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23 people are interested
Lend your expertise to help formerly incarcerated people succeed in tech!
ORGANIZATION: Unloop
Please visit the new page to apply.
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23 people are interested
Invested in our mission to help people who have been in prison succeed in careers in tech? We need your help!
By the end of this summer, we’ll be growing from an organization with fewer than 20 students to more than 50. We're a very small staff, and there are a number of skills-based projects in our Seattle office we’d love assistance with as we grow. Here are some of the following skills we're looking for:
- MailChimp email campaigning
- PR
- Fundraising
If these don't fit your skillset, but you have other expertise you think would contribute to the growth of our organization, please reach out!
This time commitment could look like 1-2 meetings to discuss strategy, or might be an ongoing project for a few months.
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About Unloop
Location:
900 E. Pine St., Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
Unloop enables people who have been in prison to succeed in careers in tech.
Description
More people are incarcerated in the United States than in any other country in the world, with 2.3 million currently behind bars. Over 40% of those released from prison will be re-incarcerated within three years.
Getting a job after release is a major predictor of successful reentry into the community, but most people leaving prison do not have access to living-wage jobs due to lack of in-demand skills and the stigma of a criminal record.
Meanwhile, there is opportunity in the tech industry. There are 223,000 estimated open software developer jobs in the United States.
We believe that given access to a coding education and a network of support, people with records can succeed in the tech industry, break the cycles of incarceration for their families, and become leaders in their communities. We provide intensive web development training in prison-with integrated professional development curriculum-and build a community of supportive employers, educators, and individuals on the outside to create opportunities for our students upon their release.
Our flagship program is a one-year, 550-hour coding bootcamp offered at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) and Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC). Our industry-driven curriculum teaches students to be full-stack web developers using client and server-side JavaScript, SQL, and HTML/CSS. Our first cohort graduated in June 2017 and four others are in session.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Unloop900 E. Pine St., Suite 202Seattle, WA 98122
DATE POSTED
July 11, 2017
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
- Content Management Systems
- Public Relations
- Business Development
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Anywhere from 1 to 8 meetings over a few months