# Technical Skillsharing

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## [About the Technical Skillsharing category](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-technical-skillsharing-category/32)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/about-the-technical-skillsharing-category/32 "2018-05-24T21:52:06Z")

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Questions, tips, and how-tos for all the tactical and technical skills we employ to get our civic hacking done.

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## [What You Get When You Blend Slack & Discourse](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-you-get-when-you-blend-slack-discourse/1273)

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**Author:** [@renejoywrites](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/renejoywrites)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-you-get-when-you-blend-slack-discourse/1273 "2022-03-18T18:35:43Z")

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Slack and Discourse are both fundamental to how we connect as community members – Slack gives us real-time access to conversation and cooperation together, while Discourse hosts longer-form discussions and standardized d…

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## [Be a volunteer citizen advocate - Introduction to local advocacy \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/be-a-volunteer-citizen-advocate-introduction-to-local-advocacy-brigade-congress-2020/929)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/be-a-volunteer-citizen-advocate-introduction-to-local-advocacy-brigade-congress-2020/929 "2022-01-09T16:32:43Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Be a volunteer citizen advocate - Introduction to local advocacy Presented by: Kelli Shewmaker,Meredith Horowski,Thad …

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## [Brigades & Maps: A tour of what we have built & why \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigades-maps-a-tour-of-what-we-have-built-why-brigade-congress-2020/948)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigades-maps-a-tour-of-what-we-have-built-why-brigade-congress-2020/948 "2020-11-05T04:03:16Z")

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Brigades & Maps: A tour of what we have built & why Kate Hanson Slides Notes Does your map work as a printed product? People should be able to print your map if that best meets their needs. +1 for printing. A lo…

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## [Ka Maka ʻĪnana - Towards Placed-based, human centered and Indigenous design \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ka-maka-inana-towards-placed-based-human-centered-and-indigenous-design-brigade-congress-2020/916)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ka-maka-inana-towards-placed-based-human-centered-and-indigenous-design-brigade-congress-2020/916 "2020-10-31T20:42:35Z")

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Session: Ka Maka ʻĪnana - Towards Placed-based, human centered and Indigenous design Presented by: Ben Trevino, Alec Wagner, Diane OʻNeal, Kamuela Enos Ka Maka ʻĪnana was a reaction to a realization in innovation and te…

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## [Community Design Thinking Workshops for 50+ people \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-design-thinking-workshops-for-50-people-brigade-congress-2020/921)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-design-thinking-workshops-for-50-people-brigade-congress-2020/921 "2020-10-23T01:00:14Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Community Design Thinking Workshops for 50+ people Presented by: Bonnie Wolfe Notes Document: Post-Event Checkli…

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## [Intro to Web Accessibility & Building Surveys, Dashboards, and Crowd Sourced Maps with Code for America's ArcGIS Software \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/intro-to-web-accessibility-building-surveys-dashboards-and-crowd-sourced-maps-with-code-for-americas-arcgis-software-brigade-congress-2020/911)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/intro-to-web-accessibility-building-surveys-dashboards-and-crowd-sourced-maps-with-code-for-americas-arcgis-software-brigade-congress-2020/911 "2020-10-08T18:22:44Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Intro to Web Accessibility & Building Surveys, Dashboards, and Crowd Sourced Maps with Code for America’s ArcGIS Softwa…

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## [Qualitative Research and Healing Justice \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-and-healing-justice-brigade-congress-2020/910)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-and-healing-justice-brigade-congress-2020/910 "2020-10-17T18:42:00Z")

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Session: Qualitative Research and Healing Justice Presented by: Aditi Joshi,Taranamol Kaur Notes Document:

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## [Facilitate your distributed meetings like a podcast host \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/facilitate-your-distributed-meetings-like-a-podcast-host-brigade-congress-2020/913)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/facilitate-your-distributed-meetings-like-a-podcast-host-brigade-congress-2020/913 "2020-10-10T02:20:28Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Facilitate your distributed meetings like a podcast host Presented by: Ryan Koch Notes Document: Post-Event Chec…

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## [How to create sustainable technology for your Brigade \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-create-sustainable-technology-for-your-brigade-brigade-congress-2020/915)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-create-sustainable-technology-for-your-brigade-brigade-congress-2020/915 "2020-10-10T02:25:20Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: How to create sustainable technology for your Brigade Presented by: Matt Misbach Notes Document: Post-Event Chec…

