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

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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

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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

THANK YOU!