Seth Flaxman's guest appearances

Seth Flaxman

How Do We Fix It?

Future Hindsight

Séverine Autesserre

Liz Willen

Jerry Taylor

Katie Fahey

Amanda Renteria

David Brooks

Adam Levin

Jonathan Haidt

Robby Soave

Richard Rothstein

Beverly Harzog

Farai Chideya

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bari Weiss

Richard Betts

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One of the biggest surprises of the 2020 election may turn out to be turnout. Traditionally, a smaller percentage of American voters participate in elections than in many other democracies around the world. But this year, early voting hit a record high, with tens of millions of mail-in ballots, and very long lines at many polling places.In this episode, we look at a highly innovative, successful initiative to use the internet to boost the number of voters in elections. "Our mission" says the non-profit group Democracy Works "is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans, so that no one misses an election." Democracy Works CEO and co-founder. Seth Flaxman is our guest. "At the end of the day, we think every American is going to want a sort of service, like a concierge, helping them to vote in the election," he says. "Even people who say they never miss elections sign up to get the reminders."This episode is funded with a grant from Solutions Journalism Network as part of "Renewing Democracy", to encourage reporting about how people and institutions are trying to reinvigorate democracy in communities across the country.Democracy Works is affiliated with Bridge Alliance, a coalition of over 100 organizations dedicated to U.S. revitalization. With each organization focusing on a different sector of the movement, its members represent a combined three million supporters in the burgeoning field of civic reform and civil discourse.Recommendation: Jim is listening to Commentary podcast, a daily discussion of conservative opinion by editors of the well-known magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the biggest surprises of the 2020 election may turn out to be turnout. Traditionally, a smaller percentage of American voters participate in elections than in many other democracies around the world. But this year, early voting hit a record high, with tens of millions of mail-in ballots, and very long lines at many polling places.In this episode, we look at a highly innovative, successful initiative to use the internet to boost the number of voters in elections. "Our mission" says the non-profit group <a href="https://www.democracy.works/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Works</a> "is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans, so that no one misses an election." Democracy Works CEO and co-founder. Seth Flaxman is our guest. "At the end of the day, we think every American is going to want a sort of service, like a concierge, helping them to vote in the election," he says. "Even people who say they never miss elections sign up to get the reminders."This episode is funded with a grant from <a href="https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Solutions Journalism Network</a> as part of "<a href="https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/call-for-proposals-renewing-democracy-6660a3017a72" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Renewing Democracy</a>", to encourage reporting about how people and institutions are trying to reinvigorate democracy in communities across the country.Democracy Works is affiliated with <a href="https://www.bridgealliance.us/about_us" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bridge Alliance,</a> a coalition of over 100 organizations dedicated to U.S. revitalization. With each organization focusing on a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/133AogZKEE19jv0xMrCLdj972sj3hvPGS__SrFroPNMY/edit" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">different sector of the movement</a>, its members represent a combined three million supporters in the burgeoning field of civic reform and civil discourse.Recommendation: Jim is listening to <a href="https://www.commentarymagazine.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Commentary</a> podcast, a daily discussion of conservative opinion by editors of the well-known magazine. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Record High Voter Turnout? Seth Flaxman

Voter turnout is much lower in the U.S. than in many other democracies around the world. In this episode, we look at an innovative initiative to use the internet to boost the number of voters in every election. "Our mission" says the non-profit group Democracy Works "is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans, so that no one misses an election." A lot of people want to vote but they forget to do it, or they don't get registered to vote. Democracy Works is a team of software developers, policy wonks and civic organizers who say they are working to upgrade the infrastructure of democracy.In this episode, we speak with the non-profit group's CEO and co-founder. Seth Flaxman. "At the end of the day, we think every American is going to want a sort of service like a concierge helping them to vote in all the election," says Seth, "even people who say they never miss elections sign up to get the reminders."This episode is funded with a grant from Solutions Journalism Network as part of "Renewing Democracy", to encourage reporting about how people and institutions are trying to reinvigorate democracy in communities across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voter turnout is much lower in the U.S. than in many other democracies around the world. In this episode, we look at an innovative initiative to use the internet to boost the number of voters in every election. "Our mission" says the non-profit group <a href="https://www.democracy.works/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Works</a> "is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans, so that no one misses an election." A lot of people want to vote but they forget to do it, or they don't get registered to vote. Democracy Works is a team of software developers, policy wonks and civic organizers who say they are working to upgrade the infrastructure of democracy.In this episode, we speak with the non-profit group's CEO and co-founder. Seth Flaxman. "At the end of the day, we think every American is going to want a sort of service like a concierge helping them to vote in all the election," says Seth, "even people who say they never miss elections sign up to get the reminders."This episode is funded with a grant from <a href="https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Solutions Journalism Network</a> as part of "<a href="https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/call-for-proposals-renewing-democracy-6660a3017a72" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Renewing Democracy</a>", to encourage reporting about how people and institutions are trying to reinvigorate democracy in communities across the country. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Boosting Voter Turnout: Seth Flaxman

