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TBC Newsletter: Womenβs History Recap, AI bans, Monthly events & More!
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Thank you for being a part of the Tech by Choice community! Our goal is to be the one community you don't have to code switch in to learn how to enter stay and thrive in tech. Let's get into our latest community updates, upcoming events, latest tech news, and tech Tips & Tricks you need to know about!
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π Community Updates
Our Mentorship Program is taking off!
- π₯³ Well the news is finally out. We're launching out mentorship program. We've now sorting through the mentorship application and have been in talks with companies like Netflix and Microsoft to expand on this program!
- π Tech conferences are coming back, and leadership team is looking to see how everyone feels about re launching our local chapter and start running in person events. To help us plan please feel out this survey to let us know how we can show up for you!β
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Get paid to build open source with TBC Together Program!Are you stuck in an in-between job state and looking to level up your skills? Look no further than TBC Together Program! With us, you can build your skills, add to your portfolio and get paid for it. Last year, we turned $587 into $1,490.19 in a week thanks to Gitcoin's donation matching algorithm, and we're excited to announce that we're reopening our fundraising platform! With your help, we're aiming to hit our new goal of $10k to take our program to new heights. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn, grow, and earn. Apply for our next cohort today using the link below, and let's build a better future together!β
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π Check Out This Months Events
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π’ Women's History Month Highlights
March is known as Women's History Month and we have International Women's day landing on March 8th this year. If you haven't noticed, Tech by Choice foundation is a part of women's history (I mean checkout our team). We're highlighting a few women from our community. Check them out give and them a follow to watch them continue to make history.
Do you have a story you want us to highlight? Make sure you share your work with the Tech by Choice community in Slack or tag us on any social media platform. We're here to support you!
π° Latest Tech News
Tech is changing and people (especially people on twitter) have a lot to say about it. We've grabbed some of the hottest topics. In other words, we're on all the social media platforms so you don't have to be.
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π Tech Tips & Tricks you need to checkout
- We know you don't want to be a 10x dev, but this post highlights an environment that doesn't support a dev's growth. It's a good read for leaders and dev to learn tell tell signs of when they need to change things.
- Looking for UX Research templates? We came across this gem full of research templates you can use in notion! Give it a try to see how this can help you with your next UX project.
- Have you been trying to find out how AI can help you with logo designs? Well, there's been a number of posts floating around highlighting how to write prompts to get AI to make the logo you're looking for. Fun Fact, the TBC leadership team has tried this and got very ... mixed results. Give this article a read and let us know what you makeβ
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And that's that. We're done for this edition!
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