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Join us to make gender equality a reality in tech across the nation.
Get involved with Break Through Tech.
We’re looking for passionate advocates to support our work. Together, we can make an even greater impact city by city. Join the dozens of companies and nonprofit organizations already working with us to open doors for the next generation and build more inclusive tech ecosystems from the university to the workplace.
Engage with our students.

Mentor our AI students
Our students benefit from women mentors in the field to cultivate their leadership and network. Mentor a small cohort of students to prepare them to begin their careers in machine learning and AI.
- Facilitate curriculum-based mentorship program to a small group of 4-5 students
- Complete 9 meetings over 9 months from August 2022 to April 2023
- Complete some offline review and feedback of student portfolio artifacts

Submit an AI Studio Project and Advisor
Submit a machine learning project and a company advisor to work with our students over the course of a semester so that students can learn in real time and gain an important addition to their academic portfolio.
What you’ll do:
- Provide a real-world machine learning business challenge for a team of 3-4 students
- Identify at least one Company Advisor to serve as a technical advisor for students
- Host students on-site for at least one company visit this fall

Host a team of Sprinterns™
Teams of Sprinterns™ are placed in your company for 3-week, paid micro-internships — critical experiences to have on their resumes.
What you’ll do:
- Develop a three-week technical challenge project for a team of five Sprinterns™
- Develop networking or mentorship programming to teach our students about your company
- Stay in touch — many of our Sprinterns™ go on to intern or work for their former host organizations!

Hire our students
Our programs teach real-world tech skills — interview our students for open internship or full-time positions across the country.
What you’ll do:
- Share relevant internship or full time opportunities with our students
- Host an information session or technical workshop for our students
- Participate in Break Through Tech’s virtual career fair

Coach a Guild cohort
In just one week, help get first-year undergraduates excited about computer science and a tech career. Provide a group of product coaches to work with teams of students designing and developing their first “app.”
What you’ll do:
- Work with students just testing the water of computer science in a quick, introductory program
- Showcase careers that utilize a computing education
- Serve as mentors and role models for undergraduates new to computing

Fund our programs
Our innovations are made possible by the support of generous funders.