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2013 ANNUAL REPORT
BUILDING THE PIPELINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LETTER FROM RESHMA SAUJANI
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OUR WORK
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2013 BY THE NUMBERS
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SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
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GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS
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OUR RESULTS
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
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PRESS + VISIBILTY
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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GIRLS WHO CODE STAFF
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FINANCIALS + FUNDRAISING
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VISION FOR 2014
GIRLS WHO CODE PROGRAMS WORK TO
INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP GIRLS
WITH THE COMPUTING SKILLS TO
PURSUE 21ST CENTURY OPPORTUNITIES.
GIRLS WHO CODE IS MORE THAN JUST A PROGRAM, IT’S A MOVEMENT.
Reshma Saujani FOUNDER & CEO,
GIRLS WHO CODE
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Two years ago, we decided to act. The future of our country’s economy clearly pointed to an increasing reliance on technical professionals, and our businesses were facing a shortage of qualified workers. Moreover, those who currently held these jobs were decidedly male, and not enough females were coming forward to apply despite the fact that women are the majority of the workforce.
One by one, leaders from our technology, education, and non-profit sectors came forward and expressed the same frustration: “This is a problem. What we’re doing is not working. We’ve got to do something else.” With our national well-being at stake and the potential to empower a generation of young women for some of the most lucrative careers of our time on the table, we reached a decision: it was time to inspire girls to pursue technology and equip them with the skills and confidence to do so successfully. Girls Who Code was born.
From the outset, we set clear priorities: the girls we serve are our most important constituents, and we are committed to pro-viding with them with the best education and best experience possible. To that end, we committed to being smart—to learning from others in the field, to being creative and testing innovative models, to assessing and evaluating our work exhaustively, to iterating and constantly seeking improvements, and to sharing what we learn with the community, and the world.
Today, as we proudly present our 2013 Annual Report, the results speak for themselves. Our pilot Summer Immersion Program grew 700% in the last year, effectively equipping 152
girls from five cities with the skills needed to succeed in com-puter science. Building off this success, we launched Girls Who Code Clubs, the first ever low-cost, high-impact model de-signed to bring computer science education to girls everywhere.
Most importantly, our students — our country’s future CEOs, innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs — are thriving. They are designing innovative products that companies want to bring to market. They are going home and teaching their sisters and their fathers how to code. They are cheerleading each other’s successes and supporting one another through failures. They are falling in love with technology. Across the country, 94% of Girls Who Code graduates are considering pursuing computer science in college. Nationwide, only 0.3% of their peers say the same.
Girls Who Code is doing something right, and we’re just getting started. In 2014, we’re committed to continuing to expand our proven Summer Immersion Program and dramatically scaling the Girls Who Code Clubs. We thank our corporate, foundation, and individual partners who believed in and kindled our dream two years ago and who make it a reality today. We thank our wide network of supporters who know that achieving gender parity in technology is a critical issue and are committed to strength-ening our solution. We thank our tremendous students and their families for joining our movement and inspiring us every day with their passion, curiosity, and confidence. We thank our Board of Directors and fantastic team for making all this happen. To everyone who has supported us in turning this dream into a reality, we thank you. Together, we are changing the world.
All the best,
Reshma
DEAR FRIENDS,
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YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH COMPUTER SCIENCE.
Melanie Jane Pascual AGE 16
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OUR WORK
THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE SUMMER IMMERSION
PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED GIRLS WHO
CODE CLUBS, GIRLS WHO CODE IS CHANGING THE
FACE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE.
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2013 BY THE NUMBERS
152
700+
YOUNG WOMEN EQUIPPED
WITH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS
TO SUCCEED IN COMPUTING
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH
SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS
70 VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED TO TEACH
CLUBS, PROVIDING
EXCEPTIONAL
INSTRUCTION AND
MENTORSHIP
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN 2013 SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS
AND GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS, INCLUDING CEOS, EXECUTIVES, AND
ENGINEERS SERVING AS SPEAKERS, MENTORS, INSTRUCTORS,
APPLICATION EVALUATORS, AND ADVISORS
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700%
360% GROWTH IN PROGRAMMING,
INCLUDING DELIVERY OF
8 SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN 5 CITIES
GROWTH IN FULL-TIME
STAFF ON THE GROUND
IN NEW YORK, SAN
FRANCISCO, AND DETROIT
600+ GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN 42
NEW GIRLS WHO CODE
CLUBS NATIONWIDE
I AM DETERMINED TO HELP CLOSE THE GENDER GAP, AND I WILL SHOW THE WORLD WHAT US GIRLS WHO CODE ARE MADE OF. Asiyah Ahmad AGE 17
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WHAT I WANT FOR ALL OF YOU IS TO LEAVE THIS SUMMER BELIEVING THAT YOU CAN BE JUST AS GOOD AT ANY FIELD INCLUDING MATH, SCIENCE, OR COMPUTER SCIENCE AS ANY MAN. S heryl Sandberg COO, FACEBOOK
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The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is an innovative approach to computer science education. We pair intensive classroom instruction with diverse exposure opportunities and high-touch mentorship by the tech industry’s top female leaders. The results are astounding. In 2013, with the support of Twitter, Intel, Goldman Sachs, AT&T, General Electric, IAC, eBay, Cornell
Tech, and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Girls Who Code implemented 8 Summer
Immersion Programs across 5 cities nationwide reaching 152 girls.
Across all eight programs, Girls Who Code equipped these young women – from backgrounds as
diverse as the communities in which we operate – with skills, exposure, and support by delivering:
2500+ 250+ 45+ 500
HOURS OF INTENSIVE CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTION ON TOPICS SUCH AS ROBOTICS, WEB
DESIGN, MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT, AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
GUEST SPEAKERS RANGING FROM
FORTUNE 100 CEOS TO UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.
FIELD TRIPS TO HEADQUARTERS OF INDUSTRY GIANTS
INCLUDING GOOGLE, INTEL, FACEBOOK,
TWITTER.
HOURS OF MENTORING WITH
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO DISCUSS
CAREER ASPIRATIONS, EDUCATIONAL GOALS
AND PERSONAL INTERESTS.
SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
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GIRLS WHO CODE WAS THE BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE.
Kafilah Muhammad
AGE 16
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Girls Who Code Clubs is the organization’s latest innovation — a low-cost, high-impact program designed for implementation at scale.
In 2013, following the success of the Summer Immersion Program and with a proven curriculum in
hand, Girls Who Code launched a pilot program to determine the most effective means of reaching more
girls with high-quality computer science education.
THE ANSWER . . .
GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS
GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS
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In 2013, Girls Who Code launched 42 clubs, engaging industry professionals from top technology companies and universities, schools, libraries, and community-based organizations nationwide.
A year-long program offering monthly project-based activities and
curricular objectives designed for implementation in any setting,
and led by industry professionals trained by Girls Who Code in
curriculum delivery and classroom management.
WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST.
Lucy Berman
AGE 16
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Girls Who Code’s work is leading and informing the field, closing the gender
gap in technology by effectively preparing young women to pursue academic
and career opportunities in computing fields.
Students received a median score of 87% on the final technical survey, with questions culled from CS101 exams from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and Bryn Mawr as well as the AP Computer Science test.
If every Summer Immersion Program graduate in New York, California, and Michigan were to take the AP Computer Science exam, this alone would increase the number of female test takers by 15% in these states.
95% 99% 81% 99%
OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERING STUDYING CS IN
COLLEGE
OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERING
PURSUING A CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY
DEFINITELY INTEND TO PURSUE A CAREER
IN TECHNOLOGY
OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD
RECOMMEND GIRLS WHO CODE TO OTHER GIRLS
OUR RESULTS
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NIKITA WAS INVITED TO PRESENT HER GWC
FINAL PROJECT, “TREE SITTER,” AT THE
2013 WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR. “Tree Sitter” is an Android mobile application built atop the
Twitter API, designed to advocate for the environment by
giving users an easily accessible tool to make a difference.
