Visualizing Good at the GIV.NYC Philanthropy Slam

Cartoon interviews of attendees of giv.nyc

visual listening notes from giv.nyc

audience contributions to "Draw a better nyc' popup gallery

It was a delight to contribute to the awesomeness at GIV.NYC on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The event was a celebration of scrappy philanthropic initiatives geared toward making NYC better. 10 organizations pitched their projects, and the winner won a 10K cash prize. The event featured great comedy, emceeing, live music, and more. I did my bit by doing cartoon interviews of several attendees, doing large scale visual notes of the pitches, and producing a popup gallery where attendees drew pictures of their visions of a better New York City.  Congrats to philanthropy slam winner, the Leave it Better Foundation!

Mozfest/Code for America Summit Recap

 Mozfest/CFA Summit recap at Civic Hall, NYC

 MOZFEST/CFA SUMMIT RECAP AT CIVIC HALL, NYC

Had a fabulous time capturing some of the big ideas people brought to NYC from the Mozilla Foundation's annual festival in London, and Code for America's Summit in the Bay Area. Mozfest is "the world's leading festival for the open internet movement." The CFA Summit is "...a roll-up-your-sleeves conference that brings together government innovators, civic-minded technologists, and entrepreneurs." Both events are about using technology for the public good, an intersection that is near and dear to me, especially in the light of the recent election. The event also was a sendoff party to Civic Hall, NYC's hub of civic tech, which was about to move to a new location. 

Visualizing Good at GIV.NYC 2016

Come support people helping do things in NYC at our city's premier philanthropy slam, GIV.NYC on Nov 29!

I will be supporting the event with visual listening and by helping folks create an impromptu vision gallery of how to make NYC an even more wonderful community.

Register here!

Here are the details:

#GivingTuesday is a globally recognized day dedicated to giving. The first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, it builds on the momentum of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but with a mission to ignite generosity.

GIV.NYC 2016, hosted by Givkwik, is aligned with #GivingTuesday and it’s our take on the day - New York City style! It’s a live event where companies, causes, and communities will meet up for personal connection, giving, and to create a meaningful social impact in this great city.

This year's theme, Building Bridges, is intended to share stories of impact from nonprofits in all 5 boroughs of the city. Representatives from 10 selected nonprofits will each give a 2-minute pitch about their respective missions. Attendees will then vote for their favorites to receive a grant from the event's sponsors. Check out our video from last year's event.

This isn't your average, everyday meetup. Interactive games will be played, helping you get to know your fellow philanthropists. Delicious refreshments will be served. Prizes will be rewarded. Impact will be made. Join us and bring your friends!

Your registration fee is tax-deductible (consult your accountant). 100% of all fees will go to the grant pool that’s awarded to the nonprofit finalists.

Mozfest/Code For America Summit at Civic Hall

I'm looking forward to doing visual listening at a special event at Civic Hall in NYC today this evening, Nov 18.  To attend, visit this link.

Details:

Join us as we discuss how this election will impact the future of the open internet, civic tech, government, and our communities.

The open internet and civic technology communities are fighting to improve access to information, social equity, democracy, and our connected future. After two monumental events, we bring these two communities to forge a tighter relationship and celebrate our worlds.

Following a tradition started three years ago, we have invited NYC metro area presenters and participants who attended Mozilla's Festival (#MozFest) or Code For America's Summit (#CfASummit) to share their insights, highlights, and reinforce the local connections made around the planet. You will get a best-of even if you could not make the trip.

Additionally, this event will serve as a pre-holiday celebration of our communities. Drinks and light snacks will be served. Expect ten speakers to recap their personal highlights and reconnect the discussions to the work our community's doing locally.

Visualizing Reactions to Election Result

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I'm part of several professional communities with shared office space and interests. At one of these, we had a session yesterday where people got to share their reactions to the presidential election results. I captured the discussion with sketchnotes. If you want a taste of how some folks were feeling and reacting, feel free to peruse these.