I am giving away my time and talent for free, how to I benefit from being a part of civic hacking?

This talk will look at the benefits of being a part of the local civic hacking community. This talk will use some concrete examples to speak about how I have become a better developer and project manager through those experiences and was a part of a team that donated $40,000 to charity. I will also cite experiences and provide actionable steps learned as a developer and a community organizer, explain how civic hacking has helped me to grow as a developer (using examples from Marta Hackathons, AT&T C3 Hackathons, Civic Hack nights, Atl Thinks competitions).

These steps include : => How to use civic hacking to grow your soft skills. => How to use civic hacking to grow your technical skills. => How to use civic hacking as a networking tool. => How to use civic hacking projects as a part of job hunting (both technically and behaviorally).