Code2College #LaunchALeader Fundraiser
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Code 2 College31 students; 40 weeks; 250+ hours of coding, college access and STEM career exploration. Let's go!
$26,740
raised by 113 people
$25,000 goal
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Thank you all for your support! We're less than $10,000 away from our goal. Just one more ask!
We just launched our fundraiser video! Would you mind sharing on social media?
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mr.mattymatt/posts/10105482686763579?pnref=story
All other social media: https://vimeo.com/188530636
Thank you for the support!!!
Central Texas is facing a crisis. Despite its regional reputation for innovation, the nearly 5,000 technology companies with offices in the Austin area and several world-class research institutions, there remains a shortage of skilled, local talent to fill a wide variety of technical roles. Companies continue to source technical talent from outside of Texas and abroad, and as the explosive (and consistent) growth of the area would indicate, the pace is far from slowing down.
This is where Code2College comes in.
Code2College is a multi-year college and career preparatory program utilizing coding education and professional experiences to push students from traditionally underserved backgrounds to and through college, and into STEM careers. During the school year, students will learn coding and web development from volunteers sourced from the Austin tech community, receive professional development and early exposure to STEM industry and university contacts and be placed in paid, project-based summer internships with local companies. The Code2College program model has four components: after-school training sessions, monthly professional development workshops, development of a technical portfolio and placement into paid, project-based summer internships.
Code2College runs lean, yet we've enjoyed great progress and forged solid partnerships. That said, we're a startup nonprofit and a great deal of our support will come from folks like you (yes, YOU reading this right now). So we'd love your support, especially your financial support. We'd also love for you to engage with us by liking our posts, sharing our posts, telling your friends about us, admiring our photos, reading our updates and being the best cheerleader that a nonprofit could ever have.
Contact Matt (matt@code2college.org) with any questions.