Get Ready to Vote with BallotReady
Alex Niemczewski, founder of BallotReady, and her team want to make it easier for everyone to get out and vote. And they’ve done just that. Their comprehensive voter guides and, now, their vote by mail tool, walk voters through the entire VBM process from requesting a ballot to sending it off. Here’s five things BallotReady […]
Recap: The Role of Tech in Vote by Mail (and Ballot Access) Panel
Join us for the Premier of Dress Rehearsal:Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8pm ET: Dress Rehearsal, a documentary short we produced alongside Arena and Acronym, will premier tomorrow at 8pm ET on crooked.com/convention. Before then, watch the trailer and learn more! —————————————————————————————– Higher Ground Labs continued our DNC programming with a panel on the role of […]
Recap: The Future of Political Technology Panel
Join us this week for additional Democratic National Convention events: Tuesday, Aug. 18: Political Technology Community: Virtual Social HourWednesday, Aug. 19: Panel: The Role of Tech in VBMThursday, Aug. 20: The premier of Dress Rehearsal, a documentary short we produced alongside Arena and Acronym. In the meantime, watch the trailer and learn more. ———————————————————————————————- Higher Ground Labs kicked […]
5 reasons to consider becoming a progressive startup founder
Has anyone ever told you that *you* should consider becoming a founder of a progressive technology startup? Well, we just did! Starting a company is a way for you to use your creativity and expertise to solve real problems that you understand better than anyone else. It takes commitment, perseverance, and vision – but ultimately […]
Adaptive Campaigning During COVID: Recap
Adaptive Campaigning During COVID: Recap COVID-19 has drastically changed the landscape of campaigns in many ways. From how campaigns interact with voters to connecting with potential donors, campaigns have had to adapt to a substantially different environment. We previously highlighted solutions to campaign objectives affected by COVID-19, which includes strategies and tools for voter outreach, […]
Tech: Clean up your own house first
We sat down to have a conversation with one of our founders, Ari Trujillo-Wesler, co-founder of OpenField, technologist, and activist, on her thoughts of the tech space and this moment. On-the-ground activists: “the less data you collect, the better”:A lot of technologists and organizers who do not have a deep experience with surveillance in the […]