DFE: FROM EPG TO A GREATER WORLD
A Personal Experience of Perceiving and Embracing Challenges
Ngoc Anh Cao
EPG Cohort 11 - Berea College ’16
September 23, 2015
AGENDA
• Introduction
• How EPG experiences prepared me for my internship
• Challenges and how I overcame them
• Insights
• Future plans
AND ME
• Recognizing opportunities
• Mobilizing resources
• Engaging complexity and uncertainty
• Advocating changes
THINK LIKE AN EDUCATORACT LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR
Challenges = Opportunities to Grow
CHALLENGE: INTERNSHIP HUNTING
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CHALLENGE: EXPANDING COMFORT ZONE
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HOW I EMBRACED MY CHALLENGES
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SUCCESS: WORKED AS A STAFF, NOT AN INTERN
INSIGHT 1: CHALLENGE FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Source: effectivephilanthropy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NonprofitChallenges.pdf
INSIGHT 2: CHALLENGE FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY
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INSIGHT 3: CHALLENGE FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY
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BIGGEST LESSON: IF YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUILD IT!
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BIGGEST MOTIVATION: PAY IT FORWARD