This document discusses the new era of civic engagement through open data, hackathons, and civic apps. It introduces traditional civic engagement and notes that the new era is founded on open data, which is not enough on its own. It announces an upcoming hackathon event from May 31st to June 2nd in Denver, Colorado to bring innovation to life by having participants use open data to develop civic apps, and notes other civic app challenges. It encourages contributions and quotes Margaret Mead about how small groups can change the world.