5 tips on going digital from the CEO of the world's first and only tech non-profit accelerator

Transitioning to a virtual world

Why It Matters

With 82 percent of social impact organizations digitizing some or all of their services, many organizations cancelling fundraising events, and a massive drop in donations, Canadaโ€™s social impact sector is facing a reckoning. Fast Forward founder and CEO Shannon Farley shares five ways non-profits can use tech to support their beneficiaries and scale their impact.

For most non-profits in Canada, the arrival of COVID-19 dramatically changed the course of their day-to-day operations โ€” as well as what they could expect from the year ahead. Four months into the pandemic and some of Canadaโ€™s leading charities, including the Canadian Cancer Society and Diabetes Canada, are forecasting 40 to 50 percent drops in revenue this year alone. Most non-profit employees are working from home. And 82 percent of organizations โ€”ย across all social impact sectors โ€” are digitizing all or some of their services.

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