Civic hacknight #147 with Peter Deitz: GrantBook
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Presenter: Peter Deitz, Principal of GrantBook
Peter will be presenting on GrantBook's work at the intersection of philanthropy & technology. GrantBook is a Toronto-based BCorp and long-time member of Centre for Social Innovation - Annex.
Peter will be speaking about:
- The challenges GrantBook faces in its mission, both technical and nontechnical.
- How philanthropy + technology has evolved since GrantBook started in 2012 and how GrantBook anticipates it will continue to evolve
- How GrantBook measures and understands its impact
- The role that CivicTechTO and other place-based social change networks can play in advancing / accessing place-based philanthropy
*** SOCIAL MEDIA CHEAT CODES:
@grantbookorg @peterdeitz #philanthropy #nptech #socent #bcorp #CivicTechTO
*** BIOGRAPHIES:
Peter Deitz is the Principal of GrantBook & Founder of UnWrapIt. He has committed himself to 5 year cycles of social entrepreneurship.
*** THIS MONTH'S VENUE SPONSOR:
ecobee: Smart Home Technology
Ecobee is focused on creating smarter wi-fi thermostats that are beautifully designed, easy to use, provide comfort and savings for families and are good for our planet.
Check-in details: Enter via North entrance, and head to central elevators. A co-organizer will be downstairs until 7pm to unlock the elevator to 6th floor. No sign-in required. If you run into any issues, then please send a message to our "doorbell" at 780-652-2649 (780-6LAB-6IX), and the organizers will get a notification.
Accessibility: North entrance is fully accessible.
*** ABOUT US:
Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, and all other Torontonians who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through design, tech, and data. (Coders are welcome, but you don’t have to be a coder to contribute!) Come and be part of it!
Agenda:
6:30-7: Welcome and intros
7-7:30: Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)
For more info, visit http://civictech.ca
Here's our Code of Conduct: http://civictech.ca/about-us
Hope to see you Tuesday!
Civic hacknight #147 with Peter Deitz: GrantBook