I’m very sad to see this outcome.
It’s unfortunate, but this is likely the death knell for Code for New Orleans. We are very small. I’ve been leading the group solo for several years now and had no success bringing on new leadership partners. I’ve had no success engaging volunteers that stay on. I have new health and mobility challenges that make it impossible for me to do the work needed to fundraise and operate an organization in addition to my full-time job, which seems more and more tenuous by the day with all the layoffs happening. And I don’t have the energy either.
I’ve been involved with the Code for America Brigade Network since 2010. This network made Code for America what it is. It’s frankly quite depressing to see Code for America the organization now jettison the brigades.
Thank you to all of you in the network for your hard work these many years. Hopefully you can find ways to continue to serve in this new independent model.