# Organizing a Brigade

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## [How do you start your Hack Nights / regular Meetups?](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-do-you-start-your-hack-nights-regular-meetups/265)

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**Author:** [@LauraB](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/LauraB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-do-you-start-your-hack-nights-regular-meetups/265 "2018-09-04T19:19:35Z")

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What’s your flow? How do you welcome people to the space? How do you provide an intro to the night? (ppt? no ppt?) Announcements Project / team intros Anything else? (Do you share your ppt via Twitter? etc.) If you…

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## [Starting a Brigade from Scratch: First Meeting Debrief](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/starting-a-brigade-from-scratch-first-meeting-debrief/251)

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**Author:** [@codymays](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/codymays)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/starting-a-brigade-from-scratch-first-meeting-debrief/251 "2018-08-11T19:32:27Z")

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Howdy! I thought I would post on here to encourage those who may be considering starting a Brigade. I’ve only hosted a single meeting so my experience is extraordinarily limited but figured this could be useful to others…

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## [Onboarding Best Practices](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/onboarding-best-practices/172)

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**Author:** [@davidbhayes](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/davidbhayes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/onboarding-best-practices/172 "2018-06-26T01:31:15Z")

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Here’s a question: what do you do when a new member comes to a brigade meeting? Things I’d love to hear opinions on: Explicit night for new members vs whenever How much do you explain detailed procedures vs letting th…

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## [How to Start a CFA Brigade](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-start-a-cfa-brigade/199)

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**Author:** [@davidbhayes](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/davidbhayes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-start-a-cfa-brigade/199 "2018-06-26T01:27:32Z")

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I seek advice on starting a Code for America local brigade. What pages, ideas, etc should people who are doing that be exposed to on the journey to making Code for \_\_\_\_\_\_? This is not for me, I’ve got a brigade. But I’v…

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