code for america 2011 projects overview

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A FELLOWSHIPCONNECTING WEB TALENT AND CITY GOVERNMENTS


CURRENT STATE OF OUR CITIES

• 84% of cities face significant financial difficulties

• 92% expected to have trouble meeting citizens’ needs

• 60% of city workers retiring in next 5 years

• The existing method of solving problems is not working

Source: ICMA


OPPORTUNITY NOW

We recruit fellows to apply the principles of web 2.0 to solve our cities challenging and complex problems.

We take advantage of the evolving nature of the web and growing enthusiasm for public service opportunities.


CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION


2011 PROGRAM TIMELINE

January The CfA Institute

February City Tour

March – September Development

September Beta Launch Conference

October - November

Wrap Up & Hand-off


We recruit leading web and tech professionals,

as well as recent graduates from top-notch

schools who have a passion for public

service.

2011 Recruitment362 Applications

20 Fellows5.5% Acceptance

2011 CFA FELLOWS


2011 CITY PROJECTS


THE BOSTON PROJECT:IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION


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after school

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EDUCATION IN MANY PLACES

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after school

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Teachers can only see grades and attendance

Community centers can’t see impact on grades or attendance

Library can’t see program impact on grades

PROBLEM: AN INCOMPLETE PICTURE

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WHAT THAT MEANS

• Incomplete views of student attendance

• Skewed information of performance

• Missed connections between activities

• Difficult to understand holistic educational experience


AN OPPORTUNITY


THE SOLUTION

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StudentData

THE SOLUTION

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THE SOLUTION

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THE SOLUTION

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THE SOLUTION

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EXAMPLE: JOHN ADAMS WALK


SEATTLE & PHILADELPHIAEMPOWERING LOCAL CIVIC LEADERS


WHAT WE LIKE TO THINK


THE REALITY


THE PROBLEM: DISCONNECTED


Civic Leaders

THE SOLUTION: CIVIC DASHBOARDS


Civic Leaders


Catalog the tools they are currently using and tie them together (mailing lists, etc).

Tools


Civic Leaders



Tools

Identify and aggregate information streams relevant for local civic leaders (blogs, etc).

Information


Civic Leaders



Tools

Identify and aggregate information streams relevant for local civic leaders (blogs, etc).

Information

Connect civic leaders to each other and the city government to institutionalize learnings.

Network


EXAMPLE: #PLANNING

New zoning rules for an area

But, who do we reach out to?


EXAMPLE: #PLANNING

Five civic leaders who representthis area.

Three email lists

Two blogs

Four websites

Fifty Twitter Users


CIVIC COMMONSSHARING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD


THE PROBLEM & THE OPPORTUNITY

GRAPHIC: OPENPLANS


IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING

GRAPHIC: JESSICA HAGY/INDEXED


EXAMPLE: SF ENTERPRISE ADDRESSING


THE START: CIVICCOMMONS.COM

Starter Projects San Francisco’s

“Enterprise Addressing System”

Federal IT Dashboard

RoadmapThe ED Search

Fellows StartSecure Funding

Launch Independent Organization


THE SOLUTION: SUPPLY-SIDE


THE SOLUTION: DEMAND-SIDE


THE SOLUTION: COMPLETE SYSTEM


OUR GROWING VILLAGE


2012 CITY RECRUITMENTNOW SEEKING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS


CITY EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Ready to work with our fellows on a new kind of solution; commitment to innovation and collaboration

• Identify projects that result in cost-savings, transparency, and public participation

• Strong internal champion

• Funding secured within city; Potential outside funding sources identified


MODEL CFA PROJECTS

• Harnessing the Power of the People

– Connecting and empowering citizens to solve problems

• New Business Gateway

– Quick and easy online permitting to stimulate local economy and economic development

• Workflow Transparency

– Workflow transparency in managing city assets


BRING CFA TO YOUR CITY

• Not a city employee?– It’s OK!– Go to codeforamerica.org/cities/bring to tell

your elected officials about our program and that you want CfA in your city.

• City employee?– Go to http://bit.ly/CfA2012Start– Begin the discussion today!

http://bit.ly/CfA2012Start


CODEFORAMERICA.ORG/CITIES

November 15 City Application Available

March 1 City Application Due

April 1 Finalists Announced

May 1 Selected Cities Notified

June 1 Selected Cities Announced

August 1 Contracts Signed

January 1, 2012 Program Begins


GET INVOLVEDWE NEED YOUR HELP.


HOW TO GET INVOLVED

• Bring CfA to your city– codeforamerica.org/cities/bring

• Join CfA Labs– labs.codeforamerica.org

• Spare some change– codeforamerica.org/donate

• Pass on office supplies– codeforamerica.org/supplies


QUESTIONS?Good.

code for america 2011 projects overview

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