Expediting Digital Giving

By Sarah Murray

Every.org is turbocharging a new wave of philanthropy by eliminating costly technological barriers for nonprofits.

Restoring Lost Voices

By Victoria A. Brownworth

Syrinx is an AI-driven wearable device that returns human speech and, with it, human dignity.

Dismantling Racist Relics

By Derrick Clifton

Invisible Hate is a digital platform that informs the public about the racist history of America’s Confederate monuments so that they can take action.

No-Strings Cash

By Stephanie Wykstra

Nonprofits are piloting direct cash transfer programs to help people experiencing homelessness.

Crowding Out Racism

By Paul Hockenos 2

Germany’s Mobile Counseling Teams empower local citizens to take back the public sphere from the far right.

The Food Aid Delivery App

By Trish Bendix

Tech nonprofit Food Rescue Hero has created a promising solution to the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.

Legal Aid Brokers

By Sarah Murray

Global charity A4ID boosts the ability of NGOs to fight poverty and corruption by connecting them to law firms.

Waterborne Democracy for Rural India

By Puja Changoiwala 1

For more than four decades, Gram Vikas has been delivering equitable water and sanitation systems to deprived villages in rural India by training and encouraging them to take ownership of their solutions.

Keep Our New Health Systems

By Otis Rolley & Dan Vogel

Community health workers, neighborhood clinics, and real-time data bolstered America’s COVID-19 response. They could now form the cornerstone for more equitable health care.

Decolonize Data

By Nithya Ramanathan, Jim Fruchterman, Amy Fowler & Gabriele Carotti-Sha 4

The social sector too often extracts and siloes data from the communities it supposedly serves.