Girls in Tech is a global non-profit founded in 2007 to promote women in technology and entrepreneurship. It has grown to over 42 chapters providing programming like hackathons, conferences, and mentorship. It aims to increase chapters, launch new programs like online courses, and grow its global team by fundraising including a Founding Circle of donors contributing $1,000-$25,000 by December 2014 to support overhead and expansion.

1. FOUNDING CIRCLE September 2014

2. Our Organization

3. Purpose and History
Girls in Tech is a global non-profit (501c3) focused on
influential women in technology and entrepreneurship. We
concentrate on the promotion, growth, success and
leadership of entrepreneurial and innovative women in the
technology space.
The organization was established in 2007 by Adriana
Gascoigne, with its flagship Chapter in San Francisco,
where it’s now headquartered. It has since scaled to over
42 chapters globally, providing high-impact programming
for women in the technology and startup spaces.
MISSION
HISTORY

4. Our Chapters
We currently have 42 Chapters around the world

5. Our Programs
! AMPLIFY A one-day pitch competition where female entrepreneurs present their start-up to a panel of judges.
! Catalyst Conference Two days of inspiring keynotes from female leaders in the industry, as well as panels,
workshops and networking sessions.
! Global Classroom Our online education platform that allows us to connect with people around the world,
offering a variety of training, courses and education.
! GITHacks Hackathons – online or on-the-ground – that focus on gender equality and bridging the gap in the
technology and start-up spaces.
! GIT M A three-tiered mentorship program developed to provide integrated, engaging and educational programs for
three distinct groups:
! GIT W: Professional women in the technology and/or entrepreneurship spaces
! GIT U: University-aged women interested in pursuing careers in the technology and/or entrepreneurship spaces
! GIT NX: Young girls interested in the STEM, coding and/or entrepreneurs
! GIT 360 A two-month bootcamp that teaches women the entrepreneurial skills needed to their product or service in
the technology space.
! XChange A week-long exchange program for women in the start-up and technology spaces.
! GIT Up A program targeting underserved populations around the world by offering training and providing career
opportunities in the technology space.
! GIT Internship A series of partnerships that provide women in technology sectors around the world to be
matched with meaningful internship opportunities in technology companies and startups.

6. Current Status

7. Where we are now
We’ve reached the classic “chasm” of start-ups….
We’re busting at the seams, with 15 new Chapters lined up to launch
in the next two quarters (and requests daily for more), the organization of our
Catalyst Conference next Spring, and serious interest in all of our programs from
organizations around the world….
Great! It IS great…. But we need to grow our Global team fast in order to
execute on this interest, and grow the organization at the pace it wants grow at.
We’re already making an impact on the careers and aspirations of thousands of
women, and the continual demand for this is astounding.
Oh yeah….we’re incredibly biased, but we think this organization can grow
well beyond the current chapter reach and programming and make a real
impact on women in technology and entrepreneurship
around the world….. That’s our passion and our goal.

8. Goals for the next year
! Increase our Chapters around the world……With a particular
focus on US, Africa, Latin and South America and Asia.
! Launch our priority programming
! Global Classroom – We have seven years of research into this, all of the
platform needs in place with contracts signed, and our first course curriculum created,
targeting girls in STEM fields.
! Catalyst Conference – We have a location (Phoenix), a date (Spring 2015)
and have confirmation and interest from some excellent women (we can’t say who just
yet, but trust us, they’re fantastic).
! GIT U – We want to launch our GIT U program in 10 universities around the globe
in Fall 2015.
! GITHacks – We hope to implement several on-the-ground hackathons in the next
year, as well as one global, online hackathon.
! Grow our Global team……We’d like to have 5 full time staff by the end
of 2015.
! Fundraise aggressively……We’re currently speaking with a lot of people
about sponsoring our organization and its programming, as well as researching and
applying for relevant grants…. BUT THESE TAKE TIME. Therefore….

9. Founding Circle

10. Who are you, and why do we need you?
! YOU
! Some who feels passionately about the mission of GIT
! Someone who believes our organization has growth potential beyond its current state
! Someone who would like to help us grow effectively
! Someone with the expertise, network and guidance we need to grow
! Someone who can move quickly
! US
! We need to cover current organizational overhead
! We need to immediately increase our personnel and bandwidth to support our growth
! We need to fill in the time gap between where we are now and when will see funding
from sponsorships or grants (2+ months for all)

11. Our Ask
Be part
of our
Founding
Circle
Individuals or corporations who
would like to support our growth by:
! Donating $1,000-25,000 (or more…)
! Providing these funds by December
31st 2014
Our goal is to raise $100,000 in this time period. This will
help us cover overhead and personnel while we work on
additional funds.
*All donations are tax deductible as charitable donations, and relevant 501c3 paperwork is available upon request

12. Our Return
! We’ll provide you with marketing materials
throughout the year so you can see and point to the
impact of your donation.
! We’ll include you on our Founding Circle page
of our website (with links backs….) and provide social
media exposure.
! For donors of $10,000 or more, we would like
to invite you to become an Advisor of Girls in
Tech, and be highlighted on our Advisors page on
our site.
! Lead Advisor - $20,000 or more
! Advisor - $10,000-$20,000

13. Thank you
Please contact Kate Brodock, President of Girls in
Tech, for further information or to make a donation:
kate@girlsintech.org
+1.617.821.4611
www.girlsintech.org/donate