The non-profit software foundation working to solve security problems in the open source supply chain.
SpunOut is an Irish non-governmental organization that provides online youth information. It also provides youth information and supportive factsheets on topics such as mental health, politics, physical health, education, and employment.
National Digital Inclusion Alliance promotes digital fairness by funding community initiatives and empowering decision-makers.
United Negro College Fund is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. It plays a critical role in enabling more than 60,000 students each year to attend college and get the education they need and that the nation needs them to have by: *Awarding 10,000 scholarships and internships under 400 programs for students from low- and moderate-income families to attend more than 900 colleges and universities across the country; *Providing financial support for its 37 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for scholarships and capacity building; *Advocating nationally for the importance of education and college readiness through its annual television program, a national public service announcement campaign, and commentary in national media; *Advocating locally at events across the country such as Governor’s and Mayor’s luncheons, Walk for Education events and Mayor’s Masked Balls. It was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Helmis an NPO that provides organization-leading inclusion solutions and promotes participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life. Helm provides comprehensive advisory and coaching services for institutions, professionals, and governments. Helm enables ease of policy and strategy integration towards the effective and sustainable inclusion of Persons With Disabilities in the workplace, marketplace, and events.
CodeHouse is a non-profit that focuses on cultivating a strong pipeline between students of color and industry-leading technology companies.
Founderland is a community platform designed to support women of color founders in building sustainable businesses. By addressing the funding gap and fostering inclusivity, it offers a space for these entrepreneurs to connect, share experiences, and access essential resources. The platform also provides educational opportunities and investor-readiness support, helping founders navigate the challenges they face. Through its initiatives, Founderland empowers women of color in their entrepreneurial journeys, promoting a more equitable business ecosystem.
NeedsList is a global marketplace connecting individual and corporate donors with NGOs to create efficiency and transparency in their humanitarian aid system. NeedsList partners with local aid organizations to identify urgent needs and uses local suppliers who can deliver needs quickly and sustainably. Supporters can donate cash, purchase products, or volunteer directly on platform. NeedsList provides clear impact metrics in real-time allowing partner organizations to track activity and outcomes. They earn revenue through commissions from affiliate suppliers and from enterprise users of the platform.
NPower is a national nonprofit organization that launches digital careers for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities. The company empowers under-represented talent to pursue tech futures by teaching the digital and professional skills demanded by the marketplace, and engaging businesses, volunteers, and nonprofits in the long term success of its students.
INJAZ was founded in 1999 as a project under a USAID-funded program, Save the Children. In 2001, INJAZ became an independent, nonprofit Jordanian organization. Over the past 18 years, INJAZ has established itself as a leading solution provider linking the public, private, and civil society sectors to bridge the skills gap between the educational system and the changing needs of the labor market.
Year Up is an organization focused on closing the Opportunity Divide for urban young adults by equipping them with essential skills and practical experience. It offers tuition-free, skills-based training programs that prepare participants for professional careers or higher education. Through partnerships with various companies, Year Up provides internships that allow young adults to gain real-world experience while also offering comprehensive job search support. By fostering the development of both hard and soft skills, Year Up empowers its participants to achieve their full potential in the workforce or academic settings.
Iowa has fallen behind in responding to a world increasingly dependent on tech, from education to the economy. Iowa is in danger of being left behind if they don’t act. The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, NewBoCo for short, is a nonprofit organization focused on making their community more resilient to a changing economy by supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech education.
Fast Forward is an accelerator firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It focuses exclusively on supporting technology-driven nonprofits that address critical issues in education, environment, health, and human rights. The firm identifies early-stage nonprofits that utilize open source software and accessible web infrastructure to develop their products. Fast Forward offers a three-month accelerator program, which includes financial grants, mentorship connections, a tailored curriculum, and a supportive community. By providing both financial and human capital, Fast Forward aims to help these organizations scale their technology solutions and enhance their social impact.
4-H is an organization administered by the US Department of Agriculture that focuses on youth development and empowerment, youth programming, creating a STEM-ready workforce, youth-adult partnerships, community service, strengthening communities, youth education, healthy living, youth impact, and volunteerism.
lowRISC is a non-profit community interest company using collaborative engineering to develop and maintain open source silicon designs and tools.
Iridescent's mission is to create and deliver powerful science, engineering, and technology education to help underprivileged children develop curiosity, creativity, and persistence. Iridescent runs in-person programs at our science studios in south LA and the south Bronx, including our Family Science programs, which connect engineering students with under-served students and their families through hands-on engineering design challenges. All of these challenges are also available online, through our online learning platform The Curiosity Machine, where students are virtually mentored by STEM professionals with every design they submit. Iridescent also runs the Technovation Challenge, the largest global technology entrepreneurship program for young women.
