Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Jay McBain leaving ChannelEyes and looking for next adventure



It was exactly 6 years ago today that I stepped down from my 16 year IBM/Lenovo career to become an entrepreneur. In that final blog, I wrote about the transformational power of cloud computing, including technologies such as mobile, social and big data.

It was an important time of change for Lenovo and I am pleased to say that my ex-colleagues rose to the challenge and became #1 globally in personal computers shortly after.

I was able to follow a dream and be a co-founder in a fast growing software-as-a-service company. ChannelEyes set out to build the channel industry's largest social network, game-changing mobile platform, as well as the first predictive analytics engine to revolutionize how channel account managers drove indirect revenue.

The startup culture lived up to its hype - sleepless nights, company saving pivots, raising money, taking out the garbage, and a million other things done to educate, evangelize and disrupt a new market. The fact that I could keep serving the channel while focusing on future technologies was an amazing experience and one that I am very thankful to Bob Godgart, Dave Geoghegan, Shari Godgart, and the entire ChannelEyes team for sharing with me.

However, it is time for me to pivot once again.

I have written extensively in the past year about changes happening in the global channel. With over 75% of world trade flowing indirectly, there is never been a more important time to be engaged deeply in this industry. From the demographic shifts already underway, to the changing of the guard in who make technology decisions at customers, to the rise of shadow channels, this is another point of inflection that I want to dig much deeper into (not unlike 6 years ago).

I believe that ChannelEyes is well positioned with it's OPTYX and CHANNELCANDY platforms and is actively looking for a new CEO to take the company into the next 5 years. I believe in the product, the team and know they will continue to make an impact.

As for me, I am working on a couple of projects, consulting for a few fast growing companies, and in my spare time, writing a book about the future of partnering.

The Harvard Business Review published an interesting article recently that compared great channel chiefs with great general managers (as opposed to great sales managers). I believe channel chiefs have one of the toughest jobs in any organization, with an increasing pressure to perform and limited resources to do so. A Channel Chief is a part-time sales leader, marketer, finance leader, operations exec, lawyer, motivator, counselor, trainer, product manager, strategist, economist, support agent and futurist. In fact, there are 75 things that a chief is responsible for.

As I am contemplating my next steps, I would love to chat. Drop me a line at jamesrmcbain@gmail.com or give me a call at 919-597-1945. Who knows where it will lead!

Stay tuned...

- Jay

Monday, December 19, 2016

Top 100 Global Women in Technology Organizations



I was recently honored to be nominated to the Executive Council of CompTIA's Advancing Women in Technology community. As an important part of the world's largest technology association, the group looks to empower women with resources and information to positively impact their technology careers as well as inspiration to choose careers in technology.

My beautiful wife, Michelle Ragusa-McBain, is the chair and I was happy she helped me compile this list. I think it is critical to build bridges with other organizations that have similar goals.

This is the most comprehensive listing of Women in Technology groups found anywhere on the internet

The research was focused on 8 categories:

1. Professional Organizations
2. Media & Community
3. Empowering Younger Women
4. Regional Groups
5. Coding
6. Education
7. Accelerators / Investors
8. Creative Spaces

Additionally, these Top 100 Women in Technology Organizations can be followed in this Twitter list.

If you are female and thinking about entering the technology field, this is the place to start! Each of these organizations have shown success utilizing innovative methods of encouraging, enabling and empowering women in technology.

Here are the Top 100 Global Women in Technology Organizations:




PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS





IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) 

The mission of IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) is to facilitate the global inspiration, engagement and advancement of women in technical disciplines. IEEE WIE envisions a vibrant community of IEEE women and men collectively using their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity.

Contact 1: Takako Hashimoto
Contact 2: Nita Patel
Contact 3: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

Website: http://www.ieee.org/women
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeewie

Scope: International

Employees: 5802



United Nations Women 

All human development and human rights issues have gender dimensions. UN Women focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that can unlock progress across the board.

Contact 1: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka 
Contact 2: Lakshmi Puri 
Contact 3: Yannick Glemarec

Website: http://www.unwomen.org/en 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/UN_Women

Scope: International 
Employees: 1573



CompTIA Advancing Women in Technology 

The Advancing Women in Technology Community works to: Empower women with resources and information to positively impact their technology careers. Inspire women to choose careers in technology. Help technology businesses create cultures that support a diverse workforce

Contact 1: Michelle Ragusa-McBain 
Contact 2: Cristina Greysman 
Contact 3: Cathy Alper 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CompTIA_AWIT

Scope: International 
Employees: 609



Association for Computing Machinery – Women (ACM-W) 


ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and services to Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of technical women.

Contact 1: Valerie Barr 
Contact 2: Jodi TIms 
Contact 3: Yuqing Melanie Wu

Website: http://women.acm.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACMwomENcourage

Scope: International 
Employees: 286 



AAUW

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political

Contact 1: Mark Hopkins 
Contact 2: Christy Jones 
Contact 3: Cordy Galligan

Website: http://www.aauw.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aauw

Scope: International 
Employees: 263



Educause Women in IT Constituent Group 

The Women in IT Constituent Group collects and disseminates effective practices in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in higher education IT. Through both virtual and face-to-face networking opportunities and by making good use of its affiliation with the National Center for Women & IT, this group provides a venue for addressing a wide range of issues affecting women IT professionals in colleges and universities, including securing high level leadership roles in higher education.

