Whitaker has served as Smart Chicago's primary research, writer, and event coordinator since December 2012. He has helped to contribute over 300 blog posts and countless hours of streaming video of civic innovation events. Smart Chicago was CivicWhitaker's first client having started with us in February 2013.
He has served as project manager for Civic Works, a program funded by the Knight Foundation and The Chicago Community Trust to spur support civic innovation in Chicago. Whitaker managed the Smart Chicago relationship with all partners, sourced new projects, and wrote lots of content— hundreds of posts.
Outside of his work with Smart Chicago, Whitaker's company also works closely with Code for America helping to manage their Brigade program in the midwest. Christopher is also the co-host of OpenGov Hack Night.
Recent posts from related projects
Cook County Forest Preserves Map
Where can I bring my dog? How do I access that trail? Where can I go cross country skiing? Where ...
Community Call: NTEN’s Digital Inclusion Fellowship Q&A
The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) has just announced that applications are open for their 4th Cohort of the National Digital Inclusion ...
Kyla Williams Co-Presents Today at Philanthropy Ohio’s Annual Conference
Today, Leon Wilson, CIO of the Cleveland Foundation, and I will co-present at the Philanthropy Ohio’s annual conference with a theme ...
SMART CHICAGO IS MOVING!!!
Good News!!! The Smart Chicago team is moving and now will be co-located with the City Digital Team at UI ...
These are all recent blog posts for all of the projects that Christopher Whitaker has worked on for the Smart Chicago Collaborative.
