2013 ANNUAL REPORT

BUILDING THE PIPELINE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LETTER FROM RESHMA SAUJANI

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OUR WORK

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2013 BY THE NUMBERS

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SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

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GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS

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OUR RESULTS

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2013 HIGHLIGHTS

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PRESS + VISIBILTY

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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GIRLS WHO CODE STAFF

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FINANCIALS + FUNDRAISING

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VISION FOR 2014

GIRLS WHO CODE PROGRAMS WORK TO

INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EQUIP GIRLS

WITH THE COMPUTING SKILLS TO

PURSUE 21ST CENTURY OPPORTUNITIES.

GIRLS WHO CODE IS MORE THAN JUST A PROGRAM, IT’S A MOVEMENT.

Reshma Saujani FOUNDER & CEO,

GIRLS WHO CODE

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Two years ago, we decided to act. The future of our country’s economy clearly pointed to an increasing reliance on technical professionals, and our businesses were facing a shortage of qualified workers. Moreover, those who currently held these jobs were decidedly male, and not enough females were coming forward to apply despite the fact that women are the majority of the workforce.

One by one, leaders from our technology, education, and non-profit sectors came forward and expressed the same frustration: “This is a problem. What we’re doing is not working. We’ve got to do something else.” With our national well-being at stake and the potential to empower a generation of young women for some of the most lucrative careers of our time on the table, we reached a decision: it was time to inspire girls to pursue technology and equip them with the skills and confidence to do so successfully. Girls Who Code was born.

From the outset, we set clear priorities: the girls we serve are our most important constituents, and we are committed to pro-viding with them with the best education and best experience possible. To that end, we committed to being smart—to learning from others in the field, to being creative and testing innovative models, to assessing and evaluating our work exhaustively, to iterating and constantly seeking improvements, and to sharing what we learn with the community, and the world.

Today, as we proudly present our 2013 Annual Report, the results speak for themselves. Our pilot Summer Immersion Program grew 700% in the last year, effectively equipping 152

girls from five cities with the skills needed to succeed in com-puter science. Building off this success, we launched Girls Who Code Clubs, the first ever low-cost, high-impact model de-signed to bring computer science education to girls everywhere.

Most importantly, our students — our country’s future CEOs, innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs — are thriving. They are designing innovative products that companies want to bring to market. They are going home and teaching their sisters and their fathers how to code. They are cheerleading each other’s successes and supporting one another through failures. They are falling in love with technology. Across the country, 94% of Girls Who Code graduates are considering pursuing computer science in college. Nationwide, only 0.3% of their peers say the same.

Girls Who Code is doing something right, and we’re just getting started. In 2014, we’re committed to continuing to expand our proven Summer Immersion Program and dramatically scaling the Girls Who Code Clubs. We thank our corporate, foundation, and individual partners who believed in and kindled our dream two years ago and who make it a reality today. We thank our wide network of supporters who know that achieving gender parity in technology is a critical issue and are committed to strength-ening our solution. We thank our tremendous students and their families for joining our movement and inspiring us every day with their passion, curiosity, and confidence. We thank our Board of Directors and fantastic team for making all this happen. To everyone who has supported us in turning this dream into a reality, we thank you. Together, we are changing the world.

All the best,

Reshma

DEAR FRIENDS,

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YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH COMPUTER SCIENCE.

Melanie Jane Pascual AGE 16

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OUR WORK

THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE SUMMER IMMERSION

PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED GIRLS WHO

CODE CLUBS, GIRLS WHO CODE IS CHANGING THE

FACE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE.

