Michelle Shevin, Technology Fellow, Youth Opportunity and Learning
Follow a sci-fi fan’s journey into the field of public interest technology.
Marc Climaco, Social Media Engagement Strategist
Many in philanthropy are investing in opportunities to help build the Public Interest Tech field. Here are some of the opportunities available right now.
Victoria Dunning, Program Officer, Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD)
A developmental evaluation will explore the difference our BUILD initiative is making—and how.
Erika L. Wood, Program Officer, Civic Engagement and Government
Jule Hall, Program Assistant, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
In an executive order, Governor Andrew Cuomo restored voting rights to over 24,000 New Yorkers currently on parole. It's an important step forward for criminal justice reform, for voting rights, and for racial justice.
Nicolette Naylor, Director, Southern Africa
Addressing sexual harassment and sexual violence in the workplace among social justice organizations is long overdue.
Michael Brennan, Technology Program Officer, Internet Freedom
The Ford and Sloan foundations have come together to support a new wave of research exploring the economics, sustainability, and maintenance of digital infrastructure.
Penny Davies, Program Officer, Natural Resources and Climate Change
In rural and remote places, increasing numbers of women are mobilizing and becoming leaders in their organizations and communities.
Josie Hodson, Tom Ford Fellow in Philanthropy, Creativity and Free Expression
On view now in NYC, the Defend Puerto Rico exhibition uses traditional and emerging media formats and technologies to illustrate the experiences of Puerto Ricans across the diaspora.
We’re grateful to our grantees who took the time and care to respond to our most recent grantee survey with the Center for Effective Philanthropy. They gave us the kind of candid, substantive feedback we rely on to understand where we’re doing well and how we’re falling short—and what we can do to improve.
Michael Brennan, Technology Program Officer, Internet Freedom
We’re spreading the word about Public Interest Tech, an exciting field that’s eager for fresh ideas and skills.
Wilneida Negrón, Technology Fellow, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice
10 pressing tech issues and trends that exist at the nexus of technology and social justice.
Justin Sylvester, Program Officer, Southern Africa
The right to protest has always been essential to movements for human rights and social justice. But around the world, there is a big gap between the promise of that right, and its reality.