Contact 1: Brenda Spychalla 
Contact 2: Bernadette Williams 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/educause

Scope: International 
Employees: 127



Society for Info Management (SIM) Women

SIM is an association of over 3500 senior IT executives, prominent academicians, selected consultants, and other IT thought leaders built on the foundation of local chapters, who come together to share and enhance their rich intellectual capital for the benefit of its members and their organizations.

Contact 1: Kristen Lamoreau 
Contact 2: Deborah Decorrevont 
Contact 3: ​​Nanci Schimizzi

Website: http://www.simnet.org/default.asp?page=SIM_Women 

Scope: North American 
Employees: 73



Colorado Technology Association

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

Contact 1: Andrea Young 
Contact 2: Monica Coughlin 
Contact 3: Amy Regnier

Website: http://www.coloradotechnology.org

Scope: Colorado 
Employees: 62



Women in Technology International

A network of women working in technology fields who provide support to each other through networking meetups, career services, events, and other offerings.

Contact 1: Carolyn Leighton 
Contact 2: David Leighton 
Contact 3: Lisa Flom

Website: http://www.witi.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/witi

Scope: International 
Employees: 60



TechWomen

TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities.

Contact 1: Arezoo Riahi 
Contact 2: Jillian Scott 
Contact 3: Joanne Liou

Website: http://www.techwomen.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/techwomen

Scope: International 
Employees: 56



Women in Technology 

A not-for-profit organization that aims to help women advance in technology fields. They provide education in technology and leadership, networking events, mentoring, and awards.

Contact 1: Kathryn Harris 
Contact 2: Lisa Dezzutti 
Contact 3: Trish Barber

Website: http://www.womenintechnology.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WITWomen

Scope: International 
Employees: 53



Society of Women Engineers (SWE) 

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a non-profit educational and service organization that gives women the tools they need to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their contributions as engineers and leaders. SWE provides an array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, and outreach and advocacy activities that help make engineering a desirable career choice for women.

Contact 1: Jessica Rannow 
Contact 2: Jonna Gerken 
Contact 3: Karen Horting

Website: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SWETalk

Scope: International 
Employees: 50



National Center for Women & Info Tech (NCWIT) 

The National Center for Women & Information Technology is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization chartered in 2004 by the National Science Foundation. NCWIT is a “collective impact” effort, a community of more than 700 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase girls' and women's participation in technology and computing.

Contact 1: Lucy Sanders 
Contact 2: Terry Morreale 
Contact 3: Dori Farah

Website: https://www.ncwit.org 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCWIT

Scope: National 
Employees: 50



Google Women TechMakers 


From 2014 to present, Women Techmakers is continually launching global scalable initiatives and piloting new programs to support and empower women in the industry.

Contact 1: Natalie Villalobos 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/womentechmakers

Scope: International 
Employees: 10



Association for Women in Computing 

The Association for Women in Computing is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in computing profession. Our members are a diverse group of professionals in careers that touch every aspect of the computer industry. You’ll discover a camaraderie with our group that you won’t find in other professional organizations.

Contact 1: Cindy Jones 
Contact 2: Katie Bedney 
Contact 3: Jane Sheedy

Website: http://www.awctc.org/

Scope: Twin Cities 
Employees: 10



EdTechWomen

EdTechWomen is a network of educators, technologists, and business experts focused on leadership development for women in education technology. Its mission is to create an inclusive community of women and their supporters from all aspects of the education technology industry in order to build and enhance the leadership capacity of women.

Contact 1: Sehreen Noor Ali 
Contact 2: Margaret Roth

Website: http://edtechwomen.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/edtechwomen

Scope: International 
Employees: 7



ITWomen 

ITWomen is a non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the number of girls and women in the fields of technology and engineering and to provide professional development, student education and scholarships through a supportive network.

Contact 1: Claire Marrero 
Contact 2: Patricia Mundarain

Website: http://www.itwomen.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/itwomen

Scope: Florida 
Employees: 5



BPDA 

BDPA is a global member-focused technology organization that delivers programs and services for the professional well-being of its stakeholders. Founded in 1975, BDPA currently has 2400 members and wishes to be a powerful advocate for their stakeholders' interests within the global technology industry.

Contact 1: Earl Pace 
Contact 2: Mike Williams 
Contact 3: Pamela Mathews

Website: http://www.bdpa.org/ 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BDPA

Scope: National
Employees: 3



Women's High Tech Coalition 

The Women’s High Tech Coalition (WHTC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), non-partisan organization that promotes the exchange of ideas among leaders in the public and private sectors whose focus is technology, innovation and the development of public policy related to technology.

Contact 1: Melissa Foxman 
Contact 2: Sarah Akbar

Website: http://www.womenshightech.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomensHighTech

Scope: National 
Employees: 2




MEDIA & COMMUNITY



Internet Society - Shine the Light 


Shine The Light is an international campaign that encourages people to boost the profile of incredible women around the world who are pushing boundaries using technology.

Contact 1: Kathryn Brown 
Contact 2: Mark Buell 
Contact 3: Karen Rose

Website: http://www.internetsociety.org/shinethelight 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/internetsociety

Scope: International 
Employees: 270



CRN Women of the Channel 

Women of the Channel Online celebrates and fosters female leadership across the IT channel year-round, continuing and building on the conversations and ideas sparked at our industry-leading Women of the Channel events. This site provides a forum for sharing perspectives on life and work, recognizing the unique contributions of the women shaping today’s channel, and finding the tools and knowledge to grow and advance both personally and professionally.

