Show Up and Let Your Voice Be Heard: Code Switch 2018
Jason Sole, Initiatives Director for Community First Public Safety with the City of Saint Paul, shares thoughts on how people can come together to create solutions at Code Switch.
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Co-Create Change for All of Us: Code Switch 2018
Before Code Switch, panelist Tawanna Black of the Center for Economic Inclusion answered questions about the value of a hackathon for community solutions.
Job Post: Senior Engineer
Software for Good is searching for a senior back-end software engineer who is passionate about our mission, eager to learn and experiment with new technology, and an enthusiastic collaborator.
We Want Your Wish List
We want to build more software on our own to solve social and environmental problems, but we know we don’t have all the answers. So we’re asking people on the frontlines of these issues: What’s on your wish list?
Dream Big: Customizing Software for Community Action
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.
Automate Acceptance
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.
How Could Your Nonprofit Use an App?
Custom software can make nonprofit programs more efficient, accessible, and empathetic, leading to greater impact. What could a web or mobile application do for your organization?
We’re Moving to a New Hub for Social Impact
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
Using Open Government Data for Good
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
What Does a Technical Project Manager Do?
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
iOS Ref: Making iOS Developers’ Lives Easier
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
“Yes, And…” Design
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
Great Conversations Around Good: Minneapolis MiX Panel
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
Work In Progress: An Intern Cohort Update
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
Implementing Home Screen Quick Actions in Swift
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