the glue that’s kept our world connected over the last 12 months. From video calling to text messaging platforms, these same technologies have been leveraged by the social sector. No one knows this better than Twilio.org. To support social impact startups
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When you’re building social impact tech, better advice means greater impact. That’s why we’re launching The Fast Forward Academy to give you a front-row seat to key advice that will help you scale your work. TAKE ME TO THE FAST FORWARD ACADEMY After
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You’ve heard it a million times – this year has been like no other. Stepping up to meet the challenges of 2020, nonprofits have been indispensable, serving as the social safety net that our systems fail to provide. And as the year comes to a
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As teachers have moved to distance learning, doctors have shifted to telehealth, and much of the world has transitioned online, the need for digital solutions is greater than ever. Tech nonprofits are stepping up to bring these solutions to people across the globe. To support
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