Keynote: Community Innovation
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Nonprofit Women Who Code scales a tangible pipeline: 80,000 members in 60 cities across 20 countries, run by 150 volunteer directors who produce 1,500 free technical events per year. Programs award ~€600,000 in coding scholarships and €300,000 in conference tickets, and a leadership track shows measurable promotion and salary gains (one leader reports +200% in under a year). Practical takeaways: limit job requirements, remove whiteboard interviews, assign advocates, diversify project assignments and interview pools.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction and vision
- 3:20Women Who Code origins
- 7:42Industry impact and data
- 12:23Leadership and growth stories
- 15:55Company engagement strategies
- 23:06Startup advice and equity
- 26:53Q&A on hiring practices
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