# Governance

**URL:** https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/c/collective-leadership/governance/11.md

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## [About the Governance category](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-governance-category/27)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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Governance is the process by which your Brigade makes decisions. What leadership structure do you use? Post your bylaws here!

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## [So You Have Access to Your Brigade Github. Now What?](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/so-you-have-access-to-your-brigade-github-now-what/1402)

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**Author:** [@kryskreative](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/kryskreative)\
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**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/so-you-have-access-to-your-brigade-github-now-what/1402 "2022-06-30T21:44:52Z")

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Congrats, you’re a steward of a Brigade and have access to its Github organization account. Thanks to the friendly Github security notifications and feedback from your peers, you know the account isn’t in great shape fo…

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## [Managing 2FA access for your services across your brigade leadership team](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/managing-2fa-access-for-your-services-across-your-brigade-leadership-team/1225)

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**Author:** [@skora](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/skora)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/managing-2fa-access-for-your-services-across-your-brigade-leadership-team/1225 "2022-02-28T23:33:01Z")

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For brigades who have multiple people accessing your brigade’s services (Email, social, services like aws, etc) how do you manage your services that require 2FA/MFA (2 factor authentication)? Passwords can be shared se…

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## [Brigade 2.0 - Taking agency of your Brigade \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigade-2-0-taking-agency-of-your-brigade-brigade-congress-2020/912)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigade-2-0-taking-agency-of-your-brigade-brigade-congress-2020/912 "2020-10-23T00:45:26Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Brigade 2.0 - Taking agency of your Brigade Presented by: Kate Nicholson,Gregory Johnson,Bonnie Wolfe,Aaron Deacon Sl…

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## [Growing a core team... during COVID (Unconference) \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/growing-a-core-team-during-covid-unconference-brigade-congress-2020/944)

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**Author:** [@lianilychee](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/lianilychee)\
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**Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/growing-a-core-team-during-covid-unconference-brigade-congress-2020/944 "2020-10-17T16:29:29Z")

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These are the takeaways for a Brigade Congress 2020 unconference session. Raw notes are linked. Proposed Session: Growing a core team… during COVID (Unconference) Session in actuality: Fostering community during COVID…

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## [Evolving from the Brigade Model as Growing Non-Profits](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/evolving-from-the-brigade-model-as-growing-non-profits/704)

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**Author:** [@HiGregory](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/HiGregory)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/evolving-from-the-brigade-model-as-growing-non-profits/704 "2020-02-27T20:59:42Z")

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Code for Miami evolved last year to Code for South which focuses on 3 counties and soon to be a regional focus on collaboration among the “brigade” chapter. As we transform how we operate, with paid staff and people mana…

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## [How You Lead a Brigade](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-you-lead-a-brigade/673)

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**Author:** [@davidbhayes](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/davidbhayes)\
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**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-you-lead-a-brigade/673 "2020-01-06T17:06:50Z")

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Hi all, I’m looking to understand better how a brigade can and should be lead. What models people have used, what worked about them, and what didn’t work about them. Personally, I built out (kind of overkill) role docu…

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## [Article: How we make decisions at Coinbase](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/article-how-we-make-decisions-at-coinbase/209)

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**Author:** [@LauraB](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/LauraB)\
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**Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/article-how-we-make-decisions-at-coinbase/209 "2018-07-02T15:49:57Z")

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“How we make decisions at Coinbase In this post, I’ll share a framework we’ve developed at Coinbase that helps us make decisions more effectively. Our core values include Clear Communication and Efficient Execution. Thi…

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## [Recruiting leadership for your brigade](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/recruiting-leadership-for-your-brigade/76)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
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**Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/recruiting-leadership-for-your-brigade/76 "2018-05-30T16:28:12Z")

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Putting out calls for volunteers to step up and help organize your brigade is one of the most powerful ways to multiply your impact. Many brigades have found that not only do some of the brigade members you’re already fa…