Posted on September 23, 2010 by Abhi Nemani in Get Involved
Not sure why they’re making me do this. It’s kind of awkward, actually. See I was just an intern, like a week ago, and now they’re asking me to recruit more interns. It’s as if they are either saying, “you …
Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dan Melton in Commentary
Gifting. For me, the word brings up memories of holidays, birthdays, weddings and other generally happy times. With the exception of the waffle iron from a partner who liked waffles (and wanted me to make them!) and white elephant snafus, …
Posted on September 14, 2010 by Meghan Reilly in News
We’re pleased to announce our 2011 Code for America Fellowship Finalists. Out of a pool of over 360, these candidates stood out as the most capable, dedicated, and passionate — which wasn’t easy to do. We were so impressed by …
Posted on September 13, 2010 by Dan Melton in Commentary
Over the past month, we’ve been traveling from coast-to-coast to meet with our cities. Part of the process included interviewing dozens of key staff and stakeholders to get a stronger sense of the culture, IT environment and problems our cities …
Posted on September 10, 2010 by Alissa Black in Commentary
My new role as City Program Director has taken me to numerous cities to talk with local government staff about the problems they face and the ways technology can help solve them. What I’m finding is that most cities face …
Posted on September 9, 2010 by Abhi Nemani in Commentary, News
At its core, Code for America is about people. It’s about a fellowship, a program where great people from different backgrounds share an experience that deepens their passion and sharpens their ability to pursue it. Through that experience, they’ll build …
Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jennifer Pahlka in News
Today we are here at the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington DC for the exciting announcement of the Code for America project for DC. The project is called Civic Commons, and it’s a way to help governments share software they …
Posted on September 7, 2010 by Jennifer Pahlka in News
Way back in March, I got an email that began: My name is Abhi Nemani, and I write to apply for a summer internship with Code for America because CFA brings together my two passions — politics and technology — …
Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jennifer Pahlka in News
Last week I wrote a bit about how the reality of having such a great group of applicants is driving home the importance of providing these talented passionate fellows with a great experience. Here’s one of the ways we’re going …
Transparency? We need more Middleware!
Getting to 23: Our Attempt at a More Modern Selection Process
