September 12, 2018
Software.org Connects People with Skills Training
TransformYourTrade.org highlights online resources from the industry’s leading software companies...
September 12, 2018
Your One-Stop-Shop for Software Training Opportunities
Software.org: the BSA Foundation is excited to announce the creation of TransformYourTrade.org, a website to connect early and mid-career workers with software training opportunities and resources across the country....
August 17, 2018
“Diversity in Tech Summit at A&T”
The Carolina Peacemaker, August 17, 2018. In September 2017, the HBCU Caucus created the HBCU Partnership Challenge to increase corporate commitments to diversity and inclusion efforts on HBCU campuses. The caucus reached out to three of the largest tech associations — the Information Technology Industry...
August 10, 2018
Helping the Software Workforce Look More Like America with Girls Who Code
Software.org’s Girls Who Code class graduated yesterday, and we couldn’t be prouder of the work they’ve accomplished this summer. Our class of 23 DC-area high school girls spent the past seven weeks learning coding languages to create websites, program apps, and control robots. We also...
August 08, 2018
Office of Congresswoman Alma Adams, August 8, 2018. “Software.org is honored to be part of this important event,” said Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director of Software.org: the BSA Foundation. “Software is changing our lives in so many ways, and it’s important that the US software workforce...
August 09, 2018
“Software.org’s Chris Hopfensperger Moderates HBCU Caucus Diversity in Tech Summit in N.C.”
Politico, August 9, 2018. The Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus is holding this week its diversity in tech summit at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. Read More >>> Posting: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2018/08/09/drc-politician-hires-us-lobbyists-ahead-of-elections-311604...
August 08, 2018
“Tech Firms Seek Partnerships to Increase Workforce Diversity”
The Hill, August 8, 2018. Company representatives, lawmakers and college and university officials are convening in Greensboro, N.C., this week to try tackle tech’s persistent problems with diversity. At an event on Wednesday and Thursday led and organized by the HBCU congressional caucus, people focused...
August 01, 2018
“Spotlight on Girls Who Code Classroom Summer Immersion Program”
ABC7/News Channel 8 (WJLA), August 2, 2018. From Victoria Espinel: “Coding is such an important skill to have today regardless of what field you go into.” Read More >>> Posting: https://wjla.com/features/good-morning-washington/spotlight-on-girls-who-code-classroom-summer-immersion-program/...
August 01, 2018
New Orleans Magazine, August 2018. Such thinking helped Louisiana rise to No. 5 in the country last year for growth in software employment, according to a Software.org report that said some 12,000 people now hold software jobs in Louisiana. Read More >>> Posting: http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/August-2018/Up-and-Coming/...
July 19, 2018
“To Lead in Tech, Focus on Diversity, Atlanta”
Atlanta Inno, July 19, 2018. From Chris Hopfensperger and Anne Cooney: It has never been more important for Atlanta leaders to stay focused on creating an inclusive working environment and removing barriers to participation in the burgeoning tech industry. As every city competes to lead...