🧭 The DifferenceCorps: Orientation Guide (V.1)
1. About The Difference Engine
Our Mission
We build things to help people.
The Difference Engine at Arizona State University is a venture studio that creates practical solutions to inequality by leveraging student innovation, faculty expertise, and community leadership....
The Difference Engine at Arizona State University is a venture studio that creates practical solutions to inequality by leveraging student innovation, faculty expertise, and community leadership....
2. Program Overview
Program Mission
DifferenceCorps is designed to harness the skills, experience, and passion of talented professionals ready to build practical solutions to inequality. As a Corps member, you'll work with our Difference Engineers and releva...
3. Application & Selection
We’re Looking for Finishers, Not Just Starters
At DifferenceCorps, we value people who follow through. Good ideas are common—seeing them through is rare. That’s why our application process is built to find people who finish what they star...
4. How it Works
How to join
- Understand our approach by reviewing our website and this handbook
- Develop a basic project idea that matches your skills with community needs
- Submit your application when the quarterly window opens; you can complete this form to...
5. What You’ll Do
Projects that matter
The best projects start with actual community needs, not abstract theories. They center community voice and leadership from day one. We care about what can be accomplished within our cycle structure, not pie-in-the-sk...
6. After the Program
When your nine months conclude, your journey with The Difference Engine doesn't have to end. Join our network of Difference Engineers to stay connected with fellow change-makers who've shared your experience. Many Corps members continue ...
7. FAQs
Is this paid?
No. It's a volunteer opportunity with project funding, not a job.
Is this for students?
This opportunity isn’t primarily designed for traditional high school or college students, as we have other ways for you to get involved ...
8. User Journeys
Here's what your journey with the DifferenceCorps could look like:
Jameela's Journey: From Federal Service to Community Impact
Jameela got laid off from the EPA. Now what? She had this app that measured pollution levels in neighborhoods th...