NTEN

Connect with nonprofit peers, find practical technology guidance, and build relationships that support social change work.

Save on NTEN learning, events, and job postings while connecting with peers and supporting technology for social change.

Build practical nonprofit technology skills through flexible, expert-led courses that fit your schedule and can contribute toward a professional certificate.

Build practical nonprofit technology fluency and earn a credential that helps you make strategic, equitable technology decisions in support of your organization’s mission.

Build practical knowledge and strategies to bridge digital divides, advance equity, and create more inclusive digital communities.

Build the confidence and clarity to explore and apply AI ethically, equitably, and in service of nonprofit missions.

Helps foundation and grantmaking professionals develop ethical, strategic, and mission-aligned approaches to AI in philanthropy.

Build practical cybersecurity knowledge and stronger security practices to help protect nonprofit data, people, and mission.

Build practical open source skills to help create collaborative, user-centered technology that supports your nonprofit’s mission.

Builds skills to use AI responsibly in advocacy and advocate effectively on AI policy.

Equip community-focused professionals to build sustainable digital literacy programs and help their communities access technology and develop digital skills.

Build technology leadership and planning skills, advance a strategic project, and gain guidance and peer support to put technology to work for your organization.

Helps nonprofits identify security risks, strengthen safeguards, and create an actionable plan to protect their data, people, and mission.

Assess technology practices, understand adoption, and identify investment priorities to help your nonprofit better meet its mission.

Helps nonprofit teams make more equitable technology decisions, investments, and implementation choices in service of their staff and communities.

Build practical technology skills, exchange ideas with nonprofit peers, and connect with a community working to advance social change.

Use nonprofit technology research, benchmarks, and practical resources to make better-informed technology decisions and assess organizational practices.

Provides funding, recognition, and connections to help public-interest open-source software projects support nonprofits and social change.

NTEN community

NTEN community brings together nonprofit staff, board members, volunteers, funders, consultants, and vendors who want to use technology for social change. People connect through online groups and local tech clubs to ask questions, find support, share practical guidance, and build relationships. Participation is open to members and nonmembers; a free NTEN account is required to access the community platform.

• Find Peer Support And Guidance
  Connect with people who understand nonprofit technology work, exchange practical guidance, and find support in groups centered on shared interests or identities.
• Learn And Connect Locally
  Meet other nonprofit professionals through local gatherings focused on learning about technology and building community connections.
• Participate Without Membership
  Join the NTEN community without becoming a member. Create a free NTEN account to access the community platform and begin connecting.
• Join Community Conversations
  Attend group-hosted events in virtual or in-person formats, including topic-based calls and meetups that bring community members together.
• Lead A Community Group
  Take an active role in the community by organizing an online group or local tech club, or apply to establish a group in a new region.

NTEN membership

NTEN membership supports the organization’s work to advance the skillful and equitable use of technology for social change. Members receive discounts on NTEN courses and certificates, Nonprofit Technology Conference registration, and job board postings and featured placement. Membership also offers quarterly calls with the NTEN community, free access to read and contribute to the Journal of Technology in Human Services, opportunities to write for NTEN’s blog, and opportunities to take action with NTEN to advocate for change across sectors.

• Save 50% On Courses And Certificates
  Members pay half the standard price for NTEN courses and professional certificates, making NTEN’s educational programs more affordable.
• Save On Conference Registration
  Members can attend the Nonprofit Technology Conference at a discounted registration price.
• Connect Through Quarterly Calls
  Members can take part in quarterly calls to connect with the NTEN community.
• Take Action For Cross-Sector Change
  Members can participate in opportunities to take action with NTEN and advocate for change across sectors.
• Save 50% On Job Board Listings
  Members can reduce the cost of posting jobs and purchasing featured placement on NTEN’s job board.
• Read And Contribute To The Journal
  Membership provides free access to read the Journal of Technology in Human Services and contribute to it.
• Share Your Expertise Through NTEN
  Members can write blog posts for publication on NTEN’s website and sharing with the NTEN community.

NTEN Courses

NTEN courses are online, self-paced trainings led by experienced nonprofit technology practitioners. Designed for nonprofit professionals, they build practical skills that can be applied directly to work. The catalog includes more than 100 courses across topics such as AI, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, IT, leadership, communications, fundraising, and programs. Courses take about 45–60 minutes and include captions and transcripts. Completed courses in relevant categories can count toward NTEN professional certificates.

