Over the years, Benetech has provided human rights organizations with purpose built software, as well as technology training and research. Explore some of our past projects: JusticeAI – Ethical Artificial Intelligence for Human Rights Defenders Smartphones and other digital technology has enabled more and more people to bear witness to their own history, testifying digitally against the perpetrators of […]
Twenty years ago, with some seed money from his last startup and a vision to change the world, Jim Fruchterman founded Benetech, a nonprofit dedicated to building tech that serves all of humanity. Today, Benetech continues to build on the founding vision, expanding our impact to empower communities across the globe with software for social good.
Authored by Jim Fruchterman and Joan Mellea, November 2018 Introduction People with disabilities deserve better employment opportunities. Forward-thinking employers have discovered this community and measured the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes them money. The hiring of people with disabilities is not […]
Authored by Jim Fruchterman and Joan Mellea, November 2018 Introduction People with disabilities deserve better employment opportunities. Forward-thinking employers have discovered this community and measured the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes them money. The hiring of people with disabilities is not […]
Benetech loves working with communities that are getting behind a Big Hairy Audacious Goal [BHAG in management-speak]. When there is critical mass behind an audacious goal, our job at Benetech is to figure out how the software and data savvy of Silicon Valley can support that movement. Our latest project is working with the Workplace […]
