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California IT in Education (CITE)

California IT in Education is a not-for-profit, professional membership association supporting the IT Professionals working in schools. Our members are the dedicated individuals supporting hardware, software, help desk, data, WiFi, providing training, and installing and maintaining the infrastructure as technology used in schools in now part of the Internet of Things (IoT). We are dedicated to providing high quality resources, professional learning, and a strong support community to our members.

Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT)

http://www.cmd-it.org/

Our mission is to ensure that under-represented groups are fully engaged in computing and information technologies, and to promote innovation that enriches, enhances, and enables these communities, such that more equitable and sustainable contributions are possible by all communities.

Jerri Barrett, Kimberly McLeod

Charlotte Area Technology Collaborative

The Charlotte Area Technology Collaborative (CATC) unites the technology community to open technology career pathways that inspire, grow and advance a diverse talent pipeline. We work with businesses, academia and community organizations to achieve our mission. WISE is our program focused on women in technology.

Kay Read

Chicago Women Developers

http://www.meetup.com/WomanDevelopers/

Chicago Women Developers is run by a group of women from a variety of backgrounds and technical expertise, who are all passionate about coding and women in technology. They want to provide a place where all questions are OK and where everyone can learn in a supportive environment.

Melissa Pierce

Code Differently

http://www.codedifferently.com

Code Differently is changing the lives of the underserved, people of color, and women in Delaware. We focus on building a diverse tech talent pipeline in Delaware by 1) building the interests of financially disadvantaged, under-represented students of color and women in technology, 2) training them in software development in real- world “dev shops,” and 3) helping place them in tech sector jobs. We are making an outsized impact by tapping the talent of communities of critical mass while meeting the needs of Delaware's expanding tech sector, which faces a shortage of highly skilled tech workers. Code Differently provides hands on training and education that gives participants the technical and cognitive skills they need to excel in technology-driven workplaces. Work-based learning is integrated with an online course component that delivers the academic and practical experiences that expose students to the technical skills and workplace no
rms and culture that students need in their new careers. We are here to change lives.

Brittany Kos

CodeChix

http://www.codechix.org

CodeChix is a non-profit organization dedicated to the Education, Advocacy and Mentoring, of women engineers in industry and academia. We aim to increase the number of women engineers in industry through our technical and mentoring/networking programs.

Rupa Dachere

CodeDay

https://www.codeday.org/

There's a place in tech for everyone. CodeDay is a non-profit providing welcoming and diverse opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech and beyond.

Tyler Menezes

CodePath.org

http://www.codepath.org

CodePath.org is an early-stage nonprofit dedicated to offering an accelerated pathway into the technology industry for college students all across the US, with an emphasis on serving underserved, low-income, and first-generation students. We offer a variety of courses and services to students both directly on-campuses at colleges and remotely using video classrooms with instructors and TAs. All of these courses and services are offered to students entirely for free, funded directly by the technology industry in order to invest in the next generation of talented software engineers.

Our vision is that every student in college, regardless of background or personal circumstances, should have the opportunity, skills, network, and pathways available to become a confident and successful software engineer in the tech industry. CodePath.org develops and delivers a wide variety of programs and supports students over multiple years, reaching students in college starting before Freshman year and then all the way through to post-graduation and entering full-time software roles.

CodePath.org provides curriculum and programs for college students all across the United States, often offered for-credit at campuses, including at many HBCUs, HSIs, women’s colleges, and state colleges. CodePath.org is supported directly by the technology industry including Microsoft, Facebook, Walmart.org, and many more.

Timothy Lee, Morgan Richardson

Colorado Technology Association

http://www.coloradotechnology.org/

Founded in 1994, the Colorado Technology Association is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the technology industry. Their mission is to foster growth and opportunity for the technology industry by:

Engaging and unifying stakeholders to build a strong collective voice to policy makers
Driving influential leadership in critical areas: job creation, economic development, innovation
Leveraging insights and trends to help businesses optimally perform in a global marketplace
Ensuring Colorado’s technology companies are recognized for their leadership and innovation

Monica Coughlin

Community Library Association (CLA)

In 1955, seventeen visionary Ketchum and Sun Valley women founded The Community Library Association (CLA) as a privately funded, privately governed, non-profit cultural organization. By the intention of our founders, the Library is not dependent on any dedicated tax dollars and is funded through individual donations and revenue from the Gold Mine Stores. Today, The Community Library serves a critical niche in this rural and remote area of the West. The Library reinvents the notion of what a library can be: It is a multi-faceted educational and cultural nonprofit institution for central Idaho, which includes The Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, a museum, the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House, and a robust collection of circulating books and digital resources. The Library serves an unusually broad geographical area (far beyond the town of Ketchum), with 16,000 cardholders. It is a place where anyone from anywhere can get a library card for free!