Portfolio
COIL matchmakes incredible collaborators with the tech, data, and funds they need to solve America's biggest challenges.
The Opportunity Project
TOP engages technologists, government, and communities in 12-week technology development sprints to prototype digital products that solve real-world problems with open data.
The Opportunity Project
TOP engages technologists, government, and communities in 12-week technology development sprints to prototype digital products that solve real-world problems with open data.
StatVentures
StatVentures scouts technology through collaborations with innovators outside government to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau provides quality data more efficiently, creatively, and effectively.
StatVentures
StatVentures scouts technology through collaborations with innovators outside government to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau provides quality data more efficiently, creatively, and effectively.
Data Usability
Using human centered design and design thinking methodologies, COIL collaborates with other teams within the Census Bureau and with the public to facilitate community conversations, gather valuable feedback on current data accessibility, and improve overall Census data usability in thoughtful, creative, and impactful ways.
Data Usability
Using human centered design and design thinking methodologies, COIL collaborates with other teams within the Census Bureau and with the public to facilitate community conversations, gather valuable feedback on current data accessibility, and improve overall Census data usability in thoughtful, creative, and impactful ways.
Annual
Innovation Summit
The Opportunity Project Summit is a multi-day virtual conference that features speakers, discussions, product demonstrations, and hands-on learning opportunities on open innovation in the public sector, new civic technology, and emerging models for cross-sector collaboration and inclusive design.
Annual Innovation Summit
Our annual innovation summit is a multi-day virtual conference that features speakers, discussions, product demonstrations, and hands-on learning opportunities on open innovation in the public sector, new civic technology, and emerging models for cross-sector collaboration and inclusive design.
Past Programs
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Census Accelerate
Paired professional creatives with community organizations to develop search-optimized digital content to increase 2020 Census response rates.
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Census Solutions Workshops
Taught Census Bureau employees new and creative strategies to achieve their mission while focusing on the needs of communities they are serving.
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Open Data for Good Grand Challenge
Advanced some of the most promising technology solutions built with open data and rewarded exemplary uses of federal open data.
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Get Out the Count Video Challenge
Rewarded the most impactful, accurate, inspiring, funny, creative, and culturally relevant videos to educate the masses about the 2020 Census and mobilized communities to respond.
