Cloud Girls and Telecom for Change Raise More Than $10,000 for Afterschool Tech Programs for Young Women
Summary
Programs affiliated with the Afterschool Alliance will be invited to apply for the mini-grants sponsored by Cloud Girls by describing what they intend to do with the grant money to provide a dynamic learning environment for technology education and to creatively inspire young womens interest in technology. Cloud Girls members plan to actively participate in the local execution of the programs selected. Upon hearing about this campaign, we were able to quickly mobilize our board members to double the funds raised.” Cloud Girls and Telecom for Change invite like-minded individuals and companies to join the fundraising effort at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/cloudgirls/donate. By exploring emerging market and technical trends, advocating best practices and building community, Cloud Girls is fostering female thought leaders in next-generation technology. Local charities often overlooked and underfunded, depend on Telecom for Change to provide game-changing donations that go directly to the cause rather than administrative costs.