Hack and Learn

We Are a Community Aimed to Increase Diversity in the Tech Industry one Technologist at a Time. We offer low to no cost events, workshops, and classes to help support individuals in protected groups enter, stay, and thrive in the tech industry.Creating a space that’s safe for Women, POC, LGBTQ, Non-Binary, differently abled, all religious background, and those 18+ will empower the underrepresented and ensure we’re welcoming to all.

Tech By Choice

Our Hack and Learn is a two week multidiscipline, hackathon aimed to solve issues minority owned business face moving to the digital space.

<h2>Our Event</h2><p>Our goal is to run a hackathon where we can pair technologists up with local business owners to improve or create an online experience for owners.</p><p>We understand that moving to a digital space is a marathon and not a sprint. Leading up to the hackathon we will host a number of workshops to support business owners and technologists level up for this event and whatever comes next.</p><p>Not all hackathons are welcoming to everyone, and they can be intimidating. This is why each member who joins the hackathon portion will be paired with a mentor to help with any issues people may run into.</p><p></p><p><strong>Please email us at support@techbychoice.org for scholarship information.</strong></p>

<h1>Hackathon</h1><p>The community came togehter through our digital hackathon to support our minority owned bussineses. During this time we were able to build out websites, create branding, come up with marketign and bussiness stragies. All things that will help our owners thrive in the digital space. </p>

<h1>Demo Day</h1><h3>Sep 25, 2020</h3><p>During the two-week hackathon, our teams will change the way  owners run their day-to-day operations. We will come together on September 25, 2020 to celebrate everyone's hard work and accomplishments. During the event, we will have guest speakers, panelists, and other fun surprises.</p><h2>Schedule</h2><p><strong>11:30 am: </strong>Networking -<strong> </strong>Check your email for details on how to join the networking session</p><p><strong>12:00 pm: </strong>Welcome Message </p><p><strong>12:10 pm:  </strong>Convey your message effectively to build your audience! - Danny Thompson</p><p><strong>12:55 pm</strong>: #FoundersTea Panel - Saron Yitbarek, Yasmin Mattox, Naya Moss</p><p><strong>1:55 pm: </strong>Minority Business Reveal</p><p><strong>2:25 pm</strong>:  Investing In Your Business Decoded -  Lucas Casarez</p><p><strong>2:55 pm</strong>: How Branding Gives Businesses/Products Visibility - Isaac Sixtus Chizaram</p><p><strong>3:25 pm</strong>: Networking</p>

<h1>Investing In Your Business Decoded</h1><h2>Speaker - Lucas Casarez (He/him)</h2><p><strong>Bio</strong></p><p>Lucas and his wife, Brittany, are originally from Round Lake, Illinois. They moved to Fort Collins, CO in 2011 and it quickly became home. Their son, Avery, was born in 2017 and it changed their lives in many amazing ways. They recently welcomed their daughter, Emma, to the family early in 2019. They also have two loving dogs, Oakley &amp; Jackson. In addition to hanging out as a family, they love to play sports, try new restaurants, hike, visit the local outdoor movie theatre, run, play video games (not so much lately), and travel.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/LukeCFPLevelUp" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitter </a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-casarez-cfp%C2%AE-b47a6162/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.levelupfinancialplanning.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Website </a></p>

<h1>Convey your message effectively to build your audience!</h1><h2>Speaker - Danny Thompson (He/him)</h2><p><strong>Bio</strong></p><p>Danny Thompson went from Gas station fry cook to Software Engineer, Community leader, and has helped over 70 people land their first jobs in tech. The goal is to just help as many people as I can.</p>

<h1>Check out our businesses </h1><h2>Shoeless Ones</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shoeless_ones/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li></ul><p>  </p>

<h2>The Issue</h2><p>2020 has amplified something marginalized communities have been saying for years. Our systems are broken, throughout the globe, and disproportionately affected marginalized communities. Minority business owners and technologists are struggling to stay afloat.</p><p>Minority business owners struggle to find funding despite the large stimulus packages that were created to save the economy. 74% of black-owned firms applied for the Paycheck Protection Program. Only 40% of those firms where approved putting additional strains on these business owners.</p><p>Black/African Americans have less access to capital and investment. Harlam Capital reported in 2018 “105 companies with black founders have raised rounds of $1 million or more since the year 2000.” According to CB Insights, Black founder funding was 10x below the demographic equity, citing “in 2015, only 1% of funded startup founders were black, but makeup 11% of the overall US population.  As a non-profit focused on representing underserved, and underrepresented technologists, Tech By Choice wants to connect our technologists with the businesses that need support. Less than two-thirds (64%) of small businesses have a website.  By 2021 the Global e-commerce sales are expected to reach $4.8 trillion with 2.1 billion shoppers expected to purchase goods and services. People want to spend money ethically, but also want the convenience and safety of online shopping.</p>

<h2>Sponsorship</h2><p>Our community is inspired to learn and use their skills to help local minority companies grow. We are looking for partners to sponsor our Hack &amp; Learns to exponentially spread impact. Side effects include the leveling up of underrepresented identities in tech as well as increasing brand awareness of your company as a leader in diversity, equity &amp; inclusion initiatives.</p><p><strong>Check out our sponsorship packages</strong><a href="https://bit.ly/sponsorship-hack-and-learn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong> using this link</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tbc-hack-and-learn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Donate using this link</strong></a><strong> or email us for more details  at hello@techbychoice.org</strong></p><h2>About <a href="https://www.techbychoice.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tech By Choice</a></h2><p>We are 501(c)3 non profit on a mission to increase the diversity of the Science Engineering Art and Math (STEAM) industries by offering low to no-cost skill-building events to adults in protected groups to ensure individuals know they can enter, stay, and thrive in STEAM.</p><h3>All attendees are expected to abide by the <a href="https://www.techbychoice.org/coc/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tech By Choice Code of Conduct.</a></h3>

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