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What I Learned from BetaNYC
At BetaNYC, I served as Chief of Staff, helping build the systems, programs, partnerships, and million tiny things that keep the work moving.
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This week in NYC’s #CivicTech – November 21, 2025
There is so much to celebrate during #OSMGeoWeek. We hit a personal record with Mapping for Equity events!
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Scaling Impact: What’s Next for the Civic Innovation Fellowship and Mapping for Equity
What’s Going on with the Civic Innovation Fellowship? We’ve been awarded funding from the Siegel Family Endowment and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to explore how to deepen and scale the Civic Innovation Fellowship. This planning year will focus on understanding how we can grow the program into a workforce development pipeline that better supports…
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Treading the Course: Reflections on Mapping, Belonging, and the Magic of State of the Map US
During a scavenger hunt, two years ago, I knew State of the Map US — the annual conference for the OpenStreetMap (OSM) community — was my favorite conference. My scavenger group was called Alley Cats. The OpenStreetMap US team crafts these scavenger hunts with locals in every city SOTM US takes part in. It was…
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School of Data Broke Records — Help Us Build What’s Next
From a record-breaking Open Data Week to the largest-ever School of Data, we saw the power of community.
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What’s New at State of the Map US 2024?
The Fellowship team attended State of the Map US 2024 at Salt Lake City! Learn about the workshops they attended and what trends they noticed within the open-sourced mapping world.
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2024 Spring Mapping for Equity Events Re-cap
Journey back with us to March during 2024 NYC Open Data Week where the Civic Innovation Fellows held a new two-event series around Mapping for Equity.
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Welcoming back our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows!
Our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows are back for their final semester. Learn about who they are, what they’re working on, and about our upcoming Mapping for Equity events.
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Mapping USA 2024 Conference Recap
Join us as the BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellowship team share our recap on the Mapping USA 2024 conference!
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Introducing our 2023-2024 Civic Innovation Fellows!
It’s our favorite time of the year again–when we get to introduce our new cohort of Civic Innovation Fellows!
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Introducing the BetaNYC Civic Innovation Fellows Class of Summer 2023!
This summer, we are thrilled to be matched with an outstanding group of CUNY students through CUNY Career Launch. Our 2023 Summer cohort of Civic Innovation Fellows are young professionals with innovative ideas and a passion for making a positive impact on New Yorkers’ lives.
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Wrapping up the 2022-2023 Civic Innovation Fellowship year, our ninth cohort
In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the 2022-2023 Civic Innovation Fellows’ accomplishments, highlight the impact they have made, and discuss the exciting future prospects for the project.
