Aug. 15, 2016 3:17 pm
Surprise! Philly is not a very healthy city
The City's Community Health Explorer compares public health indicators in Philadelphia with other major U.S. cities and highlights racial disparities, among other features.
Aug. 1, 2016 2:57 pm
Benefit Bank has helped provide over $2B in public benefits to low-income households
The milestone is a decade in the making for the social enterprise, which has served approximately 1 million people.
Jul. 29, 2016 12:32 pm
Civic tech competition American Experiments ended in a tie
Crowdpac and Democracy Works shared the first-place honor in a competition that pitted six civic tech companies — two from Philly — against each other.
Jul. 5, 2016 10:15 am
16 civic tech orgs want to show you how they’re improving democracy during the DNC
With the nation's eyes on Philadelphia for the convention, American Experiments is an opportunity for the city to show off one of its greatest success stories — civic tech.
Jun. 29, 2016 12:31 pm
Knight Foundation granted Temple and PhillyCAM $35K each to prototype libraries of the future
Preserving open civic data and providing community media centers are two visions of how libraries could best operate in the 21st century.