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30 Years of Software for Social Good – Open Source in Business, October 20, 2021
Jim Fruchterman and Dave Neary discuss how a non-profit start-up from Silicon Valley has been using technology to empower communities for social good
Podcast Episode 5 —Sanjay Purohit: Designing for (massive) scale
As Chief Curator of Societal Platform, Sanjay Purohit’s role is to bring together an ecosystem of those addressing complex problems at scale.
Small World: Wikipedia Edition
I am so excited to share a story about the occasionally small world of social entrepreneurship!
Podcast Episode 4 — Mid-Season Recap: Tech social entrepreneurship
Jim talks about the importance of Human Centered Design, dealing with skepticism as a social entrepreneur and what technology needs to bring to the table.
Lessons on scale from the Global South
Dr. Ana Pantelic has spent much of her career leading social programs designed to help lift people out of poverty. Here, we focus on Ana’s past work at Fundación Capital.
Podcast Episode 3 — Nithya Ramanathan: Data for actual empowerment
Nithya, co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, is working to bring powerful data insights and deep engineering expertise to ensure data is used with equity in mind and for genuine impact.
Meeting Lifeline Childline Zambia
ChildLine Zambia became the first helpline to adopt Aselo at their operations center in February 2021. Counselors now use Aselo to manage cases reported via phone calls to the 116 toll-free number and provide counseling services via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Webchat.
Podcast Episode 2 — Ana Pantelic: Designing tech for low-income families in the Global South
Dr. Ana Pantelici tells us about her previous work at Fundación Capital, where she founded the LISTA initiative, improving financial health in low-income communities using digital solutions.
Skoll video: Nithya Ramanathan on “Decolonizing Data”
Nithya Ramanathan, co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, designed the “Decolonize Data” session, which was hosted at this year’s Skoll World Forum.
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