• Apply Practical Skills At Work
  Learn practical technology skills from experienced practitioners and apply them directly to nonprofit work.
• Learn On Your Schedule
  Complete online courses at your own pace, with lessons lasting about 45–60 minutes to fit around your schedule.
• Explore 100+ Course Options
  Choose from a growing catalog of more than 100 courses spanning technology and nonprofit work topics.
• Count Courses Toward Certificates
  Apply courses already completed in relevant categories toward progress on an NTEN professional certificate.
• Access Captions And Transcripts
  Use the included captions and transcripts while completing courses.
• Save 50% As An NTEN Member
  NTEN members receive 50% off course registration, paying $60 per course compared with $120 for non-members.
• Save With Team Registrations
  Purchase multiple registrations for a team at the NTEN member rate without requiring membership. Discounts grow as more registrations are added.

Nonprofit Technology Professional Certificate

NTEN’s original and most versatile credential, designed for nonprofit staff across roles and departments. Learners select courses in IT, leadership, programs, communications, and other categories to build broad fluency in using technology for mission-driven work. The program requires 13 one-hour courses and a final assignment, takes about 14 hours, and can be completed at the learner’s own pace within 12 months. It helps participants make informed, equity-centered technology decisions that connect strategy with everyday operations, program delivery, and engagement goals.

• Make Mission-Aligned Technology Decisions
  Connect technology strategy to everyday operations, program delivery, and engagement goals while keeping mission and equity in view.
• Build Skills Across Key Areas
  Develop a broad understanding of technology’s role across nonprofit operations, program delivery, communications, and organizational leadership.
• Tailor Learning To Your Goals
  Select courses that fit your role, interests, and learning goals, with flexibility to explore courses before choosing a certificate path.
• Learn At Your Own Pace
  Fit certificate coursework around other commitments, with up to a year to complete the program.
• Complete A Clear Learning Path
  Follow defined course requirements across core nonprofit technology areas and complete a final assignment as part of earning the credential.
• Demonstrate Nonprofit Technology Know-How
  Earn a professional credential that demonstrates nonprofit technology knowledge and supports professional growth.
• Save With NTEN Member Pricing
  NTEN members pay the stated member rate of $500, compared with $1,000 for non-members.

Digital Equity Professional Certificate

Designed with guidance from digital inclusion experts, this certificate helps nonprofit professionals understand the systemic barriers that create digital divides and strategies for addressing them through community-centered approaches. Learners explore digital literacy, digital redlining, trauma-informed training, fair chance hiring, and accessible program design, alongside leadership courses that support internal and external equity efforts. The program includes 13 one-hour courses and a final assignment, with a flexible course selection and up to 12 months to complete it.

• Bridge Digital Divides
  Develop knowledge of the systemic barriers behind digital divides and strategies for addressing them through thoughtful, community-centered approaches.
• Explore Digital Inclusion Practices
  Study practical topics connected to digital inclusion, from digital literacy and redlining to trauma-informed training and accessible program design.
• Choose A Personalized Course Path
  Choose courses aligned with your learning goals while completing the certificate’s required digital inclusion, leadership, elective, and final assignment components.
• Complete Learning On Your Schedule
  Fit the courses and final assignment around your schedule, progressing at your own pace and taking up to a year to finish.
• Guide Equity Efforts
  Build strategic knowledge for guiding equity efforts within your organization and in its work with external communities.
• Save On Course Registration
  Pay less than the individual course registration cost when enrolling in a certificate. NTEN members receive a 50% discount on certificate registration.

AI for Nonprofits Professional Certificate

A professional certificate for nonprofit staff who want to explore AI while keeping ethics, equity, and impact in view. The program helps participants learn to integrate AI tools and strategies in ethical, mission-aligned, and community-centered ways. Learners complete 13 one-hour courses and a final assignment: six AI courses, two leadership courses, and five courses of their choice. Courses are self-paced, and participants have up to 12 months to complete the certificate. Topics include AI for fundraising, communications, and grant writing; bias mitigation; responsible AI policies; technology planning; and privacy.

