Best Techforgood Podcasts (2025)

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Investing in #TechforGood with Paul Miller, Managing Partner and CEO, Bethnal Green Ventures 21:04

2d ago21:04

21:04

Let us know what you think of the show Joining us in this episode is Paul Miller, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV). BGV started in 2012, with social innovation camps aiming to bring together people at the sharp end of social and environmental challenges with some of the best tech talent in the UK. The fou…

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Helplines Reimagined, with Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt of Tech Matter's Aselo 40:43

1M ago40:43

40:43

In this special episode of the Tech Matters Podcast, we dive into the inspiring story of Aselo, a groundbreaking contact center platform designed to empower child helplines worldwide. Aselo is revolutionizing how organizations provide counseling, resources, and care through modern, purpose-built technology. Join us as we explore the journey of Dire…

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How organisations can work to secure kids' rights to play and outdoor spaces with Marianne Mannello from Play Wales 34:35

1M ago34:35

34:35

Let us know what you think of the show Join us for our latest episode this time with Marianne Mannello, Assistant Director at Play Wales, a charity championing/promoting/advocating for children’s needs and rights to play. We talk about how outdoor play has changed in Wales and other countries over time, the different factors that can affect childre…

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NHS Hack Day - connecting tech and public service leaders - with Dr Anne Marie Cunningham 30:36

2M ago30:36

30:36

Let us know what you think of the show In this episode we speak with Dr Anne Marie Cunningham, GP, former Associate Medical Director at Digital Health and Care Wales and now GP Advisor at the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Anne Marie talks to us about the NHS Hack Day coming up 1st-2nd March in Cardiff, how such events can build greater …

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Finding radical, trauma-informed and inclusive approaches to health with Dr Karen Sankey, #TheHolisticMedic 28:52

4M ago28:52

28:52

Let us know what you think of the show Join us for our latest episode this time with Dr Karen Sankey (#TheHolisticMedic), GP and therapeutic coach. Dr Sankey set up Community Wellness CIC, a social enterprise designed to enable people marginalised by mainstream service approaches to find new approaches to wellbeing that respect acceptance, compassi…

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Engaging, developing, or organising with communities? Talking 'People before Programme' with Citizen UK's Tim Hall 35:43

5M ago35:43

35:43

Let us know what you think of the show This episode introduces Dr Tim Hall, former academic lecturer, now Academic in Residence for Citizens UK, a network of groups and institutions apply a Community Organising approach to bring communities together to inspire and create change. The organisation has a long history of campaigning, but aims to do so …

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Creating a Patient-led revolution in healthcare with Susannah Fox, author of Rebel Health 26:37

5M ago26:37

26:37

Let us know what you think of the show This episode we welcomed Susannah Fox, author of Rebel Health and former Chief Technology Officer for the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Susannah walks us through why she chose to write a book about the need for more community- and patient-orientated healthcare innovation, but how such …

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Primary Care as a place of sanctuary for migrant groups: introducing Lizzie, Makeda and Mohammed from the Cardiff Refugee Project 23:57

6M ago23:57

23:57

Let us know what you think of the show For our 10th episode we welcome Lizzie O'Brien, Makeda Kingue and Mohammed Quhill, current and former students of Cardiff Medical School all involved with Cardiff Refugee Health Project. The group talk about their work with Doctors of the World UK promoting the Safe Surgeries toolkit, designed to support prima…

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Disclaimer for Disney/Lucasfilm - the Chewies we're discussing today aren't one of yours 39:15

7M ago39:15

39:15

Let us know what you think of the show In our 9th episode we talk to Dr Connie Junghans, GP in Westminster, London, Senior Clinical Fellow at Imperial College London and Clinical Lead for the Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs - hence the bad Star Wars joke...) programme in West London. Connie talks to us about how they've implemented th…

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Increasing action on social determinants of health in primary care with Dr Selva Selvarajah, GP at Bromley-by-Bow 27:23

7M ago27:23

27:23

Let us know what you think of the show Join us for our 8th episode as we speak with Dr Selva Selvarajah, a GP Partner at St Andrews Health Centre at the infamous Bromley-by-Bow Health Centre in Tower Hamlets, east London. Selva narrates a brief history of how Bromley-by-Bow grew from its roots as a community-led social action organisation into one …

