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Revision as of 14:39, 9 June 2020
Name / Link | Type of Initiative | Short description |
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Black Game Developers | Resource | A directory of black game developers and companies from around the world. |
Code Coven | Initiative | A games industry-focused online bootcamp, catering towards people of marginalized genders. |
Tech Talent Charter Diversity Directory | Initiative | A directory of UK programmes and organisations promoting and supporting diversity in the technology sectors. |
Tech Talent Charter Open Playbook | Initiative | An open resource, sharing best practices for improving diversity across the technology sectors. |
Take This | Initiative | A US-based mental health nonprofit decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games. |
Checkpoint | Charity | An Australian charity that provides mental health resources for gamers and the gaming community. |
Gaming The Mind | Initiative | An an organisation of UK-based mental health professionals, promoting positive mental health within the gaming community and the games industry. |
Out Making Games | Community | Connecting and empowering the LGBTQ+ community working in the UK games industry. |
Autistica Play | Charity | Working with the players and creators of games to achieve change that matters to autistic people and their families. |
GamesAid | Charity | A games industry charity collectively raising more for important causes. |
Safe In Our World | Charity | Fostering positive mental health wellbeing and support for players and games industry workers. |
SpecialEffect | Charity | Using video games and technology to enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities. |
Level Up Link Up | Community | Creating a space for Black gamers to decompress, relax and network while making a more diverse video games industry in the UK. |
Raise the Game | Initiative | A Ukie-led collaborative and high-impact pledge to improve diversity and inclusion in the games industry - creating cultures where everyone belongs, and ideas can thrive. |
Balance Patch | Consultancy | A specialist inclusivity, equality and diversity consultancy service for the games industry. |
InnovateHer | Initiative | A national initiative to encourage girls aged 12-16 to pursue a career in the tech industries. |
Queerly Represent Me | Resource | A database of LGBTQ+ characters in games, maintained by the Australian not-for-profit. |
A History of LGBT Video Game Characters | Resource | An article from the Daily Dot summarising the history of LGBTQ+ game characters. |
Wings Fund | Fund | Venture fund looking to support games by diverse teams, starting with games made by women and gender minority developers. |
Girls Make Games | Initiative | UK branch of the award-winning US summer camps. |
Girls' Game Labs | Initiative | Professional Game Developers teaching girls how to make games. |
Women Making Games North East | Community | Monthly meetups for Women in Games in the North East, UK. |
London Gaymers | Community | A safe place for the LGBT gaming community in London and across the UK to connect with like minded individuals. |
Gayming Magazine | Magazine | Games magazine website focusing on LBGT+ related content. |
#include <C++> | Community | IncludeCpp is a global, inclusive, and diverse community for developers interested in C++ |
BAME in Games | Initiative | Encouraging more diverse talent to work in mobile, online and console gaming, VR, AR, eSports, VFX, animation and entertainment industries. |
Women in Games | Initiative | Not for profit organisation for women in video, mobile, online games and esports. |
Save Point | Community | A relaxed weekly hang-out Discord for people of under-represented genders working in the Video Games industry. |
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 |
The initial list of initiatives below was sourced via the Atomico 2018 State of European Tech report, although this has now been expanded.