Restoring Lost Voices
Syrinx is an AI-driven wearable device that returns human speech and, with it, human dignity.
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The Food Aid Delivery App
Tech nonprofit Food Rescue Hero has created a promising solution to the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.
Decolonize Data
The social sector too often extracts and siloes data from the communities it supposedly serves.
Resistant Rice
New genome sequencing has produced saline-resistant and flood-tolerant rice.
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Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World
An excerpt from The Smart Nonprofit on using smart technology to prioritize people.
Are Your Data Visualizations Racist?
Three ways to be more equitable and inclusive with your data and data visualizations.
’Tis the Season for Nonprofits to Maximize Online Donations
Behavioral economics research shows how small nudges can make a big difference to end-of-year fundraising results.
The Looming Fight Over How We Give Our Data
We face a choice between two models for donating data: one governed by corporations and one determined by grassroots civic action. The winner will decide how much control we have over our digital information.
Fresh Water From Light
A young architect is tackling water scarcity with a household desalination device.
Open Social Innovation
A new approach to tackling social problems orchestrates the participation of multiple stakeholders in the process from generating ideas to scaling solutions.