The document outlines five steps to foster a culture of kindness in the tech community, emphasizing the benefits of being kind and the importance of community involvement. It encourages individuals to volunteer their expertise, engage their companies, and promote kindness while being inclusive and authentic. Key concepts include identifying organizational values, showcasing impacts, and leveraging personal stories to inspire others.

2. Practicing Kindness in Tech:
5 Steps to Build a Culture of Giving Back
and Helping Others in the Community
https://youtu.be/i2cC_lH1xuY

3. “If you perform random acts of kindness
for two minutes a day for twenty-one
days, you can actually retrain your brain
to be more positive”
- Sean Anchor

4. Kindness is
the quality of
being friendly,
generous, and
considerate.

5. Benefits of Being Kind

8. What’s your cause?
Volunteer your expertise
Be consistent

9. My Story

11. Step 2: Involve your community
Support a common cause
Establish goals
Continuously evolve

13. Find a tech mentor via the
Community Mentors Mobile App!
Simply scan the QR codes here:
iOS Android
What’s
YOUR story?
Share it with the
world!

14. Step 3: Engage your company
Identify organizational value
Set standards and guidelines
Be inclusive

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17. Step 4: Promote kindness
Inspire & motivate others
Showcase impact
Share best practices

19. Empathy is essential
Find common ground
Be authentic
Step 5: Meet People in their Onlyness

20. “Onlyness, each of us stands
in a spot in the world only
you stand in, a function of
your history and experience,
visions and hopes.”
- Nilofer Merchant

22. Start with yourself
Involve your community
Engage your company
Promote kindness
Meet people in their
onlyness

24. Gracias
Merci
Ευχαριστώ

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