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Integrating primary care, health and community services at a neighbourhood level with Pippa Britton OBE 30:24

8M ago30:24

30:24

Let us know what you think of the show In this episode we speak with Pippa Britton OBE, Vice Chair of the Board of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Vice Chair of Sport Wales and double Paralympian for Great Britain. Pippa speaks about what integration of services could mean at a neighbourhood level and what effects this might have on experien…

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International health partnerships and frugal innovation with Dr Matt Harris 40:03

10M ago40:03

40:03

Let us know what you think of the show In this episode we speak with Dr Matt Harris, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Imperial College London, on how working overseas in low- and middle-income countries changed his perspective and practice and how such experiences, including in a partnership arrangement, could share learning, improve se…

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Promoting public and community involvement in healthcare with Professor Jennie Popay 32:31

10M ago32:31

32:31

Let us know what you think of the show In this episode we speak with Professor Jennie Popay, Professor of Sociology and Public Health at Lancaster University on why and how communities of interest or of place can, and should, be involved in the planning and evaluation of health services. Jennie leads us on a path of understanding the history of pub…

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Developing health service and training pathways for health equity in Ireland with Dr Austin O'Carroll 29:04

11M ago29:04

29:04

Let us know what you think of the show In this 4th podcast episode of the series we interview Austin O'Carroll, an inner city GP in Dublin since 1997, founder of Safety Net Ireland, a charity working to improve healthcare access for people who are homeless, and co-founder of the North Dublin City GP Training programme aiming to recruit and train GP…

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Season Two wrap-up: What We Heard and Where To Next 8:38

12M ago8:38

8:38

In wrapping up Season Two, Jim extends his heartfelt gratitude to our devoted listeners and the extraordinary tech nonprofit leaders who've shared their impactful stories. Furthermore, this season wouldn't have been possible without the generous support of our major donors, including the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Okta for Good, the Skoll Foun…

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The Balcony and the Dance Floor: Jim's Journey Towards a Better Deal for Data 36:32

12M ago36:32

36:32

For our final episode of season 2, this time it's Jim who sits on the other end. Our special guest host is his longtime mentee — and CEO of Nexleaf Analytics — Nithya Ramanathan. What led to the decision to prioritize social impact over the stereotypical Silicon Valley (attempt at) wealth for its own sake? Guided by Nithya's insightful questioning,…

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Mapping the Global Supply Chain, with Natalie Grillon of Open Supply Hub 34:56

1y ago34:56

34:56

Open Supply Hub is more than just a database; it's a movement towards a more ethical and sustainable future. By crowdsourcing data and providing a unique identifier for facilities, they've created a system that benefits everyone from brands to auditors and even the workers themselves. Today's conversation covers the inception of Open Supply Hub and…

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Bridging the Education Gap: Talking Points' Heejae Lim on Tech-Driven Family Engagement 39:14

1y ago39:14

39:14

Dive into the heart of social tech innovation with Heejae Lim, the trailblazing founder and CEO of TalkingPoints. Heejae recounts the inception of her groundbreaking app, which stands out as a rare success story in a sea of well-intentioned but often ineffective educational apps. TalkingPoints isn't just another tool in the edtech arsenal; it's a g…

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Uniting Data Science and Social Good, with DataKind co-founder Jake Porway 37:05

1y ago37:05

37:05

"What could the nonprofit sector do if every nonprofit had Google's engineering team?" (J. P.) In this thought-provoking episode, we sat down with Jake Porway, the visionary co-founder of DataKind, to explore the transformative potential of harnessing data science for the nonprofit sector. Jake takes us through the journey of the organization from …

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Community Development and Organising with Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE)'s Dave Horton, former Co-Director and Learning & Training Director 32:07

1y ago32:07

32:07

Let us know what you think of the show In our 3rd episode of the series we interview Dave Horton, former Co-Director of ACE (Action in Caerau and Ely - www.aceplace.org) on the story of how a small community-based organisation in the west of Cardiff has grown in size and impact through its application of an Asset-Based Community Development approac…

