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How Public Interest Technologists Power Human Rights in the Global South
Stories from Mozilla and Ford’s Tech & Society Fellowship, plus five lessons for funders.
Food System Innovation in China
Food consumption is deeply shaped by the cultural and socio-economic conditions in which it is embedded. How can civil society put food system transformation on the agenda in developing countries that only recently eliminated or are still fighting widespread hunger?
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Participatory Grantmaking: A Shared Approach to Effective Change
Those who are closest to problems are often the ones with the greatest insights into how to address them. In many ways, that's the ethos of participatory grantmaking, which empowers communities to decide who and what gets funded. SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Maria De La Cruz of Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Irene Wong of The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, and Mary Jovanovich of Schwab Charitable about what this approach looks like in action. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
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A Technologist Walks Into the US Government
Why representation, resources, and mentorship matter most when growing a diverse community of public interest technologists.
A New Model for Saving Lives on Roads Around the World
An innovative approach to traffic safety cut fatalities in half on one of India’s most dangerous highways.
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Disrupting the Gospel of Tech Solutionism to Build Tech Justice
To create just, equitable, and self-determined tech futures that work for everyone, we need to center and support voices from the communities most impacted by tech’s biases and harms. A more just tech future requires deep investment in people to make space for visioning and creation, not simply tech solutions.
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Our Cities Are Going Dark
The rise of the venture capital-backed delivery economy demands a cross-sector pushback.
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Justice by the Numbers
An innovative partnership between lawyers for the ACLU of Massachusetts and public interest technologist Paola Villarreal resulted in the single largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history.