September 26, 2017
Reception to Celebrate the Economic Impact of Software – A State-by-State Comparison
On Tuesday, September 26, we celebrated the release of the 2017 Economic Impact of Software report and how software contributes to our nation’s economy. Our guest speakers included Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R-IN-5) and Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-1)....
August 11, 2017
“Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class on WUSA9”
WUSA9, August 11, 2017. From Chris Hopfensperger: “We think the tech workforce should look like tech users. These women are really the future of coding; they’re the future of the software industry.”...
August 11, 2017
Graduation: Congratulations to Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class of 2017
On August 9, students from the Software.org and Salesforce.org classrooms gathered at Georgetown’s Healey Family Student Center with their teachers and family members for an exciting evening: the Girls Who Code graduation. The ceremony began with a welcome from the Girls Who Code teaching staff...
August 08, 2017
“High school girls see future in STEM after summer of coding”
EdScoop, August 8, 2017. “There are more relaxing ways for high schoolers to spend their summers, but I can’t think of any that would be more fulfilling,” Chris Hopfensperger, executive director of Software.org, said in an interview with EdScoop. “Anything we can do to help...
August 03, 2017
Learning from the Best: Mentorship Day at Microsoft
On July 28, the Software.org, AT&T, and Salesforce classrooms visited Microsoft’s Innovation and Policy Center for their mentorship day. The workshop kicked off with a panel on career planning, followed by a speed networking session with women from Software.org, the SAS Institute, the office of...
July 27, 2017
DCW50, July 27, 2017. From Stephanie, Girls Who Code student from the Software.org classroom: “Coding is the future of computer science and I want to learn how to code so I can make a difference in the future.”...
July 26, 2017
“An Inside Look at a Local Girls Who Code Classroom: ‘We Are Going to Change the World.’”
DCInno, July 26, 2017. "'I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that Girls Who Code is one of our favorite things to do over the course of the year,' [Chris] Hopfensperger said. 'We talk a lot in D.C. about the importance...
July 26, 2017
“Coding for Congress: 2017 Congressional Hackathon”
Medium, July 26, 2017. “For the second year in a row, Quorum teamed up with Girls Who Code to host the 2017 Congressional Hackathon, sponsored by the Software.org: the BSA Foundation and AT&T.”...
July 12, 2017
“Industry report says IoT security is ‘shared responsibility’”
Inside Cybersecurity, July 12, 2017. “Internet of Things developers, users and governments should follow well-known cybersecurity best practices to ensure the IoT is protected from cyber threats, a new report by Software.org: the BSA Foundation, says, calling IoT security a ‘shared responsibility’ between industry, government...
June 26, 2017
Software.org: the BSA Foundation Works with Girls Who Code to Close the Tech Gender Gap
Software.org: the BSA Foundation proudly welcomes 20 young women to its Girls Who Code 2017 Summer Immersion Program in Washington, DC. The program, in which DC-area high school students will spend seven weeks learning the fundamentals of computer science, from building a webpage to making...