Lauren ReidMarketing Coordinator

Lauren Reid (Marketing Coordinator) is a ardent servant of democracy-in-action whether it be on strike lines or online. She hosts a solid background in non-profit communications and has worked on various local and national campaigns blending new and traditional mediums. Lauren spent the past several years amplifying the voice of registered nurses as a member of the California Nurses Association (CNA) communications team. While with CNA, she played a key role in California's 2010 gubernatorial race, and before that, Lauren served in the art department of San Francisco magazine and facilitated communications at ACLU of Northern California. Lauren, often found Canon in-hand, is a self-proclaimed documentarian of democracy. She holds degrees in Visual Communication/Photojournalism and English from the University of Miami.

Posts by Lauren

Jonathan Wegener: Plotting Your Exit Strategy

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lauren Reid

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This post is the first in an upcoming series of posts about civic startups. What’s a civic startup? Find out. Code for America recently launched a civic startup accelerator to help promote and “turbo charge” civic startups. We’re accepting applications for …

Introducing CfA Salon [with Ellen Miller & Tom Steinberg]

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Lauren Reid

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CfA Salon is a new casual speaker series hosted by Code for America. This monthly event invites the community in for a thought-provoking, intimate discussion with leaders in government and technology. These leaders will share their vision for where we …

we are doers.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Lauren Reid

For a decade Government Technology has honored the years’ “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers in Public Sector Innovation.” And this year Code for America 2011 Fellows were on the list. Since 2002, we’ve dedicated the March issue of Government …

11 Reasons to Code for America

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lauren Reid

There are a lot reasons to apply for a Code for America fellowship. Here’s 11 of them. 11: You like asking, what if… 10: We’re creators, builders, and thinkers, and you want to spend your days making. 9: We have …

Designed by PROVOC

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lauren Reid

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We needed a new website, bad. A technology company without a handsome website, is like a jockey without a horse – going nowhere, fast. The stakes were high, not only did our site have to be chock-full of helpful information, …

VIDEO: Apps for Heroes Event w/ Dr. Biden

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lauren Reid

Yesterday Code for America played host to the Apps for Heroes event where various tech industry companies demonstrated their wares for Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and United States Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra. Companies such as Fidelis and JIBE …

SF utilizes hackers to modernize computer systems

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Lauren Reid

Last Friday, January 5, Code for Amerca co-hosted a press conference with Mayor Lee and the City of San Francisco, where we announced our partnership in CfA’s Seed Accelerator and discussed ways in which we can use technology to improve …

In Partnership

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lauren Reid

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Not long ago we announced the forthcoming launch of a Seed Accelerator to foster civic focused tech startups. What’s a civic startup? Think TurboTax. An online application that aids millions of Americans each April. Though not created by the government it makes doing taxes a whole lot …

Code for America: An elegant solution for government IT problems

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Lauren Reid

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Code for America aims to make life easier for all Americas. Using the talent and tools of the web and design sectors we create applications and interfaces that provides a simpler way of doing things.  The Washington Post had a …

Hacking for Life

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Lauren Reid

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When you need an automated external defibrillator (AED) you don’t have time to search around or wait for one. It’s a matter of life or death and each second counts. Whereas in the past, you’d have to wait for first …