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Information and Citations[edit]

In this article, certain facts are not cited to support the material brought up. These include "Over 5,000 people in the US are involved in a Code for America Brigade," and "The Civic Commons project was launched in September 2010 after the Washington, DC project fell through due to a change in administration." Provide sources to support the facts about Code for America. Also, as a result of certain sources being outdated, they lead to faulty pages that do not contain the articles for supporting factual evidence. Please review the resources to ensure that all are working. Lastly, make sure that the information is updated. Please ensure that the factual evidence representing this organization is up-to-date. Thank you! Jross35 (talk) 06:55, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Links that appear faulty are [1], [2], [3], and [4]. Thank you! Jross35 (talk) 07:01, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Add more detail[edit]

I think the page gives a great general overview but could be more specific. I can work on pulling together information on their current projects - I believed they've updated their operating structure to have different 'focus areas.' In addition, it might be a good idea to work on really getting more in depth on their history - perhaps talking more about their vision there might be better. Or maybe we put a separate mission section? - Ali.ahmed (talk) 04:59, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  I also agree that this page could use some more detail. The beginning states they had 4 main missions,  but the article only explained 3 of them. I am curious to read about the last one and learn what else they are doing. In general it feels like there is a lot more to the organization than what explained in the article. Brooke.baker873 (talk) 05:31, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Article Evaluation[edit]

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

In this article, the overall tone and balance of the writing is objective, but the viewpoints presented about "Code for America" lean exclusively in favor of the company and its work. Although the praise is channeled through reputable sources such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, the lack of a dissenting opinion is noticeable. Acknowledging some of the company's shortcomings in terms of reaching America's most underrepresented communities would make the article more comprehensive. For example, it would be helpful to include how Code for America is addressing the digital divide and accessibility to technology in rural communities.

Thomasquinnild (talk) 23:14, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

More information on the current status of Code for America[edit]

I think that this article has very sufficient information on the history and past accomplishments of Code for America. However, it lacks information about what Code for America is doing right now in specific, and what projects they are taking on in present time. How is Code for America still relevant and making an impact today? Lavarball13 (talk) 23:19, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Peer review: I agree, this article certainly does feel like a textbook of information in terms of past history, but could use some more recent examples. Code for America, I’m sure is still out there making a difference, it is just not stated well in this article. People from cities that are not brigades reading this article might think that this program is no longer a relevant or useful resource for them. This is because there has not been any recent examples of what any of the active brigades have done. There definitely needs to be some examples or recent projects or places that have used Code for America. Perhaps there could be an entirely new section added to this article talking about current or recent examples of how governments are using this technology. There could also be more information in the “List of Active Brigades” section that could briefly mention communities within the cities that are using Code for America. There is certainly lots of room for potential improvement in terms of more relevant information to what this organization is doing today. SkyradBear (talk) 06:44, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Potential Sources, thoughts?[edit]

Potential Sources: https://skoll.org/organization/code-for-america/ https://www.audaciousproject.org/grantees/code-for-america https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/code-for-america-launches-new-initiative-to-expand-its-work-with-state-governments-and-transform-americas-social-safety-net-301415556.html https://codeforamerica.org/ https://luminategroup.com/investee/code-for-america Lavarball13 (talk) 22:14, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Updating Brigade Listing[edit]

I've noticed that some of the listing of brigades on the page are inaccurately linked (404s). The (live) canonical page is over at https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/. I'm down to help update these links (I'm also working there now) but I'd like to know if there's any kind of etiquette I should be following. JackyAlcine (talk) 17:01, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Code for America has ended brigade support and asked all brigades to stop using the "Code for..." naming, so that may be the more pertinent update.

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"In 2023, we came to know and feel the pull of these fundamentally different missions and reconcile with the tension between them. We made the difficult decision to sunset the Brigade program by ending our fiscal sponsorship and current engagement with volunteer brigades."

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https://codeforamerica.org/news/reflections-on-the-brigade-networks-next-chapter/#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20we%20came%20to%20know%20and%20feel,fiscal%20sponsorship%20and%20current%20engagement%20with%20volunteer%20brigades.

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The Alliance for Civic Technologists seems to be the brigades' attempt to stay connected to each other despite their deliberate abandonment by the Code for America parent.

https://www.civictechnologists.org/news 2601:642:C303:31A0:79FE:D24E:580E:96B (talk) 06:13, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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