💭 Have you heard of Terraso? Launched recently by 1000Landscapes and Tech Matters, Terraso enables landscape leaders to address the local impacts of #ClimateChange and support #sustainable local economies. Check it out 👉 terraso.org

We're proud to be part of this new investment round from #SafeOnline. We'll be focusing on the complex challenge of repeat callers for child helplines as part of our Aselo platform for crisis response helplines.

Our founder, Jim Fruchterman, is doing this TwitterChat right now with the #SafeOnline team at the @GPtoEndViolence (against children). Talking about the issues facing kids online.

The UN is conducting an online survey of children and young people all over the world about online safety. Spread the word! POP: Protection through online Participation | UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children violenceagainstchildren.un.org/POP-protection…

Nice post from Mapbox about the story map tool built into Terraso!

I really enjoyed this short book which explains why laws against tinkering are not good for (almost all of) humanity! It probably will get outlawed in Florida. Ada & Zangemann | No Starch Press nostarch.com/ada-zangemann

This pilot is really important to Aselo and Tech Matters: if this works well in India, we hope to expand it to other countries, helping child stop their intimate images from being circulated online. #CSAM #IBSA techmatters.org/aselos-innovat…

Joan Mellea and I wrote a piece 5 years ago about this going on (AI discriminating against job applicants). This one is a basic age discrimination suit, but more are coming! Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI software reuters.com/legal/tutoring…

.Tech Matters supports nonprofits with software & data. 📈 Discover Aselo, their cloud-based contact center platform, powering children's crisis lines. Explore the global impact: bit.ly/3JOrHIK

Not a fan of #WORLDCOIN. "No, the company using orbs to scan your eyeballs does not have your best interest at heart." The Weirdest Project happening in the Tech World right now medium.com/predict/the-we…

The Palo Alto Weekly just published my bittersweet farewell to Benetech's offices after two decades spent on California Avenue. Palo Alto was a great place to grow our nonprofit tech company! Opinion: End of an era on California Avenue paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/09/0…

Earlier today, PJMF President Vilas Dhar joined Dr. Keyun Ruan and david jones at #OYW23 to discuss the role of civil society and #changemakers in building a human-centered, #AI-enabled future.

Pod Bible x Lower Street Recommended Podcast Tech Matters Jim Fruchterman spreads the word about the work of some of the most interesting social entrepreneurs out there & how they've used technology to create deeply impactful organizations. Listen: chartable.com/podcasts/the-t…

Seeing that tech benefits all of humanity, not just the richest 10%, is key to our mission at Tech Matters. Check out the Tech Matters podcast, hosted by our founder, Jim Fruchterman, as he interviews top leaders in the nonprofit #TechForGood field!

It was so much fun talking about data and AI last week at the #SkollWF. Thanks to the Skoll Foundation for this fun clip on getting more representative data! #DataforGood #BetterDealforData

🌟 Grantee spotlight: We were so excited to see our partners Tech Matters launch the Better Deal for Data coalition. The Better Deal for Data collaborative is developing guidelines to create a simplified and socially responsible approach to collecting, storing, analyzing, and

Great to see our own Steve Francis (Steve Francis) getting published by Forbes on why we do what we do on #TechForGood

“you’re actually using [AI] to help people instead of making everyone terrified. So please, tell us more about using AI for good,” inquires Jim Fruchterman from Tech Matters. Tune into this podcast to hear TalkingPoints's Heejae Lim response 🎙️ bit.ly/3xpvhpY

Join Safe Online for an X chat with Tech Matters and 22 other grantees who received $10 million for innovative projects to combat digital threats. Starts in an hour! 📅 Date: June 26, 2024 ⏰ Time: 9am EST (3pm CET) #DigitalSafety #SafeOnline

We're honored to be developing open source tools as part of the Technology Tools part of this 10M round of grants. Our Aselo project is planning to work on practical applications of AI for helplines spanning North America, the Caribbean and Africa.