100 Days of Listening and Learning – What I heard I had the privilege of spending my first few weeks on the job working from the Open Gov Hub in Washington, DC. I benefited immensely from both the planned and unplanned conversations with partners and other ‘Hubbers’ while waiting for my turn at the coffee…
ABOUT THE EVENT The Open Gov Hub, co-founded by Global Integrity and Development Gateway in 2012, is celebrating our 10th Anniversary. The Hub grew from 13 organizations to nearly 70 organizations over the last decade. The members are united around 3 common values: transparency, accountability, and civic participation. Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary…
originally published on Open Gov Hub What happens when you gather 10 social change leaders from 8 countries and 4 continents to spend 4 days learning about how to run better civic innovation hubs? A lot of learning, and a lot of fun (and some mall and cruise ship tours too – keep reading :).…
originally published on Open Gov Hub On July 22, we hosted a dialogue on Tactics to Protect Civic Space in Russia, India, the U.S., and Beyond as a part of Open Gov Hub’s Defending Democracy series. Six speakers highlighted different aspects of the rising accost on democratic freedoms and institutions, and explored ways to…
originally published on Open Gov Hub Ignite Talks are fast-paced lightning talks that last exactly 5 minutes, with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. They are a fantastic way to learn about new projects and ideas, successes and failures and everything in between. The basic philosophy behind this model is, enlighten us, but make…
originally published on Open Gov Hub I recently had the privilege to attend the 2nd Unrig the System Summit organized by Represent Us in Nashville, TN – an energizing and unique gathering bringing together America’s cross-partisan democracy reform movement. Over 3 days, I joined 2,000 other attendees from every state in the Union who all…