{"id":590804,"date":"2022-04-23T10:22:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T14:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/?p=590804"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:03:46","slug":"ep-157-equitable-technology-for-nonprofits-amy-ward-afua-bruce","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/podcast\/ep-157-equitable-technology-for-nonprofits-amy-ward-afua-bruce\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 157: How Equitable Technology Can Supercharge Your Mission (with Amy Ward and Afua Bruce)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology for nonprofits is often thought of as being external to the work that goes on inside the sector. But, technology and equity are inextricably connected \u2014 and both have the potential to extend our social missions. In this episode authors, Amy Ward and Afua Bruce join me to talk about why.<\/p>\n

So many of us (including me) have this idea that simply increasing access to technology will put the world on a path towards equity. Turns out there\u2019s a lot more to it than that.<\/p>\n

My guests today are strategists, organizers, researchers, technologists\u2026 and authors of a new book, The Tech That Comes Next: How Changemakers, Philanthropists, and Technologists Can Build an Equitable World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amy and Afua are on a mission to answer the question: How do we change our relationship to technology? From who creates it and with whom to who funds it and uses it to what ends we put it to use \u2014 answering these questions allows us to develop equitable technology for nonprofits that supports our work to change the world for the better.<\/p>\n

Their book rests on some core beliefs: Since humans create technology, it can\u2019t be neutral! If tech is to be a part of the solution of building a more equitable world, we must build technologies with intention and inclusivity, and we must do so collaboratively.<\/em><\/p>\n

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