By Shannon Farley, originally posted on Forbes.com on 10/26/22 This is likely the first time you’re seeing the term “high-growth tech nonprofit.” It’s brand new to the lexicon. Ten years ago, the number of tech nonprofits in existence could be counted on one hand.
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The late 70s and early 80s were a period of political and economic turmoil in the Philippines. That was right around the time 8 year old Rey Faustino, founder and CEO of One Degree (FFWD 2014), immigrated to America with his family. Born in the
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By: Kevin Barenblat, Co-Founder & President of Fast Forward Three years ago I transitioned from the for-profit tech world into the uncharted waters of nonprofits and philanthropy. I had an idea to apply the well-established Silicon Valley accelerator model to nonprofits, but found myself
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Sometimes it is not our own struggles, but the obstacles overcome by others that inspire us towards social good. George Wang, a second generation immigrant and the co-founder of SIRUM, a marketplace for inexpensive prescription medicine, was born and raised in Ohio. Though his parents
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This past week our Executive Director, Shannon, hopped over the pond to Norway for the annual Oslo Freedom Forum, a gathering of activists, entrepreneurs and global leaders for thought provoking discussions around advancing human rights. Here at Fast Forward, we’re always interested in how we
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For-profits, social enterprises, nonprofits, venture capitalists, impact investors, and philanthropists are all interested in knowing how much good their organizations and their dollars are doing. Most of us want to do the most good possible, and we can’t know whether we’re doing the most good
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We at Fast Forward want to help burgeoning tech for good leaders. We believe that by guiding tech for good programs, we can help them maximize impact and promote the ecosystem of using technology for social good. We have recently interviewed people at companies from
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As a mission-driven organization, your goal should be, well, to focus on your mission. Financial sustainability can do wonders for an organization, considered by some as the holy grail for nonprofits, promising freedom from the shackles of fundraising, letting you and your organization focus on
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Kiah Williams from SIRUM, Chase Adam from Watsi, and this week Kushal Chakrabarti from Benetech spoke to the Fast Forward cohort about philanthropic rounds for tech nonprofits, where an organization aims to raise a set dollar amount in a specific window of time. While the
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Pia Infante, Co-Executive Director and Trustee of The Whitman Institute, explained how to navigate interpersonal dynamics in the workplace. Self-awareness is key: leaders and employees must consider how they are perceived and how they impact others, and recognize that few people have an accurate sense
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