Media and Blog
The latest on what we’re thinking and doing.
Nonprofits Need Open Source Software – Techonomy, July 22, 2022
Software really matters. What an organization uses can be critical in meeting mission goals.
Taking ownership: Recognizing and dismantling data colonialism – Devex World 2022, July 15, 2022
This fireside chat with Jim Fruchterman and Dr. Nithya Ramanathan was moderated by Devex Senior Editor Amruta Byatnal.
Terraso in The Galapagos
At the end of April 2022, Tech Matters’ Terraso program team headed to the Galapagos to join our six international partner organizations
Building the Tech Matters Team
This is our approach to finding great people. You might be interested in joining us, or a budding social entrepreneur wondering how we do it.
Supporting Children Victimized by Online Sexual Abuse
Our Tech Matters team is delighted and honored to be recognized with a major new grant from the Safe Online initiative at End Violence.
Jim’s 2022 Update
We’re applying the best practices of modern software and data enterprises, but through a social impact lens.
Podcast Episode 8 — Wrap-Up: What’s Next?
In this episode, Jim reviews some of the top insights from our interviewees; reconfirming why tech is vital to social change at scale
Decolonize Data – Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2022
Principles regarding ownership, privacy, sharing, consent and appropriate use of data as guideposts for decolonizing data
Hope, Power and Freedom Award received by Nick Hurlburt, our Director of Engineering for Aselo
Nick Hurlburt, our director of Engineering for Aselo, was recognized with the Hope, Power and Freedom Award during Twilio Signal 2021
Our Search Challenge
We would love to get ideas of how to find people for important roles that defy easy categorization.













