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Black Girls Code

Black Girls Code

http://www.blackgirlscode.com

Black Girls Code's mission is to empower young women of color between the ages of 7-14 to become the masters of their technological universe. Although the digital divide is steadily eroding, tremendous barriers remain for the entry of women and people of color into the technology field. Today's solutions should include both the access to technology and focus on the opportunity to increase the participation of young women of color in the current tech marketplace as builders and to expose them to the possibilities of improving both their lives and the society in which they live by utilizing the abundant technological tools around them to create change. BlackGirlsCode is an organization that has as its mission a goal of increasing the numbers of young women of color in the field of digital and computer technology by providing them with skills in computer programming, exposing them to role models in the technology space, and increasing their self-confidence by teaching them the skills required to become tech creators and entrepreneurs.

  • Kimberly Bryant
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Bootstrap

http://www.bootstrapworld.org

Bootstrap is a standards-based curriculum for middle-school students, which teaches them to program their own videogames using purely algebraic and geometric concepts. The organization works with schools and teachers to integrate Bootstrap into their algebra classes and technology programs, as well as parents and afterschool programs across the country.

  • Emmanuel Schanzer
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Boston University

http://www.bu.edu

Boston University has 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 140 countries, 10,000 faculty and staff, 16 schools and colleges, and 250 fields of study. Several centers and programs at BU have goals aligned with those of the K-12 Alliance, and through a variety of programs, have targeted young women interested in science and technology. In addition, the Computer Science Department at BU is currently working closely with the Academic Alliance to recruit, retain, and engage more women in the field of computing and technology. Through a combination of BU Colleges, Departments and Centers, the Boston Area Girls STEM Collaboration, and membership in the Boston Chapter of the CSTA, BU has a combined reach that extends over the Metropolitan Boston Area and across the state.

  • Cynthia Brossman,
  • Wayne Snyder
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)

http://www.bgca.org

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America's mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.  A Boys & Girls Club provides: a safe place to learn and grow, ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals, life-enhancing programs and character development experiences and hope and opportunity.

  • Mary Grybeck