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2013 BY THE NUMBERS

152

700+

YOUNG WOMEN EQUIPPED

WITH HARD AND SOFT SKILLS

TO SUCCEED IN COMPUTING

OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH

SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS

70 VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED TO TEACH

CLUBS, PROVIDING

EXCEPTIONAL

INSTRUCTION AND

MENTORSHIP

INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN 2013 SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS

AND GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS, INCLUDING CEOS, EXECUTIVES, AND

ENGINEERS SERVING AS SPEAKERS, MENTORS, INSTRUCTORS,

APPLICATION EVALUATORS, AND ADVISORS

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700%

360% GROWTH IN PROGRAMMING,

INCLUDING DELIVERY OF

8 SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN 5 CITIES

GROWTH IN FULL-TIME

STAFF ON THE GROUND

IN NEW YORK, SAN

FRANCISCO, AND DETROIT

600+ GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN 42

NEW GIRLS WHO CODE

CLUBS NATIONWIDE

I AM DETERMINED TO HELP CLOSE THE GENDER GAP, AND I WILL SHOW THE WORLD WHAT US GIRLS WHO CODE ARE MADE OF. Asiyah Ahmad AGE 17

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WHAT I WANT FOR ALL OF YOU IS TO LEAVE THIS SUMMER BELIEVING THAT YOU CAN BE JUST AS GOOD AT ANY FIELD INCLUDING MATH, SCIENCE, OR COMPUTER SCIENCE AS ANY MAN. S heryl Sandberg COO, FACEBOOK

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The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is an innovative approach to computer science education. We pair intensive classroom instruction with diverse exposure opportunities and high-touch mentorship by the tech industry’s top female leaders. The results are astounding. In 2013, with the support of Twitter, Intel, Goldman Sachs, AT&T, General Electric, IAC, eBay, Cornell

Tech, and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Girls Who Code implemented 8 Summer

Immersion Programs across 5 cities nationwide reaching 152 girls.

Across all eight programs, Girls Who Code equipped these young women – from backgrounds as

diverse as the communities in which we operate – with skills, exposure, and support by delivering:

2500+ 250+ 45+ 500

HOURS OF INTENSIVE CLASSROOM

INSTRUCTION ON TOPICS SUCH AS ROBOTICS, WEB

DESIGN, MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT, AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

GUEST SPEAKERS RANGING FROM

FORTUNE 100 CEOS TO UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

FIELD TRIPS TO HEADQUARTERS OF INDUSTRY GIANTS

INCLUDING GOOGLE, INTEL, FACEBOOK,

TWITTER.

HOURS OF MENTORING WITH

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO DISCUSS

CAREER ASPIRATIONS, EDUCATIONAL GOALS

AND PERSONAL INTERESTS.

SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

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GIRLS WHO CODE WAS THE BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE.

Kafilah Muhammad

AGE 16

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Girls Who Code Clubs is the organization’s latest innovation — a low-cost, high-impact program designed for implementation at scale.

In 2013, following the success of the Summer Immersion Program and with a proven curriculum in

hand, Girls Who Code launched a pilot program to determine the most effective means of reaching more

girls with high-quality computer science education.

THE ANSWER . . .

GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS

GIRLS WHO CODE CLUBS

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In 2013, Girls Who Code launched 42 clubs, engaging industry professionals from top technology companies and universities, schools, libraries, and community-based organizations nationwide.

A year-long program offering monthly project-based activities and

curricular objectives designed for implementation in any setting,

and led by industry professionals trained by Girls Who Code in

curriculum delivery and classroom management.

WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST.

Lucy Berman

AGE 16

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Girls Who Code’s work is leading and informing the field, closing the gender

gap in technology by effectively preparing young women to pursue academic

and career opportunities in computing fields.

Students received a median score of 87% on the final technical survey, with questions culled from CS101 exams from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and Bryn Mawr as well as the AP Computer Science test.

If every Summer Immersion Program graduate in New York, California, and Michigan were to take the AP Computer Science exam, this alone would increase the number of female test takers by 15% in these states.

95% 99% 81% 99%

OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERING STUDYING CS IN

COLLEGE

OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERING

PURSUING A CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY

DEFINITELY INTEND TO PURSUE A CAREER

IN TECHNOLOGY

OF SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY WOULD

RECOMMEND GIRLS WHO CODE TO OTHER GIRLS

OUR RESULTS

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NIKITA WAS INVITED TO PRESENT HER GWC

FINAL PROJECT, “TREE SITTER,” AT THE

2013 WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE FAIR. “Tree Sitter” is an Android mobile application built atop the

Twitter API, designed to advocate for the environment by

giving users an easily accessible tool to make a difference.

