Giving Compass' Take:

• In this podcast, panelists explore how tech philanthropy can leverage innovation to invest in assets within communities to provide support where necessary. 

• Tech philanthropy usually embraces risk and can be experimental. What are the benefits of this "fast failure" approach? How does it differ from traditional philanthropy? 

• Read more about the relationship between technology and philanthropy. 

Lowell, MA; Hershey, PA, and… the Bay Area? Company towns don’t look like they used to, and tech hot spots are the company towns for today’s digital age. Heavyweights in philanthropy look a little different these days, too: tech phenoms unafraid of risk and hungry to problem solve, at times to a fault.

Taking a historical lens to American company towns, we consider whether tech philanthropists can adopt and scale the blueprint a foundation used to innovatively revitalize a rural company town. From urban housing shortages to COVID-19, philanthropy’s human stakes have never been higher. In this podcast, we examine how the tech industry can get better at doing good.

Listen to the full podcast about tech philanthropy at Philanthropy and Social Movements.