Meaningful

Barbara Cvenić is a Data Scientist at DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit organisation that provides a platform for public school teachers to raise funds for materials and supplies for their classrooms from ordinary citizens across the United States.  In this episode we talk about: Finding purpose; The impact of volunteering overseas; Getting the first job after graduation; Commitment and determination; Following your curiosity; The day-to-day work of a data scientist; The value of data science for the nonprofit sector; Learning new skills from scratch; Going through a career change; Satisfaction and feeling enough; and What it takes to make even the wildest dreams a reality. Find out more about Barbara and her work in the show notes to this episode.