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The Tech Matters Podcast
Jim Fruchterman hosts the Tech Matters podcast, where he interviews the leaders of great tech for good nonprofits. There are so many amazing leaders out there doing incredible work, and Jim enjoys drawing out these often modest leaders so his listeners understand what breakthrough insights they have to share in addition to their exciting social enterprise stories.
Tech Matters: Season One
Episode 1: with Michael Sani of Play Verto
Gamification That Actually Works (For Social Impact)
Episode 2: with Ana Pantelic of MIT D-Lab
Using Apps to Bring Financial Empowerment to Low-Income Women
Episode 3: with Nithya Ramanathan of Nexleaf
Using the Internet of Things to Save Lives
Episode 4: with Jim Fruchterman of Tech Matters
Mid-Season Recap: Overcoming Skepticism
Episode 5: with Sanjay Purohit of Societal Platform
Finding the Simple Things that Scale... Massively
Episode 6: with Rebecca Masisak, TechSoup CEO
The amazing story of TechSoup Global
Episode 7: with Emily Jacobi of Digital Democracy
Defending Indigenous Rights with Data
Episode 8: with Jim Fruchterman of Tech Matters
Season One wrap-up: What's next for Tech For Good?
Tech Matters: Season Two
Episode 1: with Owen Barder of PxD
Part 1 - Overcoming the Market (Failure)
Episode 2: with Owen Barder of PxD
Part 2 - Overcoming the Market (Failure)
Episode 3: with Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, ex-Director of Witness
Fortifying Truth in the Age of Deepfakes
Episode 4: with Drew Sullivan of OCCRP
Exposing Global Corruption: Tech For Investigative Journalism
Episode 5: with DataKind co-founder Jake Porway
Uniting Data Science and Social Good
Episode 6: with Talking Points' Heejae Lim
Bridging the Education Gap: Tech-Driven Family Engagement
Episode 7: with Natalie Grillon of Open Supply Hub
Mapping the Global Supply Chain
Episode 8: with Jim Fruchterman of Tech Matters
The Balcony and the Dance Floor: Jim's Journey Towards a Better Deal for Data
Tech Matters: Season Three
Episode 1: with Shannon Farley and Kevin Barenblat of Fast Forward
From Idea to Fruition: Accelerating Nonprofits
Episode 2: with Tracy DeTomasi of Callisto
Breaking the Silence: Helping Survivors of Assault
Episode 3: with Sonja Bretschart of WeRobotics
Decolonizing Drones
Episode 4: with Dee Luo and Nick Hurlburt of Aselo
Helplines Reimagined
Podcast Interviews of Jim Fruchterman
Ignite Impact: Building Nonprofit SaaS That Actually Scales
Podcast: The Ignite Podcast | Host: Brian Bell of Team Ignite Ventures | Date: February 10, 2026
Jim Fruchterman’s Blueprint for Technology That Actually Serves Humanity
Podcast: The Business of Giving podcast | Host: Denver Frederick | Date: December 31, 2025
Tech for Good: Using Software & Data to Solve Society’s Biggest Problems with Jim Fruchterman
Podcast: Awarepreneurs Podcast | Host: Paul Zelizer | Date: September 23, 2025
Benetech Celebrates 25 Years of Making Books Accessible for Everyone
Podcast: Eye on Success | Hosts: Peter and Nancy Torpey | Date: March 19, 2025
The Balcony and the Dance Floor: Jim's Journey Towards a Better Deal for Data
Podcast: Tech Matters | Guest Host: Nithya Ramanathan | Date: May 3, 2024
Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Social Change: A Conversation with Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Tech Matters
Podcast: The Business of Giving | Host: Denver Frederick | Date: June 16, 2023
Tech Matters - Jim Fruchterman - The Intentional Nonprofit
Podcast: The Software Agents | Date: September 3, 2020
Jim Fruchterman, Benetech | Technology Serving Humanity #TechForGood
Podcast: Social Entrepreneur | Host: Tony Loyd | Date: August 22, 2016
Jim Fruchterman - Harnessing Technology for Social Enterprise
Podcast: Inside Social Innovation | Date: March 29, 2010