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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

Podcast Interviews of Jim Fruchterman

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