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.

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

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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

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INCOME

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

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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
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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

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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

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DO YOUR HOMEWORK

35. Do your
homework.
@hilarysk

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WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

37. What are
your goals?
@hilarysk

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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!