Demos, Tech Staffing, and Funding Challenges/Solutions at Hacks/Hackers Colorado

by Sandra Fish How can nonprofit news organizations build community and produce content across platforms while also building sustainable business models? That’s the complex question that emerged from the August meetup of Hacks/Hackers Colorado. Three nonprofits and one location-based startup made presentations to about 40 people Monday, Aug. 8, at the Techstars bunker in Boulder. Here’s a brief overview: Laura Frank founded the I-News Investigative Network in 2010 to produce investigative news stories across platforms to be used by news organizations in Colorado.