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, …
Posted on July 26, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
“Impatient with how America works, but sleeves are rolled all the way up.” – 2012 Fellow Michelle Lee’s Twitter bio Why code for America? In this question, code is a verb. It’s not “why does Code for America exist?” but …
Posted on July 4, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
Today is the day of the year we have set aside to reflect on and appreciate the value of our country and our government. So let’s do that, let’s really think for a few minutes about the form of government …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
I’d like to share with you a sentence that makes me very happy and optimistic about the future of government. It’s from the website that CfA Fellows Ruthie BenDor and Tamara Shopsin are building to help new businesses in Santa …
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
Like any field of work – or movement, depending on how you view this agenda – digital open government has its good days and its bad days. A bad day is when a state makes it easier to fight requests …
Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
People often ask me about various innovative efforts to change America’s voting rates, habits, or options. There is a ton of interesting experimentation happening here, from TurboVote to ElectNext to Americans Elect. I haven’t dug in deeply to any of …
Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jennifer Pahlka
“Work like you live in the early days of a better nation.” – Dennis Leigh My current obsession (other than reading the applications to our new CfA Accelerator) is figuring out how to paint this quote on the most visible …