Contact 1: Lisa McKenzie 
Contact 2: Doris Branscombe 
Contact 3: Robert DeMarzo

Website: http://wotc.crn.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WOTChannel

Scope: National 
Employees: 152



Anita Borg Institute 

Organizes conferences for women and awards for influential female leaders. Their goal is to not only help women thrive in technology fields, but make sure technologies are built to help women thrive.

Contact 1: Telle Whitney 
Contact 2: James Beck 
Contact 3: Elizabeth Ames

Website: http://anitaborg.org/ 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/anitaborg_org

Scope: International 
Employees: 124



Girls in Tech 

An organization with 60 local chapters around the world that host events. Girls in Tech University brings workshops and resources to female college students pursuing a career in technology, and they also have mentorship programs for grade-school students.

Contact 1: Adriana Gascoigne

Website: http://www.girlsintech.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlsintech

Scope: International 
Employees: 82


Women in Wireless 

An organization that promotes female leaders in mobile and digital through events in DC, New York, and San Francisco and spotlights on influential women.

Contact 1: Aurelie Guerrieri 
Contact 2: Emily McInerney
Contact 3: Jeni Gridley

Website: http://womeninwireless.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenInWireless

Scope: International 
Employees: 56



Scientista Foundation 

The Scientista Foundation is a national organization that empowers pre-professional women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through content, communities, and conferences. Currently the largest network of campus women across STEM disciplines, Scientista serves to connect all communities of women in STEM at campuses across the nation, giving such important organizations more visibility and resources, and building a strong, cohesive network of women in science that can act as one voice.

Contact 1: Julia Tartaglia 
Contact 2: Christina Tartaglia 
Contact 3: Amanda Applebaum

Website: http://www.scientistafoundation.com

Scope: National 
Employees: 32



Baptie Women's Leadership Council 

The Women’s Leadership Council is a community of women who join together regularly to learn how to raise the overall success rate of enabling their success and leadership potential. This council share best practices, hear from industry leaders, and form other initiatives that drive successful women in Technology!

Contact 1: Rod Baptie 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cfocuscommunity

Scope: National 
Employees: 29



Opportunity@Work 

Based at New America in Washington DC, Opportunity@Work is a civic enterprise whose mission is to re-wire the U.S. labor market to enable more Americans to achieve upward mobility in the job market and workplace, to facilitate actions by U.S. employers to develop the talent they collectively need to succeed and grow, and to scale up innovations that unlock more fully all people’s potential for higher-value, meaningful work as a source of economic opportunity and national competitive advantage.

Contact 1: Byron Auguste 
Contact 2: Karan Chopra 
Contact 3: Tyra Mariani

Website: http://www.opportunityatwork.org/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opportunityatwork/

Scope: National 
Employees: 22



Women 2.0

A media organization highlighting female entrepreneurship. Organizers of Founder Friday meetups and the PITCH conferences in Silicon Valley and New York. Their sister organization in Latin America is Ellas 2.0. See our interview with CEO Shaherose Charania.

Contact 1: Kate Brodock 
Contact 2: Elisa Miller-Out 
Contact 3: Shaherose Charania

Website: http://www.women2.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/women2

Scope: International 
Employees: 18



Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) 

For us, a feminist approach to technology is a gendered critique of the design, use and impact of technology, as well as empowering women to participate in its future. We believe that equal participation of women in producing and decision-making regarding technology is important to ensure that widely used technologies do not affect women adversely.

Contact 1: Aakriti Gupta 
Contact 2: Anita Sonawane 
Contact 3: Ankita Rawat

Website: http://www.fat-net.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fattechy

Scope: India 
Employees: 16



#BrainBabe

#brainbabe is a thought leadership platform founded by Deidre Kashou Diamond dedicated to increasing the hiring of women in the Cyber Security and Technology professions, while also supporting those already in the professions with a communication framework that will advance and empower both women and men in the workplace.

Contact 1: Deidra Diamond 
Contact 2: Kyle Kennedy 
Contact 3: Lisa Kendall

Website: http://www.brainbabe.org 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brain_babe

Scope: National 
Employees: 16



Lesbians Who Tech 

Lesbians Who Tech is a Community of Queer Women in or around tech (and the people who love them).

Contact 1: Leanne Pittsford 
Contact 2: Dom Brassey 
Contact 3: Brianna Boles

Website: http://lesbianswhotech.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lesbiantech

Scope: International 
Employees: 12



Girl Geek Dinners 

A community that holds dinner events for women in STEM and helps them find inspiration and mentorship.

Contact 1: Sarah Lamb

Website: http://girlgeekdinners.com/ 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ggdworldwide

Scope: International 
Employees: 11



Wonder Women Tech

Wonder Women Tech (WWT) is a non-profit organization which produces an annual conference and series of educational programming and initiatives that highlights, educates, and celebrates women and diversity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) innovation and entrepreneurialism. Our conferences and programming offer a variety of speakers, panel discussions, coding classes, community inclusion activities and other dynamic initiatives geared towards empowering women and diverse demographics.

Contact 1: Lisa Mae Brunson 
Contact 2: Brianna Machado 
Contact 3: Kimberly King

Website: https://wonderwomentech.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderwomentech/

Scope: International 
Employees: 9



Change Catalyst Tech Inclusion 


Change Catalyst empowers diverse, inclusive and sustainable tech innovation – through education, mentorship and funding. Our Tech Inclusion programs explore and develop innovative solutions to tech diversity and inclusion. We partner with the tech community to solve diversity and inclusion together through conferences, career fairs, strategic consulting and training. Our work spans the full tech ecosystem, including: Education, Workplace, Entrepreneurship and Policy.

