Though we are known as a fellowship program, Code for America is really at its heart a network. Since the fellows are here for only a year, the relationships they form with partners in their cities and with each other …
Jennifer PahlkaFounder/Executive Director
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Detroit, Macon & Philly Selected for CfA 2012
As we are nearing the end of Code for America’s inaugural fellowship year, we’re excited to announce the forward-thinking city governments we will be partnering with in 2012. Today we’re honored to share that the cities of Detroit, Macon and Philadelphia have been selected as partners for the Code for America program next year.
Bringing “Change By Us” To Our Cities & The Commons
Our fellows are trained to ask questions first, code later. Throughout the year our teams in Seattle and Philadelphia conducted extensive, on-the-ground user research, developing a deep understanding of how to empower local civic leaders. What they learned was that …
Civic Commons Takes Off!
We’re pleased to announce that our Civic Commons project, incubated in partnership with OpenPlans, is taking off with the leadership of Andrew McLaughlin, formerly Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the U.S., and Nick Grossman, formerly Director of Civic Works at …
Code for Oakland: June 4th
So I’m really excited that Oakland is finally having its own hack day on June 4th: Code for Oakland. The event was inspired by the FCC’s Apps for Communities contest, which was announced by FCC Chair Julius Genachowski in Oakland last month. There’s so much that can be done to make Oakland’s data useful to citizens. Let’s prove that.
Code for Communities: Rise to the Challenge!
Everyone at Code for America – fellows, staff, board, supporters – believes that the combination of data and developers can change the world. What’s needed is more catalysts to put that data together with developers, add some inspiration and incentives, and …
