Board of Directors

center of excellence lead: brand & marketing

OVERVIEW

TechShift is a growing student-led organization that supports student organizations leading initiatives at the intersection of technology an social impact by providing mentoring, resources, and funding made possible by our alliance of member organizations across three continents. We began as an experiment in 2014 at Stanford University. Over the following years, Stanford CS+Social Good has grown into one of the largest groups on campus, shifting the conversation around technology at Stanford. In 2017, students from Brown University joined with Stanford CS+Social Good to launch their own organization on Brown’s campus, and an inter-organizational alliance began to form. The alliance has continued to grow with the aim of empowering students at every college and university to shift technology’s unfolding narrative to one that equitably serves all people in it.

OUR MISSION

We empower students to shift technology’s role towards bettering society and equitably serving all people in it by supporting student groups to organize initiatives in their communities; and by building a powerful alliance that shares in our vision of a fairer, more just technological future.

THE OPPORTUNITY

TechShift Centers of Excellence serve as the common threads across The Board and Member Organizations to ensure consistency and optimal support. These differ from PODs in that they focus more strategically on cross-functional efforts and organizational activities. The Marketing Standards & Best Practices Center of Excellence will establish continuity across marketing efforts to give TechShift consistent presence and reach, including fundraising, partner, event, and brand marketing initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES & PARTICIPATION

  • Works with Board and Member teams to set strategic direction for TechShift, ensure effective long-range planning, identify annual strategic priorities; and assess TechShift performance in achieving the strategic direction.

  • Oversee the planning and execution of annual brand and marketing initiatives with support of the team.

  • Support the Technology lead in the implementation of marketing and communications tools.

  • Ensure alignment of TechShift initiatives with key messages, mission and strategic direction of the organization.

  • Supports the composition of the board, including recruitment of new board members, when needed

  • Serves as an organizational ambassador, with a willingness to speak on behalf of the organization and leverage your personal and professional networks to increase visibility to support TechShift goals.

  • Orchestrate support from intra-COE as appropriate

  • Attend bi-weekly board meetings and field discussions around technology needs

WHO YOU ARE

  • You possess a background in marketing and communications and are able to self-start creating supportive materials for key initiatives.

  • You are passionate about the possibility of what technology can do to improve the world we live in.

  • You are a self-starter and strategic thinker who can guide strategic discussions and think forward on impending needs.

HOW TO APPLY

We are committed to onboarding Board of Directors members who are passionate about our cause and understand our mission. In addition to your resume, please submit a cover letter that answers the following prompt:

Why do you want to empower students to shift technology’s narrative to one that equitably serves all persons?