Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives & Resources
| Name / Link | Type of Initiative | Short description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Coven Club | Community | A monthly London meetup for women in the games industry, aiming to build industry networks and friendships. |
| 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.
