5. THINGS WE BELIEVE
• There’s a lot to love about tech, but not all
tech is good
• Every organization has social impact, but it's
not all positive
• Not all non-profits operate in the best service
of their mission
• But there’s a lot to be gained by combining
the positives from each sector
6.
7. WHAT BUSINESS CAN DO WELL
• operate efficiently
• think strategically
• be customer-focused
• use competition to improve impact
8. WHAT TECH STARTUPS CAN DO WELL
• innovate
• scale rapidly
• make things affordable
• democratize entire sectors
9. WHAT NON-PROFITS CAN DO WELL
• have a heart
• focus on outcomes beyond money
– people
– planet
– quality of life
10. Education Tech Impact Continuum
ONLINE HIGHER ED 1.0
- high cost, high debt
- low qualty, low persistence
- high profit
11. Education Tech Impact Continuum
PLAZA FAMILIA
• bilingual instruction for
English Language learners
• standards aligned
• culturally relevant
12. Health Tech Impact Continuum
PERSONALIZED MEDICAL
RESEARCH
- $5,000-$250,000 per patient
- (an actual Peter Thiel-funded
startup)
13. Health Tech Impact Continuum
ASTHMAPOLIS
- better control of chronic
asthma
- fewer ER visits, lower costs
14.
15. Tech Impact in Non-profits
• CRM and donor management systems
– Greater efficiency
• Social media
– better constituency communication and
engagement
• Transformative tech
– ????
17. A mobile app of
just in time, high-
quality information
and reminders to
manage the college
admission and
persistence process
College
SNAPPS
18. WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Assess your use of tech
– tactical?
– transformative?
• Break down the silos
• Imagine how tech can enable re-invention of
your model
19. OUR EMERGING
DEFINITION OF IMPACT
• Gap-closing
– Access
– Opportunity
– Achievement
• Democratizes sectors allowing new
entrepreneurs
• Reflects communities being served
Notas do Editor
The worlds are complicatedLet’s look at some examples
how many of you know what Uber ishow many of you have ever used ithow many of you think it's how your board members get around townhow many think it has positive / negative social impactuber isn't an obvious positive social impact business[how we see Uber as a positive social impact business]
The worlds are complicatedLet’s look at some examples
The worlds are complicatedLet’s look at some examples
The worlds are complicatedLet’s look at some examples
ASTHMAPOLIS- emergency asthma inhaler which sends an SMSto cloud whenever usedused for medication reminders, alert cliniciansreduces expensive ER visits and hospital readmitslowers costs of asthma management, improves health outcomesAsthma disproportionately impacts low income communities of colorreminders via text messages work better than pure patient education, pencil and paper forms