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Season Three Wrap-Up: Choosing Our AI Future
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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More Than a Message: Debbie Rogers of Reach Digital Health
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jim Fruchterman speaks with Debbie Rogers, CEO of Reach Digital Health. Debbie details the evolution of Reach Digital Health (formerl...
Design as a Lifeline, Jonathan McKay on Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth with SameSame
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Tech Matters, we sit down with Jonathan McKay, the founder of SameSame, a social enterprise dedicated to providing mental health ...
The Farmer-to-Farmer Playbook, with Rikin Gandhi of Digital Green
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by astronauts and grounded in the realities of rural India, the founder of Digital Green shares a 15-year journey of using technology to sup...
Helplines Reimagined, with Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt of Aselo [added commentary]
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we revisit the origin story of Aselo, the open-source contact center platform transforming how child helplines operate around...
Decolonizing Drones, with Sonja Bretschart of WeRobotics
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if drones weren't symbols of surveillance and warfare, but everyday tools for local communities to protect forests, cities, and coastlines? Sonja...
Breaking the Silence: Helping Survivors of Assault with Tracy DeTomasi of Callisto
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: This episode makes reference to sexual assault. In this episode, Jim speaks with Tracy DeTomasi, CEO of Callisto, a nonprofit us...
From Idea to Fruition: Accelerating Nonprofits, with Shannon Farley and Kevin Barenblat of Fast Forward
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you have a great social impact idea but no experience with making it a reality? With all its risks, is Artificial Intelligence som...
Introducing Season 3: Flipping the script from harmful tech to Tech For Good
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our third season, featuring amazing guests: Shannon Farley and Kevin Barenblat of Fast Forward, Tracy De Tomasi of Callisto, Sonja Betschar...
Helplines Reimagined, with Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt of Tech Matter's Aselo
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Tech Matters Podcast, we dive into the inspiring story of Aselo, a groundbreaking contact center platform designed to e...
Season Two wrap-up: What We Heard and Where To Next
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In wrapping up Season Two, Jim extends his heartfelt gratitude to our devoted listeners and the extraordinary tech nonprofit leaders who've shared the...
The Balcony and the Dance Floor: Jim's Journey Towards a Better Deal for Data
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of season 2, this time it's Jim who sits on the other end. Our special guest host is his longtime mentee — and CEO of Nexlea...
Mapping the Global Supply Chain, with Natalie Grillon of Open Supply Hub
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Open Supply Hub is more than just a database; it's a movement towards a more ethical and sustainable future. By crowdsourcing data and providing a uni...
Bridging the Education Gap: Talking Points' Heejae Lim on Tech-Driven Family Engagement
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the heart of social tech innovation with Heejae Lim, the trailblazing founder and CEO of TalkingPoints. Heejae recounts the inception of her...
Uniting Data Science and Social Good, with DataKind co-founder Jake Porway
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What could the nonprofit sector do if every nonprofit had Google's engineering team?" (J. P.) In this thought-provoking episode, we sat down with ...
Exposing Global Corruption: Tech For Investigative Journalism, with Drew Sullivan of OCCRP
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It takes a network to fight a network" (D. S.) In the labyrinth of global corruption and organized crime, a beacon of truth shines through the dat...
Fortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes: Lessons from Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Seeing is no longer believing. You need to fortify the truth." (Y.A.T.) Generative AI, deepfakes… we've known the risks for a while, but the d...
Part 2 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Picking up where we left off with Owen Barder, Jim digs deeper into how tech enters the discussion, in particular what Precision Development has been...
Part 1 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout Owen's journey, one central question has been: How do you navigate market failure, especially when the stakes are sky-high? The typical ch...
Coming Soon: Tech Matters Season 2, on the Power of Data!
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we learned from Nithya Ramanathan in Season 1, data = money = power. To understand what this means for our future, and what we can actually do abou...
Season One wrap-up: What's next for Tech For Good? With Jim Fruchterman
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we draw the curtain on Season 1, Jim takes us back through some of the most captivating insights shared by our remarkable guests. It's a reaffirmat...
Defending Indigenous Rights with Data, with Emily Jacobi of Digital Democracy
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to meet Emily Jacobi, co-founder of Digital Democracy, a non-profit on a mission to harness the transformative power of technology for margi...
The amazing story of TechSoup Global, with CEO Rebecca Masisak
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in an insightful journey with Rebecca Masisak, the dynamic CEO of TechSoup Global, as she unravels the fascinating evolution of the organizati...
Finding the Simple Things that Scale... Massively, with Sanjay Purohit of Societal Platform
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Sanjay Purohit, the visionary Chief Curator of Societal Platform, on a mission to orchestrate a vibrant ecosystem of changemakers, organizations...
Mid-Season Recap: Overcoming Skepticism, with Jim Fruchterman
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this recap episode, Jim steps in to reflect on the insights we've gathered from our exceptional guests, Mike, Ana, and Nithya. He also shares the p...
Using the Internet of Things to Save Lives, with Nithya Ramanathan of Nexleaf
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As industries and governments forge ahead in the era of digital transformation, Nithya, the co-founder and CEO of Nexleaf, emerges as a champion of re...
Using Apps to Bring Financial Empowerment to Low-Income Women, with Ana Pantelic
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to be inspired by Dr. Ana Pantelic, who is now Executive Director of MIT D-Lab. In this episode, she shares her remarkable journey, includin...
Gamification That Actually Works (For Social Impact), with Michael Sani of Play Verto
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Michael Sani, the co-founder of Bite the Ballot, a groundbreaking UK voter registration app, and the visionary behind Play Verto, a Tinder-style ...