Contact 1: Melinda Epler 
Contact 2: Wayne Sutton 
Contact 3: Susan Cooney

Website: http://changecatalyst.co
Twitter: http://twitter.com/techinclusionco

Scope: International 
Employees: 8



Femgineer 

We empower Female Engineers and provide courses and workshops to: educate, encourage professionals in the high-tech industry.

Contact 1: Poornima Vijayashanker 
Contact 2: Karen Catlin 
Contact 3: Fernando Garrido Vaz

Website: http://femgineer.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/femgineer

Scope: International 
Employees: 5



STEM for Her

STEM for Her, formerly known as Women in Technology Education Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, based in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. area that promotes education to create awareness, excitement, and opportunities among girls and young women to pursue successful STEM-related careers.

Contact 1: Marian McKee 
Contact 2: Marguerete Luter 
Contact 3: Nanci Schimizzi

Website: http://www.stemforher.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/STEMForHer

Scope: National 
Employees: 5



Webgrrls 

A global organization with local chapter events, discussion boards, and job listings. Organizers of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, a two-day conference in New York to teach entrepreneurs to communicate with and manage their technical employees.

Contact 1: Kevin Kennedy 
Contact 2: Nelly Yusupov 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Webgrrls

Scope: International 
Employees: 4



Girl Geek Coffees (GGC) 

The sole purpose of Girl Geek Coffees (GGC) is to pursue charitable purposes of advancing the interests of minority females in Information Technology and related Science, Engineering & Mathematics fields, particularly at the development stages of student and early career.

Contact 1: Miriam Hochwald 
Contact 2: Felicity Cunningham 
Contact 3: Mahtab Mirmomeni

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/girlgeekcoffees
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GirlGeekCoffees

Scope: Australia/US 
Employees: 3



Channel Partners Women in the Channel (WIC) 

Women in the Channel connects female leaders in the telecom and IT channels for the purpose of collaborating to grow our businesses, support each other as women and mentor each other.

Contact 1: Hilary Gadda 
Contact 2: Nancy Ridge 
Contact 3: Khali Henderson

Website: https://womeninthechannel.org/ 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WomenInChannel

Scope: National 
Employees: 3



Global Tech Women 

We are Global Tech Women. Our mission is to create a global network of inspired, connected and self-actualized women in tech.

Contact 1: Deanna Kosaraju 
Contact 2: Jerri Barrett 
Contact 3: Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk

Website: http://www.globaltechwomen.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlobalTechWomen

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



The RAISE Project 

Created by the Society for Women’s Health Research, it helps women find and apply for awards and grants in science, technology, engineering, math, and mathematics.

Contact 1: Stephanie Pincus 
Contact 2: Donna J. Dean 
Contact 3: W. Sue Shafer

Website: http://www.raiseproject.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAISEProject

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



Tech LadyMafia 


Tech LadyMafia supports women who work in and around the internet. We are astrophysicists and developers, writers and digital strategists. We believe in very inclusive definitions of the words “women” and “ladies”. TLM is open is to anyone who identifies as a woman.

Contact 1: Erie Meyer 
Contact 2: Aminatou Sow 
Contact 3: Merici Vinton

Website: http://techladymafia.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/techladymafia

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



Women Catalysts 

Our events and online community are the place to get motivation, resources, and encouragement to make your dreams a reality. Because you can do it, and you don't have to do it alone.

Contact 1: Kim Hunter 
Contact 2: Lindsay Jean Thomson 
Contact 3: Leo Hunter Thomson

Website: http://www.womencatalysts.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenCatalysts

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



Blacks in Technology 

The Blacks in Technology mission: Deliver the most relevant and beneficial information and network for African Americans in the technology field or pursuing a career in Technology. Focus on creating a community in which African Americans are comfortable, motivated and inspired to pursue careers in Technology.

Contact 1: Greg Greenlee 
Contact 2: Jennifer Epperson 
Contact 3: Ayori Selassi

Website: http://www.blacksintechnology.net
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blkintechnology

Scope: National 
Employees: 3



TechWorldsHalf 


This is a private group to collaborate on encouraging and keeping half of the total workforce - women - in this amazing industry! Goals: 1. Share best practices to stay in tech. 2. Provide a forum to connect mentors and mentees for women in tech, and connecting them with the right opportunities. 3. Create a group of females in tech who can advocate more programs and services that keep women in the industry.

Contact 1: Janet Schijns 
Contact 2: Quinnie Wong 
Contact 3: Rokeya Jones/Jo Peterson

Website: https://twitter.com/techworldshalf 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/techworldshalf

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



She's Geeky 


She’s Geeky provides a safe, friendly place for women in STEM to “geek out” and talk about their jobs, their passions, their lives and their hobbies in a supportive, non-competitive environment.

Contact 1: Kaliya Young 
Contact 2: Estee Solomon-Gray 
Contact 3: Shannon Casey

Website: http://www.shesgeeky.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/@shesgeeky

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



Latinas in Computing 

A community created by and for the Latinas in computing with a mission of promoting their representation and success in computing-related fields.

Contact 1: Patty Lopez 
Contact 2: Gilda Garreton 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LatinasInC

Scope: International 
Employees: 2



Chicago Women Developers 

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.

