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The Critical Internet Studies Institute
An independent nonprofit offering research and programs on emerging technology topics including networked incitement, privacy and community safety, surveillance overreach, and digital harms that threaten democracy.
OrganizationFreedearCC — Get Hired in the AI Economy
A free program of the New Work Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, helping new graduates land their first job in a job market reshaped by AI. Offers free career tools including a field report on roles and salaries, a personalized job-search plan, a weekly brief, a community and a mentor directory.
OrganizationFree48in48
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs weekend build events where volunteers create free websites for nonprofits. Since 2015 it has built sites for more than 1,300 nonprofits; volunteers with design, development, content or project-management skills can sign up, and the next event, 48in48 Global, runs October 23–25, 2026 (in person in Atlanta and virtual).
OrganizationFreeOpenMined
Nonprofit building open-source tools that let people get insights from data they cannot directly access or share.
WebsiteFreeSummer Search — Apply
Application page for Summer Search, a nonprofit that pairs students from low-income backgrounds with a professional mentor and paid-for summer experiences through college. Students apply as high school sophomores at partner schools in the SF Bay Area, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Seattle; the program is free.
WebsiteFreeCareerDFW
Nonprofit public charity for unemployed and under-employed people in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, offering free tools, job-search resources and community support.
WebsiteFreeZoom Cares Expands AI for Good Initiative With $2.75M in New Grants
Zoom announces $2.75M in grants supporting education, workforce development and nonprofit AI readiness.
ArticleFreeHumin (formerly Healthy Minds Innovations)
Nonprofit founded on Dr. Richard J. Davidson's wellbeing research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The free Healthy Minds Program app teaches awareness, connection, insight and purpose through short guided practices, alongside a free Emotional Style Quiz. The organisation also sells courses, workplace programs and paid research services, and takes donations.
ToolFreeOSF (Open Science Framework)
A free, open platform from the non-profit Center for Open Science for managing research projects, sharing data and materials, registering studies in advance and hosting preprints. You can browse public projects without signing up.
ToolFreeGiving What We Can
Non-profit with free research on where donations do the most good, plus a public pledge community and evaluations of charities and causes.
OrganizationFreeNYC Kids RISE
A nonprofit organization working to expand economic opportunity and equity for all families in NYC through the Save for College Program.
ProgramFreeCareer Gear
Not-for-profit social enterprise empowering men of all ages and backgrounds to improve employment outcomes through image presentation and career support.
WebsiteFreeDress for Success Worldwide
Global nonprofit that has served over 1.5 million women with workplace attire, coaching, and a continuing network of support to advance economic mobility.
WebsiteFreeBUILD (build.org)
National nonprofit that uses entrepreneurship as a teaching tool, guiding high school students in under-resourced communities to launch real ventures while building toward college and career.
OrganizationFreebuildOn
Nonprofit pairing after-school service programs for U.S. students in under-resourced communities with school construction projects in countries including Haiti, Malawi, Nepal, and Senegal.
OrganizationFreeHack the Hood
Oakland-based nonprofit that trains young people of color in web development, digital marketing, and tech career pathways through paid bootcamps and real client projects for local small businesses.
OrganizationFreeTech Exchange (Digital Equity)
Bay Area nonprofit providing refurbished computers, digital skills training, broadband access, and tech support to under-connected families, operating since 1995 with an eco-friendly refurbishment model.
OrganizationFreeMentor Me Collective
Nonprofit mentorship community that pairs people with volunteer mentors for career and life guidance, with a focus on first-generation and underrepresented professionals.
OrganizationFreeCristina Mancini
CEO of Black Girls Code, steering the organization toward reaching 1 million Black girls in tech by 2040.
Person to FollowFreeMarnie Webb
CEO of TechSoup, leading the nonprofit-tech intermediary into an AI-and-affordability era.
Person to FollowFreeMatt Sigelman
Founder and President of the Burning Glass Institute, who created real-time labor-market data analytics before spinning his expertise into nonprofit research on skills-based hiring.
Person to FollowFreePlinio Ayala
CEO of Per Scholas since 2004, who has personally run and scaled the tuition-free tech training organization nationally for over 20 years.
Person to FollowFreeRhonda Allen
CEO of /dev/color, the nonprofit advancing Black software engineers' careers through structured peer squads and sponsorship.
Person to FollowFreeRocío Medina van Nierop
Founder and Executive Director of Latinas in Tech, the global nonprofit connecting Latina technologists, who also engages directly with lawmakers on tech-sector policy.
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