http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/code-for-america Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/omidyar-network-executive-forum_n_1498663.html 2012-05-08T09:54:19Z 2012-05-08T10:18:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ One network of top executives is proving that good business means wise investments -- specifically investments in people who have the power to create ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/philanthropy">Philanthropy</a>, <a href="/tag/reid-hoffman">Reid Hoffman</a>, <a href="/tag/omidyar-network">Omidyar Network</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/social-change">Social Change</a>, <a href="/tag/social-entrepreneurship">Social Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/couch-surfing">Couch Surfing</a>, <a href="/tag/social-entrepreneurship">Social-Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/pierre-omidyar">Pierre Omidyar</a>, <a href="/tag/kiva">Kiva</a>, <a href="/tag/donors-choose">Donors Choose</a>, <a href="/tag/omidyar-network-executive-forum">Omidyar Network Executive Forum</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-mahoney/optimizing-for-the-common_b_1469281.html 2012-05-01T19:05:16Z 2012-05-01T19:05:46Z Joel Mahoney http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-mahoney/ Last year, Code for America built an application to streamline the Boston school discovery process. By moving the eligibility criteria into the application's source code, DiscoverBPS allows parents to focus on what's important to them. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/discoverbps">DiscoverBPS</a>, <a href="/tag/school-choice">School Choice</a>, <a href="/tag/boston-public-schools">Boston Public Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-schillinger/why-and-how-im-finally-le_b_1384203.html 2012-03-28T12:15:04Z 2012-03-28T12:15:27Z Raymond Schillinger http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-schillinger/ Few moments are more dispiriting than staring blankly at an eyeball-searing, monochrome terminal window, attempting to divine where I could have possibly erred amid lines and lines of disparate characters. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/programming">Programming</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/javascript">Javascript</a>, <a href="/tag/code-academy">Code Academy</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/coding">Coding</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/code-for-america-santa-cruz-ruthie-bendor-_n_1304244.html 2012-03-15T10:08:32Z 2012-03-15T10:08:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Shortly after arriving in Santa Cruz, Calif., Ruthie BenDor decided to get a bicycle permit. It wasn't as easy as she might have hoped.<br /> <br /> The permit,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america-jennifer-pahlka">Code for America Jennifer Pahlka</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/ruthie-bendor-code-for-america">Ruthie Bendor Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-santa-cruz">Code for America Santa Cruz</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-project">Code for America Project</a>, <a href="/tag/cfa-ruthie-bendor">Cfa Ruthie Bendor</a>, <a href="/tag/jennifer-pahlka">Jennifer Pahlka</a>, <a href="/tag/ruthie-bendor">Ruthie Bendor</a>, <a href="/tag/cfa">Cfa</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abhi-nemani/code-for-america-deploys-_b_1342809.html 2012-03-13T16:59:23Z 2012-03-13T17:03:54Z Abhi Nemani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abhi-nemani/ Code for America began as an experiment. It started, really, with a question: will people stand up? We saw everywhere in the private sector tremendous innovation and change -- even market disruptions -- through technology. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america-2012">Code for America 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-fellowship">Code for America Fellowship</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-brigade">Code for America Brigade</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keya-dannenbaum/panels-sxsw_b_1329373.html 2012-03-08T16:31:07Z 2012-03-08T18:11:25Z Keya Dannenbaum http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keya-dannenbaum/ SXSW Interactive is a roaring beast unto itself; a completely out-of-control, labyrinthine explosion of quality that is utterly fantastic! <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-by-southwest">South by Southwest</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/interactive">Interactive</a>, <a href="/tag/sxsw">Sxsw</a>, <a href="/tag/electnext">Electnext</a>, <a href="/tag/sxsw-panels">SXSW Panels</a>, <a href="/tag/sxsw-interactive">SXSW Interactive</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-sxsw">Politics Sxsw</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-merante/code-for-america-meets-au_b_1313854.html 2012-03-01T13:58:05Z 2012-03-01T14:27:26Z Joe Merante http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-merante/ Whether defined in terms of software, data, or overall transparency, it's clear that Austin, Texas has embraced citizens' expectations of open government. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america-2012">Code for America 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-fellowship">Code for America Fellowship</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-austin">Code for America Austin</a>, <a href="/tag/open-government-initiative">Open Government Initiative</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-engagement">Civic Engagement</a>, <a href="/tag/open-government">Open Government</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/code-for-america_b_1297533.html 2012-02-24T19:43:18Z 2012-02-24T19:44:04Z Alexander Howard http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/ Given the economic pressures and challenges that confront hundreds of millions of Americans, the need for a killer civic "app for that" may never have been greater. