Social Impact Insights
GitHub Social Impact articles, research and multimedia appearances.
Perspectives
Articles written by the Social Impact team and guest contributors. Click on a topic to sort.
GitHub Social Impact: How We're Driving Change with Social Sector Organizations
June 1, 2021
Admas Kanyagia
@admaskan
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What are digital public goods and the DPGA?
May 31, 2021
Lucy Harris, Mala Kumar
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How Tech for Social Good Supported the SDGs in 2020
May 31, 2021
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85
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Skills-Based Volunteering Program Design
May 24, 2021
Cynthia Lo
@csmlo
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The Collaboration Power of the MERL Center
May 21, 2021
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85
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Virtual Panel: How Open-Source is Helping to Change the World
May 20, 2021
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85
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Engaging employees through GitHub Gives 2020
May 10, 2021
Toya East
@toyae
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The Social Sector is Contributing to the Broader OSS Ecosystem
May 1, 2021
Mala Kumar
@malakumar85
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Research
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.
How has covid-19 advanced stakeholder capitalism?
Technical.ly
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How the WHO uses technology for early detection, verification and risk assessment of pandemics
GitHub Universe 2020
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Open Source for Good: COVID-19 Responses
GitHub Satellite 2020
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Opportunities and Barriers in Open Source in the Social Sector
ICT4D Podcast
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Why Open Source is More Important Than Ever
Accelerate Good Global 2019
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Social Sector and Open Source
GitHub Universe 2019
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Open Source for Good: The People and Projects Driving Change
GitHub Universe 2018
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