The New Tech Startups
A conversation with Fast Forward’s Shannon Farley about the promise of nonprofits in a changing tech sector…
Archive: Civic Tech
New Report Examines Diversity and Funding in the Tech Nonprofit Sector
Fast Forward launches the first report analyzing the correlation between diversity and funding in the tech nonprofit sector…
Applications Open for Fast Forward’s 2018 Accelerator
Fast Forward (RAF grant partner) invites tech nonprofits to apply by 4/10 for its summer 2018 Accelerator program.
New York City Council Launches New Digital Platform
New website for tracking NYC Council was adapted from the site created by the Participatory Politics Foundation (RAF grant partner)…
Webinar on Sustaining Civic Tech
January 31 discussion will examine models, barriers and best practices for seeding and scaling nonprofit startups…
New Report: Civic Tech Companies Make Gains, Struggle With Sustainable Business Models
“Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future,” provides analysis and interviews with nearly 50 stakeholders A new report offers an in-depth view into the emerging civic tech industry, revealing the opportunities and challenges faced by organizations working to connect citizens with their government when seeking to scale and…
Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future
A collection of insights, examples and lessons about the successes of and challenges to the sustainable growth of civic tech organizations
Building a Sustainable Future for Civic Tech
Today, Knight Foundation and Rita Allen Foundation released a new report on the emerging civic tech industry. “Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future” reveals opportunities and challenges faced by organizations working to connect citizens with their government when seeking to scale and become financially sustainable. How can the…
Imagining the Possibilities of Data Science
DataKind’s Jake Porway on defining problems, employing social design, and taking data science in new directions…
Fast Forward Announces 2017 Accelerator Cohort
Fast Forward (RAF grant partner) to bolster nine emerging tech nonprofits through its 2017 summer accelerator…