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I can't speak for all the folks who volunteer, but I was willing to give my time because I saw the impact that Hackbright had on a lot of lives. It was somethin
by kaikai 11y ago
I can't speak for all the folks who volunteer, but I was willing to give my time because I saw the impact that Hackbright had on a lot of lives. It was something I was willing to put time into to support, even though I understand the realities of running a for-profit business. I don't think Hackbright could have had those impacts without the amazing support of its volunteers, which is why many folks are a little upset about what they perceive as selling out.
It's not always a bad thing if you go into it with that in mind, but it's definitely a fine balance.
- klipt 11y agoCouldn't you have had the same (or even greater) impact at a non-profit though?
- kaikai 11y agoProbably! For many of us alumnae, it was giving back to something that had a direct impact on our lives. Many of us already work with other groups, and/or will shift our efforts to those groups now. I don't know of any non-profit bootcamps for women/underrepresented genders in the bay area :) The work that Hackbright does takes a lot of one-on-one time and a lot of money, and that's hard for a non-profit/volunteer model to support (I used to run a non-profit and have been a part of many volunteer groups). There are, however, a ton of neat projects doing great work around adjacent or overlapping issues, and I'm working on a list to help provide alternatives for folks who can't stomach supporting Capella. Feel free to post suggestions :)
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