Software for Good’s Eddie Glenn will speak at the Minnesota Community Action Partners Conference on the potential of technology for community action, and how “non-technical” community experts have the best software ideas.
Software for Good is proud to sponsor the Twin Cities Pride festival and to represent the Minnesota tech community in the parade with the theme Automate Acceptance.
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As spring (eventually) comes to Minnesota, we’ll be moving to a new home! Software for Good is joining fellow public benefit corporations and social entrepreneurs in the brand-new Finnegans House space in east downtown Minneapolis, sharing space with Impact Hub MSP and the Finnovation Lab incubator. The new development is home to Finnegans’ brewery and … Continued
When citizens have access to government data, they can come up with new ways to use the data, new programs and projects, and new improvements to public services. That’s the concept behind Geo:Code, a conference on open data, government, and technology happening on March 24 and 25, 2018. (Register here — it’s free!) Now in its … Continued
I’m over the moon about joining Software for Good this week as their new Technical Project Manager! No judgment if you are wondering what the heck that means; it can be a pretty elusive job title. I think this is partly because “Project Manager” is used in so many different industries. Regardless of the industry, … Continued
As a mobile developer, I deal with a lot of different things when I make iOS apps, like Swift, Apple’s many mobile APIs, different device sizes, and so on. In the world of iOS, Apple’s documentation and resources dominate the development community. But a lot of the time, I found myself only needing basic bits … Continued
This is part two of a series on Software for Good’s participation in the 2017 Minneapolis Idea eXchange. Read Liz Tupper’s insights from participating in the night’s keynote panel here. About MiX MiX—the Minneapolis Idea eXchange—is part of the Minneapolis Downtown Council’s Intersections: Downtown 2025 plan. In partnership with the Brave New Workshop, they brought … Continued
It’s always an honor—and a ton of fun—to sit on a panel and talk about my work. This week, I had the pleasure of chatting about social good with a number of for- and nonprofit power players, thanks to MiX, the Minneapolis Idea Exchange. For me, this panel was a dream, as I got to … Continued
This summer, Software for Good welcomed its second intern cohort into the office as part of the award-winning SfG Internship and Giving Program. Our first intern cohort, which concluded in May, worked on a project for iMatter Youth—a youth-led nonprofit that helps young adults across the country petition their local governments to take action against climate change. The inaugural team … Continued
Ahead of Twin Cities Pride 2017, we decided to make some changes to our accompanying iOS app that would take advantage of new iPhone features. The Pride app serves as a guide for the festival and parade, and is written in Swift 3.0. One newly implemented feature is known as Home Screen Quick Actions. This feature gives … Continued
It happens to all of us. No matter how good your intentions and aspirations for the day, somewhere it sours. When you reach the end, you realize you’ve had a bad day. Maybe this means you didn’t meet your exercise goal for the day or you didn’t adhere to your diet. It could be that you … Continued
I’ve been reflecting a lot on on sacrifice lately and how I can use the concept to improve myself. I try to remember the example of a seed. From the outside, a seed has a very hard shell that can protect what’s inside from harsh weather, getting kicked around or stepped on, and even the passage … Continued
A guest post by the FTC Rubies. Hello! We are the Rubies, an all-girls robotics team from Minneapolis, MN. Our team participates in FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a robotics program for middle and high schoolers. In this program, our team builds an 18 x 18 x 18 inch robot and programs it to do specific … Continued
Yes, I’ve switched my main computer over to an iPad. No, it doesn’t work for 100% of my computing needs. But. It’s the future. It’s small. It’s amazing. And it’s teaching me to think differently. Here’s how. Why I Made the Jump First, why did I choose to move from a MacBook to an iPad? There were … Continued