Technology for Democracy Democracy Works remedies some of the most pervasive and mundane reasons we don’t vote. TurboVote is a tool that enables online voter registration, sends out election day reminders, and even provides absentee ballots. Those mailed-in ballots are then tracked by the Ballot Scout initiative. The Voting Information Project produces the polling place and ballot data that is then used by Google and get-out-the-vote drives. By using current technology to take the hassle of voting out of our busy lives, the initiatives of Democracy Works are building a more engaged society. Partnering for Success Democracy Works collaborates with voters, state partners, and corporations to create more successful elections. Since being founded in 2012, TurboVote has registered over 7 million new voters, with 2.5 million in 2018 alone. Moreover, 63% of them were millennials or younger. Successful voter registration came through heavy reliance on partnerships, including with over 130 universities and Snapchat. When Facebook reminds you to vote, it’s because of a TurboVote partnership. The Voting Information Project partnership with Google provides accurate polling locations and ballot information. Partnerships with 46 states help streamline the election and voting processes. TurboVote Challenge The TurboVote Challenge is the premier corporate coalition championing civic engagement in America. Its goal is to reach 80% voter turnout by 2024. In order to achieve record-breaking voter turnout, we cannot rely on the government and politicians alone. Instead, everyone must play a part and treat everyone like citizens and voters. Learning institutions need to register their students; companies need to work to motivate both employees and customers; and everyday citizens need to vote and encourage others to vote as well. Democracy is strongest when we are all participating and voting.  Find out more: Seth Flaxman co-founded Democracy Works while studying at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The Democracy Works’ tool TurboVote has been used by more than 7 million Americans to register to vote, and provides a suite of other tools to simplify voting for everyday citizens. Democracy Works also started the Voting Information Project, a widely accessible public information project designed to remove voting barriers by providing easily searchable polling place locations, ballot information, and other official election information. Thanks to a partnership with Google, the VIP is used by millions of voters around the country. Seth earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and was student body president there. In 2011, he was honored as one of Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30' in the field of law and policy. Seth is also a Draper Richards Kaplan entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow. You can follow him on Twitter @Sethflaxman, Democracy Works @demworksinc, TurboVote @TurboVote, and The Voting Information Project @VotingInfo

Technology for Democracy <a href="https://www.democracy.works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Works</a> remedies some of the most pervasive and mundane reasons we don’t vote. <a href="https://turbovote.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TurboVote</a> is a tool that enables online voter registration, sends out election day reminders, and even provides absentee ballots. Those mailed-in ballots are then tracked by the <a href="https://www.democracy.works/ballot-scout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ballot Scout</a> initiative. <a href="https://www.votinginfoproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Voting Information Project</a> produces the polling place and ballot data that is then used by Google and get-out-the-vote drives. By using current technology to take the hassle of voting out of our busy lives, the initiatives of Democracy Works are building a more engaged society. Partnering for Success Democracy Works collaborates with voters, state partners, and corporations to create more successful elections. Since being founded in 2012, TurboVote has registered over 7 million new voters, with 2.5 million in 2018 alone. Moreover, 63% of them were millennials or younger. Successful voter registration came through heavy reliance on partnerships, including with over 130 universities and Snapchat. When Facebook reminds you to vote, it’s because of a TurboVote partnership. The Voting Information Project partnership with Google provides accurate polling locations and ballot information. Partnerships with 46 states help streamline the election and voting processes. TurboVote Challenge <a href="https://www.turbovotechallenge.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The TurboVote Challenge</a> is the premier corporate coalition championing civic engagement in America. Its goal is to reach 80% voter turnout by 2024. In order to achieve record-breaking voter turnout, we cannot rely on the government and politicians alone. Instead, everyone must play a part and treat everyone like citizens and voters. Learning institutions need to register their students; companies need to work to motivate both employees and customers; and everyday citizens need to vote and encourage others to vote as well. Democracy is strongest when we are all participating and voting.  Find out more: <a href="https://www.democracy.works/seth-flaxman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Flaxman</a> co-founded <a href="https://www.democracy.works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democracy Works</a> while studying at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The Democracy Works’ tool <a href="https://turbovote.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TurboVote</a> has been used by more than 7 million Americans to register to vote, and provides a suite of other tools to simplify voting for everyday citizens. Democracy Works also started the <a href="https://www.votinginfoproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Voting Information Project</a>, a widely accessible public information project designed to remove voting barriers by providing easily searchable polling place locations, ballot information, and other official election information. Thanks to a partnership with Google, the VIP is used by millions of voters around the country. Seth earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and was student body president there. In 2011, he was honored as one of Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30' in the field of law and policy. Seth is also a Draper Richards Kaplan entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Sethflaxman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Sethflaxman</a>, Democracy Works <a href="https://twitter.com/demworksinc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@demworksinc</a>, TurboVote <a href="https://twitter.com/TurboVote" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TurboVote</a>, and The Voting Information Project <a href="https://twitter.com/votinginfo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@VotingInfo</a>