That Conference: "Using our powers for good"

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Want to make an impact in your community, but don’t know how, or feel like you don’t have time? You’re not alone. Luckily, there are a number of ways you can use your tech-industry skills to create positive change in your community - and yourself! (Fun fact: volunteers live longer and make more money than those who don’t volunteer.) In this talk, I explore at the why’s, the how’s, and the where’s for sharing our skills. You’ll learn more about the breadth of ways to give back - both technical and non-technical - and hopefully leave feeling empowered to reach out in your own community and start making connections.

Technology

Using Our
Powers for Good
TECH & SOCIAL IMPACT

Hilary Stohs-Krause
■ Software developer, crew &
culture champion at Ten
Forward Consulting
■ Co-founder of Madison Tech
& Social Impact
■ Collects airline safety
manuals
■ Puns, feminism tech:
@hilarysk
@hilarysk

Hilary Stohs-Krause
464.60
hours
@hilarysk

1 in 4 people
$184,000,000,000
8 billion hours
See #7 in citations;
from 2015

But do folks
even want to
volunteer?
@hilarysk

61%
millennials + impact =
volunteering more2
69%
working U.S. adult volunteers
who want to do more2
77%
millennials + skills =
volunteering more3
@hilarysk

INCOME
Volunteers make
more money than
those who don’t
volunteer.4
@hilarysk

YOUR CAREER
See #5 in citations
82% want to see
skills-based
volunteering
85% willing to
overlook “ﬂaws”

30%
of resumes
actually include5
@hilarysk

Why do companies value
volunteer experience?5
■ communication skills
■ strong character traits
■ accountability and commitment
■ leadership skills
■ broader professional skill sets
@hilarysk

BUILD
COMMUNITY
“Volunteers are
exposed to parts of
society that they
might not
otherwise have
encountered.” 1
@hilarysk

79%
of volunteers say it helps with:
● understanding people
better
● motivating others
● dealing with difﬁcult
situations1
@hilarysk

“better ability …
to identify &
understand
problems in the
community” 1
@hilarysk

“During later life,
volunteering is
even more
beneﬁcial for
one's health than
exercising and
eating well.“ 4
@hilarysk

Physical
health
Life
satisfaction
Risk of
depression
1, 6
Risk of heart
attack or
stroke
@hilarysk

“Volunteering
creates a sense of
self-worthiness and
instills self-esteem.
It gives the very
important feeling of
being needed.” 1
@hilarysk

“any cause.” 1
A high sense of purpose is
associated with lower risk
of dying from ...
@hilarysk

📱SIGNAL BOOST
💡 MENTOR
■ Schools / universities
■ Meetups
■ Young professionals
groups
🍎 TEACH
■ Community centers
■ Senior centers
■ After-school
programs
📅 ORGANIZE
■ Meetups
■ Local chapters of national
organizations
■ Create your own!
🗣 SPEAK
■ Conferences
■ Classes
■ Meetups
✍ WRITE
■ Blog
■ Document
code
■ Tutorials
💻 CODE
■ Open-source
■ Hackathons
■ Websites
💰 FUND
■ Scholarships
■ Sponsor
events
Promote voices from the
tech community that are
often marginalized
@hilarysk

Finding
the best
option for you
See #8 in citations
for inspiration

Where
to look for
opportunities
@hilarysk

NATIONAL TECH ORGANIZATIONS
● ChickTech
● Girls Who Code
● CoderDojo
● Bridge Foundry
● Tech for Campaigns
● Hour of Code
● Girl Develop It
@hilarysk

NATIONAL NONPROFITS
● Urban League
● YWCA
● Big Brothers,
Big Sisters
● Schools / Colleges
● Community Centers
● Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts
@hilarysk

● Catchaﬁre
● Corporation for
National and
Community Service
● Volunteer Match
● All for Good
● Idealist
NATIONAL SEARCH SITES
@hilarysk

CITATIONS
1. Social Impact of Volunteerism
2. 2017 Deloitte Volunteerism Survey
3. Millennial Impact Report
4. Psychology Today
5. 2016 Deloitte Impact Survey
6. Harvard Health
7. Corporation for National and Community Service
8. Network for Good
Slides adapted from SlidesCarnival.com

