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eBay Founder's Annual Forum Unites Business Leaders Investing In Social Change
Why (and How) I'm Finally Learning to Code
Code For America Fellows Tackle Municipal Nightmares

Optimizing for the Common Good

Joel Mahoney  05. 1.2012
Last year, Code for America built an application to streamline the Boston school discovery process. By moving the eligibility criteria...
Code for America Deploys Brigade

Code for America Deploys Brigade

Abhi Nemani  03.13.2012
Code for America began as an experiment. It started, really, with a question: will people stand up? We saw everywhere in the private sector...
A Political Guide to SXSW Interactive

A Political Guide to SXSW Interactive

Keya Dannenbaum  03. 8.2012
SXSW Interactive is a roaring beast unto itself; a completely out-of-control, labyrinthine explosion of quality that is utterly fantastic!...
Code for America Meets Austin

Code for America Meets Austin

Joe Merante  03. 1.2012
Whether defined in terms of software, data, or overall transparency, it's clear that Austin, Texas has embraced citizens' expectations...

With New Funding and Fellows, Code for America Looks to Scale Civic Innovation Across the Country

Alexander Howard  02.24.2012
Given the economic pressures and challenges that confront hundreds of millions of Americans, the need for a killer civic "app for that"...
Code For America Seeks To Make A Difference In Austin

Code For America Seeks To Make A Difference In Austin

02.16.2012
Some people call it the "Peace Corps for Geeks." It's real name is Code for America and it's happening in Austin. The program is happening...
An Effort To Bring Open Source To Government Faces A Major Change

An Effort To Bring Open Source To Government Faces A Major Change

02.13.2012
Civic Commons, a non-profit created to foster use of open-source technology in government and to encourage governments to release the software...
Code For America Has Big Plans For Chicago

Code For America Has Big Plans For Chicago

Jen Sabella  01.31.2012
CHICAGO -- On Monday, a team of web developers and designers descended upon Chicago with an ambitious goal: to make city government more...

'Code For America' Team To Make Apps For City Of Macon, Georgia

01.30.2012
Mayor Robert Reichert welcomed three technology experts to Macon Monday morning, and gave them a tour around downtown. "They will be a...

Sf.citi: Harnessing the Power of San Francisco's Tech Community to Create Jobs and Improve the City

Ronald Conway  01.26.2012
San Francisco's technology sector is thriving. Home to 1,539 tech companies employing more than 30,000 people, the city's tech industry...
Jennifer Pahlka Wants To Make Your City Better

Jennifer Pahlka Wants To Make Your City Better

01.24.2012
As promised, I'm sharing some of my favorite talks here on Eyes on the Street. Third up is Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director...
Code For America Opens 'Civic Accelerator' In S.F.

Code For America Opens 'Civic Accelerator' In S.F.

01.24.2012
The nonprofit Code for America plans to open a first-of-its-kind "civic accelerator" in San Francisco, a program designed to house, mentor...
Code For America: Using Technology For City Good

Code For America: Using Technology For City Good

Kate Abbey-Lambertz  01.17.2012
In February, Detroit will welcome three visitors who will spend an entire year developing web-based solutions to confront city issues head...

Country in Crisis: Looking to America's Mayors to Rise to the Challenge

Arianna Huffington  01.17.2012
I believe the solutions the country is so desperately looking for are going to come at the local level -- from our mayors and engaged citizens...
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