Amazing ideas to digest & discuss in the latest from the World Economic Forum on tech for good in the climate crisis. What’s your take? #techforgood #climatechange #climatecrisis #ai #netzero #earthobservation #aviation #worldeconomicforum https://lnkd.in/eVBGCBGK
About us
DemocracyLab connects tech-for-good projects with skilled volunteers and socially responsible companies. Volunteer with us. Create a project. Be a partner. Visit democracylab.org to find out more.
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http://www.democracylab.org
External link for DemocracyLab
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2006
- Specialties
- Civic Technology, Volunteering, Career Advancement, Tech For Good, Open Source, Upskilling, and Social Impact
Locations
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2410 E Interlaken Blvd
Seattle, WA 09112, US
Employees at DemocracyLab
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Mark Frischmuth
DemocracyLab Founder | Purpose-Driven Servant Leader | MBA | MPA | Collaborative Problem Solver | Adaptive Program Manager | Disciplined Product…
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Steven Maheshwary
Leading Growth @ Amazon Access | Advisor, Investor & Board Member | Fulbright Scholar
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Molly Elian Carlson
User Researcher focused on bringing the human into Human-centered Design. | MPS in UX Design, MICA '23
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David Schrijn
Digital Artist & Designer | Solving complex problems with a creative and technical mindset.
Updates
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Shout-out to Quizzy.News and our amazing team of #volunteers who helped Emily Lange make her idea a reality 🙌 . Let's get quizzing! Writing credit, Cornelius Smith #democracylab #earthathon #hackathon #techforgood #quizzynews #volunteerpower #nonprofit #collaboration #partnership https://lnkd.in/erPkhDmJ
Fighting The World’s Problems Through Virtual Collaboration
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On a mission to make a difference? 🌎 DemocracyLab connects volunteers with tech-for-good projects. Share your knowledge & expertise, and help make the world a better place. Check out open roles on our volunteer page. We'd love to hear about it, wherever you land! #volunteer #techforgood #nonprofit #opentowork #openroles #support #skills #upskill #develop #growth https://lnkd.in/eAZQn8JT
Find Projects | DemocracyLab
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Motive Consulting | Empowering NFPs and For-Purpose organisations to achieve more through data analytics, automation and collaboration.
Last week Mark Smith shared a great story about helping a NZ nonprofit by linking them up with knowledgeable tech volunteers to solve a problem. Lots of people have responded to the post asking about how they can get involved with similar projects. Here are a few places to start looking: Good Data Institute (GDI) Tech To The Rescue Catchafire DemocracyLab Or find a volunteering opportunity through Volunteering Australia (VA) or Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa What other organisations can link up skilled volunteers with NFP projects?
I help people accelerate their careers in both the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 and consult with companies on their digital ecosystems.
Would you believe if I told you a single LinkedIn message could impact the lives of thousands of kids? Here’s how it went... A mate of mine reached out the other day. He runs a non-profit in New Zealand that has helped 1000s of kids who, for socioeconomic reasons, don't get the best shot in life, like you and me. He had a new idea or, more to the point, borrowed an idea from Dolly Parton, who created the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. When he contacted me, he had secured authors, publishers, and financial resources to start distributing books to kids to increase their literacy. He needed a solution to track the books, publishers, authors, schools, and the children and caregivers who would be receiving the books. I could see that the Power Platform could meet his needs. Using Dataverse, all private information can be kept private, and with role-based security, only approved users will have access to the data they need access to. So that brings me to what happened after he asked me. As many of you know, I am not “on the tools” anymore, but through the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge, I know over 1000 people who are. I sent a message to this group asking who could build a solution at no cost. (I am sure we will get the cost of licenses sorted). Within 60 seconds someone in Australia responded saying they would build it. Within the hour over five people had offered to build it. It's here where I get a little choked up as the Power Platform Community never ceases to amaze me with its rich generosity. I often have people say to me that their employer doesn't give them projects to work on that use the new tools from Microsoft. They feel they are stuck on a Dynamics 365 project or some old-school tech like SharePoint, but the opportunity to build your portfolio is everywhere. I dare you to start looking for these types of projects that could result in impacting thousands of lives. #PowerPlatform #NFP #Books
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What a day...what a write-up! Here's to many more University of Washington, National Science Foundation (NSF), Katherine Idziorek, PhD, AICP, Branden Born, GeekWire #hackathon #techforgood #urbanplanning #disasterplanning #urbanresilience #leaphi #urbandesign #urbanplanning https://lnkd.in/dz6Np-Jr
Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon
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DemocracyLab reposted this
A big thanks to the participants in the recent UW Resilience Hackathon I co-organized along with colleagues Branden Born and Dan Abramson in the University of Washington's Department of Urban Design and Planning and Mark Frischmuth of nonprofit DemocracyLab! This research initiative is sponsored by a multi-institution NSF Leading Engineering for America's Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP-HI) award. Check out the hackathon project pitches showcasing innovative ideas for shaping a more resilient Seattle:
Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon
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Hot on the heels of #earthday and our #earthathon, read about how the folks at model.earth are using tech to address environmental issues. Plus there are volunteer opportunities for all the budding coders out there! Loren Heyns #modelearth #democracylab #volunteer #coding #skills #techforgood #impact #partnership https://lnkd.in/eZBJ2sUT
Addressing Environmental Issues Through DemocracyLab
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We love to hear about rewarding first hackathon experiences! Congratulations Anthony Cannonier and team for your great work at the Earth-a-thon on Saturday. Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌏 🌍
I help people create enhanced experiences for their stakeholders. | EdOps Professional | Sales & Software Engineer | 2,500+ presentations delivered. 10+ solutions created.
Today I participated in my first hackathon with DemocracyLab! I signed up to help a co-founder with their app that will help single mothers and fathers get financial assistance for rent, groceries and other necessities. I helped with a technical issue with not one but two platforms I did not have experience in. Flutterflow and Firebase. I collaborated with the co-founder and a seasoned developer. After researching key resources and following the steps I was able to identify a few fixes that solved the issue that caused an issue between flutterflow and firebase. In addition, I provided some project management guidance that they found helpful. I am looking forward to providing more value to that project and being able to learn while fulfilling my purpose.
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Not only is Ari a bona-fide Super Mom, she's also a super civic technologist, leader and activist. She's been tirelessly leading the iSeaTree project and attending DemocracyLab hackathons for years. Please consider supporting her excellent work!
@TreeMamaSEA and the #iSeaTree app could really use the help. #Supermom lvl help! If I get lucky enough to win the prize - you already know where it's going (to the great big ole #AI machine and servers that power this whole platform). I'd be super honored if you took a moment to give me your vote of confidence - this contest ends in less than a week (6 days and counting)!!! Vote & Share! https://lnkd.in/gdzKQewU
Is Arielle Simmons-Steffen a Super Mom?
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