Category: AI Training Services

• Apply AI With Mission-Aligned Care
  Learn to approach AI adoption with attention to ethics, equity, impact, and the needs of the communities nonprofits serve.
• Explore AI For Everyday Nonprofit Work
  Explore AI applications and responsible practices related to fundraising, communications, grant writing, and other nonprofit work.
• Strengthen AI Planning And Governance
  Build knowledge of technology planning and privacy alongside AI topics to support informed decisions about organizational adoption and governance.
• Choose Courses That Match Your Goals
  Select five courses from any category in addition to the required AI and leadership courses, tailoring the certificate pathway to individual learning goals and interests.
• Complete The Certificate At Your Pace
  Work through the courses and final assignment on your own schedule, with up to 12 months from enrollment to finish.
• Save On Certificate Registration
  Pay less than the cost of registering for the same number of courses individually. NTEN members receive a 50% discount on certificates.

AI for Foundations Professional Certificate

Co-produced with the Technology Association of Grantmakers, this professional certificate is designed for foundations and grantmakers exploring ethical and strategic uses of AI in philanthropy. Its courses cover real-world applications such as operational efficiencies, data and impact analysis, bias mitigation, and strategic planning. Learners examine AI through the lenses of equity and transparency and develop practices intended to support their philanthropic mission. The certificate requires 13 one-hour courses and a final assignment, which learners can complete at their own pace within one year of enrollment.

Category: AI Training Services

• Explore Ethical AI In Philanthropy
  Builds knowledge of ethical and strategic AI use in philanthropy, with content tailored to the opportunities and challenges foundations and grantmaking organizations face.
• Evaluate AI Through Equity And Transparency
  Provides an equity- and transparency-focused perspective for evaluating AI and designing practices that are aligned with philanthropic missions.
• Address Bias In AI
  Addresses bias mitigation as part of the certificate’s exploration of responsible AI practices for philanthropy.
• Apply AI To Strategic Planning
  Introduces AI applications for strategic planning, supporting learners as they consider AI in the context of their philanthropic mission.
• Choose Courses That Match Your Goals
  Allows participants to shape their course combination around their learning goals and interests while completing the required AI, leadership, elective, and final-assignment components.
• Complete The Certificate At Your Own Pace
  Offers flexibility to work through the 13 one-hour courses and final assignment on the learner’s schedule, with up to one year from enrollment to complete the certificate.
• Identify Operational Efficiency Uses
  Introduces practical applications of AI for operational efficiencies, helping learners examine how AI tools may be used in foundation and grantmaking work.
• Explore AI For Data Analysis
  Covers AI applications for data analysis, giving learners a foundation for considering how these tools relate to their philanthropic work.
• Explore AI For Impact Analysis
  Covers AI applications for impact analysis, helping learners explore ways this technology may relate to assessing philanthropic work.
• Learn Through An NTEN And TAG Partnership
  The certificate is co-produced with the Technology Association of Grantmakers, bringing a partnership with an organization focused on grantmakers to this learning program.

Cybersecurity for Nonprofits Professional Certificate

A professional certificate for nonprofit staff who want to strengthen their organization’s security in practical, mission-aligned, and equitable ways. Learners build knowledge and tools to protect sensitive data and communities through courses covering cybersecurity practices, paired with leadership-focused learning on privacy and organizational strategy. The program requires 13 one-hour courses and a final assignment, completed at the learner’s own pace within up to one year.

• Build Practical Cybersecurity Skills
  Learn approaches for addressing cybersecurity threats and protecting nonprofit information through courses grounded in practical security topics.
• Earn A Structured Professional Credential
  Complete a defined course and assignment pathway focused on cybersecurity while earning an NTEN professional certificate.
• Choose Courses That Match Your Goals
  Shape the certificate path around relevant learning goals and interests using cybersecurity, leadership, and other category courses.
• Complete Learning On Your Schedule
  Progress through the courses and assignment at a flexible pace, with up to one year to complete the certificate.
• Connect Security With Organizational Priorities
  Pair cybersecurity learning with leadership-focused courses on privacy and organizational strategy.
• Save On Course Registration
  Pay less than the cost of registering for the same number of courses individually. NTEN members receive the listed member price, and learners may apply for a limited-availability scholarship.

Open Source Professional Certificate

A professional certificate for nonprofit staff of all technical backgrounds who want to understand how open source products and communities are developed, managed, and sustained. Learners build practical skills in open source foundations, user research, product planning, onboarding, and team collaboration. To earn the certificate, participants complete 13 one-hour courses—six open source courses, two leadership courses, and five courses from any category—and a final assignment. Courses can be selected to match learning goals and completed at the learner’s own pace within 12 months.

