As we wind down the year, I want to take this moment to thank all of you wholeheartedly for your... View Article
Continue readingWikiLeaks Thoughts
This post was co-written by Ellen Miller and Mike Klein, Sunlight’s co-founders. The Sunlight Foundation was founded in 2006 with... View Article
Continue readingWhat to do tonight in DC? Get Indecent with Sunlight!
What to do tonight in DC? Get Indecent with Sunlight! In DC? Join Sunlight tonight at Indecent Disclosure, a fundraiser, happy hour, and all around transparency hootenanny taking over Madams Organ (2461 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009) between 5 and 9 PM. Why, you say? Well, for starters, we throw a great party, and we love meeting other folks interested in transparency and open government. The party will include drink specials, a raffle (you enter just by buying a ticket to the event itself!), and Constant Alarm, an awesome, new, local band in DC.
Continue readingAsk the question about transparency that you’ve always wanted
Ever get tired of hearing pundits ask softball questions to politicians? Or finally hear a really great question, only to have it answered in a few TV friendly, pre-packaged bullet points that don’t tell you anything you didn’t already know? Thanks to the work of our friends at Personal Democracy Forum, we don’t have to accept this one way channel of communication. With 10Questions.com, every American can be a part of the conversation with those running for office this election season.
Continue readingStatelight: Transparency in a Box, Pt. 1
I’m excited to announce a new project from Public Equals Online and the Sunlight Foundation: Over the next few weeks and months, we’ll be developing - in large part through public blog posts such as this one - a curriculum, or guide, on how to do state level organizing and advocacy around transparency and open government.
Continue readingThe Caribou Coffee Lobby
I love coffee, espeicially when I get to use my smart coffee mug (more on that in this Inc article).... View Article
Continue readingAccountability, Better Services, and Economic Opportunity
An open government built on open data is worth fighting for because, through it, we will achieve three exceptionally valuable results for society: Accountability, Better Services and Economic Opportunity.
Continue readingVentilation shaft collapses near Sunlight Foundation offices
We’re big fans of real-time data and reporting. We’re also big fans of the 1800 Cafe, our go to place... View Article
Continue readingLIVE: HHS Announces Open Government Plan
The Department of Health and Human Services will be announcing their Open Government plan live via video at 1:30PM ET.... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Live Recap: How We Did It
During the Health Care Summit on Thursday, Feb 25, Sunlight tried something new by connecting a live political event to the government data and information we work to make more accessible every day. Dubbed "Sunlight Live," our coverage of the joint Republican and Democratic heath care summit as a pilot was a smashing success, thanks to all of you.
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