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November 29, 2011

Knight Foundation Blog Features Change By Us Launch In Philly, November 2011

“Change By Us is perfect for Philadelphia in so many ways.  As Mayor Nutter said, Philadelphia is the original U.S. city of innovation and invention. We are also a city of many neighborhoods, with people eager to express their opinions and roll up their sleeves to build a better Philadelphia.” To read the entire article, click here.

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November 23, 2011

Change By Us Launches in Philadelphia and Goes Open Source, Featured by The Knight Foundation, November 2011

“Change by Us, a digital platform that enables citizens to connect with their local governments and collaborate on projects for city improvement, is now available for free download through a not-for-profit open source license.” Change By Us launched yesterday in Philadelphia and is already live in New York.  For more information, read the article.

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November 22, 2011

Change By Us Goes Open Source, Featured on Opensource.com, November 2011

“Change by Us, a digital platform that enables citizens to collaborate on projects for city improvement, is a promising model of a new kind of civic engagement. Launched in New York City earlier this year, the application is now being used in Philadelphia as well and is freely available for reuse through a open source license.” To read the entire article, click here.

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Code For America Announces Change By Us Launch in Philly, November 2011

Yesterday in Philadelphia, “Mayor Michael Nutter announced the public launch of  “Change By Us: Philadelphia” — which not only constituted a significant advance for civic engagement in the city, but also marked an important step forward for the reuse of civic software in the country.” To read the complete article, click here.

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November 21, 2011

Announcing: Change by Us Launched in Philly, Now Open Source Software!

Local Projects is proud to announce that Change by Us, a new digital platform that enables citizens to connect with their local governments and collaborate on projects for city improvement, was released Monday as open source software. Mayor Nutter announced the launch of Change By Us today in Philadelphia. (more…)
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November 11, 2011

Check out Jake’s Eyeo Festival lecture on Vimeo!: http://t.co/825F9pX1 http://t.co/bYytE0db

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Watch Jake’s Eyeo Festival Video on Vimeo, November 2011

At this year’s Eyeo festival, Jake Barton gave a lecture on creating meaningful interactions through collaborative storytelling systems. To listen to the complete lecture, click here.

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October 27, 2011

Florida Trend Magazine Features Civil Debate Wall, October 2011

“The Civil Debate Wall was launched this fall by UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service….The idea is to foster dialogue about and expand the audience for the most critical issues facing Florida and the nation.”  To read more about the project, click here.

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Make choices and build your own city at http://t.co/wbuWZHQc via @AddThis

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October 25, 2011

Local Projects is looking for a graphic designer. If you’re interested, check out more information in the jobs… http://t.co/nVDO4srG

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