Startup Category

The Back story
Back in September I experienced Burning Man for the first time.  For those unfamiliar, I think Jay Michaelson describes it best, saying:
“It’s a temporary city of 50,000 people, devoted to radical self-expression. So you’ll find anything you’d find in a regular city — art museums, dance clubs, yoga studios — only in the middle [...]

I really need to start blogging again… it just occurred to me that I’m doing all this promotion and didn’t even think of blogging (shame on you john).
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We’re working on project to bring transparency and engagement to organizations/donors and your vote can help us win $35,000 to continue helping projects [...]

What I built

A few weeks ago I embarked on a challenge to build a web application that uses data from a variety of volunteer services (like Kiva.org, VolunteerMatch, GlobalGiving, etc.).
People are volunteering, donating, signing petitions, making loans and doing other social actions as we speak — all over the world.  My goal was to display [...]

About Me

Code. Design. Explore. is the blog of John Brennan, a web developer/designer, entrepreneur, and avid world traveler. I currently live in Brooklyn, NY.

I am the Co-Founder of OpenAction and lead Product Development. We are a open platform social enterprise that helps organizations engage with donors, share knowledge with other non profits and empower the community to get involved to create positive impact on our planet.

This blog will mostly be around building cool things, although I will surely include my travel experiences when I am abroad. Feel free to subscribe to a specific category if that is only what interests you. And please connect with me. I always enjoy meeting new, interesting people!