ELIGIBILITY:

The Accelerator is built exclusively for early-stage tech nonprofits. These are organizations that look like typical tech startups—they build tech products—and have selected a nonprofit structure because they are building for impact instead of profit.

Fast Forward’s program is designed to address the unique needs of tech nonprofits:

LEADERSHIP. Tech nonprofits face everything that is hard for a tech startup and everything that’s hard for a nonprofit. To pull it off, the leaders must have steadfast vision and incredible gumption.

LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROBLEM. People solve problems in front of them. We want to empower people to solve the problems they see and experience.

TECH TALENT. The tech vision should be the driving force of the organization and not an auxiliary program. To successfully execute that vision, tech talent must be in a leadership role.

POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT. Impact is a thorny subject. To get to the heart of an organization’s potential, we ask questions like: Who is the organization primarily serving? If successful, how many lives will be positively influenced? How deeply will the organization impact those lives?

SCALABILITY. Software scales incredibly well. We support organizations with a vision for change that is matched only by the potential for scale.

ALIGNMENT. Fast Forward is a small organization. As such, we choose organizations that we are best poised to help scale.

BENEFIT:

A $25,000 philanthropic grant, build community among your cohort, meet dozens of mentors from the tech & social sectors, and make connections to people who can help you scale.