Nonprofit research and advocacy platform for digital safety and media literacy
Common Sense Media operates a research-backed advocacy organization focused on digital safety, media ratings, and K–12 education. The tech stack reveals a data-driven operation: SQL, Python, R for analysis; Braze, Salesforce, Amplitude for campaign and audience management; Google Analytics and social-channel integrations for distribution. Active projects on predictive churn, campaign measurement, and AI impact frameworks suggest the org is scaling from content and ratings into evidence-based policy work—a shift requiring stronger data infrastructure and governance, which appear in their stated pain points.
Notable leadership hires: Marketing Director
Common Sense Media is a nonprofit dedicated to helping families and educators navigate digital media and technology. The organization publishes the largest independent library of age-based ratings and reviews for movies, TV, apps, and books; produces K–12 digital citizenship curriculum used across schools; and conducts original research to inform public policy on children's privacy, connectivity, and online safety. Revenue flows through mission-driven fundraising and partnerships with school districts and educational technology vendors. The org operates from San Francisco with a 51–200-person team split across research, education, marketing, and advocacy functions.
SQL, Python, and R for data analysis; Amplitude for behavioral analytics; Google Analytics for web measurement; Salesforce and Braze for marketing automation and audience segmentation; Claude and Codex for content and research support.
Key projects include comprehensive AI impact studies for families, predictive churn models, campaign measurement frameworks, K–12 educator partnership scaling, and development of evidence-based AI guidelines for parents and schools.
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