PinnedThe Next Journey: Leadership TransitionToday, we have some news we would like to share with our Code2040 community, family, and friends. Our friend and leader Karla Monterroso is starting a new journey in her career, and our board of directors has named me as CEO. …Code20404 min readCode20404 min read
Dec 1, 2020Happy #GivingTuesday!Happy #GivingTuesday! Right now, nonprofit organizations across the country are reaching out to their supporters to raise those vital end-of-year funds. …Givingtuesday2 min readGivingtuesday2 min read
Oct 1, 2020Forging Ahead Into The FutureForging Ahead Into The Future By, Karla Monterroso, CEO, Code2040 Community. I’m sharing with you today exciting news about the future of Code2040. As you may know, I contracted COVID-19 in March, and, like many others who have battled this disease, I am still on the rocky road to recovery…Covid 192 min readCovid 192 min read
Jun 1, 2020Centering Equity and the Intern Experience: 3 Questions Managers Need to Ask Themselves While Hosting Virtual InternshipsBy Selene Chala, Company Relationships Manager In a remote world, companies are adapting their summer internships to virtual experiences. These new experiences unlock new challenges and opportunities. In that space of both challenge and opportunity lies innovation and experimentation, a chance to try new approaches that center equity in summer…Equity7 min readEquity7 min read
Mar 30, 2020COVID-19 Hits Home: A message from Karla Monterroso, CEOCommunity, today we are sharing some important and heavy news. Karla has COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. She’s doing well, resting at home, and texting us her ideas and observations and thoughts. …Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Mar 24, 2020Action Items, Resources, and Community Care: Adapting to a world with Covid-19By Mimi Fox Melton, VP of Programs There’s no soft way of putting it. We are in a crisis that is bigger and scarier than anything we’ve ever faced before. Our country’s leadership has failed. We’re facing health and financial challenges that are only now beginning to become clear. Nevertheless…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Nov 26, 2019Building the Future of Tech One Donation at a TimeGiving to nonprofits run by women of color means more than you may realize — We are four women of color running nonprofits focused on changing the future of tech. This holiday season, we want to thank our communities of donors, both large and small, who help bridge the gap for our work. Our organizations run lean, with less money and fewer people than we’d…Tech3 min readTech3 min read
Jun 25, 2019Member-only3 Tech Policy Recommendations for the 2020 Presidential Candidatesby Karla Monterroso, CEO, Code2040 Over the course of my career, I’ve seen how Presidential focus and support of certain issues radically transforms not just how we approach those issues, but even how we understand and define them. …Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
Mar 13, 2019Bribing Our Way to College and Career SuccessCompanies play a role in the college bribery scandal — by Karla Monterroso, CEO The last day has been filled with commentary about the ways “competitive universities” select their student bodies and, thanks to an intensive FBI investigation, the sometimes illegal lengths parents of means go to, to ensure their children’s spot. We have historically called these competitive universities our…College4 min readCollege4 min read
Published in Cracking the Code·Feb 26, 2019Member-onlyFive Types of Racial Equity Advocates in TechBy Naomi Uwaka, Research and Operations Associate Whenever I see headlines about tech companies working to diversify their workforce, I always hope those efforts go beyond unconscious bias trainings to include work around building their capacity to actively advocate for racial equity. In other words, I hope to see resources…Diversity8 min readDiversity8 min read
