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Selfstarter

Selfstarter is an open source starting point for building your own ad-hoc crowdfunding site. It was put together by Lockitron after they were turned down from Kickstarter.

• Example Site: http://selfstarter.us
• Code: https://github.com/lockitron/selfstarter
• Technology: Ruby on Rails and Amazon Payments

Calagator

Calagator is an open source community calendaring platform. The software was built by volunteers for Calagator.org, a unified calendar for the technology community of Portland, Oregon.

• Example: http://calagator.org
• Code: https://github.com/calagator/calagator
• Technology: Rails

Adopt a Fire Hydrant

Claim responsibility for shoveling out a fire hydrant after it snows.

• Example: http://adoptahydrant.org/
• Code: https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant
• Technology: Rails

Git Heroes

Githero.es lets you nominate your favorite rockstar developers on GitHub.

• Example: http://githero.es
• Code: https://github.com/arunthampi/githeroes