Contact 1: Nicole L. 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWDevs

Scope: Chicago 
Employees: 1



Tech Savvy Women 


Tech Savvy Women is an organization that brings Technology focused Women across various industries and disciplines together to create and foster relationships while enhancing their knowledge of technology.

Contact 1: JJ DiGeronimo 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjdigeronimo

Scope: National 
Employees: 1



EMPOWERING YOUNGER WOMEN



Girls Who Code 

An 8-week summer class teaching programming to high school girls in New York City. The girls take trips to Google,Facebook,Twitter, and Foursquare and work on a final project that tackles a challenge in their community, like recycling.

Contact 1: Reshma Saujani 
Contact 2: Mary Ellen Miller 
Contact 3: Deborah Singer

Website: https://girlswhocode.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlswhocode

Scope: International 
Employees: 604



npower 

Npower is a national nonprofit organization of 23 members providing IT training and services to nonprofits and young adults. Through programs and service, Npower aims to bring the IT community together to do social good.

Contact 1: Bertina Ceccarelli 
Contact 2: Shannon Gibbons 
Contact 3: Patrick Cohen

Website: http://www.npower.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NPowerOrg

Scope: National 
Employees: 253



Robogals 


Inspire, engage and empower young women into engineering and related fields

Contact 1: Emily Heffernan 
Contact 2: Mandy Jor 
Contact 3: Julie Boulton

Website: http://www.robogals.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/robogals

Scope: International 
Employees: 68



Iridescent 

A program where high school girls create a prototype for an Android app, write a business plan, and pitch to VCs, while being mentored by women in tech. Created by Iridescent Learning.

Contact 1: Tara Chklovski 
Contact 2: Veronica Cavallaro 
Contact 3: Wallace Louie

Website: http://iridescentlearning.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IridescentLA

Scope: International 
Employees: 41



Science Club for Girls 

SCFG fosters excitement, confidence and literacy in STEM for girls from underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by maximizing meaningful interactions with women mentors in science, technology, engineering & mathematics

Contact 1: Lonsdale Koester 
Contact 2: Kate Pickle 
Contact 3: Corrine Jager

Website: http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scfg

Scope: Boston 
Employees: 40



Black Girls Code

An organization that helps African-American girls ages 7-17 learn programming and take charge of their future, mainly through workshops across the country.

Contact 1: Kimberly Bryant 
Contact 2: Monique Wingard 
Contact 3: Tecia Garrett Marshall

Website: http://www.blackgirlscode.com/ 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/blackgirlscode

Scope: National 
Employees: 27



IT-ology 

IT-ology is a non-profit collaboration of businesses, academic institutions and organizations dedicated to growing the IT talent pipeline, fostering economic development and advancing the IT profession.

Contact 1: Tammy Mainwaring 
Contact 2: Rachel Barnett 
Contact 3: Jamesetta James

Website: http://it-ology.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IT_oLogy

Scope: South Carolina 
Employees: 20



TechGirlz 

TechGirlz is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to reducing the gender gap in technology occupations. We develop fun and educational hands-on workshops, called TechShopz, and an annual Entrepreneur Summer Camp. These efforts aim to get middle-school age girls interested in different kinds of technology and demonstrate the varied options of careers available.

Contact 1: Tracey Welson-Rossman 
Contact 2: Karen Stellabotte 
Contact 3: Sarah Johnson

Website: http://www.techgirlz.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/techgirlzorg

Scope: National 
Employees: 18



MentorNet 

MentorNet, a division of Great Minds in STEM, connects STEM students from freshman year through the doctoral level with mentors working in a variety of STEM fields. Any STEM student in an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S. and professionals with STEM degrees may join our new open social network for mentoring at http://www.mentornet.org/join. More than 60% of MentorNet mentees are women and more than 30% are pursuing degrees in computing.

Contact 1: Mary Fernandez 
Contact 2: John Cross
Contact 3: Rebecca Rubenstein
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentorNetTweet

Scope: International 
Employees: 17



AkiraChix 


AkiraChix is a not for profit organisation that aims to inspire and develop a successful force of women in technology who will change Africa’s future.Founded in April 2010, AkiraChix aims to be the leading women’s network impacting technology in Africa.

Contact 1: Angela O. Lungati 
Contact 2: Judith Owigar 
Contact 3: Linda Kamau

Website: http://akirachix.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AkiraChix

Scope: Africa 
Employees: 16




ChickTech 

We facilitate hands-on technology-centric events to empower, support, and increase the confidence of women and girls. Through our events, we build community, empower participants to see themselves as leaders, and provide networking and mentoring opportunities in the rapidly growing high tech industry.

Contact 1: Janice Levenhagen 
Contact 2: Sally Deck 
Contact 3: Ashly Alberto

Website: http://chicktech.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chicktechorg

Scope: National 
Employees: 8



DIY Girls 

DIY (“Do-It-Yourself”) Girls’ mission is to increase girls’ interest and success in technology, engineering and making through innovative educational experiences and mentor relationships. We're a supportive community for girls driven by an interest in creating and building with technology.

Contact 1: Luz Rivas 
Contact 2: Evelyn Gomez 
Contact 3: Keyanay Colvin

Website: http://www.diygirls.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DIYGirls

Scope: Los Angeles 
Employees: 8



Young Rewired State 


Young Rewired State (often stylized as YRS) is an organisation based in the United Kingdom, which run events and schemes for technically gifted young people aged 18 and under. It brings together young developers, designers, and those with other technical skills to build projects (mainly phone and web applications) that attempt to solve real world problems.

