Knowledge Base

arts | civic engagement | education | hub | information | networking | online | politics | resource guide

This Idea has been incorporated into the Greater Pittsburgh Web Hub.

Idea Overview

One-stop shop for civic engagement with online clearinghouse of information on politicians/candidates

Idea Round Up Concept Sheet

Who worked on idea?

All of 519

What is the idea?

One-stop shop for civic engagement

How would idea work?

Online clearing house
Presence in libraries
Materials distributed through partner organizations (political groups, civic groups, etc)
Knowledge Base verifies and edits information
Marketed to under 40
Could coordinate events such as town hall meetings
Information - full range from how/where to register to vote; who are local government representatives and how they vote on issues; other information on local politics

Pluses:

Ease of access to information
Ease for politicians and candidates to distribute platforms
Increased involvement of under 40 in political process

Concerns:

Credibility and objectivity of information
Funding
Reaching those who don't think they are interested in politics

Community opportunities:

Increases community and political involvement
Gives politicians easy place to distribute platform
Citizens can more easily learn about government happenings

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Engage Pittsburgh is a program of The Sprout Fund, a project of the Tides Center (PA), and is supported by lead contributions from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation.

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