Mobilizing Communities in a Connected Age -- Report on Nonprofits' Use of Tech for Social Impact

The Mitchell Kapor Foundation and ZeroDivide conducted this study to clarify how to support the organizations we fund in leveraging new technology tools and strategies for social impact. We spoke with executives from 18 nonprofits, 16 of which were directly funded by us, and compiled this report to share the knowledge we’ve gained.

The major findings from "Mobilizing Communities in a Connected Age" are:

• Organizations most successful at integrating technology into advocacy work weave technology practices throughout all aspects of the organization.
• Increasing social impact technology capacity is a leadership development issue, both for advocacy nonprofits and the funders dedicated to helping them succeed.
• Nonprofits identified eight specific ways that funders can support them in increasing the use of technology for social impact.

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Click here to download the Executive Summary in PDF form

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Author

Tina Lee is Director of Innovation and Learning at ZeroDivide. She is responsible for developing and maintaining systems for collecting, analyzing, and evaluating program outcomes. She also identifies and tests new technology applications for community use and develops new ZeroDivide products and services. Prior to ZeroDivide, Tina worked as a fellow at the City of San Francisco’s Department of Technology Services, where she assisted the Chief Information Officer and Emerging Technologies Team in driving the City’s open government initiatives, including DataSF.

Tina’s professional experience includes management consulting, business development, and sales and recruiting in the technology industry, for private and non-profit organizations. In addition to serving on the advisory board of Netroots Nation, Tina is a board member of APIAVote, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing political participation by Asian and Pacific Islander American communities. Tina has a B.A. in Political, Legal and Economic Analysis and an MBA from Mills College. She also holds an M.A. in Education from Stanford University’s Learning, Design and Technology program.