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1. Using Our Powers for Good TECH & SOCIAL IMPACT

2. Hilary Stohs-Krause ■ Software developer, crew & culture champion at Ten Forward Consulting ■ Co-founder of Madison Tech & Social Impact ■ Collects airline safety manuals ■ Puns, feminism tech: @hilarysk @hilarysk

3. Hilary Stohs-Krause 464.60 hours @hilarysk

4. Why are we here? @hilarysk

5. 1 in 4 people $184,000,000,000 8 billion hours See #7 in citations; from 2015

10. @hilarysk

11. @hilarysk

12. But do folks even want to volunteer? @hilarysk

13. 61% millennials + impact = volunteering more2 69% working U.S. adult volunteers who want to do more2 77% millennials + skills = volunteering more3 @hilarysk

14. Why volunteer? @hilarysk

15. 1 @hilarysk INCOME

16. INCOME Volunteers make more money than those who don’t volunteer.4 @hilarysk

17. 2 @hilarysk YOUR CAREER

18. YOUR CAREER See #5 in citations 82% want to see skills-based volunteering 85% willing to overlook “ﬂaws”

19. 30% of resumes actually include5 @hilarysk

20. Why do companies value volunteer experience?5 ■ communication skills ■ strong character traits ■ accountability and commitment ■ leadership skills ■ broader professional skill sets @hilarysk

21. 3 @hilarysk BUILD COMMUNITY

22. BUILD COMMUNITY “Volunteers are exposed to parts of society that they might not otherwise have encountered.” 1 @hilarysk

23. 79% of volunteers say it helps with: ● understanding people better ● motivating others ● dealing with difﬁcult situations1 @hilarysk

24. “better ability … to identify & understand problems in the community” 1 @hilarysk

25. 4 @hilarysk LIVE LONGER

26. LIVE LONGER Literally. @hilarysk

27. “During later life, volunteering is even more beneﬁcial for one's health than exercising and eating well.“ 4 @hilarysk

28. Physical health Life satisfaction Risk of depression 1, 6 Risk of heart attack or stroke @hilarysk

29. “Volunteering creates a sense of self-worthiness and instills self-esteem. It gives the very important feeling of being needed.” 1 @hilarysk

30. “any cause.” 1 A high sense of purpose is associated with lower risk of dying from ... @hilarysk

31. Ways you can help @hilarysk

32. 📱SIGNAL BOOST 💡 MENTOR ■ Schools / universities ■ Meetups ■ Young professionals groups 🍎 TEACH ■ Community centers ■ Senior centers ■ After-school programs 📅 ORGANIZE ■ Meetups ■ Local chapters of national organizations ■ Create your own! 🗣 SPEAK ■ Conferences ■ Classes ■ Meetups ✍ WRITE ■ Blog ■ Document code ■ Tutorials 💻 CODE ■ Open-source ■ Hackathons ■ Websites 💰 FUND ■ Scholarships ■ Sponsor events Promote voices from the tech community that are often marginalized @hilarysk

33. Finding the best option for you See #8 in citations for inspiration

34. 1 @hilarysk DO YOUR HOMEWORK

35. Do your homework. @hilarysk

36. 2 @hilarysk WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

37. What are your goals? @hilarysk

38. 3 @hilarysk WHAT FORMAT DO YOU PREFER?

39. Where to look for opportunities @hilarysk

40. NATIONAL TECH ORGANIZATIONS ● ChickTech ● Girls Who Code ● CoderDojo ● Bridge Foundry ● Tech for Campaigns ● Hour of Code ● Girl Develop It @hilarysk

41. NATIONAL NONPROFITS ● Urban League ● YWCA ● Big Brothers, Big Sisters ● Schools / Colleges ● Community Centers ● Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts @hilarysk

42. ● Catchaﬁre ● Corporation for National and Community Service ● Volunteer Match ● All for Good ● Idealist NATIONAL SEARCH SITES @hilarysk

43. CITATIONS 1. Social Impact of Volunteerism 2. 2017 Deloitte Volunteerism Survey 3. Millennial Impact Report 4. Psychology Today 5. 2016 Deloitte Impact Survey 6. Harvard Health 7. Corporation for National and Community Service 8. Network for Good Slides adapted from SlidesCarnival.com

44. Thanks!

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