At CivicActions, Drupal is a core tool in making the web more accessible, human-centered, and beneficial to users. In addition to solving problems for our federal, state, and local government clients, CivicActioners are also active contributors to Drupal.org. …

Liz Tupper, CivicActions’ first Director of Product, has a rich background in Impact Tech. Based out of Minneapolis, MN, Liz’s experience is extremely multifaceted — she has focused her career on building teams that harness technology to positively impact the people they serve. …

As a fully distributed company, CivicActions has used all-team, annual in-person summits as a way to more deeply connect with colleagues who are used to connecting virtually over Zoom. …

Tell us a little about yourself, including your career trajectory and your role at the US Digital Service (USDS). I didn’t set out to be a designer. I thought I might like to be a music engineer so that was my major in college. I learned Photoshop during grad school…

In government, buying digital services is a unique and different skill set than general procurement practices. …

How a product-oriented approach to content management helps VA get the right info to Veterans — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which provides benefits to over 20 million Veterans, is in a multi-year process to build a modern online experience across its many websites and services. …

Learn key features of Drupal that help make your site useful to people of all abilities — As developers and designers working to help government agencies modernize their IT systems and websites, we are constantly aware of the far-reaching impact of our work. Many people stand to benefit from better government experiences online — that is, if we do our job well. …

How we use content strategy and design to deliver consistent information to Veterans at scale — At DrupalGovCon 2020, CivicActions Product Manager Kevin Walsh and co-presenter Jane Newman discussed content design and strategy for a pilot VA health center that would serve as a model for all future VA.gov content. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) represents the largest hospital system in the U.S. …

How an open source pilot project is empowering content authors to build a more inclusive world — At DrupalCon Europe 2020, CivicActions Senior Strategist Mike Gifford discussed the common barriers to accessibility when authoring content for the web. Both he and co-presenter Susanna Laurin, Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Funka, shared the initiatives that they, along with other industry experts, have started to address with the…