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Civic Hacker Network
Fiscal Host: Open Collective Foundation
We exist to create and empower a globally connected community of people who are using data and technology to create positive social change.
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Contributors
Projects
Support the following initiatives from Civic Hacker Network.
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Elevating the Stories of Creation and Dismantling of a Black Neighborhoods in Redding, CA
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The summit is all about EMPOWERMENT.
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We will be engaging students to increase their public health data literacy, and enlist their help...
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The goal of the summit is to educate and inspire people to effectively address the problems they ...
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This virtual conference brings people together to learn about using data and technology for socia...
Events
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Civic Hacker Network is all of us
Our contributors 17
Thank you for supporting Civic Hacker Network.
Lori McNeill
Admin
$25,105 USD
Chris McNeill
Admin
Lilly Conway
Core Contributor
Kate Allison
Core Contributor
United Way of...
$5,834 USD
Richard Heath...
$5,000 USD
California Hu...
$5,000 USD
Chicostart an...
$500 USD
Incognito
Annual Paid Membership
$300 USD
Catherine Low
Annual Paid Membership
$300 USD
Ranjit S Ghoshal
$279 USD
Sebastian Klemm
Annual Paid Membership
$200 USD
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Budget
Transparent and open finances.
History and Housing Maps for StoryMap Workshop
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Materials & Supplies
from Lori McNeill to Civic Hacker Network •
-$12.00 USD
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Reimbursement #213673
7/25/24 Storymap Workshop Refreshments
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Program Food & Groceries
from Lori McNeill to Civic Hacker Network •
-$59.86 USD
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Reimbursement #213672
History and Housing Project
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Marketing, Design, & PR
from Eric Johnson to Civic Hacker Network •
-$490.00 USD
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Today’s balance$797.02 USD
Total raised
$39,468.39 USD
Total disbursed
$38,671.37 USD
Estimated annual budget
$16,571.93 USD
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News from Civic Hacker Network
Updates on our activities and progress.
"What's Update?" - 2023 Edition
Hey, Hackers! Thank you for all you did in 2023 to help make your communities more equitable, more just, more loving, more peaceful and, basically, "better". We are honored to be in conversation with you, and to support you in the ways that...
Published on December 22, 2023 by Lori McNeill
Civic Hacker Summer 2023 Update!
August 16th, 2023...
Published on August 16, 2023 by Lilly Conway
2022 in Review: Hackers Gonna Hack
As the calendar year draws to a close, we are reflecting with gratitude on all of the ways we were able to connect with and serve the global community of change makers in 2022. At the same time, we acknowledge that our rhythm is a bit diffe...
Published on December 21, 2022 by Lori McNeill
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About
The Civic Hacker Network exists to create and empower a global community of people who are using data and technology to create positive social change. We seek to develop leaders that will fill opportunity and influence gaps in the civic tech, tech-for-good, and data-for-good spaces, and to diversify participation in these fields both geographically and demographically.
We support organizations/projects that focus on issues around equity (e.g., equitable treatment in the criminal justice system or education), access (e.g., identifying food deserts, access to benefits or tax credits), and government accountability/transparency (e.g., open data releases, tracking government officials’ voting records).
Founded in 2017, the Civic Hacker Network was created to support and grow the community that came together at the first annual Civic Hacker Summit. The feedback received from summit participants was (and continues to be) that they want to connect their often siloed efforts with the work of others engaging in similar projects, anywhere in the world.
Civic Hacker Network has 3 primary activities:
1. Communities of Practice - through digital spaces like Slack, online film screenings, and other virtual gatherings we create opportunities for our members to connect, learn, and collaborate.
2. The Civic Hacker Summit - This signature online event is our community’s annual celebration of the accomplishments of rising leaders in this space, and an opportunity to learn about the various innovations, practices, and successes that we can bring into their individual communities.
3. Supportive Programs and Resources - We develop capacity building and educational outreach programs, webinars, virtual workshops, videos, toolkits and guides to help emergent local leaders in civic tech and data-centric social good projects make their essential contributions to the field and sustain their efforts toward the change they want to see in their communities.
Our work to more broadly support civic hackers, especially those located outside of major metros, and leaders who are underrepresented in their vertical is aligned with SDGs 10 and 16.