Impact Challenge for Women's Rights and Social Justice
March 6 - 8th, 2019 in San Francisco
WAKE invites women's rights and social justice leaders from nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. territories to apply to join us in San Francisco for our Tech2Empower USA: Impact Challenge for Women's Rights and Social Justice for International Women's Day 2019 - March 6 - 8, 2019.
Tech2Empower will be a powerful learning experience customized and designed to strengthen their work advancing social justice and women's rights. Tech2Empower will connect teams from social justice organizations with advisors from top tech companies to consult on project challenges. Participating organizations will propose projects aimed at advancing their work on issues including immigration rights, LGBTQIA rights, violence against women and girls, and racial and reproductive justice. The 3-day program and hackathon-style event will convene in San Francisco, March 6 - 8, 2019 for International Women’s Day 2019. Participants will have the opportunity to acquire new tech skills, and benefit from expertise and hands-on work on their project of choice, while also contributing to deeper understanding of their social justice issue area and gaining allies.
Program will include:
- Targeted technology and communications training + coaching
- Sessions with influencers including Cheryl Contee and Beth Kanter
- Video-making + channel promotion at YouTube
- Hackathon-style hands-on project work (proposed by nonprofit) with teams of tech advisors from leading companies
Learn more about the program
Eligibility Requirements:
To be considered to participate in Tech2Empower USA, applicants must be registered nonprofit organizations based in and with primary beneficiaries in the United States and territories AND working primarily on women's rights and social justice issues, including, but not limited to:
- Reproductive rights and justice
- Combating gender-based violence including rape, sexual assault and domestic violence
- Immigrant rights, advocacy and services
- Racial justice, especially issues affecting women and girls of color
- LGBTQIA rights
- Voter rights and political participation
Selection criteria:
- Clear and focused project idea and explanation of its impact on the organization's work;
- Demonstrated focus and commitment to advancing social justice and women's rights, especially in underserved communities;
- Applicant’s expressed interest in applying and being considered for two-month Tech2Empower Impact Fellowship, which includes virtual support and hosting a visit by the project advisor team at the applicant organization and its community.
Please note: Final selection will also take into consideration organization and project focus areas, location, communities served and size of organization to bring together a diverse group of participants for Tech2Empower USA.
Your contribution and funding your travel for Tech2Empower USA:
WAKE fundraises and secures sponsorship to make participation as affordable as possible for nonprofit teams. We ask participating organizations to contribute based on a sliding-scale.
Participation contribution per organization (team of 1-3) based on annual budget:
- $125 contribution per team: nonprofits with annual budgets < $200,000
- $250 contribution per team: nonprofits with annual budgets $200,000 - $500,000
- $500 contribution per team: nonprofits with annual budgets $500,000 - $1,000,000
- $750 contribution per team: nonprofits with annual budgets > $1,000,000
Organizations are responsible for roundtrip transportation to San Francisco, accommodation for 3-4 nights (to be reserved by participants), some local transportation and incidentals. Some breakfasts, most lunches and some dinners will be provided during the program. We hope to be able to provide some support to offset travel costs for organizations who would otherwise not be able to attend. Please do not request funding for travel unless you need it to participate. Travel support will be provided based on need and availability of funds and is not guaranteed.
Application deadline extension: Friday, January 25, 2019 at 12pm PST.