Category: Boards
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Board chair at City Bureau
Today I was elected board chair of City Bureau, a nonprofit civic journalism lab based on the South Side of Chicago. We bring journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public. City Bureau is a wonder. The four founders have built an amazing…
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Voqal Chicago Grants, February 2018
Today Voqal Chicago announced a series of grants in Illinois. I serve on the board of Voqal Chicago, and I’m proud of the work we do to make things better for people here. Last month, @Voqal announced a series of grants from its Chicago—based board. These grants provide essential support for so many organizations doing…
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ChicagoNEXT Meeting
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Board work: strategic planning sessions for Voqal
I am helping move this important organization into the future.
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Report: Chicago Police Accountability Task Force
Today marks the publication of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force, “Recommendations for Reform: Restoring Trust between the Chicago Police and the Communities they Serve“. I served on the Early Intervention & Personnel Concerns working group, and helped develop this recommendation: publish, on a monthly basis, aggregate data on the following: new and pending complaints by unit,…
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Appointment to the Illinois Technology Association’s Internet of Things Council
Today I joined the Illinois Technology Association’s Internet of Things Council. Here’s more about that work: The mission of the ITA Internet of Things Council is to drive advancement of IoT technology, policy and industry, establishing Chicago and the Midwest as an epicenter of IoT Chicago and the Midwest are in a unique position to…
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Boards: Joining the Sunlight Foundation Board of Directors
Today I joined the board of directors of the Sunlight Foundation, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that uses the tools of civic tech, open data, policy analysisand journalism to make our government and politics more accountable and transparent to all. Snip: Daniel X. O’Neil is an open data and open government advocate and the executive…
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On The Table 2014 Steering Committee
I served on the Steering Committee of On The Table 2014, the community wide conversations about our collective future held on the occasion of the 99th birthday of The Chicago Community Trust. In addition, Smart Chicago hosted a meal at 1871 that brought together technologists, community leaders, and nonprofit executives together in a discussion around how to…
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My Work With The Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation
Last Fall I joined the Board of Directors for CITF, the Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation, and now that I’ve had a half-year’s worth of meetings, grant requests, and extracurricular work, I wanted to get some thoughts down here.First off, I really enjoy the rhythm and nature of a Board. I’ve served as the Chairman of…
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2012 Government Selection Committee for Code for America
I’m helping out the awesome Code for America project as they figure out which cities should be a part of their next program year. 19 governments applied for our 2012 program, and it’s amazing to read about their project ideas, challenges, and passion for changing the way things work. As a growing start-up, we can…