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DECEMBER 2021 | BROWSER VIEW

Get yourself 🔥 swag.

​​This time of year, there are so many amazing causes you can support, and we’re hoping this year’s limited-edition swag will make your decision to contribute to the #PDXWITturns10 campaign a little easier. You shared with us what you want to see in the tech industry. We turned them into #HotTakes and put them on stickers, notebooks, and shirts so you can help spread the message. 

The tech future we’re working towards is one in which these takes are no longer needed, but until then we cannot WAIT to see you rock them with pride. Donate $25 or more today and get some 🔥 swag in return!

With gratitude,

The PDXWIT team

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Featured Article

 
PDXWIT has welcomed eight community members into the Fall 2021 #InvestingInYou cohort! Over $10,000 is being awarded in support of career transitions, hardware upgrades and start-up costs, as well as upskilling through bootcamps and certifications.   
 

Best Contributor

 
The community has spoken! You’ve selected Jillian Rachal as 2021 Best Contributor. Embodying what it means to build a better tech industry, she knows how to make diversity work strategic, intersectional, and measurable, while not sacrificing the humanity. 
 
 

Upcoming Events (all are virtual)

Announcements

The PDXWIT team is taking a much needed break December 23, 2021-January 5th, 2022, so expect delays in communication. But get ready, 2022 is going to be INCREDIBLE.
 

Volunteer Program Updates

Interested in helping PDXWIT? We are almost always in need of volunteers. Right now we are looking for some social-media savvy people for our Live Social Media and Job Board roles. We also need video editors and virtual event “photographers.” We’d love to hear from you!  Sign up to volunteer and we will be in touch!
 

Mentorship Program Updates

Throughout 2021, we brought on 92 new mentors (thank you for your dedication, mentors!) and a whopping 206 mentees (good on y’all for asking for help!). As the new year approaches and you think of ways you can give back, an hour or two a month as a mentor could completely change the course of someone's career, if not their life. If you’ve got the desire to be a mentor, you probably qualify as one. If you have any questions, check out PDXWIT's Career Mentorship Program or email mentorship@pdxwit.org, we’d love to chat!

 

Thank Goodness for Our Sponsors


(When you see them around, ask if you can give them a socially distanced high five.)

Executive Sponsors
Autodesk
Autodesk makes software for people who make things


Kiva
Connecting people through lending to alleviate poverty

Platinum Sponsors
Matrix Networks
Perfecting Connections

Prosper Portland
Building an equitable economy


Techtown PDX
Collectively advancing workplace diversity and inclusion in tech

Gold Sponsors
Alchemy Code Lab
Embrace the future with a career in tech

Cambia
To serve as a catalyst to transform healthcare, creating a person-focused and economically sustainable healthcare system

First Tech
Invest in you

RealWear
Best wearable computer for industrial workers

SevenFifty
Powering a connected three-tier system


Stoel Rives
Counseling clients on virtually all aspects of business law and litigation needs

Tripwire 
Cybersecurity for Enterprise and Industrial Organizations

Vacasa
Vacation rentals made easy

YearOne
Helping non-traditional software engineers succeed and excel in their early careers

Silver Sponsors
NW Natural
Our job is to deliver natural gas safely and reliably to customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington

Puppet
Make Infrastructure actionable, scalable and intelligent


SheerID
Creating instant trust in a digital world for the world’s leading brand 

Siemens
Design automation and industrial software provider
You can find all of our sponsors here.
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