# Summer Kennedy: backing the world's best tech non-profits with FFwd

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Podcast: [The Impact Equation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-impact-equation-7063562)
Published: 2026-03-04T09:07:22+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-impact-equation/episodes/69a1ca46f0bb26c296145545
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## Resource

This episode we're joined by Summer Kennedy for a special episode looking back at our first series with Fast Forward. In this series, we’ve featured three amazing entrepreneurs backed by Fast Forward, a trailblazing accelerator backing tech nonprofits solving urgent, global problems at scale. Summer quite literally drives Fast Forward forward; shaping the strategic vision and building the systems that get the organisation there. Her path to leadership has been anything but linear: from teaching first grade in Oakland to spearheading tech-for-good initiatives, Summer’s career proves that the most impactful journeys don’t follow a straight line. We reflect on three conversations with Fast Forward investments - Sunny Patel of Vector Cam, Alysia Garmulewicz of Materiom and Michelle Brown of CommonLit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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