[JOB OPP] [vhamer@openplans.org: Programmers who want to change the world]

From: "Charles Kelemen" 
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:53:27 -0400
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Subject: [JOB OPP] [vhamer@openplans.org: Programmers who want to change the world]
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FYI.

--charles


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From: Vanessa Hamer 
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:55:09 -0400
Subject: Programmers who want to change the world
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Dear Dr. Keleman,

I hope this message finds you well. Ethan Jucovy, a recent Swarthmore 
alum, suggested that I might contact you. I am hoping to let Swarthmore 
students know about job opportunities at The Open Planning Project 
(TOPP). Specifically, I wonder whether there are any cool student groups 
(Engineers for Social Change, etc) that might be interested in our work?

TOPP is a small high-tech non-profit based in New York City, and we are 
after alternatives to a monetized digital world. Through our software, 
we are working to increase government transparency and enhance citizen 
engagement in decision-making. Essentially, we build software to help 
people do good in the world. We're organized a lot like a start up, and 
we turn out to be a great alternative to places with a more corporate 
environment/mission. Our developers are folks who want to ensure that 
their code actually works in the public interest.

We're growing quickly, and we're hoping to connect with CS majors to 
work on our newest project. OpenPlans is a (free, ad-free, etc) suite of 
hosted project management and communications tools. We're especially 
interested in folks who are into open source development (all of our 
work is open source) and who want to put good, useful tools into the 
hands of activists, advocacy groups, and non-profits. Our test user base 
is scores of groups in NYC who are (for a variety of reasons relating to 
quality of life concerns) advocating for a healthy approach to urban 
planning.

Hope that this email isn't a bother. Just wanted to let you know a bit 
about what we do. Students who have an interest in open source work 
and/or community organizing sometimes have a harder time matching their 
skills and passions with potential career paths. We're trying to get the 
word out about a pretty unique option.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,
Vanessa Hamer

The Open Planning Project
topp.openplans.org
vhamer@openplans.org


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Charles F. Kelemen, Edward Hicks Magill Professor
Chair, Computer Science Department
Swarthmore College 
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