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This new mapping tool from Drexel researchers can make it easier for Philly nonprofits to collaborate purpose

Apr. 17, 2018 11:48 am

This new mapping tool from Drexel researchers can make it easier for Philly nonprofits to collaborate

ImpactView features data on 2,327 nonprofits plus the demographics of their surrounding communities.
Here’s our 2018 editorial calendar purpose

Dec. 22, 2017 1:57 pm

Here’s our 2018 editorial calendar

Accessibility, impact investing, hiring, sustainability, community development, volunteerism and six more themes we'll be focusing our reporting on next year.
These are the 14 people you need to know in Philly civic tech: The realLIST people

Dec. 20, 2017 12:51 pm

These are the 14 people you need to know in Philly civic tech: The realLIST

The city staffers, open data geeks and civic engagement pros who shaped the scene.
What does ‘civic tech’ really mean? Philly technologists weigh in people

Dec. 7, 2017 1:41 pm

What does ‘civic tech’ really mean? Philly technologists weigh in

Who's in the tent, according to Azavea's Robert Cheetham, Fixlist's Stacey Mosley and Mjumbe Poe, and Protocol Labs' Michelle Lee in honor of Code for Philly's fifth anniversary.
Code for Philly and Think Company took on this cancer data project for MLK Day method

Jan. 20, 2017 11:09 am

Code for Philly and Think Company took on this cancer data project for MLK Day

The combined coding teams joined up with Penn's genomics laboratory to work on Project Cognoma, an open source web app that analyzes cancer data.
The software piloted during Philly’s homelessness count last year is expanding method

Jan. 17, 2017 10:25 am

The software piloted during Philly’s homelessness count last year is expanding

Bristol-based software company Grassroots Unwired will pilot its canvassing app in "areas of California and Indianapolis" and continue to be used in Philly and Houston.
This website is helping people keep their neighborhoods clean purpose

Dec. 23, 2016 10:44 am

This website is helping people keep their neighborhoods clean

Not in Philly is a website that helps organize clean-up crews.
Use this map to find out which local impact organizations are using open data method

May 19, 2016 8:38 am

Use this map to find out which local impact organizations are using open data

Only organizations and businesses that submit themselves (and are approved) earn a spot on the map.
Why you should consider going to DemHack2016 even if you don’t code purpose

Mar. 15, 2016 9:21 am

Why you should consider going to DemHack2016 even if you don’t code

It takes a diverse team to create a successful civic tech project, said Code for Philly Executive Director Dawn McDougall. The democracy hackathon will be March 18 to 20.
These two Philly data companies are in on the White House Opportunity Project purpose

Mar. 9, 2016 12:10 pm

These two Philly data companies are in on the White House Opportunity Project

Reinvestment Fund's PolicyMap and GIS firm Azavea are two of 12 companies getting in on the federal initiative that hopes to create opportunity in underserved communities with open data.