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america-2012">Code for America 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-fellowship">Code for America Fellowship</a>, <a href="/tag/open-data">Open Data</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-engagement">Civic Engagement</a>, <a href="/tag/open-government">Open Government</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-hacking">Civic Hacking</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-coding">Civic Coding</a>, <a href="/tag/open-innovation">Open Innovation</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/code-for-america-austin_n_1281527.html 2012-02-16T08:56:33Z 2012-02-16T09:21:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Some people call it the "Peace Corps for Geeks."<br /> <br /> It's real name is Code for America and it's happening in Austin.<br /> <br /> The program is happening this ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/code-for-america_n_1274509.html 2012-02-13T16:41:50Z 2012-02-13T17:59:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Civic Commons, a non-profit created to foster use of open-source technology in government and to encourage governments to release the software develop... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/open-source">Open Source</a>, <a href="/tag/government">Government</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-commons">Civic Commons</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/code-for-america-chicago-open311_n_1231867.html 2012-01-31T17:17:00Z 2012-01-31T17:17:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CHICAGO -- On Monday, a team of web developers and designers descended upon Chicago with an ambitious goal: to make city government more efficient, tr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/john-tolva">John Tolva</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-fellows">Code for America Fellows</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-chicago">Code for America Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/jesse-bounds">Jesse Bounds</a>, <a href="/tag/rahm-emanuel">Rahm Emanuel</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/open311-chicago">open311 Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-code-for-america">Chicago Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/open311">open311</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-impact">Chicago Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-x-oneil">Daniel X Oneil</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-technology">Chicago Technology</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/visiting-code-for-america_n_1242568.html 2012-01-30T16:41:29Z 2012-01-30T17:11:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Mayor Robert Reichert welcomed three technology experts to Macon Monday morning, and gave them a tour around downtown.<br /> <br /> "They will be a tremendous h... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronald-conway/sfciti-harnessing-the-pow_b_1234907.html 2012-01-26T16:42:11Z 2012-01-26T17:03:59Z Ronald Conway http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronald-conway/ San Francisco's technology sector is thriving. Home to 1,539 tech companies employing more than 30,000 people, the city's tech industry will soon ecli... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ed-lee">Ed Lee</a>, <a href="/tag/sfciti">sf.citi</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/san-francisco">San Francisco News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/code-for-america_n_1227985.html 2012-01-24T11:07:11Z 2012-01-24T11:15:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ 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 of Code fo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/code-for-america-opens-ci_n_1227107.html 2012-01-24T08:17:54Z 2012-01-24T08:17:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The nonprofit Code for America plans to open a first-of-its-kind "civic accelerator" in San Francisco, a program designed to house, mentor and fund st... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/code-for-america-detroit-fellows-2012_n_1210563.html 2012-01-17T11:30:59Z 2012-01-19T08:55:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In February, Detroit will welcome three visitors who will spend an entire year developing web-based solutions to confront city issues head on -- not f... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/code-for-america-2012">Code for America 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/best-of-detroit">Best of Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/knight-foundation-detroit">Knight-Foundation-Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/corrections">Corrections</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-detroit">Code for America Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/knight-foundation">Knight Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-technology">Detroit Technology</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/conference-of-mayors_b_1210166.html 2012-01-17T10:06:52Z 2012-01-17T10:07:35Z Arianna Huffington http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/ 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 working with their communities. It's our cities, not the nation's capital, that are the real idea factory of our country. