More and more of my friends have started fundraisers on the social media platform, asking their network to donate to sea rescue efforts of refugees or coding courses for marginalised women. As co-founder of betterplace, Germany’s largest online donation platform for social projects and a not-for-profit organisation, I’m following this trend with great interest (and not complete emotional neutrality).

Around the same time, I came across other examples of tech companies taking on tasks, associated closely with civil society organisations (CSOs). These include the role amazon has started to play in disaster relief. Thus the company has used its logistical expertise and infrastructure to deliver humanitarian responses in a number of recent natural disasters, from floods in India to hurricanes in the Caribbean. Amazon also enables people to contribute to charities through direct cash donations from their amazon account and is creatively being used by customers who create wish lists for beneficiaries such as flood victims in Chennai.

Read the full article about tech and society by Joana Breidenbach at Medium.