Girl Develop It

Girl Develop It (GDI) is a nonprofit organization devoted to getting women the materials they need to pursue careers in software development. It provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment.[1] Their mission is to give women of any income level, nationality, education level, and upbringing an environment in which to learn the skills to build websites and learn code to build programs with hands-on classes in two countries in 56 cities.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

Girl Develop It was started in 2010 by Vanessa Hurst and Sara Chipps[8] with their flagship location in New York City. GDI started with just one class that sold out in one day. Today more than 55,000 members have been helped. Between that, they have built up their organization to 53 cities[9] in 33 states and districts in the United States[7] and one in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Recently, Girl Develop It has empowered more than 1,000 students per month with coding skills. [10]In late 2017, GDI will start addressing international inquiries.[1] The organization and local chapters have hosted or participated in hackathons. During the Buffalo chapter's second event in 2016, developers competed to create websites for nonprofit woman- and minority-owned organizations.[5] The organization has also hosted hackathons in Camden,[11] in Wilmington,[12] and in Seattle.[12]

Chapters

Locations of GDI Chapters[13]
State City
Arizona Phoenix[14]
California
  • Los Angeles[15]
  • Oakland
  • Orange County[7]
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco[16]
  • San Jose
Colorado Boulder/Denver[7]

Fort Collins[7]

Delaware Wilmington[12]
District of Columbia Washington, DC
Florida
  • Miami / Fort Lauderdale
  • Tampa Bay
  • West Palm Beach
Georgia Atlanta
Idaho Boise
Illinois Chicago
Indiana Indianapolis
Kentucky Louisville
Maryland Baltimore
Massachusetts Boston
Michigan Ann Arbor

Detroit

Grand Rpids[7]

Minnesota Minneapolis
Missouri Kansas City

St. Louis

Nevada Las Vegas[7]
New Jersey Camden[17]
New Mexico Albuquerque[18]
New York
  • Buffalo
  • New York
  • Rochester
North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • Raleigh/Durham[19]
North Dakota Fargo[20]
Ohio
  • Cincinnati
  • Columbus
  • Dayton
  • Toledo
Ontario Ottawa
Oregon Portland
Pennsylvania
  • Lehigh Valley
  • Philadelphia[16]
  • Pittsburgh
Rhode Island Providence
Texas
  • Austin
  • Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Houston
Utah
  • Provo
  • Salt Lake City
Vermont Burlington
Virginia Central Virginia
Washington Seattle[12]
Wisconsin Milwaukee

Curriculum

Girl Develop It (GDI) offers materials on their website that are licensed under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license and that provide visitors with tools and resources to develop online. The curriculum is hosted and constructed by the GDI community on the web-based version control repository GitHub and presented in a slide format, divided by topic. On the GitHub curriculum page, materials are broken up in a color coded format that shows whether they have been reviewed by other members of the community or if the topics meet the requirements or recommendations of the curriculum. These materials are accessible by anyone on the Internet but Girl Development offers in-person courses and social communities at established chapters.

The topics of the curriculum include:

Founders

Vanessa Hurst

Hurst is a computer programmer, social entrepreneur, teacher,[1] and lifetime girl scout, and a co-founder of Girl Develop It. In 2013 she launched the CodeMontage platform. She is also responsible for founding and running Developers For Good and also NYC-based Network of Technologists. She is a strong advocator for computing, software, and coding for everyone. She is currently based in New York City.[21]

Sara Chipps

Chipps is a JavaScript developer and co-founder of Girl Develop It. Once the CTO of Flatiron School,[22] she is currently the CEO of Jewelbots, a friendship bracelet that helps children learn to code. She is currently based in New York City.[23]

Current Leaders

Corinne Warnshuis, Executive Director

Corinne has previously held positions with the Technical.ly news network, producing large-scale technology conferences like Philly Tech Week and Baltimore Innovation Week. [1]

Vanessa Hurst, Co-Founder, Advisor

Vanessa is a lifetime Girl Scout, a teacher, and a passionate supporter of open source software. She also founded organizes Developers for Good. [1]

Bindu Jallabah, Operations Director

Prior to joining GDI, Bindu won awards for her work developing and executing the operational strategy for the Elwyn Baring Street Center. Bindu is also founder and Board Chair of Karanso Africa.[1]

Supporters

Girl Develop It (GDI) lists numerous companies and organizations on their website that have backed, partnered with, or supported them and their cause.

Notable Supporters include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "About - Girl Develop It". www.girldevelopit.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ↑ "This Coding School Is Offering Scholarships To Women Who Want To Be Developers". Fast Company. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ↑ "How Triangle towns aim to make government more transparent and accessible". Newsobserver. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Girl Develop It's new co-leader is self-taught tech engineer". PhillyVoice. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. 1 2 TEGNA. "Girls gather to code at all-women Hackathon". WGRZ. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  6. ↑ The Editorial Board (January 31, 2017). "Triangle cities, towns open doors to data". newsobserver. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "We are Now in 56 Cities!". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  8. ↑ Shattuck, Justin (August 12, 2010). "Herding Code 90: Sara Chipps on Girl Develop IT and Girls Developing Software". Herding Code. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Deng, Olivia (January 9, 2017). "'Don't Be Shy, Develop It!' Girl Develop It Empowers Women in Technology". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "gdi-Help Us Change the World". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  11. ↑ "A hack-athon for Camden focuses on violence". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Girl Develop It is hosting its first East Coast regional hackathon in Wilmington - Technical.ly Delaware". Technical.ly Delaware. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  13. ↑ "Chapters - Girl Develop It". www.girldevelopit.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  14. ↑ "Arizona SciTech Blog | The Arizona Experience - landscapes, people, culture and events". arizonaexperience.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  15. ↑ "5 LA organizations that will teach you to code for free". Built In Los Angeles. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  16. 1 2 "Women take future of coding in own hands". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  17. ↑ "Web developers heat up SJ tech scene". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  18. ↑ "Groups work to boost minorities in tech - New Mexico News Port". New Mexico News Port. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  19. ↑ "Girl Develop It provides support, training for Triangle women in tech". newsobserver. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  20. ↑ "Girl Develop It Fargo celebrates one year with CODE documentary - Emerging Prairie". Emerging Prairie. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  21. ↑ "About". vanessahurst.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  22. ↑ "Sara Chipps - Chief Technology Officer @ Flatiron School". crunchbase. December 28, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  23. ↑ "About". sarajchipps.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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