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This is from January, but just crossed my radar. - Steve From: https://blog.ycombinator.com/rfs-news-jobs-and-democracy/ Improving Democracy: There are thousands of ways technology can be applied to improve democracy. For democracy to function effectively, more of us need to be engaged and empowered. Weâd like to see startups and non-profits who are using technology to make it easier and more appealing to get involved in the political process, and for that involvement to make an impact. We want technology that makes it easy to understand how new laws and programs impact you and your cityâs budget, programs that teach young people and people from underrepresented groups how to run for office, and communication tools that make it easier for citizens to be heard by their representatives. In Summer 2016 we donated to vote.org whose mission is to increase voter registration, and we think thereâs more space for organizations solving voting problems too. Weâd like to see tools that address problems in the voting process, such as voter suppression and gerrymandering, to name a couple of examples. Tech may be able to make a direct impact by measuring how peopleâs votes have been diluted, showing how representatives are less responsive to their constituents and empowering citizens to do something about it. We review applications on a rolling basis. Apply here now. http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org cl...@e-democracy.org - +1 612 234 7072 @democracy - http://linkedin.com/in/netclift http://1radionews.com - My radio app ââ View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/1UyNt0JGRYOS6MLgY0fwvv Leave group mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Unsubscribe --==============74293543335459797=Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <title> Post by Steven Clift: Y Combinator and Democracy Startups/Nonprofits: Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: Democracies Online </title> <style type="text/css">.clearfix:before {display:table !important;content:"" !important;line-height:0 !important} .clearfix:after {display:table !important;content:"" 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href="http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/1UyNt0JGRYOS6MLgY0fwvv"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:none"><b>Y Combinator and Democracy Startups/Nonprofits</b></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="margin:0; padding:0 0 0 10px"> <span class="muted" style="color:#999">by </span> <a href="http://groups.dowire.org/p/stevenclift"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:none"><b>Steven Clift</b> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="margin:0; padding:0 0 0 10px"> <span class="muted" style="color:#999">in </span> <a href="http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire"; class="group" style="color:inherit; text-decoration:none"> <b>Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire</b></a> </td> </tr> </table> <!--gs-group-list-email-html-body-metadata-text--> </td> </tr></table> <!--gs-group-list-email-html-body-metadata--><table id="gs-group-list-email-html-body" align="left" valign="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; margin:0 0 0 0; max-width:100%; padding:0 0 0 0"> <tr> <td style="margin:0; padding:0"><hr style="border:0; border-bottom:1px solid #fff; border-bottom-color:#eee; border-bottom-width:1px; border-top:none; border-top-width:3px; margin:0; padding:9px 0 0 0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="gs-group-list-email-html-body-main" align="left" style="margin:0; padding:10px 0 0 0"> <span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">This is from January, but just crossed my radar. - Steve</span><br>  <br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">From:</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%"><a href="https://blog.ycombinator.com/rfs-news-jobs-and-democracy/"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:underline">https://<b>blog.ycombinator.com</b>â/rfsâ-newsâ-jobsâ-andâ-democracyâ/</a></span><br>  <br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">Improving Democracy: There are thousands of ways technology can be</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">applied to improve democracy. For democracy to function effectively,</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">more of us need to be engaged and empowered. Weâd like to see startups</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">and non-profits who are using technology to make it easier and more</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">appealing to get involved in the political process, and for that</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">involvement to make an impact. We want technology that makes it easy</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">to understand how new laws and programs impact you and your cityâs</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">budget, programs that teach young people and people from</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">underrepresented groups how to run for office, and communication tools</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">that make it easier for citizens to be heard by their representatives.</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">In Summer 2016 we donated to vote.org whose mission is to increase</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">voter registration, and we think thereâs more space for organizations</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">solving voting problems too. Weâd like to see tools that address</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">problems in the voting process, such as voter suppression and</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">gerrymandering, to name a couple of examples. Tech may be able to make</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">a direct impact by measuring how peopleâs votes have been diluted,</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">showing how representatives are less responsive to their constituents</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">and empowering citizens to do something about it.</span><br>  <br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">We review applications on a rolling basis. Apply here now.</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%"><a href="http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:underline">http://<b>www.ycombinator.com</b>â/applyâ/</a></span><br>  <br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%">Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%"> <a class="email" href="mailto:cl...@e-democracy.org"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:underline">cl...@e-democracy.org</a> - +1 612 234 7072</span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%"> @democracy - <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/netclift"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:underline">http://<b>linkedin.com</b>/in/netclift</a></span><br><span class="line" style="display:inline-block; max-width:580px; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:pre-wrap; width:100%" width="100%"> <a href="http://1radionews.com"; style="color:inherit; text-decoration:underline">http://<b>1radionews.com</b></a> - My radio app</span><br> </td> </tr> </table> <table id="gs-group-list-email-html-links" align="center" valign="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; margin:0 0 0 0; max-width:100%; padding:0 0 0 0"> <tr> <td style="margin:0; padding:20px 0 0 0"><hr style="border:0; border-bottom:1px solid #fff; border-bottom-color:#eee; border-bottom-width:1px; border-top:none; border-top-width:3px; margin:0; padding:9px 0 0 0"></td> </tr> <tr id="gs-group-list-email-html-links-view"> <td style="margin:0; padding:20px 0 0 0"> <a id="gs-group-list-email-html-links-view-reply" href="mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Re%3A%20Y%20Combinator%20and%20Democracy%20Startups/Nonprofits"; 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