Contact 1: Emma Mulqueeny 

Website: http://www.yrs.io
Twitter: https://twitter.com/youngrewired

Scope: UK 
Employees: 8



HER Ideas in Motion 


HER Ideas in Motion is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation focused on helping girls achieve in technology and media arts. Through hands-on workshops and tech clubs, girls learn technical and creative skills from professionals, while building their own projects. In addition, HER Ideas in Motion has developed a women-led approach that combines female technical and creative professionals teaching and mentoring girls to provide access to female role models in these fields.

Contact 1: Rachel Wilkins Patel 
Contact 2: Nicole Capuana 
Contact 3: Chrissy Freeman

Website: http://www.herideasinmotion.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HERIdeas

Scope: Ohio 
Employees: 6



CodeEd 

A program that teaches computer science to girls in underserved communities, starting in middle school. They run classes in Boston, New York, and San Francisco.

Contact 1: Carey Tan 
Contact 2: Angie Schiavoni 
Contact 3: Sep Kamvar

Website: http://www.codeed.org
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/codeedorg

Scope: NYC / San Fran 
Employees: 4



Go Girl, Go for IT 

Go Girl, Go for IT aims to excite and engage female secondary school students by introducing them to the vast range of global, lucrative and varied career options in IT. The event focuses on inspiring students with fantastic role model speakers, showcasing technology of the future and challenging their preconceptions of a career in IT. There will be access to a wealth of information that will assist students in making informed decisions about a career in IT.

Contact 1: Fi Slaven 
Contact 2: Sue Hogg 
Contact 3: Sara Ogston

Website: http://www.gogirl.org.au
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoGirlGo4IT

Scope: Australia 
Employees: 3



MIT Women's Initiative

High school girls are taking high level math and science courses-with the exception of physics and engineering-at similar rates as their male peers; however, gender disparities begin to emerge at the undergraduate level, where men outnumber women in many STEM fields. Women receive only 18.2% of bachelor degrees awarded in computer science, 19.1% in physics, and 19.2% in engineering.

Contact 1: Yagnaseni Roy 
Contact 2: Jennifer Switzer 
Contact 3: Aswini Prasad

Website: http://web.mit.edu/wi

Scope: National 
Employees: 3



Girls Programming Network 


The Girls' Programming Network is run by girls for girls. We run workshop every term for high school girls in the Sydney area on programming & awesome IT stuff!

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/girlsprogrammingnetwork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gpn_sydney

Scope: Australia 
Employees: 0REGIONAL GROUPS



Women & Hi Tech 


Women and Hi Tech is an organization of women and men whose goal is to attract, develop, retain, support and promote women who are interested in technology, through networking, role modeling, education and professional development.

Contact 1: Tiffany White 
Contact 2: Audrey Taylor 
Contact 3: Robin Fleming

Website: http://womenandhitech.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenandHiTech

Scope: Indiana 
Employees: 10



RichTech Women In Technology Forum 

The Rich Tech Women In Technology Forum is designed to provide networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for women involved at all levels of technology centric businesses or organizations. The mission of the forum is to be a catalyst in growing the interest of science, technology, math and engineering among today’s young women. The council organizes an inaugural Women ETC (Education, Technology, Careers) event that provides professional development, education, and collaboration amongst its participants.

Contact 1: Robby Demeria 
Contact 2: Tracy Dickerson 
Contact 3: Margaret Taylor

Website: http://rvatechwomen.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Women_etc

Scope: Richmond, VA 
Employees: 9



Philly Women in Tech 

A community that connects women in technology fields in Philadelphia to learn from and inspire each other. Host of the 2012 Women in Tech Summit.

Contact 1: Gloria Bell

Contact 2: Tracey Welson-Rossman
Contact 3: Kelly Hoey

Website: http://www.phillywomenintech.com/ 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WomenTechSummit

Scope: Regional 
Employees: 5



Women's Coding Collective 


The WCC is a web development community with a mission to narrow the gender gap in technology. We cultivate supportive, no-stupid-questions environments where women can learn, build, and code together.

Contact 1: Nicole Noll 
Contact 2: Susan Buck 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreWCC

Scope: Boston 
Employees: 4



Chicago Women Developers 

Classes and events in Chicago for female programmers. They are in the middle of their Summer Apps Program, a series of three courses to transform your idea into a web and mobile app. They also host weekly open hack nights on Thursday (#XXHACK), where anyone can show up and get help on coding.

Contact 1: Melissa Pierce 
Contact 2: Alison Stanton 
Contact 3: Chelsea Troy

Website: http://cwdevs.com/ 
 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWDevs

Scope: Chicago 
Employees: 3



DC Web Women 

A 3,000+ member organization of women in web design and development, IT, and other digital careers (such as blogging and marketing).

Contact 1: Sibyl Edwards 
Contact 2: Estela Rueda 
Contact 3: Ashley Holtz

Website: http://dcwebwomen.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcww

Scope: Washington DC 
Employees: 3



She++ 

A conference held at Stanford University on the opportunities, challenges, and role models for women in technology, to inspire more “femgineers”: female programmers who use their skills for positive change.

Contact 1: Reynis Vazquez-Guzman 
Contact 2: Katherine Van Kirk 
Contact 3: Shreya Shankar

Website: http://sheplusplus.org/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sheplusplus

Scope: Stanford 
Employees: 3

CODING ORGANIZATIONS



CoderDojo 

CoderDojo is a worldwide movement of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people. Anyone aged seven to seventeen can visit a Dojo where they can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game, and explore technology in an informal, creative, and social environment.

