Posted on April 24, 2013 by Jennifer Pahlka
At a Chinese restaurant last weekend, my fortune cookie read: You are a deep thinker and a good problem solver. I was flattered by my cookie’s opinion, but the thought that sprang to mind was that the fortune was an …
Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jennifer Pahlka
March 8 was International Women’s Day. I am embarrassed to say I found this out through social media on March 8 itself, having had my head in the sand in the previous weeks. I was honored to be included in …
Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jennifer Pahlka
Several of us CfAers will be in Austin this weekend for SXSW, and on Sunday, we’re taking over the Knight Pavilion at Austin Convention Center, booth #719 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for a little meetup. I’ll be making an …
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jennifer Pahlka
Today we are very pleased to announce that Code for America has been granted $5 million by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of a larger Knight effort to revitalize democracy through civic technology and engagement. …
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jennifer Pahlka
A few weeks ago, the City of Philadelphia announced the appointment of their first Director of Civic Technology, a post filled by local civic hacker (and of late, 311 app project manager) Tim Wisniewski. Tim joins an impressive array of colleagues, whose titles, …
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
Sure, this is one of the tunes you’ll hear from eggnog- fueled carolers this time of year, but it’s also what folks in Anchorage, Ala. are saying now that 191 of the fire hydrants in that city have been adopted …
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
We’re gathered the Code for America tribe in San Francisco. Our city partners in the fellowship, the leaders of the Brigades in 16 cities, fellows past, present, and future, the companies in our civic accelerator, our funders and supporters, and …
Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
Code for America has been blessed with a fantastic group of dedicated individuals who have helped us get off the ground and guided our growth over the past couple of years. As we’ve grown, we’ve recognized the need for our …
Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
What would society look like if we felt about government the way we feel about our iPhones? I had the opportunity to speak to some of the top user experience designers in the world earlier this week, at Adaptive Path’s …
Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
“Every new movement needs heroes.” Tim O’Reilly said this in the recruitment video we made when we were just starting Code for America over two years ago. We were so grateful when the tech and design community answered our call, …
