purpose
Apr. 5, 2017 3:32 pm
Here’s what we’re reading ahead of our Tech in the Commons bootcamp
Generocity and the Knight Foundation are hosting a four-part event series on trending technologies nonprofits can use on the cheap. Ahead of that, our reading list includes reports about virtual reality, social media, data visualization and live video.
people
Mar. 27, 2017 4:46 pm
Angelina Ruffin is very concerned with the health of city government
The director of performance management is three months into her role, where she uses a data-driven approach to help city departments and agencies meet their goals.
method
Mar. 20, 2017 12:15 pm
Announcing: Tech in the Commons, a bootcamp for place-based nonprofits
The free event series, supported by the Knight Foundation and organized by Generocity, will teach creative engagement via augmented and virtual reality, data storytelling, live video and social communications trends.
funding
Mar. 6, 2017 12:55 pm
OpenDataVote just launched. Here’s why nonprofits should pay attention
Consider it an invitation to learn how the city's data sets can work for you. Also, cash prizes.
method
Feb. 21, 2017 12:55 pm
Philadelphia Reentry Coalition wants to solve for the ‘severe lack of data on returning citizens’
The coalition is an 80-member beast, but according to Director Aviva Tevah, those relationships are "the fuel that will allow us to eventually have that data.”
method
Jan. 30, 2017 12:15 pm
Climate Ventures 2.0 will pluck two startups from an IDEO hackathon next month
There are 10 spots in the water and agriculture startup accelerator. Two of those spots will be ventures from an IDEO hackathon.
results
Jan. 20, 2017 12:54 pm
GoodCompany Ventures’ accelerator for climate entrepreneurs is taking applications
Applications are now open for Climate Ventures 2.0.
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.
method
Oct. 13, 2016 12:51 pm
Explore unemployment rates in Philly neighborhoods using this tool
It's currently in beta, but National Equity Atlas' new map allows users to compare unemployment rates in neighborhoods across the country by race and ethnicity.
purpose
Oct. 11, 2016 11:22 am
Visualizing Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic
Nearly 78 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Reinvestment Fund's PolicyMap took a look at data surrounding the last ten years of overdoses in the U.S., honing in on how the epidemic has spread across Pennsylvania.