How Tech Can Turn Silos Into Systems Change
Any conversation about technology should also be a conversation about community. Too often in philanthropy, discussions and decisions related to tech happen in ways that perpetuate inequity and impede social progress. Fortunately, there is a way forward.
Amy Sample Ward and Afua Bruce are tech leaders with compelling alternatives to offer. Their new book, The Tech That Comes Next, is focused on how to bring social impact organizations, funders, policy makers, technologists, and communities together through technology to promote lasting change.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why we’re all technologists now
- How tech builds relationships across the social impact sector
- What technology decisions during the pandemic can teach us
- How to foster collaboration and break down silos
- Why a stroll might be better than a sprint
Drawn for a recent Submittable webinar with Amy and Afua, this audio conversation will serve professionals across the social impact sector, from nonprofits to funders, looking to center community in their tech strategy.
Amy Sample Ward is driven by a belief that the nonprofit technology community can be a movement-based force for positive change. They are the CEO of NTEN, a nonprofit creating a world where missions and movements are more successful through the skillful and equitable use of technology. Amy also serves as chair of the Portland Elections Commission, a board member for The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science, a Steering Committee member for Invest in Open Infrastructure, and a formal and informal advisor to a number of nonprofit, technology, and digital inclusion initiatives.
Afua Bruce is a leading public interest technologist who has spent her career working at the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Her career has spanned the government, non-profit, private, and academic sectors, as she has held senior science and technology positions at DataKind, the White House, the FBI, and IBM. As an AAAS If/Then Ambassador, Afua engages in a number of outreach activities to expose girls to STEM concepts and careers. Afua has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, as well as an MBA. She is also a Technology and Public Purpose fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
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