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Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by BeccaScriptEd » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

thebiglebrewski wrote: post #8

BeccaScriptEd wrote: post #5

ScriptEd employee here! (We’re a nonprofit) - we’re looking for more volunteers to teach web dev in under resourced high schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and NYC. If you’re interested, apply + learn more here: https://www.scripted.org/volunteer/ Happy to answer any questions too!

Becca you do amazing work! So impressed with you and ScriptEd's trajectory the last few years. Keep it up!

Oh hi! Thanks very much :) keep your eye on us too, we have some exciting things in the works in the next year.

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by ewong » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

ScriptEd employee here too... AND I'm also volunteering to teach a class because our students are so great.

If you are unable to volunteer, you can support our work by volunteering here: https://www.scripted.org/give/ or connect with us on social media! https://twitter.com/scriptedorg

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by scripter » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:03 PM UTC

Is this an in-person only volunteering work? Can it be done online through web conferencing?

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by johnnycopes » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

I volunteered with ScriptEd for a couple of their summer sessions in NYC and it was a great experience. Would definitely recommend to any devs looking to volunteer in NY/The Bay Area.

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by mtsmith85 » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:13 PM UTC

I've worked with ScriptEd for a number of years; volunteering, fundraising, judging hackathons, hosting interns, etc. I've seen first hand how their organization can have a great impact on the students (and the volunteers!) If you can't devote the time to teaching each week, think about hosting a field trip, volunteering at a hackathon or maybe hosting interns in the summer!

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by mtsmith85 » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:16 PM UTC

scripter wrote: post #13

Is this an in-person only volunteering work? Can it be done online through web conferencing?

AFAIK, the only volunteering they offer is in person -- in classrooms, at hackathons, on field trips, hosting interns, etc.

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by imglorp » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:42 PM UTC

coryetzkorn wrote: post #2

Hi! Cory here. I wrote this post :) Highly recommend doing this! I volunteered in New York last year and had a great time. If you're even a tiny bit interested, be sure to reach out to a ScriptEd coordinator. They can help accomodate your work schedule, find a convenient school location, and make volunteering work for you! Feel free to reply if you have any questions about the experience.

What if I'm near a major city but not in NYC or SF, how can I volunteer or get a chapter started near me?

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by kizi » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC

I volunteer in SF -- would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be more involved with making the tech industry more diverse and accessible!

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by BeccaScriptEd » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

scripter wrote: post #13

Is this an in-person only volunteering work? Can it be done online through web conferencing?

Thanks for your interest! Most of our volunteer opportunities are in-person (in-person teaching, mentoring students at Hackathons, hosting field trips to your office, etc.).. but one way someone could help remotely is contributing to https://popcode.org . This is an open-source HTML/CSS/JavaScript editor that we use in our classrooms, developed by a A+ volunteer in NYC. There's a whole list of issues that someone could work on for us, which would help us have even better tools with which to teach in schools: https://github.com/popcodeorg/popcode/issues

Re: Volunteering with ScriptEd

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Post by dopeboy » Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 10:01 PM UTC

Former four year volunteer of ScriptEd. It's an incredible organization and the easiest way to meet awesome, down to earth devs. Happy to answer any questions from prospective volunteers.