• Build Open Source Product Fluency
  Develop practical understanding of open source products and communities, including their development, governance, sustainability, and contribution practices.
• Plan Products Around User Needs
  Learn user research and planning approaches that support the certificate’s focus on building technology with users in mind.
• Support Collaborative Team Workflows
  Learn team collaboration practices and workflows designed to support ongoing participation and the long-term growth of technology products.
• Customize Your Learning Path
  Choose courses that fit your goals and interests while completing the certificate’s required course categories and final assignment.
• Complete The Certificate At Your Pace
  Fit the certificate around your schedule by completing the coursework at your own pace within a 12-month completion window.
• Improve User Onboarding
  Explore onboarding approaches through a course example focused on using data to inform user onboarding.
• Save On Course Registration
  Pay 40% less than registering for the same number of courses individually; NTEN members receive a 50% certificate discount.
• Access Full Oregon Scholarships
  Eligible participants from Oregon can receive a full scholarship for the certificate.

AI and Advocacy Professional Certificate

Co-produced with Independent Sector, this professional certificate helps participants use AI responsibly in advocacy work and advocate effectively on AI policy. NTEN certificates offer personalized learning through a self-paced series of courses and a final assignment. The certificate program takes about 14 hours to complete, and participants have up to 12 months to finish.

Category: AI Training Services

• Use AI Responsibly In Advocacy
  Learn about responsible use of AI in advocacy work.
• Advocate Effectively On AI Policy
  Build learning focused on effective advocacy on AI policy.
• Choose Courses And Learn At Your Pace
  Participants can shape their learning by choosing courses aligned with their goals and interests, completing coursework at their own pace, and taking up to 12 months to finish.
• Earn A Certificate Through Structured Coursework
  Complete 13 one-hour courses across different categories and one final assignment to earn the certificate.
• Learn Through A Co-Produced Certificate
  The certificate is co-produced by NTEN and Independent Sector.

Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN’s year-long fellowship supports nonprofit and social service professionals working with communities most impacted by digital divides. Fellows receive training, mentorship, peer connections, and practical resources to design and launch a digital inclusion program tailored to local needs. Each project receives a mini-grant to help launch a new program or expand an existing one.

• Build Digital Inclusion Programs Over A Year
  A year-long structure gives fellows time to plan, pilot, and advance a program rooted in the needs of the community they serve.
• Design And Launch A Tailored Program
  Project planning and launch support helps fellows shape a program around local needs and move from a plan toward implementation.
• Develop Practical Digital Inclusion Skills
  The training develops skills in program design and project management, alongside subject-specific knowledge and practices fellows can apply to their community programs.
• Learn With Mentors And A National Peer Network
  Ongoing advice and peer exchange give fellows opportunities to discuss plans, progress, and challenges with people working in digital inclusion.
• Fund A New Or Expanded Program
  A project mini-grant provides funding assistance to help fellows put their digital inclusion project into action.
• Use Tools To Assess And Sustain Programs
  Evaluation tools help fellows assess progress, while program toolkits provide practical resources for developing sustainable digital literacy programs.
• Pursue A Digital Equity Certificate
  The fellowship provides an opportunity to pursue NTEN’s Digital Equity Professional Certificate alongside the year-long program.
• Share Your Work Through Speaking And Publications
  Speaking engagements, webinars, publications, and conference opportunities enable fellows to share their work and build visibility as digital inclusion leaders.

Nonprofit Tech Readiness

Nonprofit Tech Readiness is a six-month cohort program for nonprofit professionals who want to strengthen their technology leadership and manage technology projects across their organizations. Participants learn best practices in technology planning, decision-making, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation. They identify and scope a strategic technology project, make progress on an action plan, and receive expert guidance, interactive workshops, and peer connections. Cohorts are limited to 20 people and can be customized with partners based on goals, interest area, or location.

