Girl Develop It – Cincinnati
Girl Develop It – Cincinnati
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Girl Develop It
Cincinnati
What We Do
What We Do
"Girl, Develop It!"" began as a call to action for women, by women who were tired of the low representation of women in tech, and who want to make a difference today.
What We Do
Started in 2010, NYC
What We Do:
Our Mission
Our Mission
Girl Develop It is a national nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable, judgment-free workshops to women who want to learn web and software development through hands-on instruction.
What We Do:
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a network of empowered women who feel confident in their abilities to code and build beautiful web and mobile applications. By teaching women around the world from diverse backgrounds to learn software development, we can help women improve their careers and confidence in their everyday lives
What We Do:
Our Values
Our Values
We are committed to making sure women of all races, education levels, income, and upbringing can build confidence in their skill set to develop web and mobile applications.
The Problem
Women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but hold just 25% of the jobs in technical or computing fields.
The Problem
57% of professional occupations in the 2013 U.S. workforce held by women
26% of professional computing occupations in the 2013 U.S. workforce held by women
24% of Chief Information Officer (CIO) positions at Fortune 100 companies held by women in 2012
The Diversity Problem
3% of computing workforce who were African-American women in 2013
5% of computing workforce who were Asian women in 2013
2% of computing workforce who were Hispanic women in 2013
Source: NCWIT
Who We Are
Who We Are
Our core programs, now in over 50 cities throughout the US, are simple: we provide low-cost, judgment-free opportunities to learn software development.
Our Impact
Our Impact
Our national community of over 48,183 members has led the industry-wide movement to improve diversity in tech since 2010, and today we empower over 1,000?? students per month with coding skills and the community support to continue learning.
Who We Are In Cincinnati
Who We Are
Co-Chairs: Becky Blank & Becky Sroufe
Cincinnati by the Numbers
- Founded in 2012
- Now over 1,000 members!
- 60% growth from 2014-2015 alone
- 2014: hosted 20 classes or free community events
- 2015: hosted 15 classes or free community events (so far!)
Cincinnati by the Numbers
- We've opened 2 brand new classes for 2015 for Intro to Javascript and Python
- Grown from 6 to 15 team members
- Looking to open 2 new classes for Q3 & Q4
Where We're Going
- Continue member growth + support
- Open one new class offering per quarter in 2015
- Offer more tracks of study for our students
- Help connect students to real world application of their growing skills + career opportunities
Meet Our Team
John David Back
Developer Extraordinaire@johndavidback
Catherine Rust
Operations Manager, ChoreMonster@catheraaine
Meet Our Students
Irena Miller
Owner/Director of Grace Yoga Center@irenamiller
Sarah Sachs
Front End Developer@zarahzachz
Meet Our Community
- Our students come from diverse background + industries
- Currently in technology, want to get into technology
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Our Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events Happening In Cincinnati
Upcoming Events Happening In Cincinnati
How You Can Get Involved
Become a Teacher or a Teaching Assistant
Our organization doesn't work without people willing to teach or assist in classes. No prior teaching experience needed — just a desire to teach! We help with all the rest.
Community Outreach
Promote Girl Develop It's mission, raise awareness, recruit instructors and TAs, promote fundraising & sponsorships, represent GDI at local events.
Host or Sponsor Events
Receiving help from the community enables us to support more students and teachers.
Some ways to help include volunteering your space for workshops, sponsoring snacks for events and donating to our scholarship fund.
Host or Sponsor Events
In return, we feature your name on the official Meetup page, in our event promotional materials and give you a shoutout on all our social channels.
Email us at cincinnati@girldevelopit.com for more information about sponsorship opportunities.
Other Ideas?
We always open to ideas for classes, programming and overall improvements for this chapter. Please feel free to speak to one of our chapter leaders or email us at cincinnati@girldevelopit.com.