Pushing Back
The universities secretly collaborating with Facebook; scooter-share drama; and more.
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Violations
Why Crowdpac is suspending Republican fundraisers; an invitation to discuss distributed volunteer disaster response; and more.
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What We (Need to) Talk About When We Talk About Community-Led Disaster Response
By Liz Barry, Greg Bloom, Willow Brugh, and Tammy Shapiro Hurricane season last year was wild, right? Harvey, Irma, and Maria—each storm spreading more devastation across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Many months later, communities are still recovering—especially Puerto Rico, where our government has outright failed its citizens. Our...
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Disappointed
What's so hard about assessing impact in civic tech?; forcing a Senate vote on net neutrality; and more.
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Unprepared and Unconsidered
The problem with hi-tech triage; brace for a crash in ad-tech; and more.
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10 Problems With Impact Measurement in Civic Tech
This post is a summary of Matt Stempeck’s presentation at The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference (TICTEC) in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 18, 2018, which he developed in close consultation with Micah Sifry, and is part of the ongoing work they are doing developing the Civic Tech Field Guide. If...
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