Happy Native American Heritage Day! Hope you and your loved ones had a restful and reflective Thanksgiving. If you missed it, you can catch last week’s newsletter here. 🎉
We are thankful for this community and everything we’ve been able to do with you. For over fifteen years, BetaNYC has been pivotal in New York City’s journey toward a more open, accessible, equitable, and data-driven city. You have been a crucial part of that journey, and for that, we’re deeply grateful. In light of recent events, your support is more critical than ever. That is why we have set a goal to raise $50,000 by the start of 2025.
$750 will train 10 new Open Data Ambassadors, $5,000 will fund professional development for our staff, and $20,000 will secure a future public interest technologist. Any amount you can give would be greatly appreciated.
We will continue to show up for all of our neighbors. We will continue to build data literacy tools, advocate for more equitable public spaces, and equip people to use public interest technology and open data. Nothing will change. We’re not going anywhere.
Have a wonderful weekend, and please take care of each other.💗