creating connected neighborhoods- sarah leary

September 24, 2014Code for America

The founding of Nextdoor

There are social networks for many important parts of our lives

Yet there is no social network for that part of our livesclosest to home

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29% of Americans know only a few of their neighbors and 28% know none of their neighbors by name. Pew Research Center, June 2010

Nextdoor helps bring back a sense of community to the neighborhood

Built from the ground-up for the neighborhood

Private Real names and address verification; no public access

Local Discrete neighborhood boundaries; map-based UI

Useful Recommendations, classifieds, events, crime/safety, and more

Today, 1-in-4 neighborhoods across the country use Nextdoor

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We began by connecting neighbors and nearby neighbors

Neighbor-to-neighbor conversation is powerful• Recommendations • Community issues • Crime and safety • Classifieds • Events

Residents also wanted to hear from local agencies• Power outages • Emergency evacuations • Amber alerts • Disaster recovery • Weather alerts • CERT training • Vandalism • Traffic and construction

Let’s take a look at Nextdoor in action

Community building

Crime prevention

Disaster preparedness, response and recovery

Nextdoor has become a lifeline for neighborhoods

More than 250 cities have partnered with Nextdoor• New York, NY• Harris County, TX• Los Angeles, CA• Houston, TX• Tarrant County, TX• Santa Clara County, CA• Phoenix, AZ• Sacramento County, CA• San Diego, CA• Dallas, TX• Franklin County, OH• Travis County, TX• San Jose, CA• San Francisco, CA• Austin, TX• Fort Worth, TX• San Mateo County, CA

• Charlotte, NC• Nashville, TN• Denver, CO• Portland, OR• Fresno, CA• Sacramento, CA• Long Beach, CA• Kansas City, MO• Mesa, AZ• Virginia Beach, VA• Oakland, CA• Arlington, TX• Anaheim, CA• St. Louis, MO• Marion County, OR• Pittsburgh, PA• Riverside, CA

• Cincinnati, OH• Newark, NJ• Durham County, NC• Plano, TX• Santa Cruz County, CA• Central Marin Police Authority, CA• Marin County, CA• North Las Vegas, NV• Chandler, AZ• Orlando, FL• Garland, TX• Chesapeake, VA• Irving, TX• Niagara County, NY• Boise, ID• Modesto, CA

sarah@nextdoor.comThank you