With the growing need for inclusion across the world tech hubs are instrumental to empowering innovation and diverse entrepreneurship. But how? Without a playbook to create inclusive cultures or best practices, tech hubs and entrepreneurship communities continue to ask, “Where do I start?” or “How do I create an inclusive culture?” Based on extensive research and years of experience Melinda Briana Epler and Wayne Sutton, founders of Change Catalyst have partnered with Women Techmakers, Google’s…

At Change Catalyst we’re thrilled to share some of our favorite stories and stats from 2016 in our annual Impact Report with Google for Entrepreneurs. Read more about what’s been happening at Change Catalyst and throughout the Google for Entrepreneurs Partner Network: > https://impact.googleforentrepreneurs.com/chngcatalyst https://impact.googleforentrepreneurs.com/chngcatalyst About Change Catalyst: Change Catalyst empowers diverse, inclusive and sustainable tech innovation — through education, community engagement and mentorship. Change Catalyst is a Certified B Corp, winning the “Best for the World”​…

The Tech Inclusion Podcast will Feature Diversity & Inclusion Thought Leaders, Change Makers and Advocates. We are excited to announce that on Thursday, January 12, 2017, we will be launching a new podcast series called the Tech Inclusion Podcast. Our hope is that through stories and interviews of tech leaders, entrepreneurs and inclusion advocates, we can help you maximize your tech inclusion efforts in the workplace, your community and around the world. Subscribe to the Tech…

2016 has been an interesting year… to say the least. We’re still recovering from the fallout here at Change Catalyst, but we’re also reflecting on the wins — there is still a great deal of work to be proud of. In 2016, Change Catalyst extended beyond our expectations with our diversity and inclusion in tech work. Our consulting and training work expanded. We convened five conferences, three career fairs and two startup showcases across America: in San Francisco,…

#TechInclusion16 Speakers SF16.TechInclusion.co 16 Reasons to Be Excited About Tech Inclusion By Kriz Bell Kriz Bell lends her storytelling skills to the orgs who need them most. A traveler, blogger and single mom, she believes that #RepresentationMatters. She is always thrilled about using her power for good, prioritizing underrepresented stories and voices. Find her online as @krizbell Accessibility – Ensuring multiple access points is part of the Tech Inclusion DNA. We work to provide as much…

At Tech Inclusion, we celebrate inclusive innovation. So, when it comes to startups we seek out the most diverse and impactful entrepreneurs to showcase at our annual event. This year ten (10) early stage startups will pitch to judges and investors and showcase their solutions at Tech Inclusion 2016, being held at the Innovation Hangar in San Francisco, October 26–27, 2016. These amazing and diverse startups and entrepreneurs are building new products and services in the…

The Value of Inclusive Engineering Teams panel Hear from the Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn, Head of engineering at Medium,Technical Recruiter at Google and Founder and CEO of /dev/color Moderated by Co-founder of Project Include. The Value of Inclusive Engineering Teams panel focuses on the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive team of engineers solving problems together. It will also address methods for developing teams that value diverse perspectives — and where all members feel like they belong…

Tech Inclusion Conference Speakers Announcing More CEO’s, Investors, Engineers and Members of the White House to Speak at Tech Inclusion Conference! Join us at the Tech Inclusion Conference, Career Fair & Startup Showcase on October 26–27th. We’re 14 days away from one of the most important and impactful tech conferences of the year. We’re beyond excited with the line-up of speakers for the 2016 annual conference. Today we’re announcing our fourth batch of speakers. Included in…

This post closes out a week-long series on solutions for inclusion and diversity in tech. Previous posts include: Day 1 — How Startups Embracing Diversity Can Lead with Inclusion Day 2 — Accessibility is Key for Diversity & Inclusion in Tech Day 3 — Visuals Matter: Using Imagery to Promote and Support Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Day 4 — How to Retain Diverse Talent The series offered insights into the Change Catalyst mission of focusing on solutions that we all can use to build better products,…