Girls Who Code Annual Report 2018
The future is sisterhood
Letter from Reshma
Reshma Saujani
CEO and Founder,
Girls Who Code
One of the most powerful bonds a girl can have is the bond of sisterhood, the bond of a community that rises together.
In 2018, we took you on a journey through sisterhood. Using song and dance and conversation and comedy, we celebrated healing in sisterhood, learning in sisterhood, and coding and growing in sisterhood.
We reflected on how far sisterhood has brought us… and, more importantly, how far it will take us.
And it will take us far. When I talk to the girls in our programs, the girls who have graduated from our programs, I am filled with hope for our future.
They are diverse and brilliant and kind and brave. They have the skills to create technologies that will change the world and a sisterhood to support them as they do.
They – we, Girls Who Code – are the future. And we’re glad to have you as part of it.
Sisterhood by the numbers
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Girls served to date
(estimated)
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Girls reached
(via books, sisterhood, social media, etc.)
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Total revenue to date
Cumulative girls served, 2012–2018
Programs by market in the U.S. and Canada, 2012–2018
Commitment to diversity
50%
are from historically underrepresented groups (HUGs)
College-aged alumni
In 2019, we expect our college-aged alumni cohort to grow to nearly
30,000
Majoring in
CS-related fields:
15x–16x
the national rate
Students and alumni by school year
Expanding our sisterhood
Sisterh>>d: The Album
Inspiring 100 million
On Day of the Girl, we released Sisterh>>d, a digital visual album, to elevate a growing movement of girls fighting for change. Countless women musicians, activists, athletes, and more joined our girls to raise their hands in sisterhood for issues close to their hearts.
8 new books
in our bestselling series
Brave, Not Perfect podcast
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
By Brave, Not Perfect with Reshma Saujani
Lizzo
By Brave, Not Perfect with Reshma Saujani
Natalia Ramirez
By Brave, Not Perfect with Reshma Saujani
Allison Yarrow
By Brave, Not Perfect with Reshma Saujani
In 2018, we launched “Brave, Not Perfect” with Reshma Saujani. The podcast features interviews with brave-not-perfect changemakers including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, award-winning musician Lizzo, Girls Who Code alum Natalia Ramirez, and author Allison Yarrow.
3rd–5th grade Clubs
Because we know that it’s important to reach girls as early as possible, we expanded our after-school programs to include 3rd–5th-grade students. Through these clubs, girls can learn to code in an unplugged environment using our bestselling book “Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World.”
Women in Tech Lesson Plans
We created free lesson plans for use in various classrooms – from math to history to computer science – featuring diverse women in tech. Nearly 3,000 educators and advocates across the country accessed the Girls Who Code resource in just six months.
Girls Who Code Canada
In 2018, we began our highly-anticipated international expansion. The expansion began in Canada and will continue to more countries in 2019.
Deepening our sisterhood
6th–12th grade Clubs
We have continued to grow our clubs program – now reaching tens of thousands of girls across the country. Our tried and true programming is available to anyone who wants to start a Girls Who Code club, no matter their computing experience.
We have created a digital food pantry tracking software and website that allows users from our school to make orders for food, track their order, and pick it up after processing – all in an anonymous and secure system.
Summer Immersion Programs
Our annual flagship Summer Immersion Programs continue to serve thousands of girls across the United States.
I have discovered what I want to be when I grow up and found something I was actually passionate about. Before I had no idea what I would do with my life. But after Girls Who Code, I know that I want to pursue something that deals with computer science. I joined clubs and programs this year that deal with coding because of Girls Who Code.
Campus program
Our two-week immersive Campus program, launched in partnership with Deloitte, expanded to include a new iPhone App Development 2 course.
Girls Who Code was a fantastic experience – you join a sisterhood, you improve your technology skills, you learn about and hear from successful women in tech, you discuss issues in the community, you receive lesson plans … and so much more. I am very proud to be a part of GWC, and my experience was and is without a doubt the most interesting, challenging, and worthwhile summer experience I have had to date.
College Loops
Our College Loops program, launched at 35 college campuses in 12 states this year, will help our alumni persist with computer science in college and beyond and build community with Girls Who Code peers on campus.
Overall, it was a game-changing experience for me. Girls Who Code gave me the confidence to pursue a degree in the tech industry, and without them I truly wouldn’t know I was capable of doing it.
Vision for 2019
We imagine a world where our computer science classrooms are as diverse as our communities, a world where women in computing have a sisterhood to lean on, a world where that sisterhood creates real change for communities everywhere.
To bring this world to bear, we will work in 2019 to:
1
Expand in the U.S. and internationally
2
Help our alumni persist and succeed
Our partners
2018 Financials
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activities
