Tech for Good Live

It's October so it's officially the start of spooky season. All of the folks on the podcast today are based in the US so it's been the countdown to Halloween for us since April. Gotta love that American capitalism.

But scary definitely is the theme of this week's podcast as we'll be discussing the rise of anti masker groups on Facebook, the battle of misinformation and bears.

Joining special guest host Fay Schofield on the podcast today we have not one. Not two. Not three. But FOUR guests. We have:

Alex "Hocus Pocus" Hudson

Angela "Vampire" Velarde

Maggie "Monster Mash" McCarthy

Abby "RIP" Reutzel 

This lovely lot are part of the social media crew over at M+R so expect lots of social chatter from us.

This week’s topics:    

Stat of the week

The number of people who have joined anti-mask Facebook groups has grown 1,800% to more than 43,000 users, since the beginning of August - NY Times

Charity news of the week 

Nonprofits joining in the #ProudBoys discussion: Far-right group becomes LGBT trend online - BBC News

Tech news of the week

Facebook will push more users to discover and join groups - CNBC

Twitter's 'Birdwatch' is an experiment in fighting misinformation - Engadget 

Hootsuite fired the whistleblower who blew the cover about ICE - Nandini Jammi/Twitter

And finally… 

Fat Bear Week 

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Welcome to a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live Podcast! We’ve been doing this for over 4 years now! Clearly there is no god.

We’re talking about the Ice Bucket Challenge. Remember that? Back in the distant past when we used to be able to laugh and have social connections and stuff. Well, we’re going to be talking about that again.

We’re also heading up north, metaphorically, to immerse ourselves in the Scottish version of Wikipedia.

Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL team members Tom Passmore and Jonny Rae-Evans.

Our special guest is Edward Hibbert from Freegle.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

57,000 Scots Wikipedia articles written by someone with apparently zero knowledge of the language - The Register

Charity news of the week 

Checking back in on the Ice Bucket Challenge - Positive News/Instagram

Household giving could fall by up to 25% - Third Sector

The way we think about charity is dead wrong - Dan Pallotta TED Talk

Tech news of the week 

Who pays for the news?

Why Google and Facebook are being asked to pay for the news they use – explainer - The Guardian

Open Data Manchester have launched their “Declaration for responsible data in Greater Manchester” - Open Data Manchester/Twitter

And finally… 

Adult toys...no not that kind you filthy animals:

Today I learned my baby’s Fisher-Price gamepad accepts the Konami Code - The Verge 

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For the last four years we’ve been talking about how tech can be used to make the world a better place.

How’s that working out? Ah.

Never ones to let failure get us down, we have an epic show lined up.

We’re talking about the radical global shift to working from home and its effect on work-life balance. We’re talking about the National Trust and them facing a backlash for… telling the truth about history…

And we're talking about how Elon Musk is the last person on earth you should let mess with your brain. Or use the internet. Or name a child. Or… anything really.

Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and our special guest this week is Chi-chi Ekweozor, Organiser of a female tech founder meetup and founder of Assenty, an interactive question board platform that helps event organisers make a personal connection with their audiences before, during and after an event.

This week’s topics

Stat of the week: 

51% of tech employees say working from home has improved their work-life balance - We Are Tech Women

Charity news of the week:  

National trust and a difficult history - The Independent 

And their divisive restructure - Museum Association 

Tech news of the week: 

Tech brain implants, future nightmare or future freedoms - The Verge

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In this episode we’re talking about how charities - especially those working with the world’s poorest people – are at risk of closing down, discussing the future of fundraising. And, weirdly, a 212 storey skyscraper in Australia. 

Host Greg Ashton is joined by Rebecca Rae-Evans and Tom Passmore

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week 

Almost half of UK charities for world's poorest set to close in a year - The Guardian

Charity news of the week

Does fundraising need to reinvent itself?

Fundraising must be prepared to reinvent itself to avoid perpetuating injustices, report suggests - Third Sector

Tech news of the week 

Amazon investigated by watchdog for abusing dominance during pandemic

 Landlords using tech to screw over clients - a map to report it.  

And finally… 

A 212 storey skyscraper in Australia. 

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The sunshine has gone away and normal rainy service has resumed in Manchester. But whilst the weather might be grim, our spirits refused to be dampened. Why? Because we’re here to talk to you about technology being used for social good. 