Contact 1: James Whelton 
Contact 2: Bill Liao 
Contact 3: Giustina Mizzoni

Website: https://coderdojo.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coderdojo

Scope: International 
Employees: 170



Women Who Code 


Women Who Code is a global non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. We provide an avenue into tech, empower women with skills needed for professional advancement, and provide environments where networking and mentorship are valued. The organization has executed more than 1,200 free events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 20,000, and has a presence in 15 countries.

Contact 1: Alaina Percival 
Contact 2: Jennifer TacheffContact 3: Joey Rosenberg

Website: https://www.womenwhocode.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenwhocode

Scope: International 
Employees: 109



Ladies Learning Code 


We are a not-for-profit organization with the mission to be the leading resource for women and youth to become passionate builders - not just consumers - of technology by learning technical skills in a hands-on, social, and collaborative way

Contact 1: Melissa Sariffodeen 
Contact 2: Laura Plant 
Contact 3: Nicole Belanger

Website: http://ladieslearningcode.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LLCodeDotCom

Scope: Canadian 
Employees: 92



Ada Development Academy


Ada Developers Academy is a training program located in Seattle, Washington for women who want to become software developers. Ada is tuition-free and is comprised of 6 months of full-time classroom training followed by 5 months in a paid industry internship.

Contact 1: Scott Case 
Contact 2: Elise Worthy 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adaacademy

Scope: Seattle 
Employees: 63



Ladies that UX 


A friendly, welcoming and collaborative community, with a growing number of local groups based in cities worldwide.

Contact 1: Lizzie Dyson 
Contact 2: Georgie Bottomley 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladiesthatux

Scope: International 
Employees: 26



Django Girls 


Django Girls is a non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support. We are a volunteer run organization with hundreds of people contributing to bring more amazing women into the world of technology.

Contact 1: Kaja Milanowska 
Contact 2: Lucie Daeye 
Contact 3: Anubha Maneshwar

Website: https://djangogirls.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/djangogirls

Scope: International 
Employees: 15



Code It Like A Girl 

Code it Like a Girl is a digital media collective that creates content intended to inspire people who self-identify as female to follow their dreams. From technology news and how-to’s to remarkable stories of people all around the world, articles on feminism or just whatever we feel like talking-writing-filming about, we’ll be sharing our POV on anything that can be proven empowering, valuable, informative or entertaining to our audience.

Contact 1: Maria Dermentzi 
Contact 2: Anastasia Siapka 
Contact 3: Vasiliki-Eleni Provopoulou

Website: http://www.codeitlikeagirl.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/codeitlikeagirl

Scope: Greece 
Employees: 15



Cloud Girls 

Cloud Girls is an open, vendor-neutral, not-for-profit community of female technology advocates dedicated to educating themselves, their organizations and customers about the vast and dynamic cloud ecosystem. By exploring emerging market and technical trends, advocating best practices/reference architectures and building community consensus, Cloud Girls is fostering the next wave of women in technology.

Contact 1: Jo Peterson 
Contact 2: Manon Buettner 
Contact 3: Michelle Hyde

Website: http://cloudgirls.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gocloudgirls

Scope: National 
Employees: 10



jduchess 

Duchess is a global organization for women in Java technology, currently with 550 members in over 60 countries. Duchess provides a platform through which women who work with Java can connect with each other and get involved in the greater Java community. It aims to make the role of women and the individual women's contributions visible in the Java community and to teach the benefits of diversity in any team environment - whether corporate or open-source.

Contact 1: Linda van der Pal 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jduchess

Scope: International 
Employees: 8



Railsbridge 

RailsBridge workshops are a free and fun way to get started or level up with Rails, Ruby, and other web technologies. Our events focus on increasing diversity in tech, so that people of all backgrounds can feel welcome and comfortable in our industry.

Contact 1: Kari Bancroft 
Contact 2: Coraline Ada Ehmke 
Contact 3: Rachel Myers

Website: http://www.railsbridge.org 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/railsbridge

Scope: International 
Employees: 3



Outreachy 

Outreachy helps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source software get involved. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute any time throughout the year and offer focused internship opportunities twice a year with a number of free software organizations.

Contact 1: Marina Zhurakhinskaya 
Contact 2: Christie Koehler 
Contact 3: Sarah Sharp

Website: https://www.gnome.org/outreachy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/outreachy

Scope: National 
Employees: 3



Latina Girls Code 


Formed in 2014, Latina Girls Code is a program created to fill the diversity gap between girls who are interested in technology through education and resources. LGC will provide mentors, access to hardware and digital tools as well as internships through various programs and events throughout the year. It is the endeavor of the organization to provide tangible education to those particularly in disadvantaged areas in hopes to spur interest in the technology.

Contact 1: Antonio Garcia 
Contact 2: Cindy Agustín 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/latinagirlscode

Scope: Chicago 
Employees: 2



Railsgirls 

Our aim is to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and to build their ideas. We do this by providing a great experience on building things and by making technology more approachable.

Contact 1: Linda Liukas 
Contact 2: Karri Saarinen 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/railsgirls

Scope: International 
Employees: 2



CodeChix 


CodeChix fosters continuous learning through our chapters’ events and workshops. Offerings include hacking sessions, technical talks, and hands-on, developer-led technical workshops. Sample events include Wikipedia’s Operations Infrastructure, Algorithms and Directed Acyclic Graphs, Mobile/Graphic Design for Engineers Workshop, Toy Robotics: My little Pleo, OpenShift Workshop, and Android Instalfest & App Building 101.

