# Understanding the social impact of open source technologies

DevFeed: [Understanding the social impact of open source technologies](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/understanding-the-social-impact-of-open-source-technologies-68166.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/open-source/social-impact/the-social-impact-of-open-source/>)

Author: Mala Kumar

Published: 2022-11-09T16:29:48Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [impact](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/impact.md>), [octoverse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/octoverse.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [social-impact](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-impact.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes how nonprofits and the social sector use open source to drive social good.

## Source excerpt

Here's how nonprofits and the social sector are using open source to drive social good.