Our mission at Rung is to help women climb the economic opportunity ladder. To do so, our program focuses on helping women pursue and attain careers in industries with higher salaries and potential for upward growth that doesn’t require a bachelor’s degree. We are in need of professional volunteers who will work with our members to prepare them for their careers. With just a few hours of your time, you can help Rung members succeed professionally.
Currently, we are focusing on three pathways: Technology, Geospatial, and Advanced Manufacturing. If the information above sounds like you, then complete our Professional Volunteer Interest Form (tfaforms.com).
We are looking for volunteers who have professional experience in the following areas:
Project Management– MOST URGENT NEED
If you have worked as a project manager, project coordinator, project team leader, product manager, or comparable role .
If you have strong knowledge and experience in key project management skills & topics such as :
- Agile
- Scrum
- The Project Lifecycle (Initiation, Planning, Executing, Closing)
- Procurement
- Budgets
- Process Improvement
- Team Dynamics & Stakeholder Management
- Project Management Software, Tools, & Templates
If you are comfortable explaining project management topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge, then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Project Management Track.
Cybersecurity– MOST URGENT NEED
If you have worked as a cybersecurity analyst, information security analyst, security analyst, or comparable role .
If you have strong knowledge and experience in cybersecurity skills & topics such as :
- Security frameworks & controls and risk mitigation
- CIA triad & NIST frameworks
- Risk Management
- Common threats, risks, & vulnerabilities
- Incident response
- Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
- Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
- Network architecture, operations, & security protocols
- Python
- Linux
- SQL
- Escalating & communicating incidents with stakeholders
If you are comfortable explaining cybersecurity topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge, then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Cybersecurity Track.
Digital Analytics
If you have worked as a data analyst, data specialist, business analyst, data visualization specialist, or comparable role .
If you have strong knowledge and experience in data analysis skills & topics such as :
- Using spreadsheets
- Asking effective questions
- Data collection
- Data cleansing
- Data visualization
- Data analysis
- SQL
- Tableau
- R programming
- Data ethics
If you are comfortable explaining data analysis topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge , then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Data Analytics Track.
Digital Marketing
If you have worked as a digital marketing specialist, marketing coordinator, marketing associate, digital marketing strategist, or comparable role .
If you have strong knowledge and experience in digital marketing skills & topics such as :
- The marketing funnel & customer journey
- E-commerce
- Display advertising
- Email marketing
- Search engine optimization & search engine marketing
- Customer loyalty
- Marketing analytics
- Customer outreach
- Social media strategy & analytics
- Common marketing tools (Canva, constant contact, google ads, google analytics, Hubspot, Mailchimp, etc…)
If you are comfortable explaining digital marketing topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge
Then, you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Digital Marketing Track.
Software Development
If you have worked as an application developer, full-stack developer, application engineer, or comparable role
If you have strong knowledge and experience in software development skills & topics such as
- CSS
- HTML
- Git & Github
- Javascript
- Version control
- React
- Node.js & express
- Django
- Python
- Relational Databases & SQL
- Object-relational mapping
- Python
- Container tools & technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, & OpenShift)
- REST
- Web APIs
If you are comfortable explaining software development topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge , then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Software Development Track.
Geospatial Analysis
If you have worked as a geospatial analyst, geospatial technician, or comparable role .
- Have strong knowledge and experience in geospatial & GIS skills & topics such as :
- Types of geospatial data
- Adding & manipulating data in ArcMap
- Geoprocessing
- Extracting features
- Attribution of features
- Photointerpretation
- Queries
- SQL
- Clean topology
- Tools for editing data & features
- Map production & finalization
Are versed in using ArcMap software
If you are versed in using ArcMap software
If you are comfortable explaining geospatial topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge , then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our Geospatial Analysis Track.
IT Support
If you have worked as an IT Support Specialist, Help Desk Technician, IT Support Technician, or comparable role .
If you have strong knowledge and experience in IT Support skills & topics such as :
- Debugging
- Encryption algorithms and techniques
- Network models, technologies, & protocols
- Network infrastructure
- Cloud computing
- Binary code
- Linux & windows operating systems
- Troubleshooting
- Users & permissions
- Managing & configuring servers
- IT Security concepts, tools, and best practices
If you are comfortable explaining IT Support topics to learners with a range of experiences and prior knowledge , then you would be a great technical skills volunteer for our IT Support Track.
We are also in need of:
- Technical Support: A Technical Support hosts virtual “help desk” or “office hours” to answer questions our members have as they navigate their technical training.
- Study Group Leader: A Study Group Leader assists members during their technical training by hosting study group sessions on Rung’s campus.
- Career Simulation Actor: A Career Simulation Actor helps our members practice what they learn in Professional Power Skills. It’s like a professional role play-you would play an actor helping a member negotiate a salary, receive feedback from a supervisor, and settle a dispute with a colleague.
- Career Exploration Volunteer: We are looking for volunteers with experience to demonstrate “a day in the life” activities, host informational interviews, and speak about your career.