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Third CityCampKC will tackle how startups and cities can help each other
(Guest post by Jase Wilson) CityCampKC began at OfficePort in Spring 2012, when about 120 civic-minded folks gathered to share perspectives and discuss what it means to be a city. Held as an unconference, CCKC12 invited folks to share what they were working on, and collectively imagine the city they wanted. But Kansas City’s rise…
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Neighbor.ly’s Jase Wilson wins Silicon Valley pitch competition
Neighbor.ly is making good use of its temporary migration west. In late January, the KC-based civic startup joined the Tumml accelerator in San Francisco—wrapping up May 6. A couple weeks ago, CEO Jase Wilson jumped last-minute into Global Innovator Competition, a pitch contest at the Global Technology Symposium. He called it a gut decision to…
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Neighbor.ly keeps accelerating, this time at Tumml in San Francisco
Neighbor.ly has kept its foot on the gas over the last year. In May it was accepted into the Points of Light Civic Accelerator—winning a $50,000 investment in September for being selected by its peers as the top for-profit company—and in June received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.…
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Chosen by its accelerator peers, Neighbor.ly wins $50K investment
When I talked with Neighbor.ly co-founders Jase Wilson and Sean Connolly Thursday, they were rejuvenated and relieved following their time in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. Oddly, very little of the conversation focused on the $50,000 investment they had just won for being selected by their peers as the Accelerator’s top for-profit startup. Which…
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Neighbor.ly to expand scope with $175K grant from Knight Foundation
Fresh off its inclusion in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Kansas City-based crowdfunding startup Neighbor.ly has received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its operations. “With its expansion more people will be able to get involved in decision-making in their communities, while governments and change makers…
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Neighbor.ly earns spot in civic accelerator, opportunity for funding
Neighbor.ly has been selected to join a community of nine other civic startups from around the country in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. “We’re getting access to the best and brightest minds of civic technology,” Neighbor.ly CEO Jase Wilson on Tuesday told Silicon Prairie News. “We’ll emerge with a much more polished, effective product.”…
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RareWire, Neighbor.ly leaders part of KC’s 30-member Challenge Cabinet
The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is…
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Luminopolis launches Neighbor.ly to crowdfund civic projects
Strengthening communities, no matter the method, is what lies at the core of Kansas City, Mo.-based startup Luminopolis. Founded in late 2003 by Jase Wilson, Luminopolis set out to improve communities by helping them design, develop and maintain online solutions. Since then, Luminopolis has worked with more than 100 clients, including the City of Kansas…