Partner With Us
This work is made possible by the partners who share our passion for tech nonprofits. Together, we’re scaling solutions that address some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Partnering with us means tapping into the heart of the tech-for-good ecosystem. We’ll help you engage employees, create high-impact programs, and align with the causes that drive your mission. Whether it’s co-creating programs or delivering impact data, we give you the tools and expertise to hit your social impact goals.
With over a decade of experience and a network of hundreds of tech nonprofits, we’re here to help you make a difference.
Read our Impact Report to see what you can make possible.
Accelerate Nonprofits
Impact Verticals
Want to take your social impact to the next level? With Impact Verticals, you’ll accelerate nonprofits that are driving change where it matters most — think education, workforce development, climate, and beyond. Together, we’ll handpick a portfolio of tech nonprofits from our network, all tackling issues aligned with your strategy. Then, we’ll provide resources like funding and wraparound programming to help these organizations scale to new heights.
The power of partnership is real. Fast Forward teamed up with Salesforce on an AI Impact Vertical, supporting an aligned portfolio of AI-powered nonprofits working in climate and education. We collaborated with the Deloitte Health Equity Institute to empower nonprofit leaders advancing health equity using tech. And, we worked with Splunk to accelerate a portfolio of tech nonprofits using big data to drive even bigger impact. When we team up, we don’t just imagine a better world — we build it.
Engage Employees
Signature Funding Campaigns
Empower your employees to move the needle on pressing issues with signature funding campaigns. Through these virtual programs, your workforce can direct corporate funding toward global tech nonprofits addressing everything from climate change to health inequity. It’s an easy, hands-on way to bring your company’s values to life. We provide the tools — your team drives the change.
Here’s how it works: through individual donation credits, your workforce directs funding to a curated portfolio of tech nonprofits. Take the HPE Foundation for example — over the past six years, their annual HPE Accelerating Impact campaign unlocked a cumulative $7.4M for tech-driven solutions. Or BlackRock’s Recovery Forward campaign, which over three years directed $2.26M to tech nonprofits via donation credits, with participation from almost half of its employees. Fast Forward provides everything you need to activate the campaign and maximize participation.
Fuel the Future
AI for Humanity
Fast Forward believes nonprofits should lead the way in using AI for social impact. We partner with philanthropists and companies who share this vision. Whether it’s leveraging your team’s technical expertise, helping tell stories of AI for humanity, or providing critical funding to AI-powered nonprofits, we’ll work together to ensure AI benefits the communities that need it most. Join leaders like Google.org, Salesforce, and Patrick J. McGovern Foundation in harnessing AI for a brighter, more equitable world.
How to Get Involved
Employee Volunteering
Nonprofit leaders wear a lot of hats, but they can’t be experts in everything. That’s where your employees play a key role. We’ll connect your staff with skills-based volunteer opportunities to make an impact where it’s most needed.
Accelerator
Fast Forward’s virtual Quick Consults give your employees the chance to offer hands-on support to nonprofits in our Accelerator. As volunteers, your staff will be matched based on their expertise to provide guidance on topics like marketing, operations, and engineering. Your team’s know-how can help these nonprofits work through challenges, turning bold ideas into big impact.
Pitch Camps
Want to use your skills to help tech nonprofits shine? As a volunteer for Pitch Camp, you’ll provide real-time feedback to nonprofit leaders on their pitches — helping sharpen everything from messaging to delivery. Plus, it’s completely virtual, no preparation is needed, and you can host a session for up to 50 colleagues at a time. We’ve hosted Pitch Camps with 11 companies. Are you next?
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"This is a time for nonprofits to claim a seat at the table. Fast Forward is making this potential a reality. Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is committed to ensuring that technology advances a more human-centered future, and Fast Forward has been a powerful partner in this endeavor. We’re grateful to share a mission of seeing AI deployed with purpose over profit."
"At the HPE Foundation, we’re fired up about the potential to leverage tech for good. That’s why we partner with Fast Forward. Through our co-created annual Accelerating Impact campaign, we empower our global workforce to direct funding to tech nonprofits. Together, we've unlocked over $7.4M in funding, fostering a culture of giving at HPE. Fast Forward's support has been key in enabling our employees to make a real difference in the world."
"AI can be a force for good. Through Fast Forward’s AI Impact Vertical, Salesforce is helping advance a new generation of diverse tech nonprofit founders dedicated to building AI for humanity. Together, we're investing in AI education and empowering entrepreneurs tackling today’s most urgent challenges in climate and education.”
Our Builders
Fast Forward's Impact on CommonLit
When Michelle Brown served with Teach for America in rural Mississippi, her classroom had no books. Michelle’s students were struggling. She became determined to solve the literacy gap. When Fast Forward met her, Michelle had launched an alpha of CommonLit: little more than a few PDFs on a website. Michelle was bent on using tech to help more low-income children learn to read, so we invited her into our Accelerator. The rest is history.
Today, CommonLit is very-tech and very-everywhere. In her words: “CommonLit was in Fast Forward’s third cohort serving only 50 students back in 2016. Today – thanks to their early bet on us and the multi-million in follow-on capital they’ve helped us raise – we’ve been able to reach 32M kids with our digital literacy program!” - Michelle Brown, Founder, CommonLit
Our Builders
Fast Forward's Impact on FreeWorld
“Fast Forward really is the best accelerator of all time. The learnings translated directly to the challenges we face day to day. The program was so impactful in such a short period of time. Fast Forward should be the gold standard for accelerator design.” - Jason Wang, Founder, FreeWorld
Jason Wang launched FreeWorld based on his own experience exiting the criminal justice system. When we met Jason, he had a vision to use tech to help formerly incarcerated people get jobs in trucking. But he didn’t know where to start or how to raise money. Then, he joined the Accelerator. We provided him with 1-on-1 fundraising coaching, support developing a pitch, and operational guidance. After the program, we worked with Jason to cultivate prospective funders, advocating on his behalf and raising awareness for his work. To date, we have supported FreeWorld in securing $16M in follow-on funding and developing a scalable platform to change outcomes for more formerly incarcerated people.
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