OUR MISSION

Code for America helps governments work better for everyone with the people and the power of the web. Through our Fellowship, Accelerator, and Brigade, we're building a network of cities, citizens, community groups, and startups, all equally committed to reimagining government for the 21st century.

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  • Alison Jones
  • Andrew Hyder
  • Ariel Kennan
  • Lou Huang
  • Ryan Closner
  • Lindsay Ballant
  • Marcin Wichary
  • Laura Meixell
  • Shaunak Kashyap
  • Ezra Spier
  • CJ Bryan
  • Doneliza Joaquin
  • Sheila Dugan
  • Richa Agarwal
  • Cris Cristina
  • Jacob Solomon
  • Marc K. Hébert
  • Andy Hull
  • Rebecca Ackerman
  • Moncef Belyamani
  • Sophia Parafina
  • Anselm Bradford
  • Tamara Manik-Perlman
  • Dave Guarino
  • Reed Duecy-Gibbs
  • Alan Williams
  • Dan Avery
  • Katie Lewis

Who we are

Code for America is a new non-profit, and a new kind of organization. Our team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders. We are building a network of civic leaders and organizations who believe there is a better way of doing things and want to make a difference.

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what we do

We make it easy and attractive for the web generation to give back through our Fellowship, which connects technologists with cities to work together to innovate; our Accelerator, which will support disruptive civic startups; and our Brigade, which helps local, community groups reuse civic software.

Our Current Projects

how we make a difference

Code for America helps governments become more connected, lean, and participatory through new opportunities for public service -- both inside and outside government -- so we're not only making a direct impact everyday, but also creating the relationships and network for lasting change.

Our Broader Impact

meet our team

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STAFF

  • Jennifer Pahlka
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  • Bob Sofman
  • Kevin Curry
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  • Lauren Reid
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Current Donors

Google $1,500,000
Omidyar Network $1,000,000
Knight Foundation $750,000
Bluehost $250,000
Kauffman Foundation $135,000
ESRI $100,000
O'Reilly Media $100,000
Kaphan Foundation $50,000
O’Reilly Foundation $50,000

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How an Army of Techies is Taking on City Hall

Nov 29, 2010, Fast Company

This January, a new organization called Code for America, with support from Yahoo, Microsoft, and others, will launch, aiming to leverage the idealism of a generation of young programmers, this time from within city hall… “This transcends political ideology,” says Jennifer Pahlka, Code for America’s founder. “One thing that people of different backgrounds can agree on is that government needs to get better.”

‘Code for America’ Programmers to Work in City Governments

Nov 3, 2010, Government Technology

Four cities will each receive a team of five open source Web programmers for 11 months, as selected by Code for America, a new nonprofit that’s pairing Web geeks with city governments. The selected cities were Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Each city paid $250,000 to participate, which included submitting applications and proposals for what they wanted from a team of fellows.

Changing Government and Tech With Geeks

July 6, 2010, New York Times

Talking about government and computer programming most likely doesn’t evoke the feeling of “fun” for most Americans. But a group of Web geeks and technology leaders is trying to change that with a new nonprofit project, Code for America, which aims to import the efficiency of the Web into government infrastructures.