Late posting, sorry. Early start tomorrow. I posted in RABT and forgot here. I’ll follow up afterwards here with a link to the recording and shared notes.
Community call - Friday July 3rd
Newsmast Foundation - Apps for change: Our socials, not our trap
Michael Foster (co-founder) and Saskia Welch (head of community) will talk about the Newsmast open-source platform for community-first, ethical social media. Newsmast was awarded Grand Prize in the Open Social Awards at the June 2026 Public Spaces conference 
12:00 CST/ 11:00 BST / 06:00 Eastern time in meet.coop BigBlueButton ColloCall
Hosted by the Free Knowledge Institute. Working to build a Democratic Tech Fund.
The Newsmast Foundation makes tools for organisations who already have communities and want a better home for them. We work with charities, independent newsrooms and professional networks to bring people together in safe, healthy, independent spaces with elegant, user-friendly apps.
● Technology – developing affordable, independent, no-code tools
● Advocacy – promoting awareness of the open social web as a public good
● Empowerment – helping organisations and communities own their networks and data