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Sarah Schacht

Pandemic Pivot: How Washington’s Response Needs to Evolve

Washington State deems all indoor spaces as equally unsafe in the pandemic and unequally essential. We’re 10 months into COVID-19 and the…

4 min readNov 19, 2020

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Pandemic Pivot: How Washington’s Response Needs to Evolve

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Sarah Schacht

Know Before You Go: Challenges at the Intersection of Civic Tech & Public Health

The civic technology community are “helpers,” the type of people you want with you in an emergency. They’re people who intervene to…

6 min readMar 19, 2020

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Know Before You Go: Challenges at the Intersection of Civic Tech & Public Health

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Sarah Schacht

Microsoft Could Open Up Governments Tomorrow

Word. Microsoft Word. The wordprocessing software that’s been around longer than some of us have been alive. It’s the software government…

5 min readJun 6, 2019

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Sarah Schacht

What’s New After Me Too?

Nearly a year ago, I came forward with my “me too” story. And I’m wondering, what’s changed? Sure, I could point to changes I know of, but…

2 min readApr 18, 2019

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What’s New After Me Too?

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Sarah Schacht

It’s Bigger than Bernie, Bros

On a fast-growing, progressive, tech-driven presidential campaign, a fellow staff member attempted to rape me. I was not on the Bernie…

5 min readJan 11, 2019

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It’s Bigger than Bernie, Bros

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Sarah Schacht

Our Village, Our Monsters: Fixing Open Gov Orgs After “Me Too”

Understandably, my “me too” story horrified many in our field. What I didn’t expect is that so many would identify with my story and seek…

8 min readAug 1, 2018

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Sarah Schacht

Bravery Squad

“Brave women” have names, more importantly, they have teams.

13 min readMay 31, 2018

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Bravery Squad

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Sarah Schacht

Being the Singular Public

When I serve on government committees, I do so voluntarily, unpaid, and I am the only one who could be considered a “member of the public.”…

5 min readApr 9, 2018

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Being the Singular Public

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Sarah Schacht

Why I Secretly Love Seattle

Today is the first day of Spring, and yesterday was a gorgeous, sunny day. So, maybe I’m seeing Seattle with rose-colored glasses, but I’m…

5 min readMar 20, 2017

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Why I Secretly Love Seattle

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Sarah Schacht

Surfing & the Myth of the Bikini Body

It’s “bikini body” season, the time of year when women are reminded by diet plans and gyms to get “bikini ready.” As a surfer girl who…

6 min readMar 9, 2017

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Surfing & the Myth of the Bikini Body

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Sarah Schacht

Sarah Schacht

Decade+ in #opengov, civic tech, & open data innovation. Surfer. Accidental #FoodSafety advocate/data standard expert. Author. #MeToo

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