by Eric Jackson | Sep 26, 2017 | Newsletter
A small group of Code-for-Ashevilleans marked the National Day of Civic Hacking last Saturday by working out details of a story collection project idea that emerged at our last Community Night. We left feeling quite excited about the potential impact on our community...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 12, 2017 | Newsletter
I walked into my first Code for Asheville meeting in December 2013 at the invitation (well, ok, arm-twisting) of Dave Michelson, co-founder of the brigade together with Scott Barnwell. I walked back out knowing two things: that I had discovered something truly...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 22, 2017 | Newsletter
Tom Loosemore said digital is about “applying the culture, practices, processes and technologies of the Internet-era to respond to people’s raised expectations.” In the same way, “civic tech” is only about technology in the sense that it transforms what citizens are...
by Eric Jackson | Aug 8, 2017 | Newsletter
The NC Reentry Resources Hub project is a website providing high-quality information and resources relevant and valuable to NC citizens reentering society after a period of incarceration or dealing with collateral consequences of a previous criminal conviction. Last...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 25, 2017 | Newsletter
“We’re not going to solve this counry’s problems in San Francisco, and we’re not going to solve them in DC.” So Jen Pahlka, Executive Director of Code for America, kicked off her talk and conversation with us at our July 13 Community...
