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title: 'Portland Digital Corps ramps up'
date: '2025-04-17T12:48:55-07:00'
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# Portland Digital Corps ramps up

You may remember me sharing news about the [formation of the Portland Digital Corps](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/03/20/portland-digital-corps-the-feds-loss-is-our-gain/). At the time, it was largely conceptual and a website. Now, [it’s much much more](https://digitalcorpspdx.org/) — from a steering committee to projects underway.

> What a turnout tonight! Over 65 folks joined us for our first in-person meetup! We'll do another in a few weeks that'll focus on projects.
> 
> — [PDX Digital Corps (@pdxdigitalcorps.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5hjfg7myzn5uj36azcxdmzb4?ref_src=embed) [2025-04-17T03:46:10.532Z](https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5hjfg7myzn5uj36azcxdmzb4/post/3lmy6z3klcc2q?ref_src=embed)



If you’re interested in getting involved, there are a number of ways:

- [Follow the Github](https://github.com/Digital-Corps-PDX)
- [Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/stTrvrud?utm_source=pdxdigitalcorps&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pdx-digital-corps-weekly-update-april-11-2025)
- [Sign up for the newsletter](https://buttondown.com/pdxdigitalcorps/archive/)

But that’s not all…

> One other idea I’ve been kicking around is not project-based at all, but developing resilient patterns online like the [18F Methods](https://guides.18f.gov/methods/?utm_source=pdxdigitalcorps&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pdx-digital-corps-weekly-update-april-11-2025), but scaled to local communities. The other thing is many people want to learn from our model — in real time – and it could be worthwhile to start aggregating a document in real time that others can learn from, as they consider rolling their own local short-term Digital Corps sprint.

They’ve also kicked off a few projects, including:

- Built Oregon
- Cape Perpetua Collaborative
- Families for Safe Streets

Interested in joining…? [Feel free to volunteer](https://digitalcorpspdx.org/volunteer).

> Portland Digital Corps is a short-term, volunteer-driven effort connecting technologists with public-interest digital projects in the Portland area. Whether you’re between roles, want to build your portfolio, or just want to help out, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information, visit [Portland Digital Corps](https://digitalcorpspdx.org/).

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