Tech and Society
Today’s youth are growing up in a world that’s more connected by the day. This reality offers both unprecedented challenges and limitless potential. This program supports solutions that help youth build healthy relationships with technology that will help them thrive in the Digital Age. This program includes the Center for Digital Thriving, the Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund, and our Youth Voice in the Digital Age cohort.
If kids can build positive and purposeful relationships with technology, they can understand how it works, how it affects them, and how to use it to make their lives better. Encompassing issues like privacy, mental health, and youth activism, this program supports nonprofits that help youth navigate an increasingly connected world.
Tech and Society
Today’s youth are growing up in a world that’s more connected by the day. This reality offers both unprecedented challenges and limitless potential. This program supports solutions that help youth build healthy relationships with technology that will help them thrive in the Digital Age. This program includes the Center for Digital Thriving, the Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund, and our Youth Voice in the Digital Age cohort.
If kids can build positive and purposeful relationships with technology, they can understand how it works, how it affects them, and how to use it to make their lives better. Encompassing issues like privacy, mental health, and youth activism, this program supports nonprofits that help youth navigate an increasingly connected world.
Just launched: Young Futures
New Non-Profit on a Mission to Make the Digital World an Easier Place to Grow Up
Young Futures (YF) is a non-profit seeking to make the digital world an easier place to grow up. YF provides a social compass for teens and families navigating the tech-driven world by supporting emerging non-profits working tirelessly to help young people and their families not just survive, but flourish as a team when navigating the uncertainties of the digital wilderness.
Grant Partners
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Center for Digital Thriving
The Center for Digital Thriving is a research and innovation center housed at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and seeded by Susan Crown Exchange and Pivotal Ventures.
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Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund
The Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund is a first of its kind, collaborative philanthropic initiative that supports youth and intergenerationally led organizations.
Blog Posts
Young Futures’ Under Pressure Cohort Tackles Teen Pressures, Impacting 81% of Teens
Teen mental health is under strain from growing pressures—achievement, appearance, social expectations—many of which are amplified by technology. Young Futures’ Under Pressure Cohort is tackling these challenges head-on. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Young Futures names their …
RT Youth Power Fund Selects New Cohort of Youth Leaders
2025 Cohort will be backed by $2.4 million in funding to shape a safer digital ecosystem February 5, 2025 — Today, the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund (RTYPF) announced $2.4 million in funding to support 18 …
Past Work
Today’s youth grow up in a world that’s changing by the day. Our Tech and Society partners helped young people thrive in this rapidly changing world by building positive and productive relationships with technology.