1. On Thursday, September 8, tweet @FoundOpenGov with your vision for better government, powered by Madison.
2. Get lots of likes, RTs and @ replies.
3. Win a free 30-minutes-or-less upgrade to Internet-Age policymaking with Madison 3.0.
Bonus: We film the whole thing to show you how easy it is to start governing better, together, with Madison!
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2016) — To mark The OpenGov Foundation’s release today of Madison 3.0, we are offering one lucky legislature, elected official or community-based group the chance to go from 0— today’s out-dated paper-based policymaking— to governing better, together, with Madison. To win the Madison 3.0 Launch Contest and your own instance of Madison, all you have to do is send at least one Tweet between the hours of 7 AM and 10 PM EST tomorrow that includes The OpenGov Foundation’s Twitter handle, @FoundOpenGov, along with your vision for a brighter, smarter and easier policymaking future with the support of Madison. Below are some example Tweets from our Executive Director to get your creative juices flowing.
Dear @FoundOpenGov: if I had Madison in my town, I’d work with my elected officials to increase assistance for our neighbors most in need.
— Seamus Kraft (@seamuskraft) September 7, 2016
The Tweet with the most action— “likes,” “retweets,” and “public replies”— at the end of the contest wins a free paper-to-digital transformation, which thanks to the enhancements contained in Madison 3.0, will take as little as 30 minutes. The civic tech cherry on top? We’ll film our talented team of technologists from start to finish so you can show the world just how easy it is to radically upgrade civic engagement, while leading the charge to more efficient, effective and open government where you live.
Paging @FoundOpenGov: bring Madison to Marblehead, MA so folks who can’t get out to Town Meeting can still participate in their government. — Seamus Kraft (@seamuskraft) September 7, 2016
Every U.S. government policymaking entity is eligible. Whether your favorite legislature is local, county, state or federal, all need an Internet Age upgrade. All are eligible to win tomorrow’s Madison 3.0 Launch Contest.
Hey @FoundOpenGov: if I had Madison, I wouldn’t have to take a day off of work to share my views with city council!! #opengov
— Seamus Kraft (@seamuskraft) September 7, 2016
The Madison 3.0 Launch Contest Instructions
Tweet. Share Your Better Government Vision. Win Madison for Your Community
From 7 AM-10 PM EST on September 9, 2016, you can win a free Madison 3.0 setup for your state, local or county legislature, plus our expert assistance launching your first collaborative policymaking initiative, plus a custom video of the as little-as-30-minute legislative transformation. All you have to do is:
- Tweet @FoundOpenGov to tell us how your community will govern better, together, with Madison starting at 7 AM EST tomorrow.
- Enlist your networks to get as many “likes” and “retweets” as possible for your vision of a better, tech-powered governing future.
- Rinse. Retweet. Repeat. You can enter as many Tweets as you’d like between 7 AM and 10 PM EST tomorrow!
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I tweet @FoundOpenGov with my better government vision before 7 AM, or after 10 PM EST, tomorrow?
- Tweets sent before or after the contest will likely be RTed, liked and maybe even loved, but unfortunately, aren’t eligible for the top prize.
Will you really help my community go from 0 to Madison in as little as 30 minutes?
- Yes. We will film the whole thing to prove it to you. If it takes a second longer than 30 minutes, we apologize in advance…but, hey, you still get Madison! To make it up to you, our Executive Director Seamus Kraft promises he will jump fully clothed into the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Forrest Gump-style. And we’ll film that for you, too.
What if I win but Madison doesn’t have every policymaking, public access or civic engagement feature I can dream of? Do I get a refund?
- We will fully refund the Tweets of all unsatisfied Madison 3.0 Launch Contest entrants. For a refund, please send your Tweet in a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The OpenGov Foundation, Attn: Madison 3.0 Launch Content Refund, 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, 10th Floor Washington, D.C. 20009. You could also share your must-have feature request with The OpenGov Foundation tech team here on Github for inclusion in a future Madison release; even better, you could build it yourself, submit a pull request here, and work with us to make your idea a reality. Just a thought.
What if I am not an elected official, government worker, community-based organization, or civic technologist? May I still enter the Madison 3.0 Launch Contest?
- Yes! If you don’t fall into one of those groups above, so what? You’re still a taxpaying citizen with great ideas who cares about your community so much that you got off the couch, got on Twitter, and got engaged. We’ll work with you to find the right folks in government, the right people in your local civic technology community, and the right policy ideas to get rolling governing better, together with Madison. (You do, however, still have to get the most action on your Tweets!)
How much is the Madison 3.0 Launch Contest winning prize worth?
- You really can’t put a price on better government.
I thought Madison was open source software. Can’t I just go to Github, copy the code, and stand up my own version?
- Right again! You seem like a savvy, civically-minded developer who could probably work with our savvy, civically-minded developers and/or your local Code for America Brigade to stand up a savvy instance of our SAVVY MADISON OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE in, oh, about the running time of a savvy Seinfeld episode. Savvy?
What if I don’t want to upgrade my legislature to the Internet Age? What if I really like paper and inefficiency, and really hate openness and technology?
- Then the Madison 3.0 Launch Contest probably isn’t for you.
Who can we thank for Madison 3.0?
- Madison 3.0, and all of the work of The OpenGov Foundation, is generously supported by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Shuttleworth Foundation, the Rita Allen Foundation, the Consumer Technology Association, and the amazing men and women with whom The OpenGov Foundation partners in communities, governments and civil society organizations across America.
- The real talent behind Madison 3.0 who deserve the most thanks: our world-class developers and designers, past and present. On the development side: Seth Etter, Tanner Doshier, Bill Hunt, Chris Birk, Ross Tsiomenko, Sean Keefer, inSourceCode, and all the open source contributors listed here. On the design side: John Athayde, Scout Addis, and Bryan Connor. On the operations and engagement side: Meag Doherty, Aaron Bartnick, Nicko Margolies, Leili Slutz, and Mary Kate Mezzetti. All rockstars. All civic innovators. All amazing people who made Madison 3.0 possible.
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