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Doing good with technology from our base in Silicon Valley! Check out our open source projects Aselo and Terraso.

[Tech Matters @TechMatters]

Delighted to announce that we are now an independent #TechForGood nonprofit with our own board and 501c3 charitable status in the U.S. Thanks so much to our supporters and @Benetech for fiscally sponsoring us!
https://t.co/CIbztilVVh #techforgood #SocEnt

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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.

[Safe Online @SafeOnlineFund]

👏 Congratulations to our 23 new grantees awarded USD 10M to tackle digital harms!

With these strategic investments, Safe Online continues to lead the fight against online threats to children, promoting safety in the digital space. #SafeOnline
https://t.co/pX0t3jYy6f

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@SafeOnlineFund A9. We want to better equip the helpline staff assisting children experiencing online harms. Our goal at @TechMatters is to double the number helped with the same number of counselors. #SafeOnline

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@SafeOnlineFund A8. Pt 2. The child helplines pool their aggregate data and share it with @CHIamsterdam for their global reports. And some helpline partners allow us to use de-identified data to train AI models to improve our collective ability to respond to children's needs online. 2/2

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@SafeOnlineFund A8. Pt 1 Our Aselo project has privileged access to the data collected by our helpline partners, who agree to working together with their peers to better listen to the voices of children all over the world. 1/2

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@SafeOnlineFund @SafeOnline A7: @SafeOnlineFund is an engaged funder that not only supports our open source development work with funding, but also connects us to a vibrant community of organizations with complementary missions, as well as policymakers in the field. Yay!

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@SafeOnlineFund A6. Pt 2. We also have worked with @OpenAI to implement their zero-data-retention (ZDR) policy for our project, because of the sensitive nature of these conversations. We expect to also be looking at open source options as part of the project. Lots of exciting work ahead! 2/2

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@SafeOnlineFund A6. Pt 1. We are working with a number of AI companies to support different parts of this effort supported by @SafeOnlineFund, such as scrubbing text transcripts of personally identifiable information before training AI models. 1/2

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@SafeOnlineFund A3. The ease of automating approaches to young people online is quite concerning, as it makes it easy for perpetrators to customize their messages to engage with young people (against their interests).

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@SafeOnlineFund A2. The inimitable Jeroo Billimoria (founder of Childline India and CHI) convinced our founder, @JimFruchterman, to bring online capabilities to the global child helpline movement, by adding social media communications to a new platform for helplines: Aselo. #SafeOnline

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Join @SafeOnlineFund for an X chat with @TechMatters 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

[Fast Forward @FfwdOrg]

“you’re actually using [AI] to help people instead of making everyone terrified. So please, tell us more about using AI for good,” inquires @JimFruchterman from @TechMatters. Tune into this podcast to hear @TalkingPointsEd's @heejpeej response 🎙️ https://t.co/gw9jNiWRAv

[Tech Matters @TechMatters]

Great to see our own Steve Francis (@SteveF4Good) getting published by Forbes on why we do what we do on #TechForGood

[Steve Francis @SteveF4Good]

I don't write much (and had lots of help), so reading this is a unique opportunity: "How Open-Source Software Empowers Nonprofits and the Global Communities They Serve" via @forbes https://t.co/QXclEqIV41 @DigiDem @digitalgreenorg @kobotoolbox @Benetech @TechMatters

[The Agency Fund @AgencyFund]

🌟 Grantee spotlight: We were so excited to see our partners @TechMatters 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 using data.

Here is a link to contribute a use case or join the coalition: https://t.co/7VpMxeIWy6

[Jim Fruchterman @JimFruchterman]

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

#DataforGood #BetterDealforData

[Pod Bible @podbible]

Pod Bible x @TheLowerStreet Recommended Podcast

@TechMatters

@JimFruchterman 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: https://t.co/nRtHHrbCAk

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

[Podcast Delivery @PodcastDelivery]

Tune into @TechMatters where tech & social good unite. Hosted by @JimFruchterman, you'll gain insights from transformative social impact organizations. Discover how technology is used to challenge global issues while ensuring software design puts people first. #podcastdelivery

[Patrick J McGovern Foundation @PJMFdn]

Earlier today, PJMF President @vilasdhar joined @ruankeyun and @davidjonesOYW at #OYW23 to discuss the role of civil society and #changemakers in building a human-centered, #AI-enabled future.

[Jim Fruchterman @JimFruchterman]

The @paloaltoweekly 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 https://t.co/kSfvIcX3e6

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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 https://t.co/FYFbgg3AbY

[Okta @okta]

.@TechMatters supports nonprofits with software & data. 📈 Discover Aselo, their cloud-based contact center platform, powering children's crisis lines.

Explore the global impact: https://t.co/1HqXXmyIbO