24: Volunteer with Non-profits to Build your Portfolio and Impact (Beth Awalt - Communications and Social Media Coordinator)

Empjoyment: Real-life stories from diverse career changers into non-technical jobs in digital tech companies. Join Nemo Ashong in empowering diversity in tech by helping career changers transition into non-technical roles in tech companies.

By the time Beth Awalt was ready to find empjoyment through tech doing communications and social media, she had already organized a national campaign on a social media channel with tens of thousands of followers... through her volunteer efforts in her spare time.

Beth takes the time to walk us through how you can also gain meaningful experience contributing to causes that you're passionate about today.

Listen to this episode to hear Beth share:

• How she created a role based on her unique experiences to help non-profits with their online communications and social media
• How she took on an unpopular but much needed project to add meaningful and demonstrable impact to her organization and the people it serves
• Approach non-profit organizations with customized volunteer opportunities that align with your passions, commitment level, and experience that you can add to your career portfolio

Enjoy full episode notes, discussions, and takeaways at https://empjoyment.com/bethawalt

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