Committees at Azavea
By Robert Cheetham on December 16th, 2019
What are our committees and what do they do? Hear from Robert and Azaveans what each of our committees are and why they matter.
Expanding Leadership Opportunities with Committees
By Robert Cheetham on December 9th, 2019
Leadership is an activity, not a position. We developed a committee system in 2016 to provide leadership opportunities for all of our colleagues and to enhance our work space.
Without Local News, I Can’t Do My Job
By Stephanie Thome on December 5th, 2019
The Cicero Team often relies on local news websites to keep our elected official data up to date. However, local news is on the decline and websites are harder to navigate. This post discusses the impact the lack of local election results may have on civic engagement.
10 Years into Azavea’s Charitable Contributions Program
By Robert Cheetham on December 3rd, 2019
Ten years ago we started a charitable contributions program. We developed a program that would increase our impact and expand employee ownership.
Azavea and CloudFactory: Partners on Quality Training Data and Social Impact
By Joe Morrison on October 8th, 2019
Read about our journey to hiring an outsourced data labeling firm and how we’ve found a partner in CloudFactory.
Start-Stop-Continue: One Way That We Solicit Feedback
By Robert Cheetham on June 4th, 2019
Employee feedback makes our office space and practices better. We implemented Start-Stop-Continue in 2011 to solicit robust and anonymous employee feedback, and have made significant changes and learned a lot since.