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Where we were for the National Day of Civic Hacking
on June 11, 2015
Last weekend, thousands of civic hackers from across the country came together for the National Day of Civic Hacking to better their communities. We love this kind of stuff, and couldn't help but get involved.
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Hackathons: not just for folks who code
on April 21, 2015
A few members of the 18F team recently published an excellent guide on welcoming new coders to civic hackathons. In the same vein, we’d like to offer a list of strategies for including non-technical folks in your hackathons.
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In case you missed it: #a11yhack, an accessibility hackathon
on April 7, 2015
Improving accessibility and 508 awareness is one of 18F’s ongoing goals. In support of this goal, we recently hosted a11yhack, a website accessibility hackathon.
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How to welcome new coders to a civic hackathon
on April 3, 2015
The National Day of Civic Hacking is a great time to attend — or host your first hackathon. We’ve outlined some strategies for first-time hackathon hosts to ensure new participants feel welcome, and help them maximize their contributions.
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GovTechHack: hacking for civic improvement
on April 2, 2015
On a recent breezy San Francisco evening, groups of developers, designers, marketing folks, and others convened for GovTechHack — a hackathon for civic good. The event’s premise was simple: To bring together people interested in improving the accessibility and transparency of federal digital resources for a two-day work session.
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Great community turnout for Midas open source hack night
on December 10, 2014
The October Oopen source hack night was a huge success, both as a community event and for the positive impact on the Midas project.
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18F open source hack series: Midas
on October 1, 2014
18F invites designers and developers from inside and outside of government to join us for a flurry of coding and sketching. Midas is an open source project in active development by 18F, Health & Human Services (HHS) IDEA Lab and the State Department. A small cross-agency team, dedicated to launching this product to empower passionate civil servants and aspiring diplomats all over the world.
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