Contact 1: Rupa Dachere 
Contact 2: Sabrina Farmer 
Contact 3: Rebecca Parsons

Website: http://codechix.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/codechix

Scope: International 
Employees: 2



Pyladies 

We are an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings.

Contact 1: Lynn Root 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pyladies

Scope: International 
Employees: 1
EDUCATION




Girl Develop It 

Technical workshops for female programmers held around the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia. They aim to create a supportive environment where women can join the discussion and show off their skills. Courses are also available online.

Contact 1: Corinne Warnshuis 
Contact 2: Vanessa Hurst 
Contact 3: LaVonna Ricketts

Website: http://girldevelopit.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/girldevelopit

Scope: International 
Employees: 127



Skillcrush

A site targeted at women to help them learn technology, including tech terms, Ask Ada (named after the first programmer), and other articles.

Contact 1: Adda Birnir 
Contact 2: Aisha Souto-Maior 
Contact 3: Ann Cadcarano

Website: http://skillcrush.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkillCrush

Scope: International 
Employees: 38



Hackbright Academy 

A 10-week training program for women in San Francisco – half learning, half doing. Applications for the fall program are due in August, and it costs $6,000.

Contact 1: Sharon Wienbar 
Contact 2: Scott Deming 
Contact 3: Angie Chang

Website: https://hackbrightacademy.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hackbright

Scope: San Francisco 
Employees: 20


ACCELERATORS / INVESTORS




Golden Seeds 

A firm that invests in early-stage companies with a female founder/CEO or executive. They also offer business training to entrepreneurs and investors.

Contact 1: Jo Ann Corkran 
Contact 2: Loretta McCarthy 
Contact 3: Peggy Wallace

Website: http://goldenseeds.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoldenSeeds

Scope: National 
Employees: 193



Astia 

A not-for-profit organization that offers paid, week-long programs to help female entrepreneurs in technology, life sciences, and clean tech to learn skills for revenue generation, sales, and fundraising. Includes a support network of over 200 investors and 300 startup executives.

Contact 1: Sharon Vosmek 
Contact 2: Victoria Pettibone 
Contact 3: Yuka Nagashima

Website: http://www.astia.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/astiaglobal

Scope: Silicon Valley / Global 
Employees: 145



Springboard 

Their “Forum Program” is an accelerator with two months of coaching for women-led businesses. They also offer pitch practice and educational programs to learn how to fundraise.

Contact 1: Kay Koplovitz 
Contact 2: Amy Millman 
Contact 3: Anna Consani

Website: https://www.springboardenterprises.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/springboardent

Scope: International 
Employees: 46



Bad Girl Ventures 


A microlending organization started by Candace Kleinthat helps women-owned startups in Ohio. Borrowers also get a nine-week course on business development.

Contact 1: Nancy Aichholz 
Contact 2: Angela Ozar 
Contact 3: Caitlin Saia

Website: http://www.badgirlventures.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BGV_Cincinnati

Scope: Ohio 
Employees: 17



Women Who Tech 

Organizers of the yearly Women Who Tech TeleSummit, with talks by women in technology, startups, and social media. Creators of the #Women2Follow hashtag onTwitter.

Contact 1: Allyson Kapin 
Contact 2: Lisa Stone 
Contact 3: Amy Sample Ward

Website: http://www.womenwhotech.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/womenwhotech

Scope: International 
Employees: 5



FemaleDev 


This year, FemaleDev focuses on producing, mentoring, and nurturing female startup founders in Indonesia’s tech ecosystem.

Contact 1: Alamanda Shantika Santoso 
Contact 2: Aulia Jasmine Oktofan 
Contact 3: Niki Hidayati

Website: http://femaledev.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/femaledev

Scope: Indonesia 
Employees: 3



NewME Accelerator 


A 12-week mentorship program in Mountain View for startups led by a minority founder (African American, Latino, or female).

Contact 1: Angela Benton 
Contact 2: Eva Ho 

Scope: NationalEmployees: 2


CREATIVE SPACES




digitalundivided 


digitalundivided uses innovation to foster the economic growth and empowerment of Black and Latina women entrepreneurs.

Contact 1: Kathryn Finney 
Contact 2: Darlene Gillard Jones 
Contact 3: Danielle Robinson Bell

Website: http://www.digitalundivided.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/digundiv/

Scope: Atlanta 
Employees: 7



Double Union 


Double Union is a space for your projects - Things women do in this space include sewing, programming, electronics, woodworking, fiber arts of all kinds, and zine making.

Contact 1: Alexsarah Collier 
Contact 2: Tina Coles 
Contact 3: Daniela Arias

Website: https://www.doubleunion.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoubleUnionSF

Scope: San Francisco 
Employees: 5



Women's Center for Creative Work 


Founded in 2013, the Women’s Center for Creative Work, or WCCW, is a not-for-profit organization that cultivates LA’s feminist creative communities and practices. Combining a co-workspace on the LA river in Frogtown, project incubation facilities, residency programs, a rapidly growing network of over 15,000 followers, and a full calendar of artistic and professional development programming for female creatives, WCCW advocates for female-led creative businesses and projects in Los Angeles.

Contact 1: Sarah Williams 
Contact 2: Kate Johnston 
Contact 3: Emily Walworth

Website: http://womenscenterforcreativework.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WCCWLA

Scope: Los Angeles 
Employees: 3