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.
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
@csmloRequest for proposals: Defining standardized GitHub metrics
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85The 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
@malakumar85Virtual 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.
Research report
Open Source Software in the Social Sector
Examining Barriers, Successes, and Opportunities
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Videos, podcasts and other external Social Impact team appearances.
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
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