Tech for Civic and Social Good

In this session of the LinkedIn SF Tech Talks we showcase organizations that are leveraging the Bay Area's tech talent for improving communities and civic engagement. Join us to learn about the projects and problems these organizations tackle and how you can get involved.

Agenda

6:00pm - Sign in, food, and drinks

6:30pm - Guest presentations and panel discussion moderated by Meg Garlinghouse, head of LinkedIn For Good.

7:30pm - Networking and finding opportunities to get involved.

Guest speakers/organizations:

Jennifer Pahlka - Code For America

Founded in 2009, Code for America (CfA) is a national nonprofit that partners with local governments and citizens to foster civic innovation. By working to reinvigorate civic participation, accelerate the civic startup marketplace, facilitate collaboration between government leaders, and build new tools that enhance and strengthen communities, CfA is helping governments solve old problems in new ways. CfA is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st Century. For more information, watch Founder Jennifer Pahlka’s TED talk (https://www.codeforamerica.org/ted) or go to codeforamerica.org (http://codeforamerica.org/).

Katharine Matsumoto - DataKind SF

DataKind San Francisco-Bay Area (DataKind SF) launched in August 2014 with the vision of creating examples of successful efforts that bring tech and public good sectors together. In a region well known for attracting top tech talent from around the globe and for its incredible community of data scientists and data enthusiasts, DataKind SF hopes to tap into this community’s desire to have a greater impact both locally and globally. Although the universities, community and culture of the Bay Area have always fostered nonprofits striving for positive change, costs are rising rapidly. Through DataKind, they hope to execute data projects that are often out of reach for organizations that could most greatly benefit from them. With a growing group of core volunteers, DataKind SF is inspired by the opportunity to transform how nonprofits operate by using data more effectively.

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