What's Good in Tech: The Women Redefining Innovation

[Originally delivered to inboxes on January 30, 2024. Subscribe here to read it first.]

The Women Leading Tech for Good in 2024

As we step into 2025, tech’s influence on society takes the spotlight.

Fast Forward Co-Founder Shannon Farley’s latest for Forbes highlights the women leading the charge in tech for good. Her 2024 roundup showcases how innovation can drive justice, equity, and meaningful change. Take Nabiha Syed, who championed open-source innovation at Mozilla, and Tiffany Green, who launched AI-driven tools to support underserved students through Uprooted Academy. Meet all nine women shaping the future of tech.

Playbooks to Power Your Growth

The tech nonprofit world moves fast. So do we. Fast Forward’s newly updated playbooks are your go-to guides for scaling impact and staying ahead in a rapidly changing landscape.

From the Playbook on Tech Nonprofit Fundraising to the Playbook on Founder Philosophy, we’ve incorporated the latest insights and strategies. And don’t miss our latest, the Playbook on AI-Powered Nonprofits. This comprehensive resource is designed to help you responsibly harness AI for greater impact.

Resources So Good, You’ll Want to Bookmark Them

Remember that Playbook on AI-Powered Nonprofits? (You should, we literally just mentioned it.) Well, it’s just one piece of the AI-resource puzzle.

Our partnership with Salesforce helped bring even more resources to the tech nonprofit ecosystem in 2024. Central to this collaboration is AI for Humanity, an initiative empowering nonprofits to leverage AI for a brighter future. These organizations are utilizing this tech to advance climate action, transform education, and solve challenges more efficiently than ever.

How AI is Breaking Language Barriers

Atif Javed is on a mission to ensure no one gets lost in translation. As the founder of Tarjimly, he’s using AI to connect refugees with real-time translation services. His platform connects refugees, immigrants, and humanitarian workers with volunteer translators in over 120 languages. This enables real-time communication for accessing critical resources like medical care, legal aid, and emergency support.

This month’s Humans of AI for Humanity, a content series co-produced with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, dives into Atif’s journey and the ethical considerations of building tech for underserved communities.