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Harvard Computer Society Tech for Social Good

We are a 501(c)(3) organization that leverages Harvard talent to partner with nonprofits, government agencies, and social impact organizations to amplify their impact through technology.

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Past Clients

CDC
USDA
Clinton Foundation
ACLU
Wikipedia
UNICEF
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
USAID
Rainforest Connection
Ample Harvest
City of Boston
Fight for the Future
The Trevor Project
Change Climate Project
Matanataki
Ersilia
Unlocked Labs
SIRUM
Potencia
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter

We know that social impact work is resource-constrained, and we want to use tech to help you.


For free.

Benefits

Why Partner with Tech for Social Good?

Top Talent

Our selective application process and extensive training resources ensure that our members are ready to deliver impactful solutions.

Mission-Driven

We recruit members not just for their technical capacity and problem-solving ability, but for their passion for impact and drive to make a positive difference.

Pro Bono

We provide our services free of charge to all registered nonprofits, governments, and social impact organizations.

Our Services

Everything you need to further your impact as an organization.

We offer expertise in software engineering, UX research and design, tech ethics, and more!

UX Research and Design

Researching and designing human-centered products. Solutions include:

  • User Personas
  • User Interviews
  • Wireframes
  • High-Fidelity Prototypes

Software Engineering

Coding high-impact features and products. Solutions include:

  • Web Development
  • Mobile Development
  • Backend Development
  • Data Analytics and Visualization
  • Machine Learning and AI

Ethics Research

Researching and advocating for ethical issues. Solutions include:

  • Research on a tech ethics issue
  • Promoting ethical best practices
  • Engaging in policy-based advocacy
  • Developing ethical guidelines

Testimonials

Recommended by leaders across the nonprofit sector.

“I can not speak highly enough of Tech for Social Good. Their professionalism and attention to detail were very impressive, first taking the time to understand our needs and application use. This software will allow us to find and engage with humanitarian organizations wherever they are, which provides a powerful tool for us as we form alliances across Latin America. We recommend Tech for Social Good as a valuable partner for humanitarian organizations needing professional development.”

Voices of Venezuela
Migrant-led media initiative that connects migrant groups to information by government institutions and NGOs

“Tech for Social Good was instrumental in designing and building child welfare progress dashboards for New America's Child Welfare Public Interest Technology vertical. Prior to these dashboards, states had few ways to see how their foster care rules and requirements compared to other states. Now, they have a simple visual mechanism, that connects them with tractable resources for adopting other states' promising practices. The Tech for Social Good team was energetic, insightful, and talented, and I'm thrilled they chose me and my project! Can't wait to work with them again.”

Marina Nitze
Public Interest Technology Fellow, New America Foundation & former Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

“The whole team was very motivated and carried out a stupendous project. They were able to push the project quickly based on the timeline, communicate with our team on time and frequently for updates/collaboration, and stay proactive when reaching out for interviews with community partners. When they finished the project, they were able to hand off the design and documents in a timely manner. We were able to showcase their Figma demo to some of our potential funders and ended up getting funding. This wouldn't have been possible without the T4SG team. Thank you for choosing us as one of your clients!”

Potencia
Providing accessible, affordable, and effective English classes for adult immigrants in the U.S

“The T4SG team did an outstanding job at converting an incipient idea into a production-ready set of CI/CD actions that was immediately useful for us. We have adopted their solution and we have plans to build upon it. Moreover, the team was great at explaining their work in the mid-point and final check-in calls, as well as in the 1-1 meetings. The T4SG team excelled at transforming a nascent idea into a production-ready solution that proved immediately beneficial for us.”

Ersilia
Building the first AI-powered, open-source tool to streamline generation of antimicrobial drug candidates.

“We had a great experience working with Tech for Social Good. Their team was indispensable in implementing multiple features of our social-impact MVP. They are a pleasure to work with and took the time to really understand our needs and goals. I highly recommend Tech for Social Good to any social-impact organization that needs a knowledgeable and skilled development team.”

DonorSpring
Platform for nonprofits to find new donors and raise money from them

“T4SG has been an exceptional partner for us to work and innovate with, interpreting our ambitious ideas, always adding value, and enabling tech solutions that would normally be out of reach for impactful private sector businesses in countries like ours.”

Matanataki
Supporting Fijian businesses whose collective vision is to restore health to Fiji’s Vanua

“Tech for Social Good helped our NGO by developing a complete new digital infrastructure for our project. We were particularly impressed by how quickly the team understood our problem and the foresight with which the solution was developed. The result will allow us to scale our impact dramatically by using a decentralized and flexible platform structure. We can recommend Tech for Social Good to every organization that is looking for a creative, forward-looking and professional development of their software project in line with their mission.”

Audiopedia
Women's empowerment tech nonprofit, part of Wikimedia UNLOCK Accelerator

“The students we worked with took the time to understand the space we work in, empathized with our end users, conducted research, developed their own visions and ideas for how to improve our product and put together a beautiful set of designs to showcase it all. Our collaboration has been an absolute game changer for us.”

Unlocked Labs
Revolutionizing prison education

“The team was very professional and stayed ahead of all the deadlines they had set for themselves. They accomplished a lot of work in a short period of time. They were excellent communicators and took notes and feedback from us well. We were all very impressed by the presentations and the work that they delivered.”

Moneythink
Creating affordable post-secondary education pathways for students nationwide
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