Actua is a Canadian national charity with a mission to provide life-changing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experiences that inspire all youth to achieve their potential and fulfill their critical role in the world. Actua's focus is on the development and delivery of programming designed to break down barriers to youth engagement in STEM and promote continued studies and related career opportunities.
Wadhwani AI is a non-profit research institute based in India that develops artificial intelligence solutions aimed at addressing social challenges. The organization focuses on several key sectors including healthcare, agriculture, education, infrastructure, and financial inclusion. It aims to create AI-based innovations such as early pest warning systems, maternal and child health initiatives, and tuberculosis eradication strategies. By engaging directly with local communities and stakeholders, Wadhwani AI fosters a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by underserved populations. The institute measures its success by the positive impact it generates in improving the lives of economically challenged communities, leveraging its global perspective to create solutions that can be adapted worldwide.
Wikimedia Endowment is a safety net that helps protect wikipedia now and into the future. They provide non-profit, free knowledge, open source culture, the internet, technology, mobile, open source education, free knowledge, and Wikipedia.
The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit company focused on empowering and engaging people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free content license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally. The Wikimedia Foundation's most prestigious project is Wikipedia, however, they are involved in others such as Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikiversity.
Founded in 2016, Colorintech is a nonprofit founded by tech executive & investor Dion McKenzie and ex-Google Ashleigh Ainsley. Working towards a more transparent and inclusive tech industry, Colorintech focuses on advocacy, data and programs that help create tech careers for underrepresented individuals.
CommonLit is an educational non-profit that helps students gain reading skills. The organization is providing all students in grades 3-12 access to free first-class reading and writing tools and resources.
AI4ALL is a nonprofit working to increase diversity and inclusion in artificial intelligence. They create pipelines for underrepresented talent through education and mentorship programs around the U.S. and Canada that give high school students early exposure to AI for social good. Their vision is for AI to be developed by a broad group of thinkers and doers advancing AI for humanity’s benefit.
The Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC) supports the cooperative platform economy through research, experimentation, education, advocacy, documentation of best practices, technical support, the coordination of funding, and events. Built upon the concept of platform cooperativism, the Consortium is anchored in collective ownership, democratic governance, a decisive commitment to the global commons, inventive unions, social justice, as well as ecological and social sustainability.
Central Square Foundation is a nonprofit organization with the vision of ensuring quality school education for children. CSF transforms the school education system towards improving the learning outcomes of children, especially from low-income communities. By building an effective and inclusive education system, CSF can ensure that all children get equal access to opportunities needed for leading a better life. CSF partners with social impact organizations to bring innovative solutions in education, as well as work with the government to drive scalable, sustainable, and positive impact. They also collaborate with the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and other ecosystem stakeholders to build research and create effective proven tools around critical issues such as early learning, technology in education, classroom instruction methods, and system governance.
Kendraio is an international media, technology, academic and industry alliance backed by international governments. The mission is to foster an open distributed marketplace for digital media (including films, music, images, games and text).
Latino Nonprofit Accelerator they invest money, provide marketing training and fundraising mentorship, and create a loving community to amplify the voice and accelerate the impact of grassroots organizations.
Teens Do Good runs social impact initiatives with an aim of encouraging teens to drive change in their community.
Fast Forward is an accelerator firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It focuses exclusively on supporting technology-driven nonprofits that address critical issues in education, environment, health, and human rights. The firm identifies early-stage nonprofits that utilize open source software and accessible web infrastructure to develop their products. Fast Forward offers a three-month accelerator program, which includes financial grants, mentorship connections, a tailored curriculum, and a supportive community. By providing both financial and human capital, Fast Forward aims to help these organizations scale their technology solutions and enhance their social impact.
Learning Equality is a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring access to quality education for all individuals worldwide through the promotion of open educational resources. Founded in 2012, the organization initially developed KA Lite, a platform that allows offline access to Khan Academy content, which has since reached over 4.5 million users across 200 countries. In response to the challenges of educational inequality, particularly in areas with limited connectivity, Learning Equality has introduced Kolibri, an open-source platform designed for offline use. Kolibri offers a curated library of educational materials and enables users to create customized curricula that cater to local needs. The platform also includes tools for collaborative learning, providing instant feedback and personalized learning experiences for students and teachers alike. By leveraging low-cost devices and facilitating the sharing of educational content, Learning Equality aims to support innovative teaching practices in under-resourced and offline environments.
