From the archive: oldies and goodies

We moved our blog to a new home on the internet. (Check it out, it's great.) Unfortunately, not everything came along with us. Our staff, fellows, friends and supporters have been posting interesting pieces since 2010. Check out all 1042 of our archived posts here.

• May 15, 2015 by Nicole Neditch

  Fix Things That Matter: Apply for the 2016 Code for America Fellowship

  Want to use your skills to fix the things that matter? Apply to be a Code for America fellow today. Applications for our 2016 Fellowship class are rolling and will close July 15, 2015. codeforamerica.org/apply

• May 14, 2015 by Hannah Young

  This Week in #CivicTech: DC gets a new Director of Technology Innovation

  The Code for America network is made up of more than 16,000 people around the world who help make their communities and governments work better. Here’s a brief snapshot of what happened across the network this week:

• May 13, 2015 by Chris Reade

  A Step-by-Step Guide to Redeploying Civic Tech in Your Community

  One of our first challenges this year was being turned loose by Code for America in our first few days of knowing one another to “go make a thing.” Build Week is a new tradition for the fellows. It forces us to figure out how to work together and put our proverbial civic technology money where our civic technology mouths are. I’ve outlined our step-by-step process, with a few helpful hints for all you civic technologists out there.

• May 12, 2015 by Becca Blazak

  Code for America Fellowship: Turning Research into Action

  Mari Muraki is a 2015 fellow on the _[Mari Muraki](http://www.codeforamerica.org/people/mari-muraki/) is a 2015 fellow on the team, developing an integrated data system for the schools in the area. Mari is a data lover and researcher hailing from New Jersey. She studied mathematics and statistics at the University of Chicago and then pursued economics of education research at Stanford University. I had the privilege of asking her a few questions about her career path and the Code for America fellowship.

• May 11, 2015 by Hannah Young

  Announcing National Day of Civic Hacking Challenges

  National Day of Civic Hacking is right around the corner. On June 6, 2015, meet up with urbanists, government staff, developers, designers, and activists to help make your city better.

• May 8, 2015 by Andrew Hyder

  This Week in #CivicTech: Play Your Favorite Tunes in City Hall

  The Code for America network is made up of more than 16,000 people around the world who help make their communities and governments work better. Here’s a brief snapshot of what happened across the network this week:

• May 7, 2015 by Garrett Jacobs

  Empowering Teachers Using Agile Curriculum

  “We start with the student and they are always at the center of thinking and planning,” explains Dr. Vince McKay, Assistant Superintendent for Somerville Public Schools.

• May 4, 2015 by Lauren Ancona

  Toward Unified Digital Analytics: The Philadelphia Way

  As part of our Digital Front Door initiative, we’re highlighting great examples of local governments taking data-driven approaches to designing and redesigning their websites. We caught up with Lauren Ancona, a Data Scientist in the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Information and Technology, who played a key role in launching a public, near real-time dashboard that shows traffic to the City of Philadelphia’s webpages using Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.

• Apr 30, 2015 by Andrew Hyder

  This Week in #CivicTech: Remembering Activist Sabeen Mahmud

  The Code for America network is made up of more than 16,000 people around the world who help make their communities and governments work better. Here’s a brief snapshot of what happened across the network this week:

• Apr 30, 2015 by Patrick Hammons

  Making Tough Project Decisions in Pittsburgh

  

  Fellow Ben Smithgall gets feedback about Wexplorer from a purchaser in the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau.