Girls in Tech Receives $250,000 Donation from Facebook
Donation Will Help Engage, Educate, and Empower Girls and Women Passionate About Technology
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Girls in Tech, a global nonprofit working to eliminate the gender gap in tech, announced today that it is the recipient of Facebook's 2021 donation from its F8 Refresh annual developer conference. Facebook's $250,000 donation to Girls in Tech will be used to provide experiences and educational opportunities to help women advance their careers in, or enter into, technology.
"We are honored to have been selected by Facebook for this donation," said Adriana Gascoigne, Founder and CEO, Girls in Tech. "The funds will allow Girls in Tech to reach more women and marginalized groups throughout the world with training, education, mentorship, and other opportunities to fuel their passion in technology."
The Girls in Tech community boasts more than 70,000 members through its 54 chapters in 37 countries, with programming and events tailored to meet the unique needs of each community.
About Girls in Tech
Girls in Tech is a global non-profit that works to erase the gender gap in tech. Today, every industry is a tech industry, with a need for people of all skills and backgrounds. We offer education and experiences to help people discover their unique superpower and hone it. We aim to see every person accepted, confident, and valued in tech—just as they are.
The Girls in Tech board of directors is chaired by Sandy Carter, VP, AWS WWPS Partners and Programs, and composed of Jonathan Abrams, Co-founder and General Partner of 8-Bit Capital; Donna Boyer, SVP Product at Teladoc Health; Janice Bryant Howroyd, ActOne Founder & CEO; Candi Castleberry Singleton, Twitter Vice President of Diversity Partnership Strategy & Engagement; Kim DeCarlis, CMO of PerimeterX; Laura Drabik, Guidewire Software Chief Evangelist; Sastry Durvasula, Global Chief Technology and Digital Officer, McKinsey & Company; Adriana Gascoigne, Founder and CEO, Girls in Tech; Mayumi Hiramatsu, VP at Amazon Web Services; Sanjay Mehta, Chief Cloud Officer, Tackle.io; Julie Mathis, Communications Lead, Girls in Tech; Darrell Mockus, CTO of The Myers-Briggs Company's Innovation Labs; Stephen Snyder, CFO at Addepar; Raquel Tamez, CEO of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; Susie Wee, CTO at Cisco's DevNet; and Alyson Welch, VP of Sales at Twilio.
For more information, visit www.GirlsInTech.org or follow on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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