# Uncategorized

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## [Category Missing?](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/category-missing/1669)

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**Author:** [@Thorn](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/Thorn)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/category-missing/1669 "2023-02-22T10:58:37Z")

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I feel there is a category missing. Any suggestions?

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## [Helping Low-Income Families Access Vital Tax Preparation Services](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/helping-low-income-families-access-vital-tax-preparation-services/1014)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/helping-low-income-families-access-vital-tax-preparation-services/1014 "2021-01-19T17:10:10Z")

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Hi Brigade Leaders, Tax season is upon us, and Code for America’s Get Your Refund team along with a team of volunteers is working hard to decrease the participation gap in the Earned Income Tax Credit, which provides cr…

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## ["What kind of power can do-ocracies build and hold?" Building Laterally Series Reflections](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-kind-of-power-can-do-ocracies-build-and-hold-building-laterally-series-reflections/1164)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-kind-of-power-can-do-ocracies-build-and-hold-building-laterally-series-reflections/1164 "2022-02-01T16:25:48Z")

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Visions of Mutual Power I was really inspired by this discussion recently hosted by Code for Science and Society. The description from their event page is: Many open source public interest projects identify as do-ocrac…

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## [Outreach - Digital Entrepreneurship in Communities of Color](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/outreach-digital-entrepreneurship-in-communities-of-color/1150)

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**Author:** [@JBStephens](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/JBStephens)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/outreach-digital-entrepreneurship-in-communities-of-color/1150 "2022-01-24T16:01:52Z")

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Re-post from http://www.transformgov.org/articles/policy-brief-digital-entrepreneurship-communities-color Small businesses have relied on technology more than ever throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but for entrepreneu…

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## [Awillis4 intros](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/awillis4-intros/1118)

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**Author:** [@awillis4](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/awillis4)\
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**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/awillis4-intros/1118 "2021-10-13T23:47:10Z")

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Hello, I am awillis4 on github, i previously worked with different groups for it purposes for a short time after i finished high school, i am a bachelor of it right now, i am also an amateur theorist and author, i would …

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## [What will it look like when we have succeeded? Interactive session on our theory of change \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-will-it-look-like-when-we-have-succeeded-interactive-session-on-our-theory-of-change-brigade-congress-2020/924)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/what-will-it-look-like-when-we-have-succeeded-interactive-session-on-our-theory-of-change-brigade-congress-2020/924 "2020-10-10T02:25:29Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: What will it look like when we have succeeded? Interactive session on our theory of change Presented by: Ben Trevino,M…

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## [Community Slack Guidelines](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-slack-guidelines/1086)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-slack-guidelines/1086 "2021-04-28T20:35:40Z")

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Community Slack Updates: April 2021 This will serve as a community resource to allow for shared use of our Slack workspace. The Code for America Network Team proactively monitors the following channels in addition to …

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## [WIKI: CfA Brigade Network Assets/Styles](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/wiki-cfa-brigade-network-assets-styles/56)

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**Author:** [@carlvlewis](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/carlvlewis)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/wiki-cfa-brigade-network-assets-styles/56 "2020-12-03T14:18:27Z")

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Living Wiki of CfA/Brigade Network Graphics, Assets, Style Practices Hi all! Given requests from a few other posters, we’re turning the thread into a living wiki in which any user may make additions to the main post. Th…

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## [Resources to Help You Through the 2020 Holiday Season](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-to-help-you-through-the-2020-holiday-season/990)

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**Author:** [@veronicayoung](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/veronicayoung)\
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**Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-to-help-you-through-the-2020-holiday-season/990 "2020-11-25T20:45:01Z")

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\*These resources are meant to provide variety, in case some information is helpful—not serve as a source of truth that’s guaranteed to work for everyone. Difficult Conversations NPR: Finding Ways to Heal Divides The Ar…

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## [Leaving the Network Team at Code for America](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/leaving-the-network-team-at-code-for-america/970)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/leaving-the-network-team-at-code-for-america/970 "2020-11-04T22:17:16Z")

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See below for a Discourse version of a post I just made in Slack: Hey #brigade, I have some sad news to report. I’ve decided to transfer teams within Code for America and will no longer be on the Network Team after th…

