API Developer Outreach Research for the Department of Veterans Affairs: Part 5
This is Part 5 (you can find Part 4 here) of a series on a write-up for research I conducted with my partner Skylight Digital. The team conducted a series of interviews with leading public and private sector API platforms regarding how they approached developer outreach, and then I wrote it up as a formal report, which the Skylight Digital team then edited and polished. We are looking to provide as much information as possible regarding how the VA and other federal agencies should consider crafting their API outreach efforts.
In the pages below, you will find a large number of specific suggestions culled from extensive interviews and our collective personal experience. All of these specific techniques are in service to the idea of designing the API program with the programmers who will use the API in mind at all times. https://goo.gl/k7SvhM
Viewpoint: How a Department of One Can Help Eliminate Hiring Bias
When the American Alliance of Museums–a small nonprofit with an HR department of one–set a goal of increasing diversity and inclusion in its hiring practices, there were three obstacles in the way. And one of those was the HR director herself. https://goo.gl/Xu9GjY
Women Slowly, Steadily Take Seats on Boards of Directors
A new California law requiring publicly traded companies to increase the number of female board directors is the latest example of efforts to improve gender diversity in business leadership. Some large companies are leading the way, but progress is slow. https://goo.gl/qoFWDH