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7 X4Impact is a free market intelligence platform for social innovation with insights to create and scale technology for public interest. In Partnership with leading organizations, X4impact is an online hub to find social challenges, existing tech solutions for nonprofits, and funding sourcesto collaborate in the creation of social innovation. It uses the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to aggregate challenges, ideas, solutions, over $2 Trillion in money flow, and 80+ million pieces of aggregated knowledge from trusted sources. Visit Our Data to learn more X4Impact does not charge for access to the data in our market intelligence platform. We believe that equitable access unleashes diverse and fresh views to address our most pressing social challenges. X4Impact aggregates data from academia, researchers, entrepreneurs, private sector, investors, government, and nonprofits to represent the total market and it’s potential. X4impact fosters collaboration between NPOs, Solution Providers, Academia, Social Innovators, Governments, Impact Investors, and Philanthropists. X4Impact provides visibility to tech solutions, ideas, and pressing challenges. It provides a gateway to support growing the field of Tech for the Public Interest - Tech4PI for maximum positive impact in society. X4Impact launches during the 2020 UN General Assembly to support innovation and collaboration between U.S. nonprofits and social sector organizations in the wake of COVID-19 with free access for all, thanks to Microsoft and other partners… NextBillion – Sep 2020 w Technology for the Public Interest, Tech4PI, has gathered steam with tech companies big and small and something special happened.X4impact was born, a market intelligence platform for social innovation… WTIA – Sep 2020 Building on Microsoft’s long-standing efforts to ensure technology fulfills its promise to address the world’s biggest challenges, Microsoft joined efforts withGiving Tech Labsto unleash the power of public interest technology… Microsoft – May 2020 Our advisory council represents nonprofits, private foundations, private equity, venture capital, academia, social entrepreneurs, government, and technology leaders. Providing valuable advice on defining operating principles, security standards, ethical use of AI, equitable access and more. Erik Arnold CTO Microsoft Tech for Social Impact Sara Boyd CEO VidaNyx Alex Gounares CEO Polyverse Tanya Hannah CIO King County, WA Jeff Raikes Co-founder Raikes Foundation Heather Savory Chair / NED UK Parliament's Information Authority Ricky Pelletier Partner OpenView VC Tricia Raikes Co-Founder Raikes Foundation Dr. Kentaro Toyama W K Kellogg Professor University of Michigan Jackie Schaffer Founder and CEO ClearBrief Dr. Lisa Brown Director WA Department of Commerce Justin Spelhaug Global Head Microsoft Tech for Social Impact Dr. Ying Li Chief Scientist Giving Tech Labs Shelly Kurtz Co-Founder Giving Tech Labs