Watch this 26 minute interview with CivicLab co-founder Tom Tresser, from the July 13 edition of “Live From The Heartland Cafe.” He breaks down TIFs and The TIF Illumination Project.
Tom “Live From The Heartland Cafe”
Category Archives: Tools for Change
46th Ward Gets Illuminated April 11!
Join us at The Peoples Church on April 11 at 7pm when we Illuminate the six TIFs inside the 46th Ward. If the last five TIF town meetings are any guides, then this meeting is going to ROCK! You can get the details and RSVP via Facebook @ http://tinyurl.com/
We invite to learn what TIFs are doing in YOUR community. TO schedule a TIF Illumination for your ward, email tom@civiclab.us.
AREA Chicago Distributes 5,000 Copies Of TIF Poster
Thanks to the great folks at AREA Chicago we are distributing 5,000 copies of the TIF Illumination Project’s graphic poster showing the results of our investigation of the 12 TIFs inside the 27th Ward. Awesome! The poster was written by Tom Tresser based on data research lead by Cory Mollet and designed by Carlyn So. The Spring 2013 issue focuses on housing.
8th & 9th Ward Double Illumination
Join us at Chicago State University on Saturday, April 6. We will be Illuminating the many, many TIFs inside the 8th and 9th Wards. Details and RSVP at Facebook = http://tinyurl.com/
The evolving schedule and documentation of past meetings is at http://tifreports.com/
Watch Feb 12 TIF Town Meeting
Thanks to the great folks at CAN-TV you can watch the February 12 TIF Town Meeting produced by The Tax Integrity and Fairness Alliance at the Chopin Theater (1 hour, 22 minutes). View the media coverage and my presentation materials on the impacts of the 12 TIFs inside the 27th Ward here.
Tom Will PechaKucha on March 5
Tom will be presenting at the 25th edition of PechaKucha Chicago at Martyr’s on March 5 at 8:00pm. What is PechaKucha? “PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps — just about anything, really — in the PechaKucha 20×20 format.” Get tickets here.
Talk On Tech & Social Change
I’ll be doing a talk and workshop on “Using Technology For Social Change & Community Organizing” at the Bronzeville Visitor Information Center, Friday, November 30, 2-4pm. 3401 South King Drive.RSVP to 773-819-2053.
- How are people using the Internet & social media to effect change and make their voice heard?
- How do you use Facebook & Twitter for social change?
- How might Chicago groups use these tools to affect change here?
Nonprofit Software Development Summit In Oakland
Holy coders! Hundreds of socially minded hackers, designers and developers are heading to Oakland this week for the Nonprofit Software Developers Summithosted by Aspiration Tech. Here are the session clusters on offer:
- Nonprofit Software Essentials
- eAdvocacy and Online Organizing
- Nonprofit Web Development
- Mobile Development and Mobile Security
- Mapping and Geographic Information Systems
- Business Process and Sustainability in NPTech
- Data, Identity and Privacy
- Open Source Content Management Systems
- Nonprofit CRM (Constituent Relationship Management)
- Free and Open Source Software for Nonprofits
- Community and Technology
CivicLab co-founder Tom Tresser is going and he’s couch surfing while he’s there! Follow the action on Twitter @ #npdev and #civiclabchicago.
Neighborland – New Tool For Civic Engagment
Check out CivicLab’s call for ideas and collaboration at Neighborland, a tool for sharing ideas and sparking civic collaboration.
Join Us @ Pumping Station One
CivicLab’s first hack meeting is being generously hosted by Pumping Station: One on Thursday Oct 18th, 7:00PM – 9:00PM.
Snacks, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages provided!
How can open source technology, design, and data accelerate social change and community improvement efforts? From Open 311′s city tracking system and the Grassroots Mapping of environmental impacts, to pedal powered electricity and LED banners at protests; design and technology have proven to be robust change agents.
CivicLab is entering the field with an initiative called “Hacks for Activists” (H4A). H4A seeks to build tools that solve common problems plaguing community organizers. We’re looking for activists, designers, coders, open hardware enthusiasts, and anyone with the slightest interest in technology for social change.
Here’s a few ideas we’re currently exploring but new projects are most welcome:
- Sign Me Up: An SMS/web based tool to replace paper sign-up sheets at community organizing meetings.
- Crowd Speaker: An application that would leverage participants’ cell phones as a collective public announcement system at rallies.
For more information and notifications about future meetings, you can contact bsugar [at] skilfullycurled.org, or visit our web site at http://www.civiclab.us.
Please sign up on our Eventbrite so we can get an idea of how many to expect: http://hacksforactivists.eventbrite.com