
Shannon Farley
@shannon_farley
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fast Forward, a tech accelerator for social impact startups.
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http://ffwd.org/ 13-03-2012 19:20:30
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We're thrilled to see Center for New Data's important work featured in Fast Company. Thank you Adele Peters for highlighting how Center for New Data leverages big data to combat voter suppression and protect democracy. Read about their innovative data approach: bit.ly/3tAzUbq


Another big shoutout to our amazing partners who make today possible 💖 Google.org BlackRock HPE Living Progress Bloomberg Okta Twilio.org ServiceNow Dell Technologies PwC CTIA Wireless Foundation Deloitte DigitalOcean Splunk New Relic Walter & Elise Haas Fund & The Nasiri Foundation.

The clinic staff spent Friday canceling the appointments of 60-70 patients scheduled for abortions in the coming weeks. “Some patients broke down and could not speak through their sobbing. Some patients were stunned and didn't know what to say. Some patients did not understand.”



Have you heard the news? Applications are open for Fast Forward's 10th annual Startup Accelerator! Social entrepreneurs, apply by 9/30 for $25K, training in everything from fundraising to measuring impact, and connections to people who can help you scale. hubs.la/Q01kh8_b0



We're thrilled to be helping Microsoft enable #carbonaware updates! With access to WattTime insights, Microsoft is the first PC operating system to let users shift updates to sync w/ moments of extra clean power on the grid and avoid dirtier electricity. blogs.windows.com/windowsexperie…

In 2014 @Kevinbarenlet & I saw a gap in support 4 tech nonprofits solving social challenges. Fast Forward now serves 1K tech nonprofits. Today, together w/ leading tech philanthropists we're seeding the next generation of breakout stars Bonus: all are nonprofits. Stay tuned…

.Aria Finger knows a thing or 2 about how to spot and build high-growth tech nonprofits. First as CEO at DoSomething and now, as Chief of Staff to Reid Hoffman, Aria leads by example. Check out our chat in Forbes forbes.com/sites/fastforw…

A profile from Shannon Farley on my chief of staff Aria Finger covering her work at the intersection of nonprofits, tech, and social impact: forbes.com/sites/fastforw… The piece cites her “healthy dose of idealism and... inability to take no for an answer,” which I can confirm!


@ErinBaudo is a great example of an #intrapreneur, a "#leader who drives internal innovation to shape the trajectory of an organization." Shannon Farley shares how Felter has led the #SocialImpact team for the identity and access management company, Okta. Excellent read!

⚡️ IT'S HERE: Shannon Farley's annual roundup of standout tech nonprofits. These 5 organizations span impact areas and continents - but the common thread? They each made a notable impact in 2022 by amplifying the power of community. See who's on the list: forbes.com/sites/fastforw…

The impact of IRL gatherings - At Fast Forward's retreat in Dec, founders of Quill.org & CommonLit chatted about students' use of #ChatGPT. Today, they launched a free tool to detect AI-generated writing. Fast Company covered the launch. fastcompany.com/90839315/nonpr…

9 years. 79 tech nonprofits. 139M lives impacted. $519M in follow-on funding raised. I am very proud of this Fast Forward team and the organizations/communities we serve. Check out our latest impact report. linkedin.com/pulse/announci…
