The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Points of Light, the nation's definitive experts on civic engagement, have opened The Civic 50 for 2013, an initiative to identify the 50 most community–minded companies in the nation.

The Civic Data Challenge invites participants to turn raw data about civic health into useful applications and visualizations that have direct impact on public decision-making. NCoC, with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is bringing you an expanded version of last year’s Challenge. Keep reading to learn how the Challenge will help improve the civic health of your community.