Girl Develop It RDU- Community Outreach

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Introduction:Marjorie Sample

Social Media Coordinator for GDI-RDU

What is Girl Develop It?We are a non-profit that teaches women computer programming.

ImpactWe have over 1,900 members locally and we continue to grow every day!

You can find chapters in 53 cities across the United States!

What do we offer?We offer lots of introductory courses on

HTML/CSS, Javascript, Python, etc.

In addition, we have intermediate courses such as jQuery and AngularJS.

What do we offer?One of our most popular events is

“Coffee and Code.”

What do we offer?We also offer sessions on writing conference

proposals and salary negotiation to help women with their careers.

How is this possible?We could not do it without the

help of all our wonderful volunteers, teachers, TA’s,

& sponsors!

Our amazing chapter leaders!

Our wonderful volunteers!

Just a few of our fabulous teachers!

Our rockstar sponsors!

ScholarshipsThanks to donations and help from our

sponsors we are able to offer scholarships to our students who cannot afford the classes.

By supporting GDI-RDU you are helping women learn new skills that

can change their life.

And now for tonight’s film...

About The FilmFrom Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising journeys around the globe to witness the strength

of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. Viewers

get to know nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world: ordinary girls

who confront tremendous challenges and overcome nearly impossible odds to

pursue their dreams.

My contact info:@marjoriesample

marjorie@gdirdu.com

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