Media and Blog
The latest on what we’re thinking and doing.
Local leaders using technology to reshape their landscapes – CISCO, June 26, 2025
The Cisco Foundation has supported two community-led tools that enable local leaders to conduct landscape mapping.
A Reflection on Childhood and the Mental Health Crisis
The majority of requests through Chile’s Linea Libre, which uses Aselo, are from children under 15 asking for help with mental health issues.
Helplines Reimagined, with Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt of Tech Matters’ Aselo
The inspiring story of Aselo, a groundbreaking contact center platform designed to empower child helplines worldwide.
The Social Business Hub – The Marshall Institute at the London School of Economics, April 28, 2025
I created the Nonprofit AI Treasure Map to help nontechnical leaders navigate the path to using AI in the social sector.
Exit to Open – SSIR.org
In a difficult time when many nonprofits will be forced to close, nonprofit leaders and funders must act to preserve data and other intangible assets.
Field Notes: Society For Range Management
Discussions at the Society for Range Management taught us that people who depend on rangelands need a Better Deal for Data.
What’s Dogfood Got to Do with It? Testing the Better Deal for Data
We declared our alignment with the Better Deal for Data directly at the beginning of the new Terraso Terms of Service.
The Future of Data panel discussion
Recording of The Future of Data panel discussion with Project Liberty, Future House, World Economic Forum, Davos 2025.
Gather, Share, Build – SSIR.org
Why data is one of the biggest challenges to leveraging AI for social good—and how the social sector can address it.
Jim’s 2024 Update
In 2024, Tech Matters launched a new data governance movement, the Better Deal for Data, and continued AI education for nonprofit leaders.