• Strengthen Technology Leadership
  Build the skills and capacity to lead technology work and manage projects across your organization.
• Advance A Strategic Project
  Turn a technology project idea into a scoped action plan and make meaningful progress on it during the cohort.
• Build Practical Planning Skills
  Develop knowledge of technology planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation to support technology projects across your organization.
• Get Expert Project Guidance
  Receive advice and mentorship on project planning, organizational culture change, and implementation.
• Join Without Participant Fees
  Participate in the cohort without a fee, as NTEN describes its cohort programs as fully funded.
• Develop Projects With Peers
  Use interactive working sessions to develop technology projects and planning skills while connecting with other participants.
• Learn Alongside Nonprofit Peers
  Join a cohort of up to 20 people to learn together and build connections with other nonprofit professionals.
• Customize Cohorts To Fit Goals
  Partners can shape cohorts around their goals, areas of interest, or location.

Nonprofit Cybersecurity Readiness

Nonprofit Cybersecurity Readiness is a fully funded, three-month learning cohort for nonprofit staff and organizations. Each cohort works with up to 20 organizations, combining peer learning and professional development with individualized cybersecurity assessments, priority planning, and service implementation. Participants assess digital vulnerabilities, develop an actionable security plan, and build cybersecurity leadership, management skills, and confidence through a flexible curriculum designed for nonprofit contexts.

Category: Cybersecurity Consulting

• Identify Organizational Security Risks
  An assessment and advisor review help participants identify digital vulnerabilities and understand their organization's cybersecurity preparedness.
• Build A Prioritized Security Plan
  Participants turn assessment findings into a clear plan with priorities for strengthening organizational security.
• Learn Practical Nonprofit Security Practices
  A curriculum grounded in nonprofit contexts helps participants learn about practical security issues and practices relevant to their organizations.
• Get Expert Guidance
  One-on-one consultations and asynchronous video chats give participants ways to ask questions and receive advice from experts.
• Share Strategies With Peers
  A small cohort creates opportunities to connect with others facing similar cybersecurity challenges, exchange strategies, and find support.
• Build Cybersecurity Leadership And Confidence
  Participants develop cybersecurity leadership and management skills, along with confidence to advance security practices in their organizations.
• Learn At Your Own Pace
  The flexible curriculum lets participants work through cybersecurity learning within the three-month program.
• Extend Training Toward A Certificate
  Participants who want to continue their professional development can extend their training and work toward an NTEN professional certificate.

Tech Accelerate

Tech Accelerate is a free assessment tool from NTEN that helps nonprofits evaluate their technology practices, policies, culture, use, and investment. Its assessment covers engagement, infrastructure, leadership, and organization, and provides a custom report and score to show a nonprofit’s technology adoption level and highlight areas that may need investment. Partners can also use it to collect technology adoption and effectiveness data from clients, grantees, or partner agencies to inform decision-making.

• Assess Technology Readiness
  Review technology practices across four areas—engagement, infrastructure, leadership, and organization—to understand your nonprofit’s technology adoption level.
• Understand Your Technology Standing
  Use a tailored score and report to review your organization’s technology practices and see its technology adoption level.
• Identify Investment Priorities
  See which areas of technology need the most investment and use the findings to help determine where your organization can improve.
• Inform Decisions With Data
  Collect technology adoption and effectiveness data across clients, grantees, or partner agencies to support informed decision-making.

Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology

The 2025 Equity Guide is an updated resource with new tools and deeper guidance to help nonprofit technology users, builders, and funders address inequities in technology use, creation, and funding. It outlines how organizations can use technology to advance equity for staff and communities, fund sustainable projects and bold experimentation, and create and implement technology that recognizes the nonprofit sector’s distinct needs. NTEN recommends using the guide regularly in strategy discussions, policy reviews, and evaluation.

• Advance Equity In Technology Use
  Use the guide to examine how technology is used within your organization and consider how it can better advance equity for staff and communities.
• Support Sustainable Technology Projects
  Apply an equity-centered approach to technology funding that supports successful, sustainable projects and encourages bold experimentation.
• Create Technology For Nonprofit Needs
  Consider the nonprofit sector’s distinct needs when creating and implementing technology, with the aim of disrupting the nonprofit corporate model.
• Guide Meaningful Board Conversations
  Use the companion resource’s 28 questions to help a board engage in meaningful conversations about technology.

Nonprofit Technology Conference

NTEN’s annual conference brings together nonprofit professionals, funders, consultants, and technology partners to explore how technology can advance social good. The 2027 conference runs March 23–26 in Portland, Oregon, and virtually, with sessions, workshops, community activities, and opportunities to learn from peers. Its program covers topics including leadership, AI, digital inclusion, cybersecurity, fundraising, communications, and IT, with an emphasis on practical skills, equitable participation, and connection across the nonprofit technology community.

