33: Leaving corporate to lead a non-profit (Hispanic Heritage Month)

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Charlotte Castillo, managing director of Poderistas, a non-profit founded by Latinas that focuses on building a digital community to inspire civic engagement among Latinas.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Charlotte tells us how she first got involved with Poderistas as a volunteer and how she used her marketing and brand strategy expertise to help launch the organization in 2020. She shares the initial hesitation she had about leaving behind her corporate career when she was offered the opportunity to run Poderistas, how she worked through her doubts, and how she’s adjusting to her new non-profit world.

Episode Highlights:

• Volunteering after getting laid off
• Volunteering while working full-time 
• When a career opportunity doesn’t fit your plan
• Working through your doubts about switching to non-profit
• Achieving work-life balance
• Adjusting to the non-profit world
• Switching from corporate to non-profit work, such as fundraising and grant writing
• How to use your marketing skills in non-profit
• Asking for help with new job duties
• How to deal with impostor syndrome

Learn more and get involved with Poderistas at:

Website: https://poderistas.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/poderistas

Twitter: https://twitter.com/poderistas

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@poderistas

Facebook: www.facebook.com/poderistas

YouTube: www.youtube.com/poderistas

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/poderistas

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
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