What's Good in Tech: Meet the 2025 Cohort

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Meet Fast Forward’s 2025 Cohort

Meet the new leaders on the tech-for-good block! Fast Forward's 2025 Accelerator just welcomed a fresh batch of founders who are changing the world. They’re taking on everything from healthcare access to climate change. And most of them are using AI to do it. That’s right, 70% of this year’s cohort is AI-powered, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in social impact tech.

These teams are building ambitious, scalable solutions to meet this moment. And the momentum is picking up speed. Trust us, you’ll want to know their names before they end up on the cover of TIME.

P.S. The cohort is already making headlines — read the San Francisco Business Times feature here.

Introducing the Nonprofit AI Policy Builder

AI ethics keeping you up at night? Same. That's why we built the Nonprofit AI Policy Builder. Think of it as your personal AI compliance team, minus the intimidating hourly rates. This free tool helps you create a responsible AI policy that protects your mission and ensures AI is working for good.

Whether you're just dipping your big toe into AI or already neck-deep in algorithms, this tool helps you navigate the murky waters of responsible tech use.

What We Learned at the Alumni Retreat

Picture this: 100+ tech nonprofit founders, AI experts, and funders camped out in the Presidio for two days. No, it's not the premise of a reality show (though honestly, we'd watch that) — it was our 2025 Alumni Retreat.

Brilliant minds collided and the ideas flew faster than the coffee disappeared. From "so that's how your model was fine-tuned" moments to "wait, you're struggling with fundraising too?" confessions, the retreat was a goldmine of insights, solidarity, and the occasional therapy session about board management.

We've distilled the wisdom for you in our 2025 Alumni Retreat recap.

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