Social movements Take Control: Transforming Governments and Governance

2020-11-07T17:07:54+00:00

Social Movements Take Control: Transforming Governments and Governance Local governments are increasingly being called to action around the world, while also balancing limited resources with delivering critical services to their needed constituents. With the onslaught of mass change in city mobility and urban density, our global urban communities are increasingly subject to “black swan” events, or socio-economic shocks. These “black swan” events often strain the fragile and [...]

Social movements Take Control: Transforming Governments and Governance2020-11-07T17:07:54+00:00

Putting People first: the Biometric Ethics Quandary

2020-10-26T15:30:24+00:00

Putting People First: Implementing Biometrics Ethically Biometrics are celebrated for being among the most accessible, ever-present, and authoritative methods of proving one’s identity. However, recent privacy abuses and security breaches of biometrics data have caused widespread concerns, bringing some to reject the value of this approach entirely.  Biometrics is one of those technologies that brings significant user-friendliness to the devices we carry with us and use at [...]

Putting People first: the Biometric Ethics Quandary2020-10-26T15:30:24+00:00

2020 Earth Day Incubator – Takeaways and Observation

2020-10-26T15:33:31+00:00

  2020 Earth Day Virtual Incubator Takeaways  Blockchain for Social Impact (BSIC) has been hosting incubators and hackathons since 2017 - and each time, we've found inspiration, purpose and an evolving view of what success is for these events. Traditionally, incubators and hackathons were forums for diverse minds and ideas, with complementary skill sets, to collaborate efficiently and build solutions - in our case, focusing on key [...]

2020 Earth Day Incubator – Takeaways and Observation2020-10-26T15:33:31+00:00

How the City of Austin is Combatting Homelessness with Decentralized Digital Identity

2020-09-08T15:13:29+00:00

How the City of Austin is Combatting Homelessness with Decentralized Digital Identity Three months ago, Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition Board Member Yorke Rhodes III asked me to join him on a call with Adam Weidmann, the program manager for MyPass - an identity app for people experiencing homelessness in the City of Austin. On the call, Adam shared stories about the people he met during [...]

How the City of Austin is Combatting Homelessness with Decentralized Digital Identity2020-09-08T15:13:29+00:00

Celo and Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition Launch Decentralized Impact Incubator Challenge on Peace and Prosperity

2020-02-25T20:07:52+00:00

Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition: New Challenge Category on Celo focused on Peace and Prosperity Blockchain for Social Impact is launching a new challenge category on Celo for the 2020 BSIC | Decentralized Impact Incubator (DII): Peace and Prosperity. Hop on over as registration closes on February 28th. We are excited to add Celo to the Incubator challenge because it is a mission-first platform focused on social impact. [...]

Celo and Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition Launch Decentralized Impact Incubator Challenge on Peace and Prosperity2020-02-25T20:07:52+00:00

BSIC Launches Blog

2020-02-23T23:10:49+00:00

    BSIC Launches blog in support of mission to Tackle Global Issues with Blockchain Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) is officially launching its blog to support its mission of using blockchain for social impact. The blog will be written by multiple authors, focus on useful resources and guides, and document the journey of projects using blockchain to improve society. Notably BSIC has just launched its [...]

BSIC Launches Blog2020-02-23T23:10:49+00:00

BSIC Virtual Incubator Resources to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain

2020-02-16T16:52:04+00:00

BSIC Virtual Incubator Resources to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain The Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) Virtual Incubator has officially launched. Below are a number of resources that may be useful...   Join us as the decentralized impact incubator activates a global community of developers, entrepreneurs, humanitarians, students, and makers, and supports them as they build social enterprises using innovative solutions to address some of the [...]

BSIC Virtual Incubator Resources to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain2020-02-16T16:52:04+00:00

BSIC Launches Virtual Incubator to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain

2020-02-16T16:56:34+00:00

BSIC Launches Virtual Incubator to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) has officially launched our fourth annual Decentralized Impact Incubator. During the 6 week online incubator, kicking off Feb 18, 2020 we coach project teams as they ideate, design, build and prototype blockchain solutions to address the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. With a focus on Earth Day participants worldwide are forming [...]

BSIC Launches Virtual Incubator to Tackle Global Environmental Issues with Blockchain2020-02-16T16:56:34+00:00