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## [Resources for Leading a Brigade Through Election Day](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-for-leading-a-brigade-through-election-day/969)

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**Author:** [@veronicayoung](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/veronicayoung)\
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**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-for-leading-a-brigade-through-election-day/969 "2020-11-02T23:18:33Z")

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Election Day is tomorrow and the impact that the results will have on a local, state, and national level is hard to overstate, both for our personal lives, and in our work as members of the Code for America Network. We k…

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## [Indigenous Innovation + Civic Tech: Purple Prize (Unconference) \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/indigenous-innovation-civic-tech-purple-prize-unconference-brigade-congress-2020/943)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/indigenous-innovation-civic-tech-purple-prize-unconference-brigade-congress-2020/943 "2020-10-17T16:24:28Z")

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Session: Indigenous Innovation + Civic Tech: Purple Prize Lightning Talk Reborn (Unconference) Presented by: Ben Trevino Two years ago I wrote a blog post about titled what can “Aloha bring to Civic Tech?” as part of …

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## [Keynote: Discussion with Mutale Nkonde and LaurenEllen McCann \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/keynote-discussion-with-mutale-nkonde-and-laurenellen-mccann-brigade-congress-2020/961)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/keynote-discussion-with-mutale-nkonde-and-laurenellen-mccann-brigade-congress-2020/961 "2020-10-26T21:10:40Z")

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This is a placeholder for any materials we may have from the Friday evening keynote discussion from Mutale Nkonde and LaurenEllen McCann.

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## [Keynote: Poverty is not a tech problem with Amy Jo Hutchison and Rene Joy \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/keynote-poverty-is-not-a-tech-problem-with-amy-jo-hutchison-and-rene-joy-brigade-congress-2020/957)

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**Author:** [@elb](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/elb)\
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**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/keynote-poverty-is-not-a-tech-problem-with-amy-jo-hutchison-and-rene-joy-brigade-congress-2020/957 "2020-10-18T17:14:30Z")

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Session: Poverty is not a tech problem Join Amy Jo and Rene to talk about underdeveloped resources, the safety net, and ways tech reinforces – and reveals – inequality. Presented by: Amy Jo Hutchison and Rene Joy Mo…

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## [Code for Pawnee hosts ‘It’s a Wrap!’ Party \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/code-for-pawnee-hosts-it-s-a-wrap-party-brigade-congress-2020/958)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/code-for-pawnee-hosts-it-s-a-wrap-party-brigade-congress-2020/958 "2020-10-18T17:19:40Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: Code for Pawnee hosts ‘It’s a Wrap!’ Party Presented by: Janet Michaelis Notes Document: https://docs.google.com/doc…

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## [Community Agreements \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-agreements-brigade-congress-2019/625)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/community-agreements-brigade-congress-2019/625 "2020-10-08T16:22:04Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Community Agreements Presented by: Christopher Whitaker (Code for America), National Advisory Council (NAC) Notes Docume…

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## [BIPOC Listening Session with Amanda \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/bipoc-listening-session-with-amanda-brigade-congress-2020/907)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/bipoc-listening-session-with-amanda-brigade-congress-2020/907 "2020-10-06T17:44:31Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: BIPOC Listening Session with Amanda Presented by: Amanda Renteria Notes Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d…

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## [How to create sustainable tech \[Brigade Congress 2020\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-create-sustainable-tech-brigade-congress-2020/906)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/how-to-create-sustainable-tech-brigade-congress-2020/906 "2020-10-06T05:02:09Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the session at Brigade Congress 2020: Session: How to create sustainable tech Presented by: Tom Dooner Notes Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ysOeqaoJ…

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## [Slack vs Discourse and when to use each](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/slack-vs-discourse-and-when-to-use-each/187)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
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**Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/slack-vs-discourse-and-when-to-use-each/187 "2018-06-18T21:18:23Z")

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With the introduction of Discourse to our community, a common question given that Slack is already well-established is when you should use one vs the other TL;DR: Would a better answer tomorrow be helpful, or is right n…

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## [Summit Cancellation FAQ: Brigade Members](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/summit-cancellation-faq-brigade-members/714)

