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The Future of Public Good Technologies to Be Discussed at Caravan Studio's Public Good App House Festival in Washington, DC, November 13-15, 2017
[November 01, 2017]

The Future of Public Good Technologies to Be Discussed at Caravan Studio's Public Good App House Festival in Washington, DC, November 13-15, 2017


Experts in public good technologies are coming together for the Public Good App House Festival of the Americas in Washington, DC, from November 13 - 15, 2017. Organized by Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, the festival is defining the field of public good technology.

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TechSoup's Caravan Studios Brings Public Good App House Festival to Wash, DC Nov 13-15. (Graphic: Bu ...

TechSoup's Caravan Studios Brings Public Good App House Festival to Wash, DC Nov 13-15. (Graphic: Business Wire)

The festival workshops, panels, and demos will showcase public good technologies that help to mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities, and tackle climate change. There will also be discussions on participatory methodologies and how to measure impact and systemic change, all of which are aligned with the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development.

"From San Francisco in the U.S. to MedellĂ­n in Colombia and everywhere in between, there has never been a greater need for technologies designed to increase the public good and support civil society," said Marnie Webb, CEO of Caravan Studios. "We are proud to bring this festival to our nation's capital to expand the conversations about community egagement, impact, and scale to others who also use technology to change the world."



The festival will focus on three tracks: Participatory Methodologies, Active Projects and Demos, and Impact and Scale. Speakers include Nicholas Skytland of NASA, Sean Marcia of Ruby for Good, and Meghan Nesbit, director of nonprofit market development at Twilio.

"Caravan Studios has been a pioneer in convening entrepreneurs, developers, public officials, and thought leaders in the social impact space," Nesbit says. "We're excited to participate in the first Public Good App House Festival and connect with the diverse 'tech for good' space to discuss how we can scale impact through technology."


Also speaking is Catalina Escobar, founder of MAKAIA, a Colombian nonprofit that strengthens organizations' capacities for social development through technology and advocacy.

"The opportunity to share our Air Quality Data Project with so many others at the Public Good App House Festival is tremendous," Escobar says. "We are also looking forward to learning about other projects happening across the Americas and the ways we are all working to improve our cities."

Festival sponsors of the Public Good App House Festival include Twilio (News - Alert), Equinix Impact, and Hustle. The event itself will be held across the Petworth, Mt. Pleasant, and Shaw public libraries in Washington, D.C.

Volunteer positions are still available for this unique engagement. Interested parties can contact festival organizers at [email protected].

About TechSoup

TechSoup provides the transformative technology solutions, the digital platforms, and the in-person experiences that enable people to work together toward a more equitable world.

With 70 partner NGOs around the world, TechSoup manages the only global philanthropy program that brings together over 100 tech companies to provide technology donations to NGOs everywhere. TechSoup's data and validation services enable companies, foundations, and governments to connect their philanthropic resources with vetted NGOs around the world. TechSoup has reached 965,000 NGOs and distributed technology products and grants valued at more than US$9 billion. To learn more, visit us at www.techsoup.org.

Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup, works with communities around the world to build technologies that increase the public good. One of its flagship products is the Safe Shelter Collaborative, which aims to find a safe space for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking. Find out more about Caravan Studios and all of its work at www.caravanstudios.org.


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