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Revisiting the Origins of Civic Tech In an era of DOGE, what can we learn from a different approach to tech and government

"Technology has become the spinal cord of government. ... Just look at DOGE's approach. When they began cutting across the government, where did they go first? Not to policy offices, not to secretary suites, not to planning departments. They went directly to the levers of IT systems and operations."

Alliance of Civic Technologists Congress Mark your calendars for the first-ever Alliance of Civic Technologists’s ACT Congress on Saturday, June 28, 2025!

📢 Open Fresno is repping #Fresno and the #CentralValley in @civictechallies.bsky.social inaugural #ACTCongress & you can join us! Let's put Fresno #civictech on the map. Sign up & connect 👇🏽
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Virtual: Community Action Night , Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Join this weekly collaborative meetup! Where [Open Fresno](https://openfresno.github.io/) members come together to contribute their skills to a community project for their

📢 #Frenso! We're hosting our Community Action Night this Thursday. Whether you're a neighborhood advocate, #opendata fan, or just curious, join us for an evening of ideas, tech, and impact.

📅 Wednesday, June 18
🕑 6:30 PM PT
📍 Online
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…

🛡️ Going to a protest? Protect your privacy before you show up.
📱 Disable biometrics, use Signal, and turn off location tracking.
🚫 Don't bring devices you don't need.

More tips via @wired.com 👉🏽 www.wired.com/story/the-wi...

#CivicTech #Privacy #ProtestTips #DigitalSafety

I've been thinking about maintenance and longevity of all the civic websites I've worked on over the years.

Very excited to make use of a free and open source library to extend the lives of two of my favorites for many years to come

The June #ACTNewsletter is out now! Stay updated on #civictech news, events, and insights. Like our upcoming #ACTCongress, board elections, @floridainnovation.bsky.social Civic Hack Day, and #OpenAustin Civic Data Fellowship. Read it here: www.civictechnologists.org/2025/06/june...

Virtual: Community Action Night , Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Join this weekly collaborative meetup! Where [Open Fresno](https://openfresno.github.io/) members come together to contribute their skills to a community project for their

Hey #Fresno! Join us tonight, for an evening of collaboration, local impact, and #civictech in action.

📅 Wednesday, June 4
🕑 6:30 PM PT
📍 Online
🔗 www.meetup.com/openfresno/e...

📢 Big news! #ACTCongress is happening June 28! 🎉

Our first-ever virtual #unconference, shaped by YOU. We'll hold our first board election, vote on the budget, & dive into participant-led sessions on our #civictech community's future.

RSVP on Eventbrite!
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Virtual: Community Action Night , Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Join this weekly collaborative meetup! Where [Open Fresno](https://openfresno.github.io/) members come together to contribute their skills to a community project for their

📅 Mark your calendars!

On Wednesday, June 4th @ 6:30 PM PT, we will be holding first Community Action Night of the month. Let's unite for #PrideMonth and continue working to harness the power of #Tech4Good.

📅 Wednesday, June 14
🕑 6:30 PM PT
📍 Online
🔗 www.meetup.com/openfresno/e...

Let's talk color! Today at 6:30pm we will discuss about how to use color and how different colors make us feel. A great talk for any artist or anyone that enjoys color!

YouTube video by SF Civic Tech Civic Tech in San Francisco: Meet the Experts, See the Projects, Join the Work

Kudos to @sfcivictech.bsky.social for holding their first in-person event since before the quarantine! A star panel of #civictechallies shared personal experiences and insights on key #civictech work. Missed it? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrW...

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New job opportunity: Full-Stack Software Developer at Airys.
Details: $9,000-$12,500 for 10 week contract | Hybrid | Bay Area or remote | Apply by June 9

You can apply here:

Data Director - Action for the Climate Emergency - Career Page Apply to Data Director at Action for the Climate Emergency in Remote.

New job opportunity: Data Director at Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE).
Details: $100,000 – $130,000 | Remote (US or international)

You can apply here:

Virtual: Community Action Night , Wed, May 14, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup Join this weekly collaborative meetup! Where [Open Fresno](https://openfresno.github.io/) members come together to contribute their skills to a community project for their

Join us on Wednesday, May 14 @ 6:30 PM PT for our weekly Community Action Night! An event dedicated to bringing our Open Fresno and @opensacorg communities together, to collaborate on ways to make a positive impact using technology. #CivicTech #Tech4Good

🔗 www.meetup.com/openfresno/e...

