Civic Tech and Data Collaborative

What do biological ecosystems have to do with promoting social change? In our work, using the metaphor of ecosystems has been a powerful tool for taking on complex and evolving problems.

Designing useful tech solutions requires working "with, not for" the community to solve problems. A civic tech and data collaborative in St. Louis reflects on how they engaged their end users—residen…

A community data intermediary in the Seattle area reflects on lessons learned in bridging between data, tech, and community-based organizations.

A longtime data intermediary in the Seattle area reflects on opportunities to partner with tech and leverage data for big-picture change.

Even if you have a wealth of public data, it can be a struggle to engage diverse stakeholders who could use that information to improve their community. Pittsburgh's Data Days are designed to tackle …

A civic tech collaborative from St. Louis has developed a solution to help non-violent traffic offenders trapped in the court system.

Meet the organizations and cities that make up the Civic Tech and Data Collaborative.

A civic technology partnership in Boston is transforming the way young people find summer employment.

Learn how civic hackathons are leading to breakthrough innovations.

Our newest blog series delves into four, unique accelerants that put U.S. cities on the verge of something "very special" in 2016. In this post: the ubiquity and power of technology.

To truly leverage the potential of technology to achieve dramatically better results for low-income people, Philanthropy must drive solutions in more intentional ways.

This week's round-up of reading recommendations highlights steps being taken improve the lives of low-income people -- from Pope Francis' call to address poverty and inequality, to efforts to accompl…