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Scaling external advocacy without losing your soul

Joe Nash
December 06, 2017

Scaling external advocacy without losing your soul

Submitted via CFP and presented at DevRelCon London 2017

Joe Nash

December 06, 2017
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  1. 3 A WEEK IN THE LIFE REAL WORK TRAVEL EVENT

    TRAVEL JETLAG SCREAM PHONE CALLS TRAVEL EVENT TRAVEL JETLAG INTO DND EMAILS TRAVEL EVENT TRAVEL CATCHUP THE DND USA WAKES UP TRAVEL EVENT TRAVEL CATCHUP ABYSS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
  2. NOW I CAN SCREAM INTO THE ABYSS ON WEDNESDAYS. 34

    EVENTS 6 SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLY.
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  4. SHOW AND TELL THE WORLD 36 OUTREACH MLH HACKATHON GRANT

    DIGITALOCEAN
 HACKTOBERFEST
 MEETUPS
  5. SHOW AND TELL THE WORLD 37 OUTREACH MLH HACKATHON GRANT

    DIGITALOCEAN
 HACKTOBERFEST
 MEETUPS HACKCON HOSTING PARTNERSHIP
  6. WIN THE SAME WAY OVER AND OVER 44 PROGRAMS STUDENT

    LEADERS WORKSHOPS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
  7. WIN THE SAME WAY OVER AND OVER 45 PROGRAMS STUDENT

    LEADERS WORKSHOPS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES GITHUB OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
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  9. FOR THE STUDENT LEADERS IS A WIN FOR GITHUB. OUTCOMES

    THAT SERVE BOTH USER AND BUSINESS. A WIN 48
  10. A TALE OF TRUST. 55 CAMPUS EXPERTS ➡ COL40 •

    A personal ask from a conference organiser to GitHub. • We offered a student speaker in our place because we trust Campus Experts to do an amazing job. • The organiser accepted the substitution. • They trusted us when we said the student was capable of the quality we had been invited to deliver.
  11. KIMBERLY NOEL I GOT UP ON THAT STAGE AND I

    DID JUST THAT. I ROCKED IT.
  12. CAMPUS EXPERTS HELP US SAY YES MORE OFTEN. SURPRISE AND

    DELIGHT OUR COMMUNITY. SAY YES. 57
  13. THEY’RE YOUR SAVVIEST USERS. 62 KEEP IT REAL • Tell

    them why they are here. • Tell them how it affects the bottom line. • Tell them how their actions affect the program. • This gives them the tools to make the BEST CHOICES.
  14. THEY’RE YOUR SAVVIEST USERS. 63 KEEP IT REAL • Tell

    them why they are here. • Tell them how it affects the bottom line. • Tell them how their actions affect the program. • This gives them the tools to make the BEST CHOICES.
  15. FOR A MEET UP PROGRAM. 65 ALTERNATIVES • Valuable to

    participants. • Exposes you to the work of the individual. • Sets expectations. • Communicates outcomes.
  16. 70 SCALABLE TRAINING. • Deliver content to participants. • Place

    they could get support. • Submit exercises. • Review work. • Easy metrics and automation.
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  23. “ 583 SURVEY RESPONSES AND COUNTING. 78 THIS MODULE WAS

    GREAT TO HELP ME DIG DEEP INTO THE PROBLEMS IN THE CURRENT COMMUNITY AND GIVE ME IDEAS ON HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
  24. “ 583 SURVEY RESPONSES AND COUNTING. 79 AWESOME MATERIAL TO

    LEARN. KIM EXPLAINED IN A VERY CLEAR WAY AND I WAS ABLE TO CREATE MY FIRST PLUGIN. I NOW HAVE A PUBLISHED ATOM PLUGIN!
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  29. SIZE DOES NOT IMPLY IT. DO NOT FORGET TO FACTOR

    FOR DIVERSITY IN YOUR SCALING. INCLUSIVITY. 92
  30. WHAT ARE THE RECURRING SUPPORT QUERIES OF YOUR EXTERNAL ADVOCATES?

    IT’S PROGRAMS ALL THE WAY DOWN! RE-SCOOP. 94
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