One of the most powerful expressions of GTIA membership happens beyond conferences, communities and collaboration. It happens when members help direct where GTIA gives back.
Through GTIA’s Member-Directed Giving Program, members don’t just support the idea of technology for good—they actively shape it. Members propose nonprofits, vote on priorities and help ensure GTIA’s charitable investments reflect real-world needs and shared values.
In 2025, that member leadership helped deliver $1.9 million in support to 45 nonprofit organizations around the world. Each organization was selected by GTIA member communities, task forces, advisory councils or member champions—and each is using technology to expand opportunity, equity, and access. Below are highlights from the organizations selected through the 2025 Member-Directed Giving Program.
Global Impact, Powered by Members
Education & Workforce Opportunity
GTIA members supported organizations leveraging technology to expand educational access and prepare the next generation for tech-enabled careers, including:
- Girls Who Code (North America), working to close the gender gap in tech
- CodePath (United States), reprogramming higher education to create the first AI‑native generation of engineers
- TeenTech (UK & Ireland), helping young people understand careers in science, technology, and engineering
- tech & teach and Women in Tech (DACH), advancing future skills, equity, and diversity across Europe
Bridging the Digital Divide
Members also directed funds to organizations working to ensure access to devices, connectivity, and digital skills, including:
- Allemaal Digitaal (Benelux), providing laptops and tablets to expand digital participation
- Digitunity (United States), making computer ownership possible for everyone
- The Smith Family (Australia), supporting educational equity through digital access
- Accelerating Aotearoa (ANZ), unlocking opportunity through digital upskilling
Community Innovation & Cyber Resilience
GTIA members recognized the importance of secure, resilient, and inclusive digital communities by supporting organizations such as:
- Cyber RISE, providing cybersecurity education and incident preparedness for small and mid-sized organizations
- Engineering Good (ASEAN), mobilizing technologists to serve underserved communities
- We Connect the Dots, empowering underrepresented youth and adults through STEAM education
Why Member-Directed Giving Matters
What makes these grants unique isn’t just the causes—it’s the process. For most grants, funding is provided with no application burden and no impact reporting requirements, allowing organizations to focus on mission over administration. And because members help guide decisions, GTIA’s philanthropic investments stay closely aligned with real community needs.
This is what GTIA calls the power of membership. Members shaping priorities. Members directing impact. Members ensuring technology is a force for good.
Inspired to Get Involved? This program exists because members step forward. And now, the next funding cycle is underway.
Nominations are currently open for GTIA’s Member-Directed Giving Program, with the deadline extended to April 10. Learn how to nominate a nonprofit.
