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Sunshine Request Launches
Last week was Sunshine Week and the folks at PRC Applications celebrated by launching SunshineRequest.com, a site that makes it easier for citizens to make public records requests. The site offers a single simple form for making requests to any government entity (with...
Open Data Day 2017
About 25 people showed up Asheville’s Open Data Day on March 4, enjoying good food and lively conversation about the important challenges of making open data actually matter for our community. Introductory Remarks Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler kicked off the event with the...
Open Data Day 2017 Agenda
Come join us for Open Data Day on Saturday, March 4, 2017, 10am - 2pm at the Shiloh Recreation Center. Check out the agenda here!
Introducing the Code for Asheville Newsletter
At the suggestion of several members we will be sending out a newsletter at least monthly with announcements, information on upcoming events, news from the national network and more! We'll also link each edition from this blog. Check out the first issue here....
Code for Asheville & Politics: Our Policy
Working in the civic space on stuff that matters inevitably and rightfully means dealing with issues that are politically charged. With that in mind, we felt it important to clarify Code for Asheville's relationship to such issues. The statement below is our attempt...
Latest News Plus Monthly Community Nights – We’re Back!
Earlier this year we stopped holding regular hack nights and focused instead on finding potential community partners like the Homeless Coalition, BeLoved and the Economic Justice Workgroup and collaborating with them to identify opportunities for the members of Code...
Helping Buncombe County Voters Get The Information They Need
Have you ever shown up at the polls, only to realize that there are a slew of down-ballot races you know nothing about? Never heard of the candidates, maybe never even heard of the office?! On October 8, 2016 Code for Asheville volunteers gathered at Basecamp AVL to...
We need your help!
There are exciting things happening with Code for Asheville. We are playing an increasing role in assisting local community groups with technological solutions. We’ve partnered with the Homeless Coalition, BeLoved House, Buncombe Reentry Council and more recently, the...
Get your voice heard at Code for America
This is a year of big change for Code for America’s brigade program. As you may have heard, there was some tension between brigades and the national organization as CfA tried to deal with a more challenging funding environment, staff turnover, and a growing sense by...