Information Technology Technician I The current vacancy is temporary/extra help; however, the list established from this recruitment may be used to fill future permanent vacancies.Under immediate and general supervision, provides techni...

⚠️ Job Alert! This was just listed!

💼 Job: Information Technology Technician I
🏢 Location: Madera County
⏳ Type: Full-Time On-Site
💰 Annual: ~$49K - $60K
📅 Closes: 5/20
🔗 www.governmentjobs.com/careers/made...

Mark your calendars now: join Florida Community Innovation’s Civic Hack Day!

🗓 Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

🕚 Time: 11 AM – 5 PM ET

📍 Location: Online via Zoom

🔗 Register and learn more here: floridainnovation.org/events

🎉 Congratulations @chihacknight.org, for being recognized for the amazing work you've done since 2012! We're proud to be part of the same Alliance of Civic Technologists as you.

@civictechallies.bsky.social #civictech #tech4good

Testimony to NYC Council’s Hearing on the Internet Master Plan Digital literacy must be viewed as critical infrastructure. We support the Council’s efforts to revive the Internet Master Plan. After a thorough read, we feel every bill should have modifications.

This morning, @noneck.org is in front of @council.nyc.gov to discuss how digital equity and literacy are as important as internet infrastructure.

#DigitalEquity #DigitalLiteracy #DataLiteracy

beta.nyc/2025/04/29/t...

We finally got our union made stickers for the @civictechallies.bsky.social!

If you want to support our work - make a donation here and we'll send you a sticker! Include your email in the donation note and we'll reach out!

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#civictech

With everything going on lately, it's great to see Keshia Thomas, a Fresno Unified School Board trustee, voicing a sentiment we and the larger #civictech community can connect to, in a recent @fresnoland.bsky.social article.

In case you missed it! @sfcivictech.bsky.social 's recent event with the amazing @bethanymarz.bsky.social on AI for #CivicTech was insightful and thoughtful. 🙌🏽 The recording is now available on YouTube, so don't miss out and learn how to supercharge your workflows!

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=klQS...

Open Fresno | Meetup A team of citizens, coders, and volunteers in Fresno driving civic innovation to build tech solutions that help turn the city around!

Join us every week at our Community Action Night! To work on #civictech projects like #OpenBudgetFresno, a website with accessible visualizations of budgetary info from the City of Fresno's #opendata.

📅 RSVP @ meetup.com/openfresno

For anyone who doesn’t know us — #OpenFresno is a volunteer-powered community of citizens, coders, and creatives using #civictech + #opendata to help build a better #Fresno.

🌐 openfresno.github.io
🔗 linktr.ee/openfresno

Defend the Internet Archive. Protect the Wayback Machine. Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit. Sign our open letter on change.org

📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.

At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.

Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.

👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...

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What’s New in NYC Civic Tech – April 10, 2025 - BetaNYC Change doesn’t move on outrage alone. It needs builders, people willing to show up inside the system and move it forward from within.

We are living through history, and years from now, we will all be asked where we were and what we did.

Change doesn’t move on outrage alone. Change needs builders. It needs people willing to show up inside the system and move it forward from within.

Data Protection Analyst | Habitat for Humanity Volunteer

New job opportunity: Data Protection Analyst at Habitat for Humanity International.
Details: $95,030 - $111,800 | Remote or Hybrid (Atlanta) | Apply by April 6

You can apply here:

Tomorrow, the Alliance of Civic Technologists (@civictechallies.bsky.social) will be hosting our virtual spring social hour at 9PM EST / 6PM PST - The event is open the the #civictech community at large so come hang out!

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Amid fast-changing info, the @waybackmachine.bsky.social is an essential #civictech service provided by @archive.org, that ensures transparency, accountability, and access to our digital past. Even better yet, anyone can use it at any time and should because #KnowledgeIsPower! 💪🏽

How you can help For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...

For folks who've reached out asking how to help the 18F team, we've collected some ideas at 18f.org. We're so grateful for your support! (One more: Follow other #AltGov accounts for news and ideas on how to support public servants from the many other agencies affected. We're all in this together.)

In-person and Online: Digital Equity with “Retired” Computers - Chi Hack Night Since 1998, PCs for People has refurbished over 400,000 devices which were contributed by corporations, colleges, government entities, and other organizations. They have diverted over 23 million lbs o...

Join us online or in person tonight to learn about PCs for People! Since 1998, PCs for People has refurbished and redistributed over 400,000 devices, diverting over 23 million lbs of e-waste from landfills. Livestream starts at ~6:35pm. chihacknight.org/events/2025/...