Can Technology Finally Deliver on India’s Legal Aid Promise?
New digital projects could make legal services far more accessible—but they need to be about more than just the technology.
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Embracing Emerging Technology for Social Change
Katherine Milligan, who directs the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, interviews leaders from organizations harnessing tech tools like drones and e-readers for social good.
Artificial Intelligence as a Force for Good
Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence offer enormous benefits for mission-driven organizations and could eventually revolutionize how they work.
Code Switching Across the Social/Data Divide
Technology is leaving many mission-driven organizations behind, but a new breed of digital translator can help build the bridges between data, technology, and doing good.
The Ethics of Designing Digital Infrastructure
Nonprofits must make careful choices about their digital infrastructure to ensure that it aligns with their mission.
Journalism’s Savior?
Civil, a journalism platform built on blockchain technology and funded by cryptocurrency, aims to protect reporters while restoring public trust in the fourth estate.
The Code for Success
Girls Coding, a free after-school and weekend program run by Pearls Africa Foundation, seeks to create a pathway out of poverty and bring its students into Nigeria’s male-dominated technology sector.
Fintech for the Financially Excluded?
Financial technology has the potential to help lift millions out of poverty. But are we adequately assessing its risks?
Tackling Digital Security Across Civil Society
Four steps civil society organizations and their funders can take to begin addressing digital risk.
Podcast
Tackling Cyber-hate in Silicon Valley
The Anti-Defamation League’s Brittan Heller discusses her work tracking cyber-hate, and her partnership with tech companies and law enforcement agencies to reduce bigotry and promote justice and fair treatment in online environments.