In this episode we’re talking about how an algorithm has screwed over loads of young people awaiting their exam results, especially hitting poorer student and how Liberty have won a landmark facial recognition case.

Joining host Bex we have Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and our special guest this week is Mike Stephens, co-founder of tech for good agency Ayup.

This week’s topics:

Stat of the week

Algorithm downgrades nearly 40% of students - The Next Web

As a result we had the big u-turn:

A-levels and GCSEs: U-turn as teacher estimates to be used for exam results - BBC

Exam results: Where did it go wrong and what happens next? - BBC

Charity news of the week

Liberty wins landmark case against facial recognition tech in Cardiff - Liberty

Tech news of the week

The amazing and potentially dangerous rise in social justice slides - Voxhows in instagram

And finally… 

Get help with those pesky Terms of Service

https://tosdr.org/ 

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Welcome to a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! We’ve not been recording for a few weeks so let’s just quickly check to see how the world is going:

Ok, the world is still ravaged by the global pandemic. Racism is still everywhere, and awful, with no sign of improving. Charities are collapsing due to lack of funding. People have given up on social distancing...

Cool. 

Oh – but Taylor Swift has a new album out though, so it’s not all bad (eyeroll)

In spite of this, the podcast team has dutifully assembled. Joining host Bex we have Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and our special guest this week is Lauren Bevan, Head of Healthcare at health and social care technology specialists, BJSS (who are hiring!)

Topics in this episode

Stat of the week: 

Government to shed 6,000 jobs in a contact tracing pivot to a more local approach - BBC

And some people are making it harder:

Why some people are giving false information - The Conversation

40 people exposed to Coronavirus in Cornwall 

Charity news of the week:  

National Trust joins victims of Blackbaud hack 

Couldn't have happened at a worse time:

Status of UK fundraising:

• 66% believe their organisation is coping while 29% are not confident they will be able to continue after Covid.
• 60% have done some form of digital fundraising with over ¾ doing this for the first time

Almost a third of charities report decline in voluntary income - Fundraising UK 

Tech news of the week: 

Social media, algorithms and government roulette - who can we trust?

TikTok Propaganda? - The Verge

Why it matters that TikTok wants to reveal its algorithms - Vox/Recode 

Sensitive to claims of bias, Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages - NBC News

And finally… 

Inclusive stock photos!

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Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at [email protected] 

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Welcome to a special edition of the Tech For Good Live podcast, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

In the final of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Annette Joseph (Founder, Diverse & Equal)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

 You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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Welcome to a special edition of the Tech For Good Live podcast, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

In the second of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

Ade Adewunmi (Data strategist, FastForwardLabs)

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys)

Vimla Appadoo ( Co-Founder & Chief Culture Officer, HoneyBadgerHQ)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

 You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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Thanks to the wonderful podcast.co for hosting our podcast.

Welcome to a special edition of the Tech For Good Live podcast, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

In the first of three episodes guest hosted by Ian Forrester (BBC R&D, Cubicgarden), he's joined by:

David Eastman (Software Developer)

Erinma Ochu (Curator, @sheffdocfest)

Ethar Alali (MD, Axelisys),

Naomi Mwasambili (Founder, Chanua)

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

You can find the full transcript for this episode here.

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Thanks to the wonderful podcast.co for hosting our podcast on their podcast

Welcome to a special edition of the Tech For Good Live podcast, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

We are past the halfway point of 2020, a year that has transformed much of our lives. In this episode Sophie Amono, Laura Griffin and Naomi MG Smith, discuss everything to do with design and technology, PR & Communications and how social media and tech can be used to further brand messages with a great ethos at the core of them.

Sophie Amono

Sophie is the founder of Edinburgh based social media agency Stuffs; a female led creative studio that produces social media campaigns for brands across the UK and Europe.

Laura Griffin

Laura Griffin is a creative thinker with a strategic mindset. An alumni of Edinburgh College of Art, her work experiences have taken her as far as Amsterdam, Hong Kong and New York. She now specialises in creative strategy for brands with a focus in digital.

Naomi MG Smith

Naomi is a PR and communications professional.

Naomi is participating in the Jolt NAMBA programme, and has recently launched her new blog - CommsLabHQ which aims to inspire the next generation of Black, BAME and underrepresented PR practitioners.

To find out more about Black Lives Matter, to support the movement or to download helpful resources, visit www.blacklivesmatter.com.

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Thanks to the wonderful podcast.co for hosting our podcast on their podcast