We've awarded eight more OpenGov Grants - check them out here!
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How Datasembly plans to make open data more discoverable and usable
The increase of the availability of open data should make it easier for analysts to solve problems and have better insight into the actions of the government. Datasembly is helping by making open data more discoverable and usable.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How 596 Acres is opening up vacant lots data
596 Acres has been running a pilot project that helps neighbors see opportunities in the fenced vacant lots of New York City’s most historically disadvantaged neighborhoods since August, 2011.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: How Gasbie is improving local municipal financial transparency
Gasbie is making publicly available financial information more accessible to the general public in order to increase transparency and accountability in local municipal finance and inform the public about how public dollars are spent.
Continue readingJune OpenGov Grants heat up government data
Spring turns to summer and thoughts turn to cookouts, vacations at the beach and making government more transparent and accountable. We've awarded three more OpenGov Grants - check them out here!
Continue readingSpringtime OpenGov Grants make projects bloom
In recent weeks, Sunlight has awarded six more grants in our OpenGov Grant program. These grant-award programs continue to spread across the United States, supporting innovative projects that help fulfill dreams of making government more transparent and accountable.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Bringing accountability and transparency to Detroit’s charter schools
Detroit Charter Data is bringing some transparency to Michigan's Charter School system by providing a way to navigate Detroit’s current schooling landscape and FOIA support, including a database of educational documents received through the FOIA process.
Continue readingBetter know a TCamper: OpenGov Grantees edition
"Better Know a TCamper" chronicles some of the awesome attendees you'll see at TransparencyCamp. In this post, you'll meet Marc Joffe of Public Sector Credit Solutions and Becky Sweger of the National Priorities Project.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: The role of transparency in the creation of new places
Neighbor.ly is bringing transparency and democracy in the way community projects are funded by being the first online transparent and democratic civic funding platform with an open source repository.
Continue readingAnnouncing new Sunlight Foundation OpenGov Grant winners!
We are excited to announce four new winners of the Sunlight Foundation OpenGov Grants! Congrats to CodeAcross, the Detroit Ledger, Gasbie.com and Neighbor.ly!
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