Fast Forward
Shannon Farley has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, with a focus on using technology to accelerate social impact. In 2001, they worked as a Program Manager at the W. Haywood Burns Institute, where they focused on eliminating racial and ethnic disparity in youth behavior programs. From 2007 to 2014, Shannon served as the Founding Executive Director of SparkSF, an organization dedicated to advancing gender equality through participatory grantmaking. In 2014, Shannon co-founded Fast Forward, an organization that invests in tech nonprofits and builds capacity for the nonprofit sector. Additionally, Shannon has been a Board Member at The Whitman Institute since 2014, where they promote trust-based approaches to philanthropy.
Shannon Farley holds a BA degree in American Studies from Georgetown University. Shannon also obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Gender and Social Policy from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Additional information about the start and end years for these educational experiences is not provided.
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Fast Forward
Technology has the power and scale to be a force for good, yet there’s a gap in support for tech nonprofits who in the early stages need to build their product and prove their model. Fast Forward looks for product-driven nonprofits that leverage open source software, always connected mobile devices, open APIs, and inexpensive variable cost webinfrastructure to solve education, environmental, health, and human rights issues. Fast Forward then provides financial and human capital to help scale these technology solutions and maximize impact.