Social Impact Insights
GitHub Social Impact articles, research and multimedia appearances.
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Articles written by the Social Impact team and guest contributors. Click on a topic to sort.
Moving The MERL Center to its New Home
Sidney Espinosa, Bonnie Wolfe
Skills-Based Volunteering case study - Open Source in the Social Sector for the United Nations Workshop
Cynthia Lo
@csmloCommission on the Status of Women, 2023 GitHub event recaps
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo
Apply now to our Open Source Community Manager Program to support DPGs!
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Social Impact, Tech for Social Good at CSW 2023
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo
How Tech for Social Good supported the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2022
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo
GitHub Gives 2022: Creating positive, lasting contributions in our communities
Toya East
@toyaeTech for Social Good 2022 Recap
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Sean Marcia, Bonnie Wolfe
Social Impact at GitHub Universe 2022
Camaley Jennings
@camaleyjennings1Skills-Based Volunteering case study - Digital Development Compass with the United Nations Development Programme
Cynthia Lo
@csmloNow available! Spanish and Arabic versions of our OSS report.
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85GitHub at the 77th United Nations General Assembly
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Volunteer on digital public goods for Hacktoberfest 2022!
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Sean Marcia, Admas Kanyagia
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2022 micro-mentoring
Toya East
@toyaeRead our new research report on Open Source Software in India, Kenya, Egypt and Mexico
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Social Impact, Tech for Social Good at UNGA77
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo
Skills-Based Volunteering case study - Security rapid risk assessments with the Norwegian Refugee Council
Cynthia Lo
@csmloEmployee Community Engagement through Volunteer Month 2022
Toya East
@toyaeExternal: Tech industry is uniquely placed to make the world a better place
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85External: Exclusion begets Exclusion!
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Skills-Based Volunteering case study - Accessibility and technical documentation with Greenpeace
Cynthia Lo
@csmloTech for Social Good is hiring two contractors
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85The second MERL Center stipend application is now open
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85The World Health Organization is launching its Open Source Programme Office
Mala Kumar, Bassem Dghaidi, Dusan Milovanovìc
GitHub Social Impact at MozFest 2022
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Camaley Jennings
Participate in our new research project on standardized GitHub metrics
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Peter Cihon, Tarunima Prabhakar
How Tech for Social Good supported the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2021
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Camaley Jennings
Tech for Social Good, 2021 Recap
Mala Kumar, Cynthia Lo, Camaley Jennings
Employee Champions inspire colleagues to give back
Camaley Jennings, Toya East
Volunteering with Brazil’s Social Opportunity Institute
Camaley Jennings, Pedro Lacerda
Guide to initiating a Skills-Based Volunteering Program
Cynthia Lo
@csmloSocial Impact at GitHub Universe 2021
Mala Kumar, Toya East, Cynthia Lo, Camaley Jennings
Apply now for GitHub Universe 2021 micro-mentoring
Toya East
@toyaeSkills-Based Volunteering case study - Data visualization with Mobile Pathways
Cynthia Lo
@csmloDive into Skills-Based Volunteering’s Pilot Project with DHIS2
Cynthia Lo
@csmloThe MERL Center website is now live!
Mala Kumar, Stephanie Coker
The Epidemiologist R Handbook, a new open source public health resource
Neale Batra, Mala Kumar
Removing Barriers with Code Tenderloin
Toya East, Camaley Jennings
Participate in our research project on OSS in the social sector in low- and middle-income countries
Mala Kumar, Gina Assaf
GitHub Social Impact: How We're Driving Change with Social Sector Organizations
Admas Kanyagia
@admaskanWhat are digital public goods and the DPGA?
Lucy Harris, Mala Kumar
How Tech for Social Good Supported the SDGs in 2020
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Skills-Based Volunteering Program Design
Cynthia Lo
@csmloThe Collaboration Power of the MERL Center
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85External: Virtual Panel - How Open-Source is Helping to Change the World
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Engaging employees through GitHub Gives 2020
Toya East
@toyaeThe Social Sector is Contributing to the Broader OSS Ecosystem
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85Research
Comprehensive research, key findings and supporting documentation.
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Open Source Software in the Social Sector
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Videos, podcasts and other external Social Impact team appearances.
Centering Women's Equity in Digital Technology
GitHub Tech for Social Good
Social Sector GitHub Guidance
GitHub Tech for Social Good
OSPOs in the UN System - a Spotlight on WHO
GitHub and WHO, UNGA77 side-event
GitHub & UNDP: Accelerating National Digital Transformation with the Digital Development Compass
GitHub and UNDP, UNGA77 side-event
Championing Open-Source in International Public Health: WHO and GitHub
Linux Foundation Public Health
Keynote: How to Combat Global Systems of Oppression in the Tech Industry
DrupalCon Portland 2022
OSS in India, Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico
MozFest 2022
How GitHub is Working Towards Making the World a Better Place
The Business of Vulnerability
Impact Evaluation: Centering Equity in Data Design
Corporate Impact Leaders Forum 2021: Lead with Equity
Building tech in the Humanitarian Sector
GitHub Universe 2021
OSS Research in India, Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico
GitHub Universe 2021
Technology as a Tool for Social Good
Agri-D Convention 2021
Preparing for the next generation of developer communities
2021 Microsoft Research Summit
From Open Software to Open Culture - Opportunities and challenges of open source to support the United Nation mandate
United Nations General Assembly 2021
How has covid-19 advanced stakeholder capitalism?
Technical.ly
The Case for OSPOs in Government and Academia
OpenForum Europe
How the WHO uses technology for early detection, verification and risk assessment of pandemics
GitHub Universe 2020
Open Source for Good: COVID-19 Responses
GitHub Satellite 2020
Opportunities and Barriers in Open Source in the Social Sector
ICT4D Podcast
Why Open Source is More Important Than Ever
Accelerate Good Global 2019
Social Sector and Open Source
GitHub Universe 2019
Open Source for Good: The People and Projects Driving Change
GitHub Universe 2018