Wood, Water, Communities - Toastmasters Icebreaker

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Oleg Nenashev @oleg_nenashev Wood, Water, Communities Toastmasters Icebreaker Lakeshore Speakers Neuchâtel, 03 Feb 2025

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> whoami @oleg_nenashev oleg-nenashev Dr. Nenashev / Mr. Jenkins Community Builder Developer Tools Hacker Gradle + Freelance consultant #RussiansAgainstPutin #StandWithUkraine

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rts.ch/info/regions/neuchatel/12836885-la-population-neuchateloise-en-hausse-malgre-un-recul-dans-les-montagnes.html

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4 https://oleg-nenashev.github.io/oleg-nenashev/speaking/

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5 Swiss Gothic, 01 August 2024

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6 Feb 25 Swiss Gothic, 01 August 2024

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7 Lakeshore Speakers NE, 10 August 2024

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8 Beavers in Neuchâtel?

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9 > whoami Oleg Nenashev “I am a beaver who builds and maintains the communities”

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Community Matters 10

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Publicity is a Tip of the Dam* * or an iceberg Source: https://www.pitchstonewaters.com/how-beavers-build-dams-leave-it-to-beavers-pbs/

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12 Community Needs Foundations

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13 > whoami Chop Wood, Carry Water

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My Open [and not so] Communities Time * Once a contributor, [almost] always a contributor Neuchâtel

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15 Newcomer Migrant

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16 Between 80,000 and 100,000 associations in Switzerland 60.8% of men and 53.1% of women are members of an association - Federal Statistical Office Source: https://www.moneyland.ch/en/asso ciations-clubs-financial-questions https://benevolat-ne.ch/associations/

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17 My Local Associations Cloud Native Suisse Romande

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18 One does not build a community alone

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19 Communities Need Volunteers

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20 Weathering the Storm

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archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/selfish_contributor Finding time is hard… but rewarding James Bottomley, “The Selﬁsh Contributor Explained”, FOSDEM 2020

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Participating is great for YOU ● Side projects!!! ● Leadership practice ● Learning new things together ● Building Network ● Inﬂuence in the community 22

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It’s [always] a great time to contribute! 23

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Log the Takeaways 1. Checkout the local and global communities 2. Participate 3. Chop wood, Carry water 4. Beneﬁt from it 5. Share your experiences 24 Source: https://talesfromthewilds.blogspot.com/2012/11 /beaver-logging-and-lone-american-pipit.html

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Do not burn out! https://theconversation.com/the-amazon-is-burning-4- essential-reads-on-brazils-vanishing-rainforest-12228

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Questions? Lakeshore Speakers Neuchâtel, 03 Feb 2025 Oleg Nenashev @oleg_nenashev

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speakerdeck.com/onenashev