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sam-adams">Sam Adams</a>, <a href="/tag/social-media">Social Media</a>, <a href="/tag/social-innovation">Social Innovation</a>, <a href="/tag/antonio-villaraigosa">Antonio Villaraigosa</a>, <a href="/tag/rahm-emanuel">Rahm Emanuel</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-buckhorn">Bob Buckhorn</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a>, <a href="/tag/innovation">Innovation</a>, <a href="/tag/us-conference-of-mayors">U.S. Conference of Mayors</a>, <a href="/tag/corey-booker">Corey Booker</a>, <a href="/tag/mayors">Mayors</a>, <a href="/tag/vincent-gray">Vincent Gray</a>, <a href="/tag/local-governments">Local Governments</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/state-and-local-government">State and Local Government</a>, <a href="/tag/local-government">Local Government</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abhi-nemani/accelerating-san-francisc_b_1191477.html 2012-01-07T15:40:17Z 2012-01-07T15:42:56Z Abhi Nemani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abhi-nemani/ Technology has led to ongoing disruptions in industries ranging from music to publishing, but our government has been left behind. But now that's hopefully about to start to change, right here in San Francisco. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ed-lee">Ed Lee</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco-code-for-america">San Francisco Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-startup-accelerator">Civic Startup Accelerator</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/startup-accelerators">Startup Accelerators</a>, <a href="/tag/tech-startups">Tech Startups</a>, <a href="/san-francisco">San Francisco News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/29/female-founders-in-tech-to-follow-on-twitter_n_940527.html 2011-08-29T13:03:08Z 2011-08-29T14:44:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As part of our Women in Tech series, we've compiled a list of 27 female founders who are changing industries, reshaping the public sector, doing good,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/women-in-tech-to-follow">Women in Tech to Follow</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/female-founders-in-tech">Female Founders in Tech</a>, <a href="/tag/female-founders">Female Founders</a>, <a href="/tag/tech-founders">Tech Founders</a>, <a href="/tag/top-women-in-technology">Top Women in Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/women-in-tech">Women in Tech</a>, <a href="/tag/women-in-tech-twitter">Women in Tech Twitter</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/can-the-consumer-financia_b_905673.html 2011-07-21T11:13:04Z 2011-07-21T14:12:10Z Alexander Howard http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/can-the-consumer-financia_b_905673.html" target="_hplink"><img alt="2011-07-21-heatmap.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2011-07-21-heatmap.jpg" width="300" height="40" /><br /> </a>The consumer bureau, a federal agency launching today, is open to new ideas about how help borrowers make informed decisions. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/good-government">Good Government</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-20">Gov 2.0</a>, <a href="/tag/government-innovation">Government Innovation</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/government-20">Government 2.0</a>, <a href="/tag/consumer-financial-protection-bureau">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a>, <a href="/tag/user-experience">User Experience</a>, <a href="/tag/open-government">Open Government</a>, <a href="/tag/design">Design</a>, <a href="/tag/innovation">Innovation</a>, <a href="/tag/cfpb">Cfpb</a>, <a href="/tag/consumer-finance">Consumer Finance</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/social-innovation-speed-d_b_843878.html 2011-04-01T18:37:07Z 2011-04-01T18:37:07Z Craig Newmark http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/ Hey, folks, Code for America is a bunch of people building government style software that's actually useful for people.<br /> <br /> They've joined forces with Si... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/social-innovation">Social Innovation</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/simpl">Simpl</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/civic-developers-code-for_b_825818.html 2011-02-21T00:13:47Z 2011-02-21T00:13:47Z Alexander Howard http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/ Data camp volunteers come together to donate more than money or blood: they exchange information and then apply their skills to creating solutions to the needs defined by a given set of societal challenges. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/government-20">Government 2.0</a>, <a href="/tag/washington">Washington</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/open-government">Open Government</a>, <a href="/tag/data-camp">Data Camp</a>, <a href="/tag/civic-code">Civic Code</a>, <a href="/tag/presidents-day">Presidents Day</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/unconference">Unconference</a>, <a href="/tag/dc">Dc</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/16/code-for-america-program_n_683065.html 2010-08-16T09:38:13Z 2010-08-16T12:32:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Code for America is matching up geeks with government. The San Francisco-based nonprofit is accepting applications until Sunday for fellowships for so... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/government">Government</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america-fellowship">Code for America Fellowship</a>, <a href="/tag/code-for-america">Code for America</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-20">Gov 2.0</a>, <a href="/tag/social-entrepreneurship">Social Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p>