2019 Brigade Census

Information Session

What is the Census?

The Brigade Network Census is a series of questions that we are asking all Brigade volunteers to answer so that we can learn more about who makes up our vast and distributed community.

What is the Census?

We hope to gather information on a range of topics, such as:

• Whether we are inclusive of all genders
• What kind of day jobs Brigade members hold
• Whether the racial and ethnic makeup of the Network reflects the full diversity of America

Why conduct a Census?

• To establish a baseline of where we are with the national network�
• To enable Code for America to set goals about where we want to be�
• To help Brigade leaders understand the composition of their Brigade and set their own goals

Fourteen Questions

• Brigade Involvement
• Demographic Information
• Delivery Driven Government

Have you had any experience in the following areas, either professionally or in a volunteer capacity? These areas are key components of Delivery-Driven Government.

• User research/ User testing
• Government Procurement processes
• Working in Government or social service industry (e.g. social worker, case manager, probation or law enforcement officer)
• Policy and advocacy
• Any other mission relevant experience you’d like to share?

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Demographics

• Race/Ethnicity
• Age
• Income
• Orientation
• Gender
• Education Level

Creation Process

The census was created through a several step process:

1. After identifying the data we needed to collect, we adopted best practices for survey techniques from several resources like the Human Rights Campaign, the work of the GetCalFresh team at Code for America, and various survey creation resources.
2. Members of the National Advisory Council advised on question content and language for the Census.
3. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Code for America reviewed and added suggestions.
4. Code for America’s DEI consultant Nicole Sanchez advised on language and question framing.
5. We produced a final draft of the survey that was reviewed by the National Advisory Council.
6. The executive leadership team at Code for America reviewed the final draft of the Census and added input.
7. The final version of the Census was user-tested with Brigade members.

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How will the census be deployed?

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The 2019 Brigade Census will be deployed through a variety of methods:

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• The NAC Election ballot
• Month-long push in March
• Various touch points on an ongoing basis

How will my data be stored?

Caring for your data

• The raw data will only be visible to the Data Science team at Code for America.�
• That team will work with Tom to produce aggregated reports that will be shared with Brigade leaders and the public.

Caring for your data

• We will use best practices so that individual responses cannot be identified in aggregate reports.�
• Code for America will never share individuals’ answers with third parties.

Introducing...

Nicole Sanchez

CEO and Founder of Vaya Consulting

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