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**Author:** [@mhorowski](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/mhorowski)\
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**Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/summit-cancellation-faq-brigade-members/714 "2020-03-07T05:37:17Z")

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This discourse post contains the information contained in this FAQ google doc for brigade members about the Code for America Summit cancellation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1myH8FwOxhTVwgb0CiCgL4Mf3YobyMuYesj1AJY…

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## [Member recruitment and retention \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/member-recruitment-and-retention-brigade-congress-2019/654)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/member-recruitment-and-retention-brigade-congress-2019/654 "2020-02-07T00:48:06Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Member recruitment and retention Presented by: Katrina Meyers (Code for BTV) Notes Document: https://docs.google.com/do…

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## [Brigade Day Breakout: Community Agreements](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigade-day-breakout-community-agreements/518)

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**Author:** [@ninakin](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/ninakin)\
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**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/brigade-day-breakout-community-agreements/518 "2019-11-18T15:57:09Z")

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For posting notes from the Brigade Day Breakout Session on Community Agreements!

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## [Mindfulness Meditation & How it helps \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/mindfulness-meditation-how-it-helps-brigade-congress-2019/647)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Mindfulness Meditation & How it Might Help Presented by: Maile Malin (Hack for LA) Notes Document:

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## [Lightning Talk: That Won't Scale! \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/lightning-talk-that-wont-scale-brigade-congress-2019/645)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
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**Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/lightning-talk-that-wont-scale-brigade-congress-2019/645 "2019-10-24T19:19:44Z")

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Here are the slides for the lighting talk I gave on day two: Please comment or subscribe to this topic if this message resonated with you and you want to find a way to help out or just tune in!

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## [Creating "Smarter" Cities with Open Data & Open Source Software \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/creating-smarter-cities-with-open-data-open-source-software-brigade-congress-2019/653)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/creating-smarter-cities-with-open-data-open-source-software-brigade-congress-2019/653 "2019-10-21T18:01:28Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Creating “Smarter” Cities with Open Data & Open Source Software Presented by: Mackenzie King (Code for Columbus) Notes D…

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## [Better than the Facebook hearings: partnering with legislators \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/better-than-the-facebook-hearings-partnering-with-legislators-brigade-congress-2019/652)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/better-than-the-facebook-hearings-partnering-with-legislators-brigade-congress-2019/652 "2019-10-20T14:21:18Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Better than the Facebook hearings: partnering with legislators Presented by: Anne Meeker, Thad Kerosky, Harlan Weber (Cod…

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## [Burnout: Handling it, managing it, and using it when appropriate \[Brigade Congress 2019\]](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/burnout-handling-it-managing-it-and-using-it-when-appropriate-brigade-congress-2019/638)

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**Author:** [@tdooner](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/tdooner)\
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**Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/burnout-handling-it-managing-it-and-using-it-when-appropriate-brigade-congress-2019/638 "2019-10-18T20:54:19Z")

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This is a placeholder for notes and discussion about the Brigade Congress 2019 session: Session: Burnout: Handling it, managing it, and using it when appropriate Presented by: Matt Zagaja (Code for Boston) Notes Docum…

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## [Founding years for all brigades?](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/founding-years-for-all-brigades/538)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/founding-years-for-all-brigades/538 "2019-08-29T19:46:52Z")

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I’m pondering arranging all my brigade hex stickers on a wall somewhere ordered by founding year, it could be a cool-looking crescendo. There’s no founding year/date in the big organizations.json, is there a reasonably-…

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## [Code for Boston Web Application Security Workshop](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/code-for-boston-web-application-security-workshop/485)

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**Author:** [@mzagaja](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/mzagaja)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/code-for-boston-web-application-security-workshop/485 "2019-06-21T10:04:14Z")

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Security expert James O’Keefe presents on web application security. Live now.

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## [Index of local (city/state) digital services teams](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/index-of-local-city-state-digital-services-teams/288)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/u/chris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/index-of-local-city-state-digital-services-teams/288 "2018-10-04T20:52:46Z")

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This topic is a wiki, let’s try to index all the city- and state-level digital services teams we know about Anyone want to take a stab at defining what makes something a digital services team? (psst @erie). For purposes…

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