# Recoding America

> A cross-ideological nonprofit effort to strengthen the ability of American government to deliver — the field catalyst for state capacity, operated by Recoding America Fund, Inc.

## Core Pages

- [Home](https://recodingamerica.org/): Overview of the mission — building the cross-ideological field to transform the operating model of government so it reliably delivers outcomes.
- [The Challenge](https://recodingamerica.org/challenge): Why government's inability to deliver is the thread connecting failures across American life — the crisis underneath the crises, and the current window for reform.
- [Our Vision](https://recodingamerica.org/vision): A government that reliably delivers outcomes in a fast-changing world — moving from an industrial-era operating model to one built for the age of AI.
- [The Operating Model](https://recodingamerica.org/vision/operating-model): Deep dive into the four reinforcing competencies — a workforce with the right people in the right roles, right-sized procedure, purpose-fit digital infrastructure, and incentives for outcomes.
- [What We Do](https://recodingamerica.org/what-we-do): How Recoding America acts as the field catalyst for state capacity, and the flywheel connecting its work.

## What We Do

- [The Roles We Play](https://recodingamerica.org/what-we-do/roles): The five roles — orchestrate, fund, build, advocate, and prove — with examples of the work each covers.
- [Cross-ideological by Design](https://recodingamerica.org/what-we-do/cross-ideological): Why working across the ideological spectrum is a design requirement — durable state-capacity reform needs a coalition built between both parties, not within one.
- [Grantmaking](https://recodingamerica.org/what-we-do/grantmaking): How the Recoding America Fund makes strategic grants to build the state-capacity field, its grantmaking approach, and how to tell whether an organization is a fit.
- [Portfolio](https://recodingamerica.org/portfolio): The portfolio of state-capacity work — reforms and projects orchestrated, funded, built, advocated for, and proven across federal and state government.

## About

- [About](https://recodingamerica.org/about): The people, values, and structure behind the work, including the relationship between the Fund and its 501(c)(4) affiliate.
- [Our Strategy](https://recodingamerica.org/about/strategy): The field-catalyst strategy for building the field that can deliver a government that reliably delivers outcomes.
- [Our People](https://recodingamerica.org/about/people): Team, board, and advisory council, with track records across government, think tanks, philanthropy, academia, and statehouses.
- [Founding Story](https://recodingamerica.org/about/founding-story): How Jennifer Pahlka's 2023 book "Recoding America" became a field-building movement, told by the co-founder herself.
- [In the News](https://recodingamerica.org/news): Press coverage, blog posts, podcasts, and video on building state capacity.

## Philanthropy & Giving

- [Philanthropic Partnerships](https://recodingamerica.org/philanthropic-partnerships): The case for funding state capacity — philanthropy has neglected government effectiveness and underinvested in field-building; this work sits where those gaps meet.
- [Ways to Give](https://recodingamerica.org/philanthropic-partnerships/ways-to-give): How to support the work — online giving, donor-advised funds, ACH or wire, stock, or check, with transfer instructions and tax details.
- [Get Involved](https://recodingamerica.org/get-involved): How to fund the work, be considered for a grant, partner, join the team, or follow along.

## Key Facts

- Operated by Recoding America Fund, Inc., a nonprofit (Tax EIN: 33-4770870); advocacy affiliate Recoding America Action is a 501(c)(4)
- Co-founded by Jennifer Pahlka (author of "Recoding America," 2023; Board Chair), Charlie Anderson, and Galen Hines-Pierce; CEO: Anne Healy
- Mission: act as the field catalyst for state capacity — the ability of American government to reliably deliver outcomes
- Operating model rests on four competencies: workforce, procedure, digital infrastructure, and incentives for outcomes
- Plays five roles in the field: orchestrate, fund, build, advocate, and prove
- Cross-ideological by design: works with both parties as a structural requirement, not a preference

## Contact

- Website: https://recodingamerica.org/
- Get in touch (funding, grants, partnering, careers): https://recodingamerica.org/get-involved
- Giving inquiries: https://recodingamerica.org/philanthropic-partnerships/ways-to-give