Locations
Kirkland, WA, USA · Los Angeles, CA, USA
industry
Civic & Social Organization · Community and Lifestyle
Size
1 - 10 employees
founded in
2011
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit forum that connects and empowers citizens using innovation in technology for social good. Sample projects: - Global Action Mosaic - Flu Tracker - Syria Tracker - Mi Guate Sample coverage: - Il Sole 24 Ore, "L’alleanza tra la comunità tech, designer e ONU: mappe, dati e applicazioni aiutano sia i migranti sia gli interventi in situazioni di crisi umanitaria come il terremoto in Nepal." - Nextgov, TechInsider, "Wanted: Tech superstars to drive government innovation." - Huff Post, "Syria Tracker: women dying in numbers." - Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, "Volunteering sparks innovation in data for good." - GBV Uncovered, "Humanitarian Tracker: training citizen journalists in reporting human rights abuses in conflict." - Wired UK, "Wheel of War: casualties of the Syrian conflict mapped out." - Huffington Post, "Syrian nonviolent movements do exist." - Forbes, "From homelessness to human trafficking, how a NYC nonprofit is using big data to make a difference." - Forbes, "Big data for social good: 5 ways to a higher purpose" and "Using big data to make a difference." - The Washington Post, "Syrian refugee crisis map." - Al Jazeera, "Syria struggles to vaccinate residents." - The Washington Post, "Syrian uprising: Imam tells rape victims they deserve to be honored." - BBC News, "Syria crisis: counting the victims." - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, "Humanitarianism and new technology: challenges and opportunities." - NPR, "Tracking rape in Syria through social media." - The Guardian, "Syria's hidden emergencies."
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