The world’s toughest problems - from global healthcare, to the education gap, to civil rights - deserve solutions powered by the best technology. All over the world diverse tech nonprofit founders are solving our most pressing issues through social innovation, the support of Silicon Valley tech, and new funding models. Accelerate Good Global unites the entire social impact ecosystem for two days focused on building community, challenging nonprofit norms, and cultivating new solutions around tech and philanthropy to build a next-generation social sector.
Fast Forward is the startup accelerator that exclusively equips tech nonprofits with the financial and human capital necessary to scale. Since 2014, Fast Forward has accelerated 23 tech nonprofits that are now collectively impacting over 10 million lives.
Tech nonprofits achieve impact at scale by combining a core tech product and nonprofit business model. Accelerate Good Global will introduce you to the social entrepreneurs leading the way.
The March 2nd pre-conference comprises curated programming specific to the needs and wants of tech-nonprofit executives. Tech nonprofit founders and executive team are invited to join for a day of off-the-record conversations, workshops, and collaboration.
Accelerating good calls for celebration! Join us for the Accelerate Good Global Kick-Off Party at 5:00pm Thursday, March 2nd for cocktails, music, food, and fun.
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Solving the world’s most pressing social issues requires radical innovation. Join us to hear from pioneers in tech philanthropy, leaders in the tech nonprofit sector, and the technologists supporting the tech for good movement.

Reporter for The New York Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Power of Habit.

One of the West Coast’s first venture capitalists and Co-Chair of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

Chief executive officer for the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, one of the world’s most beloved websites.

A tech entrepreneur and investor, Hadi is CEO of the education non-profit Code.org which has established computer science classes in 15% of US classrooms.

Ben was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 rising young business leaders, & Fast Company’s most creative people in business.

Former rocket engineer, leading social entrepreneur & CEO of Benetech, which created five world changing technology social enterprises.

Since co-founding Kiva in 2005, Premal has worked to promote Kiva’s mission and enable over 1M small businesses in over 75 countries to be financed by Kiva lenders.

Formerly a Marketing lead at Google, Erin is the first Executive Director of Twilio.org, the non-profit arm of Twilio Inc.

Leads the tech & UX that power DonorsChoose.org’s philanthropic marketplace, which has gathered nearly $500 million in donations to help 21 million students.

A Teach for America alumna & Founder/CEO of award-winning nonprofit education tech organization dedicated to improving adolescent literacy rates.

Previously, Grace worked in humanitarian advocacy in DC and launched a student outreach program at Kiva that generated $5M for entrepreneurs in its first year.

Coworker.org is a platform for people to advocate for change in the workplace. Previously, Jess spent time at Change.org & the SEIU.

Callisto is a tech platform built to combat sexual assault by empowering survivors to make the choice that’s right for them.

Rey launched tech nonprofit One Degree in 2011 to ensure that all families have access to services they need to overcome poverty.

TalkingPoints is a multilingual communication platform that connects teachers and families for increased engagement in their students’ education.

WattTime is a tech nonprofit fighting climate change through software that enables smart devices to automatically sync use of power to moments of surge clean energy.

Learn Fresh is the tech nonprofit behind NBA Math Hoops, the game helping students improve proficiency in math through the magic of professional sports.

Majal is a platform amplifying underrepresented voices through freedom of expression & access to information.

A serial entrepreneur who started companies in the telecom, software, hedge fund, & consumer retailing industries, Evan is Founder & CEO of EducationSuperHighway.

Prior to Fast Forward, Maria led fundraising at Code.org, where she raised over $65 million in support of the organization’s mission.

Lisa leads Kiva’s fundraising & communication team to develop unique partnerships with corporations & foundations to drive growth.

CTO at Public Library of Science (PLOS), a nonprofit publisher, innovator and advocacy organization.

A White House Champion of Change, Sixto leads Think of Us, a digital personal advisory board for foster youth.

Kevin is an experienced software entrepreneur and the Co-Founder/President of Fast Forward, the accelerator for tech nonprofits.

Shannon is a Co-Founder & ED of Fast Forward. Previously, she was the founding ED of Spark, the world’s largest network of millennial philanthropists.

CareerVillage.org is a technology nonprofit that uses online volunteering to crowdsource career advice for young people, reaching over 1.5 million students.
| 01 | 10:00 - 10:20am | WelcomeFast Forward Welcome |
| 02 | 10:20am - 12:15pm | Off-The-Record Chats with Tech Nonprofit Leaders |
| 03 | 12:15 - 1:30pm | Facilitated Lunch & Networking |
| 04 | 1:30 - 2:15pm | Afternoon Sessions Part 1 Bridging the 2nd Digital Divide Fundraising Bo$$es |
| 05 | 2:15 - 3:30pm | BreakExpo, unconference conversations, micro-mentoring |
| 06 | 3:30 - 4:15pm | Afternoon Sessions Part 2 The Power of Media & Storytelling Leveraging Tech Partnerships to Scale |
| 07 | 4:15 - 4:45pm | Day 1 Closing |
| 08 | 5:00 - 7:00pm | Accelerate Good Global Kick-Off Party |
| Blend of Fireside Chats led by Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Power of Habit, in conversation with leaders in tech philanthropy and social change, interspersed with tech for good talks from the cutting-edge tech nonprofits you haven’t heard from before. Final agenda to come early 2017. | ||
| 01 | 10:00 - 10:30am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 02 | 10:30 - 10:45am | WelcomeFast Forward Welcome, Comcast NBCU Welcome |
| 03 | 10:45 - 11:30am | CTOs for Good |
| 04 | 11:30 - 11:40am | Tech for Good Talk: Education |
| 05 | 11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch, Networking & Expo |
| 06 | 1:00 - 1:25pm | Why Accelerate Good? |
| 07 | 1:25 - 1:35pm | Tech for Good Talk: Internet of Things |
| 08 | 1:35 - 2:00pm | The Future of Tech Philanthropy |
| 09 | 2:00 - 2:10pm | Tech for Good Talk: Health Care |
| 10 | 2:10 - 2:50pm | BREAK - Expo & Networking |
| 11 | 2:50 - 3:15pm | Technology’s Role in Reshaping Democracy |
| 12 | 3:15 - 3:25pm | Tech For Good Talk: Civic Tech |
| 13 | 3:25 - 3:50pm | 21st Century Civil Rights Movements |
| 14 | 3:50 - 4:00pm | Tech for Good Talk: Social Services |
| 15 | 4:00 - 4:25pm | Building Products for Social Impact at Scale |
| 16 | 4:25 - 4:45pm | Closing |
| 17 | 4:45 - 6:30pm | Happy Hour |

Heighten visibility for your brand among leaders in tech for good. Host a breakfast or happy hour, engage employees through tech nonprofit mentorship, or create a customized, interactive experience in the Accelerate Good Global Expo.
For more information on partnership opportunities, contact Maria Choi maria@ffwd.org
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