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
Theresa galvanized corporate sponsors to organize a
blow out two-day hackathon for high school students.
High School Hacks is the largest event of its kind,
inviting teens to build “something to wow the crowd
or have the potential to improve people’s lives.”
Natasha, emboldened by her newfound passion for
computer science, returned to her school and recruited
her friends to join the Girls Who Code club she started.
“I’m getting other girls inspired to choose this field as well, and then there will be even
more of us challenging the gender gap. I would have never imagined that I would become
so interested in this field — I think it feels pretty AMAZING to be a Girl Who Codes.”
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Photograph: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
OPENING A GATEWAY FOR GIRLS TO ENTER THE COMPUTER FIELD
The New York Times, April 2013
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PRESS + VISIBILITY
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RESHMA SAUJANICEO and Founder, Girls Who Code
BETH COMSTOCKChief Marketing Officer, General Electric
EVAN KORTHExecutive Director, CSNYC
Clinical Professor, Department of Computer Science, New York University
ALEXIS MAYBANKFounder, Gilt Groupe
ADAM MESSINGERChief Technology Officer, Twitter
TRINA DAS GUPTACEO, Single Palm Tree Productions
HOPE TAITZManaging Partner, ELY Advisors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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NATALIE BONIFEDE
NANCY BRIGHT
LIZA CONRAD
ASHLEY GAVIN
DANA LEDYARD
FLORENCE NOEL
RESHMA SAUJANI
CHARLOTTE STONE
KRISTEN TITUS
STAFF
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In 2013, Girls Who Code initiated a period of tremendous growth. With a budget
of $916,658, Girls Who Code expanded its Summer Immersion Program by
700% and launched an innovative new program, Girls Who Code Clubs, reaching
600 students this year.
FINANCIALS + FUNDRAISING
THIS SUCCESS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR GENEROUS PROGRAM PARTNERS
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The John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation
Twitter Inc.
Google Inc
GE
AT&T
Beth Shaw
Goldman Sachs
Intel
Adobe
eBay
IAC
News Corp
James Pallotta
TechCrunch
SAP
The Dow Jones Foundation
Chase Community Giving
Qualcomm
Sequoia Capital
Craigslist Foundation
L’Oreal
Capital One
Cornell Tech
Palantir Technologies,Inc
D.E. Shaw & Co., LP
The Rona Jaffe Foundation
Arthur M. Blank
Family Foundation
Steven Lee
The Case Foundation
Reshma Saujani
Rowan Family Foundation Inc
The Thiel Foundation
Coca-Cola
Jack Dorsey
Sara & Evan Williams Foundation
The Biz and Livia Stone
Foundation
Edgeconf
CAA Foundation
Verizon Wireless
Beth Comstock
Cayley Torgeson
Craig Newmark
Gregory Gunn
Intuit Foundation
Matt Mullenweg
Silicon Valley Bank
Brocade Communications
Teradata
O’Reilly Media
One Kings Lane
The Durst Family Foundation
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Beryl Synder
The Gannet Foundation
The JAMF Global Foundation
Chris and Annie Rogaski
The Humphrey Group LCC
Thomson Reuters
FUNDERSPHONES AND COMPUTERS FOR
SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS
DONATED BY MICROSOFT
1000+ SMALL DOLLAR DONORS
AROUND THE WORLD
TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED BY UBER
OFFICE SPACE PROVIDED
BY APPNEXUS AND GE
700+ PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED
IN DEVELOPMENT AND
DELIVERY OF PROGRAMMING
PRO-BONO LEGAL COUNSEL
BY SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL
TEACHER RECRUITMENT
PROVIDED BY GILD
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VISION FOR 2014
IN 2014, GIRLS WHO CODE IS POISED TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND ITS REACH,
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY, ENABLE YOUNG WOMEN IN COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.
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