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2013 HIGHLIGHTS

Theresa galvanized corporate sponsors to organize a

blow out two-day hackathon for high school students.

High School Hacks is the largest event of its kind,

inviting teens to build “something to wow the crowd

or have the potential to improve people’s lives.”

Natasha, emboldened by her newfound passion for

computer science, returned to her school and recruited

her friends to join the Girls Who Code club she started.

“I’m getting other girls inspired to choose this field as well, and then there will be even

more of us challenging the gender gap. I would have never imagined that I would become

so interested in this field — I think it feels pretty AMAZING to be a Girl Who Codes.”

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Photograph: Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times

OPENING A GATEWAY FOR GIRLS TO ENTER THE COMPUTER FIELD

The New York Times, April 2013

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PRESS + VISIBILITY

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RESHMA SAUJANICEO and Founder, Girls Who Code

BETH COMSTOCKChief Marketing Officer, General Electric

EVAN KORTHExecutive Director, CSNYC

Clinical Professor, Department of Computer Science, New York University

ALEXIS MAYBANKFounder, Gilt Groupe

ADAM MESSINGERChief Technology Officer, Twitter

TRINA DAS GUPTACEO, Single Palm Tree Productions

HOPE TAITZManaging Partner, ELY Advisors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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NATALIE BONIFEDE

NANCY BRIGHT

LIZA CONRAD

ASHLEY GAVIN

DANA LEDYARD

FLORENCE NOEL

RESHMA SAUJANI

CHARLOTTE STONE

KRISTEN TITUS

STAFF

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In 2013, Girls Who Code initiated a period of tremendous growth. With a budget

of $916,658, Girls Who Code expanded its Summer Immersion Program by

700% and launched an innovative new program, Girls Who Code Clubs, reaching

600 students this year.

FINANCIALS + FUNDRAISING

THIS SUCCESS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR GENEROUS PROGRAM PARTNERS

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The John S. and James L.

Knight Foundation

Twitter Inc.

Google Inc

GE

AT&T

Beth Shaw

Goldman Sachs

Intel

Adobe

eBay

IAC

News Corp

James Pallotta

TechCrunch

SAP

The Dow Jones Foundation

Chase Community Giving

Qualcomm

Sequoia Capital

Craigslist Foundation

L’Oreal

Capital One

Cornell Tech

Palantir Technologies,Inc

D.E. Shaw & Co., LP

The Rona Jaffe Foundation

Arthur M. Blank

Family Foundation

Steven Lee

The Case Foundation

Reshma Saujani

Rowan Family Foundation Inc

The Thiel Foundation

Coca-Cola

Jack Dorsey

Sara & Evan Williams Foundation

The Biz and Livia Stone

Foundation

Edgeconf

CAA Foundation

Verizon Wireless

Beth Comstock

Cayley Torgeson

Craig Newmark

Gregory Gunn

Intuit Foundation

Matt Mullenweg

Silicon Valley Bank

Brocade Communications

Teradata

O’Reilly Media

One Kings Lane

The Durst Family Foundation

Silicon Valley Community

Foundation

Beryl Synder

The Gannet Foundation

The JAMF Global Foundation

Chris and Annie Rogaski

The Humphrey Group LCC

Thomson Reuters

FUNDERSPHONES AND COMPUTERS FOR

SUMMER IMMERSION PROGRAMS

DONATED BY MICROSOFT

1000+ SMALL DOLLAR DONORS

AROUND THE WORLD

TRANSPORTATION

PROVIDED BY UBER

OFFICE SPACE PROVIDED

BY APPNEXUS AND GE

700+ PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED

IN DEVELOPMENT AND

DELIVERY OF PROGRAMMING

PRO-BONO LEGAL COUNSEL

BY SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL

TEACHER RECRUITMENT

PROVIDED BY GILD

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VISION FOR 2014

IN 2014, GIRLS WHO CODE IS POISED TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND ITS REACH,

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR NATION’S HISTORY, ENABLE YOUNG WOMEN IN COMMUNITIES

ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

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