Social Impact Circle

Bringing together the world of NGOs and technology together

Learn

Stay abreast of developments in the tech and non-profit sectors.

Exchange learnings and mistakes related to tech within organizations, promoting a culture of openness and learning.

Connect

Forge partnerships with Tech4Good organizations & other NGO partners, fostering collective action.

The Immense BUZZ of SIC - Captured!

The Story Behind It!

Today, thanks to various tech enthusiasts within NGO's & Tech4Good providers, a lot of NGO's scale EXPONENTIALLY with technology and the modern NGO sector's issue lies in bringing all learnings and experience out in the open from the silos they currently in!

That's when the idea of SIC was born!

When we thought a bit deeper, these emerged as the pressing issues that could be solved by a platform that can bring those like-minded people together

1

Inefficiency in reaching non-profits

Despite the development of various products to aid the social sector, how much of this innovation is truly reaching the non-profits?

EdZola | Visibility in the Social Sector

2

Lack of visibility

There's a substantial effort in creating tech solutions, but how much of it is visible to fellow nonprofit professionals, causing unnecessary duplication of work?

We aimed to bring together the tech-forward nonprofits and Tech4Good enthusiasts who strive to create impact through collaboration, sharing ideas, and learning from each other.

With this aim in mind, we set out to create a platform where all these happen:

Share failures and redundant efforts, helping other organizations to save costs and avoid the same pitfalls.

Knowledge Sharing

A shared platform that multiple like-minded organizations can leverage, enhancing unity and resource-sharing.

Collaborative platform building

Identify and utilize existing pre-built solutions, accelerating progress and minimizing wasted effort.

Increased awareness of existing solutions

We launched a miniature version of SIC, a small experimentation in our office in Coimbatore. We invited diverse people - from budding changemakers to the leaders in the field.

And this gave us a great boost to conduct SIC across the country!

EdZola | Our First Social Impact Circle at Coimbatore

We launched a miniature version of SIC, a small experimentation in our office in Coimbatore. We invited diverse people - from

How did we solve it?

Diverse Initiatives & Sessions

1. Tech4Good Partners

The more the better! We brought complementary Tech4Good vendors together so the NGOs can get solutions from experts across the spectrum in one place!

2. Capacity Building Workshops

Experts from the social sector who have years of experience conduct a resource-filled workshops on the burning problems of NGOs

3. Lightning Talks

Leaders from various Tech4Good organizations share their insights, experiences and learnings in a power packed 7 minute lightning sessions.

EdZola | Social Impact Circle - insightful Conversation

4. Panel Discussions

Impact-driven organization leaders discussed modern challenges and tech solutions for NGO's. This exchange of ideas marks a significant step towards effective and sustainable change.

5. Interaction in Circles

Our core session of the event 'Social Impact Circle' where Nonprofits are encouraged to share their learnings, ideas and plans for technology in multiple groups with a Tech4Good leader for each group.