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Aneesh Chopra: Government as an “Impatient Convener”
Code for America fellows and staff had the pleasure of hosting Aneesh Chopra, former CTO of the United States, here at the CfA office. Chopra gave shout-outs to the fellows as “innovators on the front...
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Are You Ready To Rumble for Open Data? Nov. 2, Join Us.
Do you care about kicking political corruption out of California with the power of open data? Do you have a bomb.com education app idea just waiting for the help of content experts and an awesome...
View ArticleMeet the Accelerator Companies
Tuesday our founder Jennifer Pahlka kicked off Accelerator Demo Day by sharing why there’s a demand for startups that build tools to help government work better. There’s been staggering advances in...
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Unlocking New Value from Government Data
Everyone likes friendly competition. Over the weekend of November 2, Code for America hosted a hackathon competition dubbed “Data DeathMatch!” to provide hackers an opportunity to build apps utilizing...
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Incubating Civic Startups
In November, Code for America proudly closed out its first class of Accelerator startups. These seven companies showed investors, press, and the Code for America community what was possible with...
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The Gov. 2.0 Gift Guide (2012)
In a panic about what to get the civic nerd(s) in your posse this holiday season? In the spirit of the holidays (and shopping procrastinators everywhere), I’d like to provide this informative,...
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New Civic Tech Jobs on the Horizon
This blog was cross-posted with Huffington Post as a collaboration as part of their JobRaising initiative. An incredible opportunity exists for local, state, and federal government to tap into the...
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Startups: Apply Now. Code for America.
In 2012, we embarked on a bold idea — build an accelerator focusing exclusively on growing the ecosystem of civic startups building the future of government tech. We had no idea about the level of...
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A New Age in America
Changes Afoot Last year, when we (Code for America) began officially supporting civic startups, we created a program to support companies building tools that help government work more effectively and...
View ArticleThe Best is Yet to Come
There is an incredible potential hidden in the middle of things. Within our fellowship cohort, the middle of the year is constantly stirring with possibilities, chaos, triumph, and the potential for...
View ArticleCfA Fellows: Where Are They Now?
In 2011, our inaugural class of fellows took a huge leap of faith in joining us. No one knew if the program would work, or if employers would want to hire fellows after their year of service. Now, with...
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Thank You, RackSpace
Yesterday, Rackspace joined Code for America in a big way. Rackspace now offers their employees year long sabbaticals in order to join our community of civic hackers — our Fellowship — with the...
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GOV 2.0 Gift Guide: Rest & Reflection for 2013
This holiday season, you may be traveling far and wide in search of some R&R before the coming year. You might be reconnecting with family, working yourself to the bone as 2014 too quickly...
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Taking Government & Civic Hacker Collaboration Up a Notch
Our staff are incredibly grateful for the warm welcome extended by the cities, state, and territory partners to the 2014 Fellows. For the month of February they were off living in and learning about...
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Building in BETA: A Civic Show & Tell
Our Chief Program Officer Bob Sofman touts one of Code for America’s core values as “early and often transparent communication.” For me, this value has been an integral part of my experience here at...
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2015 Fellowship Applications By the Numbers
Every year amazing people from across the U.S. apply for the Code for America Fellowship. The candidates, who come from startups, advocacy groups, government, and small and large tech companies have...
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Geeky Gift Guide 2014: Creative Collaboration
During the holiday season, in the midst of last-minute holiday shopping and lofty New Year’s resolutions, it can feel like you rarely have time to stop and play. I know it’s difficult, but my advice...
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