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The Tech That Comes Next

How Changemakers, Phila nthropists, and Technologists Can Build An Equita ble World

A Sample Ward Afua Bruce

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English
John Wiley & Sons Inc
04 March 2022
Changing the way we use, develop, and fund technology for social change is possible, and it starts with you. The Tech That Comes Next: How Changemakers, Philanthropists, and Technologists Can Build an Equitable World outlines a vision of a more equitable and just world along with practical steps to creating it, appropriately leveraging technology along the way.

In the book, you'll find:

Strategies for changing culture and investments inside social impact organizations Ways to change technology development so it incorporates more of society Examples of data, security, and privacy laws and policies that need to change to protect vulnerable populations and advance positive change

Ideal for nonprofit leaders, social activists, policymakers, technologists, entrepreneurs, founders, managers, and other business leaders, The Tech That Comes Next belongs in the libraries of anyone who envisions a world in which technology helps advance, rather than hinders, positive social change.

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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 165mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   528g
ISBN:   9781119859819
ISBN 10:   1119859816
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi One Where We Are and How We Got Here 1 Two Where Are We Going? 15 Three Changing Technology Culture and Investments Inside Social Impact Organizations 29 Four Changing Technology Development Inside and for Social Impact 63 Five Changing Technology and Social Impact Funding 91 Six Changing Laws and Policies 127 Seven Changing Conditions for Communities 157 Eight Start Building Power for What's Next 183 Nine Where Will You Go Next? 195 Ten Resources for What Comes Next 205 Notes 221 Index 231

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's second book, Social Change Anytime Everywhere, was a Terry McAdam Book Award finalist. 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, nonprofit, private, and academic sectors, as she has held senior science and technology positions at a data science nonprofit, the White House, the FBI, and IBM. Afua has a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, as well as an MBA.

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