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## [Wiki: Choosing Software Licenses for Your Brigade Project](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/wiki-choosing-software-licenses-for-your-brigade-project/822)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/wiki-choosing-software-licenses-for-your-brigade-project/822 "2020-07-01T16:03:19Z")

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User Sourced Guide to Open Source Software Licenses. This is a Wiki; please edit it! Previous posts and reading Software licenses discussion Choose a license: Guide to Open Source Licenses Overall guidance to Brigade…

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## [Making Your Project Contributor-Friendly](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/making-your-project-contributor-friendly/737)

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**Author:** [@ryan.b.harvey](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/ryan.b.harvey)\
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**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/making-your-project-contributor-friendly/737 "2020-04-06T21:33:51Z")

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There are a number of things you can do to ensure that people are able to find your project, understand what it’s about, and learn how they can best contribute to it. Deciding to Pursue the Project Before actually pursu…

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## [Great reading on improving Procurement, budgeting and project management within govt](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/great-reading-on-improving-procurement-budgeting-and-project-management-within-govt/691)

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**Author:** [@skora](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/skora)\
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**Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/great-reading-on-improving-procurement-budgeting-and-project-management-within-govt/691 "2020-01-30T23:35:34Z")

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I’m looking to read some good pieces on procurement, budget, and project management, specifically within the government space. This piece by 18F on how budgeting and overseeing technical projects is great and I’m lookin…

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## [Creating the Next Generation of Brigade Project Guidance \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/creating-the-next-generation-of-brigade-project-guidance-brigade-congress-2019/623)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/creating-the-next-generation-of-brigade-project-guidance-brigade-congress-2019/623 "2019-12-04T18:23:09Z")

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This is a thread for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Creating the Next Generation of Brigade Project Guidance Presented by: Tom Dooner (Code for America) Thanks everyone for atte…

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## [Qualitative Research Practice Guide: Intro to User Research \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-practice-guide-intro-to-user-research-brigade-congress-2019/633)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-practice-guide-intro-to-user-research-brigade-congress-2019/633 "2019-11-01T14:37:46Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Qualitative Research Practice Guide: Intro to User Research Presented by: Aditi Joshi (Code for America) Notes Document: …

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## [Project Facilitation \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/project-facilitation-brigade-congress-2019/635)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/project-facilitation-brigade-congress-2019/635 "2019-10-20T14:48:37Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Project Facilitation Presented by: Andrew Yaspan (Code for Milwaukee) Notes Document: https://docs.google.com/document/…

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## [UX Research with Non-English Speakers \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ux-research-with-non-english-speakers-brigade-congress-2019/622)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ux-research-with-non-english-speakers-brigade-congress-2019/622 "2019-10-20T02:20:52Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: UX Research with Non-English Speakers Presented by: Julie Kim, Stephanie Chang (Code for San Jose, Code for Hawaii) Not…

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## [Community Power Mapping to Build a Business Plan \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-power-mapping-to-build-a-business-plan-brigade-congress-2019/627)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-power-mapping-to-build-a-business-plan-brigade-congress-2019/627 "2019-10-19T16:08:08Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Community Power Mapping to Build a Business Plan Presented by: Noel Hidalgo, Kate Nicholson, Lauren Rennée (BetaNYC) Not…

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## [Qualitative Research Practice Guide](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-practice-guide/614)

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**Author:** [@nrappin](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/nrappin)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/qualitative-research-practice-guide/614 "2019-10-08T17:35:34Z")

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We excited to release version 1 of CfA’s Qualitative Research Practice Guide! :tada::sparkles::boom: This first release is a Google Doc that you can check out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5DOeyKz6mBYHBDV0…

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## [7 tips to keep in mind when working with distressed communities](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/7-tips-to-keep-in-mind-when-working-with-distressed-communities/585)

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**Author:** [@carlvlewis](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/carlvlewis)\
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**Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/7-tips-to-keep-in-mind-when-working-with-distressed-communities/585 "2019-08-23T18:35:11Z")

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My time as a Community Fellow in Savannah has taught me a few lessons that I’m sure others are aware of but I figured I’d share just to document them: posted originally to Facebook When working with distressed communit…

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## [What training documentation does your brigade/project provide to beginner devs?](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-training-documentation-does-your-brigade-project-provide-to-beginner-devs/574)