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Exposing Global Corruption: Tech For Investigative Journalism, with Drew Sullivan of OCCRP 35:06

1y ago35:06

35:06

"It takes a network to fight a network" (D. S.) In the labyrinth of global corruption and organized crime, a beacon of truth shines through the data-driven work of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). This episode takes a deep dive with co-founder Drew Sullivan as he shares the story behind the most comprehensive database o…

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Fortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes: Lessons from Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness 30:39

1y ago30:39

30:39

“Seeing is no longer believing. You need to fortify the truth.” (Y.A.T.) Generative AI, deepfakes… we’ve known the risks for a while, but the dangers feel ever closer given the amazing advancements of orgs like OpenAI. Meanwhile, human rights activists have faced these risks for years (think of doctored videos, misleading evidence, or the total abs…

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Baby and Me in Newport with Mark Carter from Barnardos - a proactive, trauma-informed model to transform outcomes for parents and children 30:31

1y ago30:31

30:31

Let us know what you think of the show This 2nd episode of the Community, Health and Capital series interviews Mark Carter, a former social worker now Assistant Director for Children's Services at Barnardos covering south east Wales. Mark describes Baby and Me - a collaboration between local services and the third sector in Newport supporting paren…

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Part 2 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD 27:46

1y ago27:46

27:46

Picking up where we left off with Owen Barder, Jim digs deeper into how tech enters the discussion, in particular what Precision Development has been doing to tackle major sustainable agriculture challenges in developing countries. Key topics: When to do AB testing (à la Facebook) vs. a full-blown Randomized Control Trial (the typical government ap…

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Part 1 - Overcoming the Market (Failure), with Owen Barder of PxD 34:05

1+ y ago34:05

34:05

Throughout Owen's journey, one central question has been: How do you navigate market failure, especially when the stakes are sky-high? The typical choice between government intervention vs. private investment vs. third sector solutions often can't cut it. Owen and innovators like him don't have all the answers, but are able operate at the highest i…

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Coming Soon: Tech Matters Season 2, on the Power of Data! 1:51

1+ y ago1:51

1:51

As we learned from Nithya Ramanathan in Season 1, data = money = power. To understand what this means for our future, and what we can actually do about it, we're coming back strong with a whole new lineup of interviews in Season 2. You'll hear from Jake Porway, co-founder of Datakind, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm of Witness, Owen Barder of Precision Dev…

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The power of listening and relationships: interview with Dr Mark Spencer, GP and co-founder, Healthier Fleetwood 36:06

1+ y ago36:06

36:06

Let us know what you think of the show This 1st episode of the Community, Health and Capital series interviews Dr Mark Spencer, a GP in Fleetwood in Lancashire. Mark talks through his career as a GP and how an encounter with a young man suffering from alcohol problems changed the way Mark thought about what value primary care and integrated service…

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Season One wrap-up: What's next for Tech For Good? With Jim Fruchterman 14:44

3y ago14:44

14:44

As we draw the curtain on Season 1, Jim takes us back through some of the most captivating insights shared by our remarkable guests. It's a reaffirmation of why technology serves as a catalyst for monumental social change and why it's equally crucial to grasp the boundaries of technology and its ethical development. Join us for a retrospective that…

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Defending Indigenous Rights with Data, with Emily Jacobi of Digital Democracy 40:43

3+ y ago40:43

40:43

Get ready to meet Emily Jacobi, co-founder of Digital Democracy, a non-profit on a mission to harness the transformative power of technology for marginalized communities. Join us as we delve into their remarkable work, from empowering local partners in Haiti to Peru to track cultural and geographical data. This data, in turn, becomes compelling leg…

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Validating the Path Forward 41:00

3+ y ago41:00

41:00

Having the opportunity to preview builds is one of the cornerstones of the Windows Insider Program. We have discussed many aspects of how a build makes its way externally to Insiders, beginning with new code being written, continuing to the build “snap” (aka: compiling the build), to media availability, to flighting, and of course the feedback proc…

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The amazing story of TechSoup Global, with CEO Rebecca Masisak 41:55

