June 17, 2024
Software.org Celebrates 10 Years of Partnership with Girls Who Code
WASHINGTON – June 17, 2024 – Software.org: the BSA Foundation is celebrating a decade of giving back to the DC and technology community as it sponsors the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program for the tenth consecutive year. Over the past 10 years, Software.org has...
August 07, 2023
Software.org Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell
WASHINGTON – Software.org: the BSA Foundation rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square on Thursday, Aug. 3 to commemorate the impact of software and its role in building an inclusive economy. Gideon Lett, the General Manager of Software.org and Chief Growth...
July 10, 2023
Software.org Hosts Girls Who Code Industry Immersion Day During the Program’s Ninth Summer
Software.org and Raytheon Technologies will host the first Girls Who Code Industry Immersion Day on July 25 to encourage workforce diversity across STEM fields. WASHINGTON – Software.org: the BSA Foundation is partnering for the ninth straight year with Girls Who Code to sponsor a two-week...
June 17, 2022
Software.org’s Eighth Annual Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Starts Today
This summer, Software.org: the BSA Foundation begins its eighth year sponsoring the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program....
July 12, 2021
Software.org Welcomes Largest Ever Girls Who Code Classroom
This summer, Software.org: the BSA Foundation is leveraging the connecting power of software to bring together our largest ever Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program....
May 04, 2021
Software Supports US Economy During COVID-19 Pandemic, New Study Finds
The software industry made the remote economy possible and sustained millions of jobs across the country....
April 15, 2021
Software.org Welcomes Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus to Board
Software.org: the BSA Foundation today welcomed Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, and General Manager of the Sales, Marketing, and Communications Group at Intel Corporation, to its Board of Directors....
January 12, 2021
COVID-19 Response: Software Solutions Enable Vaccine Research, Security, Safe Distribution
From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, software-enabled technologies have been helping researchers surge ahead of expectations in vaccine development.....
July 20, 2020
Software.org Leverages Tech to Expand Diversity Effort
Starting today, Software.org begins classes in its sixth Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. Thirty-seven girls from DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia will take part in a two-week course to learn the fundamentals of computer science....
March 31, 2022
Virtual Event: A New Age of Manufacturing – Software-Enabled Digital Transformation
The Digital Transformation Network hosts a virtual briefing celebrating collaborations in technology and manufacturing and the launch of its latest report, “Manufacturing: Digital Tools Transform How Things Get Made.”...
July 23, 2021
Final Project Showcase and Graduation Ceremony: Celebrating the Girls Who Code Class of 2021
In celebration of their achievements in the 2021 Summer Immersion Program, students welcomed representatives from Software.org and BSA to the classroom for a final project showcase and graduation ceremony....
July 22, 2021
We concluded our Girls Who Code mentorship workshop series with a conversation on career opportunities in our Nation’s Capital in STEM fields, specifically on Capitol Hill, federal agencies, and the private sector....
July 21, 2021
Guest Speakers: Pranathi Pulimamidy and Rhonda Foxx
Continuing our efforts to connect students with mentors working in and around the technology sector, Software.org Executive Director Chris Hopfensperger moderated a conversation with two distinguished women working for leading software companies: Pranathi Pulimamidy (Director of Engineering at Autodesk) and Rhonda Foxx (Head of External...
July 19, 2021
At the Summer Immersion Program’s midpoint, members of the Software.org web and communications teams, as well as mentors from the policy teams at Salesforce and Twilio, led an interactive conversation with students about their career paths and the importance of mentorship and sisterhood along the...
July 16, 2021
Mentorship Workshop: Applying to College and Exploring Careers in STEM
In addition to bringing US policymakers and inspirational guest speakers from the software industry into the Girls Who Code classroom, Software.org has also arranged three mentorship workshops for students to learn important career skills—such as building a resume, advice for success in job interviews, and...
July 16, 2021
Project Showcase: What’s My Personality?
Marking the end of the first week of Software.org’s 2021 GWC program, the whole class came together to showcase their first project with fellow classmates and Software.org team members....
July 14, 2021
Guest Speakers: Victoria Espinel, Tarika Barrett, and Female Leaders in Congress
Software.org’s first partner engagement activity of the year started with Victoria Espinel (President, Software.org) and Dr. Tarika Barrett (CEO, Girls Who Code) welcoming a distinguished panel of female leaders in Congress....
July 13, 2021
Partner Welcome Featuring the Software.org Team
On the second day of the 2021 Summer Immersion Program, members of the Software.org team joined students for a partner welcome event....
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