From Accidental to Intentional: Taking Your NPtech Career to the Next Level
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From Accidental to Intentional: Taking Your Nonprofit Tech Career to the Next Level Thursday, 3/23/17 | #17NTC #17NTCintent Collab. Notes: po.st/17NTCintent Evaluation: bit.ly/2n6Qcay Johanna Bates, DevCollaborative Rev. Tracy Kronzak, Salesforce.org Jessie Lee, Palante Technology Cooperative Cindy Leonard, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management
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From Accidental to Intentional: Taking Your Nonprofit Tech Career to the Next Level
Thursday, 3/23/17 | #17NTC#17NTCintentCollab. Notes: po.st/17NTCintentEvaluation: bit.ly/2n6Qcay
Johanna Bates, DevCollaborativeRev. Tracy Kronzak, Salesforce.orgJessie Lee, Palante Technology CooperativeCindy Leonard, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management
Welcome!
Survey Says...
My biggest concern is being viewed as less competent than someone who has a formal degree in CS or design.
What really stung was when a previous organization's leadership brought in consultants, who presumably charge more than I was paid, who told them the same things I could have… . Compensation is important, but not as much as respect for what people bring to the table whether they have a degree in it or not.
My biggest concerns are: imposter syndrome, and dealing with it. Not being able to afford an additional CS or graduate degree on a nonprofit salary… when the nonprofits that do value tech seem to value those who come from a strong tech background.
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Symptoms of Imposter Syndrome* * May be intermittent
● Feeling like a fraud;● Not applying for jobs, promotions, and other employment opportunities;● Disclaiming or understating your experience/skill when speaking or writing;● Worrying that someone will find out your lack of qualifications and fire you;● Having higher stress;● Over-preparing for tasks;● Nervousness about talking to others in your field, especially if those others are
perceived as highly skilled/experienced;● Not submitting papers to conferences or journals;● Attributing successes to chance or luck.
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
If I get a more formal degree / master this new thing, I won’t feel
like an imposter anymore!
WRONG
WRONG
WRONG
“We call it ‘impostor syndrome’, but we’re not sick. The real sickness is an industry that calls itself a meritocracy but over and over and over fails to actually reward merit.”
- Leigh Honeywell
https://hypatia.ca/2016/04/13/equalpayday-impostor-syndrome-and-flipping-tables/
How to Cope with Imposter Syndrome
How to Cope with Imposter Syndrome
“Keep reminding yourself that technology, for as much as it is a science… [it] is an art as well. There are a lot of ways that you can solve any given problem. If your solution is not the solution that everyone around you would have come up with, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s wrong.”
- Denise Paolucci
https://adainitiative.org/2013/06/26/kicking-impostor-syndrome-in-the-head-lessons-from-adacamp-dc-and-sf/
Your Unique Career Path Has Value
Go From Accidental to Intentional!
Where Do You WANT To Work?
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Tech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just codingTech is not just coding
YOU HAVE SKILLS!!!!!
● Searching!
● Explaining!
● MAYBE Coding!
● IT!
● Workflow!
Find Place to Round out Skills!
● What still gives you trouble?
● Work those things more!
● Take advantage of all the resources you’ll see later!
STILL DOESN’T HAVE TO BE CODING!
Building Your Network
Building Your Network
Building Your Network
Building Your Network
Ongoing Learning and Skill Building
Ongoing Learning and Skill Building
Ongoing Learning and Skill Building
Ongoing Learning and Skill Building
The Care and Feeding of Your Technology Career
Questions to ask yourself:
• Do I have/want a career in technology?
• What brings me joy?
• What is my higher purpose?
• What is the relationship of joy and higher purpose to my career?
• Into what am I “Leaning In?”
It’s all about you...
There is No Such Thing as an “Accidental” Admin
● Aptitude = Career
● Aptitude ≠ Destiny
Own your aptitude
Things I Wish I’d Learned Sooner...● Say “no.”
● Listened to my mentors.
● Prioritized my career.
● Understood that good work is NOT it’s
own reward.
● Investigated my ego vs. self-esteem.
● Advocated better for my needs.
● Took better care of myself and my coping
mechanisms.
● Found a greater purpose.
● Learned from, instead of internalized,
failure.
● Stopped being the diversity.
Obstacles
● Intersectional
● Organizational
● Incidental
● Intentional
The part that’s not about you...
Obstacles
● Self Care/Therapy
● Find an Ally
● Money ≠ Joy
● Leave
What to do about them?
Technology and Mission
● Mission leads technology
● Ego-driven implementations
● Starvation Cycle
● Failure
● Magic
If it feels hard, it’s because it is hard...
Group Discussions:
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