Difference between revisions of "Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives & Resources"
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| + | |[https://www.limitbreak.co.uk/ Limit Break] | ||
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| + | |A London-based mentorship program aimed at women and gender-diverse people in the games industry. | ||
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|[https://accessible.games/join-player-panels/ AbleGamers Player Panels] | |[https://accessible.games/join-player-panels/ AbleGamers Player Panels] | ||
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| − | |Connects players with disabilities with game companies and other organizations to test games and participate in player research and development to make games more accessible | + | |Connects players with disabilities with game companies and other organizations to test games and participate in player research and development to make games more accessible. |
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|[https://www.bima.co.uk/en/Article/2019/04-Apr-2019/Major-Study-Finds-Diverse-Members-of-the-Tech-Sector-Experience-Discrimination-and-Stress BIMA Tech Inclusion & Diversity Report] | |[https://www.bima.co.uk/en/Article/2019/04-Apr-2019/Major-Study-Finds-Diverse-Members-of-the-Tech-Sector-Experience-Discrimination-and-Stress BIMA Tech Inclusion & Diversity Report] | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 24 April 2019
The initial list of initiatives below was sourced via the Atomico 2018 State of European Tech report, although this has now been expanded.
| Name / Link | Type of Initiative | Short description |
|---|---|---|
| Limit Break | Initiative | A London-based mentorship program aimed at women and gender-diverse people in the games industry. |
| AbleGamers Player Panels | Initiative | Connects players with disabilities with game companies and other organizations to test games and participate in player research and development to make games more accessible. |
| BIMA Tech Inclusion & Diversity Report | Report | The first official study to explore the experiences of diverse members of the UK tech sector. |
| Inclusion in Tech | Resource & Guide | A step-by-step guide to help you plan, deploy, monitor and improve a Diversity & Inclusion strategy suited to your company. |
| Black Girl Gamers | Community | Online platform-based community that aims to positively promote diversity and affect change within the games industry |
| POC In Play | Initiative | The racial equity and inclusion movement for video games |
| A Vision for Women in VR | Initiative | A collective visionary document challenging gender imbalance in the creative industries and tech |
| AllBright | Angel group | Angel group and co-working club focussed on female founders |
| Angel Academe | Angel group | Angel group focused on female founders & angels |
| Astia Angels | Angel group | Angel group focused on female founders & angels |
| Rare Seed Capital | Angel group | Angel group focused on BAME investors |
| 23 Code Street | Coding school | Teaching women in the UK and India |
| One Tech | Collective / network | Focussing on promoting entreprenrship to BAME / female entrepreneurs |
| Hustle Crew | Community | Community for entrepreneurial women of colour |
| People of Color in Tech | Community | Community for entrepreneurial people of colour |
| Techish | Community | Podcast / community showcasing diverse tech rolemodels |
| YSYS | Community | Community group of diverse entrepreneurs |
| Accelerate Her | Company | Born out of Founders Forum, consulting fast growth tech companies |
| Inclusive Boards | Company | Helping recruit more ethnically diverse boards |
| Success Talks | Event series | Platform and event series showcasing diverse speakers |
| Jane VC | Fund | Fund focused on female founders |
| Merian Ventures | Fund | Fund focused on female founders |
| Voulez Capital | Fund | Fund focused on female founders |
| Backstage Capital | Fund / Accelerator | Accelerator in the UK focussed on LGBT, people of colour and female founders |
| Divinc | Incubator | Young Enterprise focused on inner city schools |
| Muslamic Makers | Meet-up group | Meet-up group for Muslims in Tech |
| 50/50 Pledge | Network | A pledge for events and conferences to be 50:50 represented |
| FemStreet | Newsletter | Start-ups / VC |
| 30% Club | Non-profit | Dedicated to increasing women on boards |
| Code First: Girls | Non-profit | Non-profit teaching women how to code and helping them get work in tech companies |
| Color in Tech | Non-profit | Non-profit promoting a fairer tech industry |
| DevelopHer | Non-profit | Non-profit social enterprise promoting women in technology |
| Dot Everyone | Non-profit | Focused on tech companies |
| Level 20 | Non-profit | Focused mainly on women in the Private Equity and LP community |
| Fearless Futures | Training group | Training focused on Social Justice |
