Tina Lee presents at the
MotherCoders Demo Day at
Pivotal in New York City.
“Women reinvest 90 percent of income back into
their communities, so when we empower mothers,
everyone benefits.” —Tina Lee, founder, MotherCoders
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOTHERCODERS
move further along the digital transformation path.
In addition, TechSoup aims to expand its offerings
to purpose-built apps paired with expert
services. They believe this will help close the gap
between what’s commercially available and what
organizations are trying to achieve with technology.
“It’s the promise of doing things in a way that
can uplift many organizations at once—without
each shouldering the burden of becoming a technical
expert in developing applications, but rather
using what that organization uniquely knows—
which is having an understanding of the social
issue,” Masisak says. “Digital transformation is an
enormous opportunity for all of us.”
As part of its own digital transformation roadmap,
TechSoup is digging into emerging technologies.
“We are actively exploring blockchain for
validation services, so we can ensure the data we
have on the nonprofit sector is protected, secure,
and valid,” says Michael Enos, senior director of
community and platforms at TechSoup. “And we
are looking at leveraging machine learning to better
understand what nonprofits would benefit from
in terms of courses, resources, information, and
solutions,” he continues.
TechSoup is committed to improving civil society
by using technology as an enabler—to help people,
communities, and our collective future.
“There’s a lot of amazing social good going on,
and almost everything threads to technology. But
it’s not about the tech by itself,” Masisak says.
“Technology is not inherently good or inherently
bad. But if we help people use it effectively, that
makes a difference for them. It’s an exciting time.” ■
See how TechSoup uses cloud
technology to build a more equitable
planet. VMware.com/RADIUS