Intended Audience: General
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Thinking Like an Engineer: Selecting and Working with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Using low-code/no-code tools successfully requires knowing how to pick the right tool and knowing the kind of challenges that merit calling in a technical team for consultation and advice.
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Why Framing Matters: Ways to Move Forward
Effective framing strategies can improve public understanding and support for human services by emphasizing broader systemic impacts.
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California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal
The California Health and Human Services Data Portal provides data on various facilities and social services administered by the state.
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Top Insights From a Moment in History
APHSA's President and CEO reflects on lessons and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and constructs a national narrative around the moment.
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A tool to drive toward equitable policy advocacy approaches and outcomes
A modification of Bolder Advocacy’s ACT!Quick capacity self-assessment tool to incorporate additional equity-centered capacities, engage community authentically, and conduct research in culturally responsive ways.
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User research is a team sport
User research requires working as a team, since it necessitates running sessions with participants, observing and moderating research sessions, analyzing and synthesizing results, as well as communicating results effectively.
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Demystifying Inclusive Design: How to Design More Equitable and Accessible Products
Inclusive design means making design choices that take into account personal identifiers like ability, race, economic status, language, age, and gender. This resource walks folks through an introduction to inclusive design, focusing on accessibility and equity.
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A Pivotal Moment
This report explores strategies for developing a new generation of technologists dedicated to public interest work, emphasizing the need for a stronger talent pipeline to support government and nonprofit technology initiatives.
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The Time is Now
This brief video outlines remote identity verification challenges and argues for updated systems.
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What the Digital Benefits Network is Reading on Automation
In this piece, the Digital Benefits Network shares several sources—from journalistic pieces, to reports and academic articles—we’ve found useful and interesting in our reading on automation and artificial intelligence.
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The Shift to Servant Leadership: How Federal Agencies Can Support States, Territories, and Communities After the Pandemic
A blog discussing how federal agencies can support states, territories, and communities after the pandemic.
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Governor Hochul Announces Initiative to Improve Food Benefit Access for Women, Infants and Children
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new client feedback initiative in partnership with Code for America to improve New York's WIC program by implementing live online chat to gather input from participants, streamline enrollment, and increase access to healthy food for eligible families.