There are many organizations right now currently doing amazing work providing opportunities for students and recent grads to pursue careers in the entrepreneurship and tech space. Several of these groups have specific missions that focus on groups traditionally left out of these fields such as low-income students, women, and minorities. Below we'll keep a categorized and updated list of programs and resources that we know and trust. Feel free to reach out to us if you would like an introduction to someone who has gone through these programs. 

Digital Wesleyan (Alumni Run)

Wesleyan takes pride in sending graduates to all corners of business, the arts and sciences, and academics. From Silicon Alley to Silicon Valley, there is one industry in particular in which the pervasiveness of the Wesleyan influence is unmatched: Digital Media. The purpose of this group is to help build awareness around the strength of the Wesleyan network in Digital Media. The hope is to leverage the internet to bring together the Wesleyan community, both offline and online. More Info

Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE)

The PCSE supports students and alumni interested in creating and sustaining programs, businesses, and organizations that advance the public good. We offer workshops and trainings, specialized counseling and networking services, grants, and incubator workspace on Wesleyan's campus. More Info

Code2040 (Black and Latino Engineers)

CODE2040 creates access, awareness, and opportunities for top Black and Latino/a engineering talent to ensure their leadership in the innovation economy. CODE2040 is a nonprofit organization that creates pathways to educational, professional, and entrepreneurial success in technology for underrepresented minorities with a specific focus on Blacks and Latino/as. CODE2040 aims to close the achievement, skills, and wealth gaps in the United States. Our goal is to ensure that by the year 2040 - when the US will be majority-minority - Blacks and Latino/as are proportionally represented in America's innovation economy as technologists, investors, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs. We are based in San Francisco and work with students, professionals, and companies around the country. More Info

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code programs work to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities. Girls Who Code aims to provide computer science education and exposure to 1 million young women by 2020. Together with leading educators, engineers, and entrepreneurs, Girls Who Code has developed a new model for computer science education, pairing intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with high-touch mentorship and exposure led by the industry’s top female engineers and entrepreneurs. Since beginning in 2012, Girls Who Code to date has served over 3,860 girls in 29 states. More Info

Out for Undergrad

Out for Undergrad is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping high-achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) undergraduates reach their full potential in their careers. We are a network of volunteers from the professions we seek to serve. Many of us are graduates of O4U’s conferences. More Info