Seth Flaxman is co-founder and executive director of Democracy Works. Today, Knight Foundation is announcing $2.5 million in new support for the organization. I am a bit biased. Democracy Works would not exist without Knight Foundation taking a bet on us in 2012, but I believe that its continued support for our work at this moment in history will […]
Article · March 16, 2017 by Seth Flaxman
Voters waiting in line. Photo by Flickr user redagainPatti. Seth Flaxman is co-founder and executive director of Democracy Works. Innovation is at the heart of Democracy Works, a civic tech nonprofit I co-founded five years ago to make voting easier. As Democracy Works grew, creating partnerships with funders that shared our vision became increasingly important. […]
Article · March 4, 2015 by Seth Flaxman
A TurboVote rally at Miami Dade College in April 2012. Credit: Miami Dade College This article is cross posted with permission from Democracy Fund. Back in January of 2012, TurboVote had one partner school, our first grant had only just come in, and I was struggling with how to run payroll for the first time. […]
Article · August 1, 2014 by Seth Flaxman
Knight supports Turbovote to help modernize the voting experience. The following guest blog post is written by Seth Flaxman, TurboVote‘s executive director. It was just over a year ago, in February of 2012, that Knight approved our first grant and introduced me to President Padrón at Miami Dade College, a great institution that would become TurboVote’s second college […]
Article · May 2, 2013 by Seth Flaxman
Knight Foundation is helping TurboVote, which aims to make the voting process as easy as renting from Netflix, expand into new communities and develop its platform. The funding is part of a series of Knight grants that support new ways to deepen Americans’ engagement in elections and foster more informed communities. Co-Founder Seth Flaxman talks […]
Article · February 22, 2012 by Seth Flaxman