Laboratoria offers young women from low-income backgrounds a career in tech that transforms their future and the industry that receives them. More than 800 young women have graduated from our Bootcamp since 2015 and 80% of our students have been placed as web developers, tripling their income in average, improving their lives and generating a positive impact on their families and communities. With locations in Peru, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil and expansion plans across the region, Laboratoria is quickly becoming a leading source of female tech talent from Latin America to the world. Over 200 companies in Latin America, the US, and Europe are already hiring from Laboratoria, including global players such as Accenture, Everis, Thoughtworks, IBM, Crowdbotics, Scotiabank, among others. Global tech companies such as Google and Microsoft are backing our program. World leaders like Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg have recognized the impact of how we prepare low-income youth for the jobs of the future, and its potential to bring in the talent and diversity the tech sector needs to grow.
Sulá Batsú es una empresa dedicada a los espacios de intercambio y construcción colectiva, el trabajo con Economía Social y Solidaria, y las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación.
Nilus is an impact-driven company that aims to eradicate malnutrition by applying technology to deliver affordable and healthy food to low income people. Nilus is creating a new value chain for the base of the pyramid, based on food rescue, disintermediation and inclusive design. Our vision is to become the largest and most impactful food company in the Americas, by servicing the more than 360 million people living in poverty.
Fast Forward is an accelerator firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It focuses exclusively on supporting technology-driven nonprofits that address critical issues in education, environment, health, and human rights. The firm identifies early-stage nonprofits that utilize open source software and accessible web infrastructure to develop their products. Fast Forward offers a three-month accelerator program, which includes financial grants, mentorship connections, a tailored curriculum, and a supportive community. By providing both financial and human capital, Fast Forward aims to help these organizations scale their technology solutions and enhance their social impact.
We are a team of creative professionals. Among us there are business strategists, design-thinkers and context experts. We realise social impact through designing life-improving products & services, through an entrepreneurial approach. For more information about our team and our board,
Code.org is a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education. Its vision is that computer science and computer programming are included in the core curriculum in U.S. education, alongside other STEM (science technology engineering math) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and math.
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) creates policy and market solutions to advance sustainable energy. We're a national nonprofit with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Our leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets.
Beyond 12 is dedicated to increasing the graduation rates of low-income, first-generation, and historically under-represented students in higher education. By collaborating with high schools and colleges, the organization utilizes a technology platform that combines an alumni tracking hub, a student engagement application, and personalized coaching services. These resources provide students with essential academic, social, and emotional support, helping them navigate their college experiences and prepare for future success. Beyond 12 aims to foster meaningful economic and personal opportunities for students, ensuring they have the tools necessary to thrive in both their academic journeys and life beyond college.
Spark* SF Public Schools is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes community support for students to access public education. Spark leverages philanthropic support to pilot new ventures, propel promising ideas, and scale proven practices across the district.
Hack the Hood is a nonprofit organization that introduces low-income youth to careers in technology by hiring and training them to build websites for small businesses in their own communities. During boot camps young people gain hands-on experiences, builds portfolios, and learn about opportunities in the tech industry, as well as building technical, leadership, entrepreneurship, and life skills with mentorship from staff and tech professionals working in the field. It is a diverse community of people who are passionate about making sure technology is used for good and it supports the youth to harness their creativity and hone their talents, while also contributing to the vitality of their communities. Partners of the company are COLLECTIVE IMPACT, EMPOWER Program, Project YES, TEENFORCE, and Digital NEST. Google, OFCY, Infosys, ebay, THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION, and nVIDIA supports the company to achieve their targets. Hack the Hood is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2013 by Mary Fuller, Susan Mernit, and Zakiya Harris.
Founded in 1971 and based in San Francisco, NatureBridge is the largest residential environmental education partner of the National Park Service. Its mission is to inspire personal connections to the natural world and responsible actions to sustain it. NatureBridge currently operates four campuses: Yosemite Institute in Yosemite National Park, Olympic Park Institute in Olympic National Park in Washington state, Headlands Institute in Golden Gate National Parks and Santa Monica Mountains Institute in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Each year, NatureBridge serves more than 40,000 participants through field science, youth leadership and teacher training programs. NatureBridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Vittana is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington, that offers micro-loans to students in developing countries to support their education. Founded in 2009, Vittana connects lenders with young individuals seeking financial assistance for community colleges, vocational schools, or universities. The organization aims to empower students by enabling them to complete their education, thereby enhancing their opportunities for a better life and allowing them to contribute positively to their communities. By facilitating these loans, Vittana highlights the importance of education and demonstrates the effectiveness of student loans in transforming individual lives. The initiative responds to a universal desire for families worldwide to provide their children with improved prospects compared to their own experiences.