Honors - Praise - Awards
Awards / Honors:

MoveSmart.org was a "Featured Project" in NetSquared's N2Y3 Mashup Competition. NetSquared is an initiative of TechSoup Global.- Executive Director and co-founder Justin Massa has been named one of the "35 Under 35" Emerging Leaders by the Community Renewal Society, primarily for his work on MoveSmart.org.
Praise:
- Marshall Kirkpatrick writes on ReadWriteWeb.com:
By giving anyone the ability to research the public services, cultural opportunities and racial diversity of a neighborhood, traditionally less empowered people can make more informed decisions about moving. I think this is a great idea and hope the project will succeed.
- Wikinomics.com blogger Danny Williamson writes in his post entitled "Mashing Up a Better Community":
Community is a big deal. It brings people together, gives them something in common and gives them a reason to be concerned for each others' wellbeing. Hopefully, this [MoveSmart.org] project is a success.
- Field Foundation executive director Aurie Pennick succinctly stated:
This [MoveSmart.org] is where fair housing needs to go.
- Change.org Social Entrepreneurship blogger Nathanial Whittemore named Justin Massa as one of "Five Social Innovaters Who Would Make MLK Proud", writing:
More than forty years after the 1968 Fair Housing Act, American neighborhoods are still often segregated by race and ethnicity. This segregation impacts everything from access to education to crime rates, and remains an important social challenge. Justin Massa founded MoveSmart.org in order to "foster economic and racial integration" by unlocking data about neighborhoods.
