Hey @wearehearken is HIRING. We're looking for full stack engineers to work on our @switchboardHQ platform. Know of an engineer who will thrive in a low-ego, majority-women environment? We'd love for them to apply!

Here’s the press release announcing the @switchboardHQ & @wearehearken merger. It is a history making Ze (Zepeda) Bra (Brandel) 🦓 achievement made possible by our 💫 teams, the @Zebras_Unite movement & countless supporters. Here’s to cooperation!

Oh happy day! Read all about the thrilling news of the Hearken/Switchboard merger, what’s in store for my next chapter, the heroic journey of my muse, collaborator and inspiration, @JenniferBrandel & the company’s new leadership under the extraordinary @ChelseaHaring

“As the coronavirus crisis settles in, students—many of whom take out huge loans to finance their degrees—are wondering how to justify spending $70,000 a year on Zoom classes.”

Colleges and universities are freezing or cutting spending for career services offices right when students need the most:

Last week, analyst @__smarks wrote about analyzing the alumni conversation with insight on how to engage them. https://t.co/jfqGkbeNYH @EverTrue is also sharing ideas for engaging alumni, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. https://t.co/XFgGhmEr5O

"For recent college graduates, the job market in 2020 is shaping up to become one of the worst in recent memory.”

“Like it or not, this wave of acute economic hardship is going to force career readiness and outcomes into the equation even further.”

"In this crisis, we are seeing what 'essential work' looks like, and it is precisely the work we have systematically undervalued for centuries. It is caring work, reproductive work, logistics work."

Helping students meet their needs in a time of crisis is the right thing to do. It’s also the best way to earn their trust:

If your community or institution is outgrowing Google sheets or Facebook groups and looking for a way to better manage mutual aid, get in touch. Our platform is built for it and we can launch one for you within 48 hours. #EMchat

In the absence of direct action of their alma maters, students are turning to Google spreadsheets and Facebook groups to organize mutual aid networks:

"Stephen and Chris, meet Mara, owner of a platform kinda built for societal collapse." I wish I had this foresight to use this as our "Market Size" slide when I was pitching. 😭 If your community is in pain, we are here for you. An example: https://t.co/hG0WGpe5jF

Students need community. Students want connection. Balance your social media strategy beyond announcements & information. Set up new groups/platforms beyond the main campus channels for interaction, engagement, and heck maybe even entertainment! #highered #hesm

As colleges and universities ask students to leave campus, not everyone has a place to go:

Our current turnaround for launching new Switchboards is 1-2 business days. If members of your community have an immediate need for a way to connect with and help each other, please get in touch:

Just posted on @switchboardHQ what I can offer in these times: https://t.co/ePrmWrwkPK Post your ask or an something you can offer and let's try to do our best to help lift each other up. #PDX @biz4pdx @piepdx @Zebras_Unite

Overwhelmed with requests for spinning up @switchboardHQ for emergency responses. 1. Yes, I understand what we have built is really useful r n. 2. As a 🦓, we intentionally chose to bootstrap/🚫VC so our solution would stay around 3. If you'd like help us scale relief reach out

To help the Portland business community adapt to the coronavirus outbreak, @biz4pdx launched a Switchboard where businesses can ask for and offer help and resources: https://t.co/Z1z9WbizPr

How Portland is connecting community needs with community solutions via @switchboardHQ #Covid_19