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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop. Fort Collins, Colorado: Tech4Good in Fort Collins: Donor CRMs. Friday, June 9, 2017.

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8 Apps That May (Actually) Change San Francisco

Tech Soup

This project began as a Code for America project in Detroit. Prashant and his co-founders identified a need for local data about buildings and real estate in Detroit and discovered that the city was under-resourced when it came to the technical tools needed to collect it. It was the first project of its kind in 28 years.

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Using Software and Data to Change the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I had the honor to be the opening keynoter for the first-ever Good Tech Fest , which was held in Detroit on May 22, 2018. Competing nonprofits, competing for-profits and sort of competing donors will need to come together, build trust, and create open solutions. So far – sounds great. But, can it be done?

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Guest Post: World Maker Faire and the New York Hall of Science: Radical Trust

Museum 2.0

It’s worth mentioning that the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit also hosted a Maker Faire at their facility this year. An open source 3D printer kit was a clear hit, supported by 3D printing workshops. We are refocusing our public program staff on maker activities and maker weekends with open-ended design challenges.

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Substack for Nonprofit Communications

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Ghost : Many folks who have moved off Substack have gone to Ghost which is an open-source platform with similar functionality. What I’m Reading by Phil Lewis – Phil is a reporter based in Detroit whose Substack newsletter shares engaging and informative news stories about the Black experience in America.