The Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys hosted its 2016 Annual Awards under the theme “Nurturing our Roots and Redefining our Tomorrow”. Lourdes German, founder of the Civic Innovation Project, was one of the honorees, presented with the Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
Diversity and inclusion are critical underpinnings to the evolving culture at Microsoft and powerful bridges to the marketplace. In the spirit of International Women’s Day, Microsoft celebrated Lourdes German, and other women in the community who are carrying out the mission of civic engagement, leadership and empowering other women in the "Voices of Change" series.
On International Women's Day, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the winners of the EXTRAordinary Women Award, led by the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement. The campaign highlights women that do extraordinary work within the Boston community and Lourdes German, Founder & Director of the Civic Innovation Project, was selected as an honoree.
BostInno's State of Innovation brings together more than 1,000 business leaders and professionals in the technology industry and honored Lourdes German, Founder & Director of the Civic Innovation Project with an Alumni Impact Award, in recognition of her role fueling Boston's growth as a leader in innovation.
On September 30, 2015, The Civic Innovation Project joined over 1,200 civic innovators for the National Code for America Annual Summit in California for a session organized by Microsoft focused on Data Visualization.
The Civic Innovation Project teamed up with the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College to host “Governing in a Digital Age” - a joint program focused on issues related to innovation in governance around public records and open data.
Lourdes German, Founder and Director of the Civic Innovation Project, was recognized by as a remarkable individuals leading urban change in the Innovator of the Week Series, produced by Urban Innovation Exchange, in partnership with Meeting of the Minds, The Kresge Foundation and Issue Media Group.