3+ y ago41:55

41:55

Join us in an insightful journey with Rebecca Masisak, the dynamic CEO of TechSoup Global, as she unravels the fascinating evolution of the organization's mission. Starting as CompuMentor, their initial focus was on providing tech volunteer services to nonprofits. Over time, they expanded their impact by offering donated software and hardware at st…

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The Kitchen Sink of Conversations 38:48

3+ y ago38:48

38:48

Fellow Windows Insider Program team member Brandon Leblanc is our guest this month as we cover a variety of topics including Surface devices, features in recent WIP builds, the seventh anniversary of the Windows Insider Program, and even TikTok videos! Tune in for the variety, stay for the fun! Click here for transcript of this episode. Microsoft D…

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A Dynamic Duo for the Ages 35:46

3+ y ago35:46

35:46

Throughout time there have been many dynamic duos which left their mark on the future. In the modern era, few, if any, combinations have been more impactful than the blending of hardware and software. Dani Tene joins us this month to discuss mixing hardware, software, your career, and more! Click here for transcript of this episode. Microsoft Docs …

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Finding the Simple Things that Scale... Massively, with Sanjay Purohit of Societal Platform 41:05

3+ y ago41:05

41:05

Meet Sanjay Purohit, the visionary Chief Curator of Societal Platform, on a mission to orchestrate a vibrant ecosystem of changemakers, organizations, and initiatives committed to tackling grand-scale challenges head-on. In this episode, he takes us on an illuminating journey through the intricacies of his role. Uncover the secrets of designing, no…

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Trailer: Introducing WorkLab, Microsoft’s new podcast 1:16

3+ y ago1:16

1:16

Everything we thought we knew about work—where we do it, when we do it, how we do it—has been turned on its head. Where is it all going, and is there a map to get us there? WorkLab is a new podcast from Microsoft that taps into data and research to guide you on the road ahead. Leaders and scientists share the company’s findings, and we’ll hear stor…

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Input goes here. Period. 50:13

3+ y ago50:13

50:13

Are you a fan of voice typing? How about the touch keyboard? If you’re interested in Windows 11 and the evolving landscape of device input methods, you won’t want to miss this conversation as we deep-dive into these topics and more with Program Manager Hadley Griffin and Senior Designer Julia Carlson. Join in! Click here for transcript of this epis…

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Bringing Windows 11 to Insiders 38:43

3+ y ago38:43

38:43

With the variety and importance of conversations surrounding Windows 11, what does this new version of Windows mean for the Windows Insider program? How are we delivering this release to Insiders? Amanda Langowski and Brandon LeBlanc join Jason Howard to discuss these topics and more! Click here for transcript of this episode. Amanda (McClellan) La…

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Mid-Season Recap: Overcoming Skepticism, with Jim Fruchterman 12:16

4y ago12:16

12:16

In this recap episode, Jim steps in to reflect on the insights we've gathered from our exceptional guests, Mike, Ana, and Nithya. He also shares the personal journey that brought him to becoming a social entrepreneur. Join us as Jim dives into the essence of human-centered design, the art of navigating skepticism on the path of social entrepreneurs…

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Designing for a Billion 44:49

4y ago44:49

44:49

The Windows 11 journey is officially underway! There are lots of changes to explore, but it’s important to understand the backstory of those changes and the process and efforts that drove them. Sheetal Agarwal from User Research and Hanna McLaughlin from Design join us this month to cover these topics and more! Click here for transcript of this epi…

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You Are What You Deploy 49:12

4y ago49:12

49:12

If you’ve heard the adage of “you are what you eat,” you likely realize the literal truth of the statement. The same is true in the computing world as your PC becomes what you deploy to it! Understanding the basics of deployment (and recovery paths of needed!) are vital in staying up-to-date and secure. Aaron Lower from the Windows Fundamentals tea…

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Finding the “You” in Trust 54:45

4y ago54:45

54:45

Trust is so much more than a buzzword, it’s the foundation upon which long-lasting relationships are built. What happens when you combine a passion for building customer relationships with a desire to create lasting impact? Joining us this month is Doug Winnie, Windows Insider MVP and customer advocate, as we discuss change management, being authen…

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