Apr 16, 2026
Xena Ni, Co-Founder of the Trestle Collaborative joins Deepak Puri, Founder of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the world of civic technologists and the need to help progressive organizations and campaigns to use technology safely and effectively. She contrasts the resources and mandates of commercial tech with those of the political and non-profit sectors. The mission of Trestle is to provide resources and support to leverage technology, build a strong campaign infrastructure, and protect against cyberattacks.
Deepak and Xena talk about
- Motivation for entering civic tech from Silicon Valley success
- Using free and low-cost digital technology as an amplifier
- Overcoming the severe underfunding of technology by campaigns and advocacy groups
- Security and campaign tech
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