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**Author:** [@jess](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/jess)\
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**Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-training-documentation-does-your-brigade-project-provide-to-beginner-devs/574 "2019-07-02T15:25:03Z")

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What resources do folks here offer to beginner-level developers who might need extra assistance with github workflows, deployment, testing, and other concepts? I don’t want to reinvent the wheel and we can certainly cur…

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## [Slack Channel Index \[Wiki\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/slack-channel-index-wiki/575)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/slack-channel-index-wiki/575 "2019-06-24T22:22:31Z")

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Hey everyone. I’ve been compiling a list of Slack Channels for some time and would like to open it up to crowdsourced collaboration. The eventual goal here is to ensure people who join the CfA Slack can find channels the…

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## [Collabrigadetive: Sharing Accross Brigades](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/collabrigadetive-sharing-accross-brigades/535)

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**Author:** [@tim](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tim)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/collabrigadetive-sharing-accross-brigades/535 "2019-06-02T22:56:57Z")

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We had a great unconference session at Summit 2019 brainstorming ways for brigades to collaborate. You can find the unconference summary here: http://bit.ly/brigadecollab. We are also using the #cross-brigade-collab ch…

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## [Product Management Resources](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/product-management-resources/497)

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**Author:** [@mhorowski](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/mhorowski)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/product-management-resources/497 "2019-05-15T15:01:35Z")

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Product Management resources / skill development is a need that regularly comes up within the Brigade Network. As a starting place, here is a compilation of resources recommended by the Product Managers at Code for Ameri…

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## [Request - Public Meetings 101](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/request-public-meetings-101/474)

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**Author:** [@Brittany\_vance](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/Brittany_vance)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/request-public-meetings-101/474 "2019-04-29T23:30:28Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m checking in from a new brigade in Columbus, Ohio. We are newer and tend to be technical types, not public servants, and so we are seeking out information as to how we would go about participating in …

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## [Survey Design Resources](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/survey-design-resources/445)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/survey-design-resources/445 "2019-03-29T20:52:02Z")

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Capturing a Slack conversation. Reply in this thread if you have more survey design resources! @nickkauf Mar 20th at 8:38 AM any resources on good survey design? From @mhorowski : SO YOU WANNA MAKE A SURVEY - Go…

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## [The Iceberg of Open Data (v0.2)](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/the-iceberg-of-open-data-v0-2/341)

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**Author:** [@patwater31](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/patwater31)\
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**Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/the-iceberg-of-open-data-v0-2/341 "2019-03-06T17:09:37Z")

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The motivation with this diagram is that the government open data movement has largely failed to live up to its early hype though there’s still tremendous potential. That may sound harsh though if we’re honest with ou…

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## [Starting a Design Skillshare Group](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/starting-a-design-skillshare-group/348)

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**Author:** [@nickkauf](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/nickkauf)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/starting-a-design-skillshare-group/348 "2018-12-05T02:34:04Z")

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Yesterday nine of us had a call as part of an effort to build more structure for cross-brigade knowledge sharing. Using Laura Biediger’s taxonomy of Brigade topics, we focused on the category of “Design” and spent 1.5 ho…

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## [Datasette provides an instant, read-only JSON API for any SQLite database](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/datasette-provides-an-instant-read-only-json-api-for-any-sqlite-database/280)

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**Author:** [@dacresni](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/dacresni)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/datasette-provides-an-instant-read-only-json-api-for-any-sqlite-database/280 "2018-09-26T17:00:17Z")

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https://github.com/simonw/datasette/wiki/Datasettes . It also provides tools for packaging the database up as a Docker container and deploying that container to hosting providers such as Zeit Now or Heroku. and a compa…

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## [Ever have spreadsheet data that needs to be in web-friendly format? Meet Mr. Data Converter!](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ever-have-spreadsheet-data-that-needs-to-be-in-web-friendly-format-meet-mr-data-converter/165)

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**Author:** [@carlvlewis](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/carlvlewis)\
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**Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/ever-have-spreadsheet-data-that-needs-to-be-in-web-friendly-format-meet-mr-data-converter/165 "2018-06-08T16:52:20Z")

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The amazing Shan Carter of NYT made this indispensable tool for us all to enjoy a few years back: https://shancarter.github.io/mr-data-converter/ csv or xls woes got you down :frowning:? paste it on into Mr. Data Conv…

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