Tech to the Rescue for good platform reaches 1 million people

Charitable foundation Tech to the Rescue has secured three years of funding to enable the foundation to build out its community of technology companies engaged in offering at least 1 pro-bono project per year.

Founded in March 2020, Tech to the Rescue is a foundation that works with technology companies with non-profit organisations. It was made as a coalition of 10 Central European technology companies. Since then, over 250 technology companies and more than 300 non-profit organisations have joined the platform to apply technology solutions to solve the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems. Projects have positively influenced more than 1,000,000 people in 12 countries.

The 3-year funding allows the foundation to continue its plan to combine 2,000 technology companies with non-profit organisations, positively impacting millions more people by 2025.

“We are delighted with the successful funding round, enabling us to continue driving positive systemic change in the IT industry for the next 3-years. We are facilitating the purpose-driven need that employees are wanting by connecting IT companies with non-profit organisations,” said Jacek Siadkowski, co-founder and Managing Director of Tech to the Rescue. “Over the next 3-years, we plan to establish purpose-driven pro-bono as a standard sustainability and employee engagement practice along with connecting 2,000 technology companies with non-profit organisations.”

Tech to the Rescue Projects

Over the last few years, projects that Tech to the Rescue has connected include The people and Medicine Foundation with Skyrise Tech to create an application supporting patients with chronic disease; The Rainbow Index of Churches in Europe(RICE) with Tooploox to create an interactive report on LGBT Christians in Europe; and Wind Aid Institute with Vazco to appeal volunteers to build wind turbines, helping electrify 20 new communities in Europe.

“We were developing a Tech for Good program at Netguru, but it required a lot of effort to do it well. Finding and selecting the best beneficiary (non-profit), and then getting a project delivered required specific knowledge and a vast reach”, said Karolina Dlugosz, Sustainability Lead at Netguru, certified B Corp digital consultancy.

“As a result, a lot of people were involved, which hindered our results. Thanks to Tech to the Rescue our experts can focus on the core of the work, while Tech to the Rescue takes care of the research, merit assessment, and matching, making project delivery an achievable and enjoyable process,” she said.