Category Archives: news
April recap: gaining momentum
April was an exciting month for the Policypitch team! Our first legislative bill was pitched by a Louisiana state legislator, we made it to the finals of the Tulane Business Plan Competition, made a splash in the press, and continued … Continue reading
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Policypitch Coverage in New Orleans
The past few weeks we have received some great press from the New Orleans media. I wanted to share some of the coverage that we have received. A lot of it stems from the first bill that we made available … Continue reading
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Change the Web Challenge Finalists Announced! Winner to be selected April 28
As a strategic partner with Social Actions, Policypitch is excited about all of these amazing widgets and applications! Which apps do you think could be of most use to enhancing the ideas on Policypitch? NetSquared and Social Actions are proud … Continue reading
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March Policypitch Roundup
We got a lot done in March. A short snapshot at our inner workings: Headline news: Policypitch founder Zach Kupperman was invited for a nomination to Pop!Tech’s Social Innovation Fellows Program! We worked with MakeNewOrleansHome.com on voting for their pitched … Continue reading
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February Policypitch roundup
The Policypitch team accomplished a lot in February. We advanced in the Tulane Business Plan Competition, our members pitched new policy ideas, and development of our state legislative tracking and public markup continued! Please sign up for our Beta 2.0 … Continue reading
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Social Actions’ Change the Web Challenge
Our friends at Social Actions have worked long and hard putting together their Change the Web Challenge. The contest, which began February 23, awards $5,000 to best web-based application created that makes use of the Social Actions open API. Second … Continue reading
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Social Actions Round-Up #24: Government Enters Social Media for Social Change Movement
Originally posted by Peter Dietz and our friends at Social Actions on February 5, 2009. As a child of the 80′s (okay, very late 70′s), I am used to government having very little (if any) involvement in technology driven initiatives … Continue reading
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We want your feedback!
Help the PolicyPitch team make the website easier to use! We are working on a major overhaul of the website, from design and layout to new features. Planning and analysis have been ongoing for weeks, and we want to incorporate … Continue reading
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Follow us on Twitter: @policypitch
Policypitch.com is now on twitter! twitter.com/policypitch Follow us for the latest news feeds, blog posts, new local policy ideas, and policypitch website updates! Help us get to 100 followers by the end of the week! (currently at 37).
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Guest Post: Social Actions Roundup #22
Online giving markets and other websites that facilitate online action hit the ground running in 2009. Below is our latest weekly round-up of news and recent discoveries. News Roundup SocialEdge is welcoming applications for the annual Global Social Benefit Incubator … Continue reading
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