Ideation: Feature List for Member Portal

[FrancesCoronel]

Member Portal

Overview

CASA - the member portal of Techqueria, the largest community for Latinx in Tech.

https://techqueria.org/casa

Goal

Create a member portal that provides an enriched experience for our exponentially growing Latinx in Tech community.

This member portal should be entirely integrated and authenticated through our Slack community.

Similar Platforms

• https://landit.com/playbook
• https://majorkey.devcolor.org/
• https://www.womenwhocode.com
• https://new.hiretechladies.com/
• https://www.pocitjobs.com/
• https://include.io/

Core Feature List

Revamped Navbar & Footer

See #423

• Navbar
  • About
  • Blog
  • Communities
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Events
  • Jobs (Gated)
  • Members (Gated & Public)
  • Press
  • Resources
  • Shop
  • Support Us
  • Login
  • Sign Up
• Footer
  • Social Media (Icons)
  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Meetup
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Revamped Team Page

See #424

Showcases founders, board members, chapter leads, volunteers, etc.

Examples

• https://girlswhocode.com/our-team/

Add Impact Report Page

See #425

Examples

• https://girlswhocode.com/2018report/

Revamped Slack Login & Sign Up Pages

Sign Up for Slack

see #427

https://techqueria.org/slack/join

• Current form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOHxMgRifkgekshIjNVvV5Ky4jlYIIbIhLwe1Z83ZF67is-Q/viewform?usp=send_form
• Revamp to form on website

Examples

• https://www.hiretechladies.com/join/

Login to Slack

see #428

https://techqueria.org/casa/auth redirects to https://techqueria.org/casa which is gated content

• any user who is part of our Techqueria Slack Workspace https://techqueria.slack.com should be able to access Casa
• authentication with Slack
• sign in through website using Slack
• https://api.slack.com/docs/sign-in-with-slack

Member Directory

see #429

https://techqueria.org/members

• look up members through dedicated directory
• would be like LinkedIn
• powered by Algolia
• users can choose to make their profiles indexed and public; private by default

Member Leaderboard

see #430

https://techqueria.org/members/leaderboard

• leaderboard synced from HeyTaco
• https://www.heytaco.chat/api
• https://www.heytaco.chat/api/v1/json/leaderboard/T0KQTUZ2B?days=365

Example Verbiage

• Give and receive recognition for professional achievements from industry peers and leaders

Referrals

See #431

https://techqueria.org/referrals https://techqueria.org/refer

• Should be public-facing in case allies want to let their Latinx friends know about it
• Sends email to the friend inviting them to sign up
• example: https://communitybot.co/?ref=producthunt

Revamped User Acquisition & Engagement

Email Newsletter

See #434

https://techqueria.org/subscribe

• automatically integrates with Slack and Mailchimp
• every new registration gets added to MailChimp email list
• we should have a link to the email archive for easy reference

Blog

See #433

https://techqueria.org/blog

• Big announcements should all go on our blog and then be linked on social media, Slack, email newsletter, etc.

Shop

see #377

https://techqueria.org/shop

• all types of products showcasing Techqueria branding

Dedicated Analytics & Tracking

see #436

• MixPanel
• Google Analytics

Job Board

See #432

https://techqueria.org/jobs

• allows the user to create and edit job posts
• users pay to be able to post jobs
• users can send jobs to Slack #jobs channel
• ability to filter & search certain jobs
• automated email newsletter for new jobs added or add to existing newsletter
• job type
  • Full-Time
  • Contract
  • Internship
  • Apprenticeship
• job location
  • integrate through Google Maps API

Example Verbiage

• Pursue your next step with companies that want you to be part of their team.
• Tech Ladies connects you with the best jobs and opportunities in tech. We connect companies with the best techmakers. Join our community or post to our job board below: Connect with 50,000 Tech Ladies around the world and get access to our exclusive job board. Looking to diversify your team? Our job board reaches 50,000 women in tech.

Slack Bot

• Slack bot that integrates with web app
• Slack bot allows you to post to #jobs channel with predefined template from web app
• people cannot post to jobs automatically; they have to register through website & pay to post jobs there

Gated Content

• use Memberful to put pricing for certain job posts
• https://memberful.com/pricing/

Event Activation

see #438

https://techqueria.org/events

• show events based on the location of the user
  • San Francisco
  • Austin
  • Chicago
  • NYC
  • Los Angeles

Example Verbiage

• Advance your technical skills with other engineers at our 1,700 events annually.

Community Resources

see #439

https://techqueria.org/career

• should include speaking opportunities/conference discounts
• goals/milestones/career advice/path
• gamified career path
• this gamification could be enhanced by highlight/giving props (HeyTaco) to folks that have helped you complete career milestones

Example Verbiage

• Upgrade your skills with these Women Who Code recommended coding resources.
• Benefit from the \$1,000,000 in conference tickets and scholarships we award annually.
• Tutorials, articles, videos, and other educational materials to excel.
• Find leadership opportunities that expand your skills and enhance your career.

Internal Documentation

See #437

https://techqueria.slab.com

• for Techqueria members to easily contribute internal long-form documentation

[FrancesCoronel]

POC in Tech

Tech Ladies

Women Who Code

[fvntr]

Great examples

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This is not finalized - waiting for design thinking session

[FrancesCoronel]

All these were created to issues! Will be adding in more feature requests from design thinking session.