• Develop Practical Technology Skills
  Learn practical approaches and skills from sessions and workshops designed for nonprofit technology work, with topics spanning leadership, IT, communications, fundraising, and program delivery.
• Learn From Nonprofit Practitioners
  Exchange experience with practitioners facing similar work, budgets, and constraints, and bring ideas from their approaches back to your organization.
• Choose How You Participate
  Take part in the conference in person or online. The virtual program has its own dedicated programming and engagement opportunities, while shared discussion boards and platform features connect virtual and in-person attendees.
• Build Meaningful Community Connections
  Connect with people who share your interests and work through informal gatherings, meals, affinity spaces, and other attendee activities. These relationships can continue beyond the conference.
• Support Inclusive Conference Participation
  The conference aims to help participants feel welcomed and able to engage fully through accessibility and childcare support, affinity spaces, and program and vendor choices that reflect its equity commitments.
• Revisit Sessions After The Conference
  Use post-conference notes and recordings from both program formats to review session content and share useful resources with colleagues.
• Plan And Personalize Your Schedule
  Search and filter the agenda, create a personal schedule that follows you between devices, find attendee profiles, and manage privacy settings through the 2027 conference platform.
• Earn Professional Certificate Credits
  Apply session attendance toward an NTEN professional certificate, with up to two credits available based on the number of sessions attended.
• Gain New Perspectives
  Hear speakers from different fields and lived experiences explore technology’s impact and share ideas and strategies attendees can apply in their organizations and communities.

NTEN publications and research

NTEN provides reports, workbooks, benchmarking tools, and research to help nonprofit organizations make technology decisions using actionable insights, data, and best practices. Its publications cover topics including AI, data governance, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, technology investment, and nonprofit operations. Resources include sector surveys and reports as well as practical materials such as sample policies, templates, and checklists.

• Compare Practices With Sector Benchmarks
  Use nonprofit-focused reports and benchmarking resources to understand technology practices and findings across the sector.
• Understand Nonprofit Technology Trends
  Explore survey findings and research about how nonprofits approach technology, including adoption, governance, investment, and organizational practices.
• Apply Practical Guidance To Your Work
  Use materials such as templates, sample policies, and checklists to support technology planning and organizational practices.
• Explore Guidance Across Technology Topics
  Find research and practical resources addressing a range of technology needs and decisions faced by nonprofit organizations.

Pizzigati Prize

The Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest honors open-source software developers and projects that help nonprofits and advocacy groups advance social change. It awards $10,000 to developers or organizations whose freely distributed, open-source software has demonstrated value to at least one nonprofit and could benefit others. Recipients are selected based on criteria including demonstrated impact, equitable access, and community strength. In addition to funding, the prize publicizes achievements that support social progress, raises the stature of public-interest computing, and connects developers with one another and with nonprofits and advocacy groups. The prize honors the life and legacy of Antonio “Tony” Pizzigati, an early advocate of open-source computing.

• Receive A $10,000 Cash Award
  The prize provides a $10,000 cash award to developers or organizations, offering financial support for their open-source work.
• Demonstrate Value To Nonprofits
  The award recognizes software with proven value to at least one nonprofit and its communities, as well as potential usefulness to other nonprofits.
• Submit Freely Distributed Open-Source Software
  Eligible projects must qualify as open source and be made available for free public distribution. Applications may come from individuals, teams, or organizations.
• Showcase Impact, Equitable Access, And Community
  The selection criteria consider a project's demonstrated impact, equitable access, and community strength, reflecting the prize's focus on software that contributes to public-interest work.
• Promote Achievements Supporting Social Progress
  Prize publicity brings attention to recipients' achievements and their contribution to social progress.
• Connect Developers With Nonprofits And Peers
  The prize creates connections among public-interest software developers and between developers and the nonprofit and advocacy groups that can use their assistance.
• Celebrate Collaborative, Shared Technology
  The prize recognizes developers who advance social impact through collaboration and sharing, reflecting the open-source movement's principle that people benefit from working together.
• Receive Selection By Public-Interest Computing Activists
  Prize recipients are chosen by a committee that includes experienced activists from the public-interest computing community.
• Elevate Public-Interest Computing
  By recognizing public-interest software, the prize helps increase the stature of the field and public understanding of it.