Skills Accelerator Sponsors & Partners
Alabama
Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley is a non-profit, early-stage venture investment platform that supports high growth, innovation and technology-enabled companies created by diverse, underrepresented and underestimated founders. The mission of Bronze Valley is to create an education-to opportunity-to outcome pipeline for communities that are underrepresented in technology careers and in fields where innovators will create the future.
Innovate Birmingham
Innovate Birmingham is a nonprofit organization working to promote economic mobility and fill the tech talent gap in Central Alabama.
Anchorage
49th State Angel Fund
As Alaska’s entrepreneurship fund, the 49th State Angel was capitalized by a 13.2 million federal allocation from the United States Treasury under the Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. The 49th State Angel Fund’s mission is to provide an evergreen source of capital to high-growth businesses to promote entrepreneurship and foster innovation, creating jobs and economic benefits for Anchorage.
Municipality of Anchorage
The Municipality of Anchorage Employee Relations Department provides employment services, maintains records and benefits for current and past employees and assists departments and employees in delivering quality services to the public.
Atlanta
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
EY
At EY, our purpose is to build a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
Bloomington
The Mill
The Mill is the heart of Bloomington’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and its largest coworking space. The mission is to help launch and accelerate high-potential companies and to become the center of coworking and entrepreneurship in Indiana.
City of Bloomington
Bloomington is nestled in the rolling hills of southern Indiana and home to 85,000 residents and serves as a home away from home for tens of thousands of Indiana University students and alumni. You'll cherish the city's dynamic energy, spectacular scenery, outdoor activities, world-class educational opportunities, Big Ten sporting events, thriving local businesses, vibrant arts scene and unique shopping and dining experiences. Bloomington's admittedly unique character welcomes all to participate in community building. Their friendly, safe, and inviting environment embrace visitors and ideas from across the globe. They are a city of both dreamers and doers. Whether you come for school, business, pleasure, or would like to make this your home, you are welcome in Bloomington.
Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College serves the people of Indiana through accessible and affordable world-class education and adaptive learning by empowering our students to achieve their career and transfer aspirations. Our vision of economic transformation is inspired by the education and earnings attainment of our citizens, the vitality of our workforce, and the prosperity of our unique and diverse communities.
Central Florida
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
The Central Florida Urban League has been a pillar in the community for over 40 years, serving more than 75,000 Central Floridians since our inception. Adapting to the new realities in both society and in our community, the CFUL has honed its mission to focus on the Three Es: Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship. These three pillars guide all CFUL programming and initiatives, ensuring that our organization can end generational poverty in our community and beyond.
J.P. Morgan is a leader in investment banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We serve millions of customers, predominantly in the U.S., and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Through continued investments, business initiatives and philanthropic commitments, we aim to help our employees, customers, clients and communities grow and thrive.
Central Washington
The Apple STEM Network
The Apple STEM Network is part of a statewide effort supported by Washington STEM. Washington STEM provides guidance, some degree of funding support, and mutually reinforces activities across regional networks and leadership in efforts to define and promote the importance of STEM education and STEM career paths across the state.
North Central Washington Tech
NCW Tech has been the voice for connecting and supporting both technology companies and entrepreneurs as North Central Washington’s non-profit technology alliance.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Chicago
i.c.stars
i.c.stars works to activate a technology community of change agents to power social and economic freedom. Working with low-income young adults, providing them with employment opportunities and preparing them for community-based advocacy allows us to achieve our social purpose.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Cleveland
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Des Moines
Hip-Hope Inc. is a non-profit organization, with 501(C)3 tax exempt status, whose mission is to utilize arts and culture to promote, advocate and support Hope wherever symptoms of hopelessness are prevalent. We define hopelessness as: “Being unable to function or maintain a desired quality of life due to lack of knowledge, resources, mental health and/or access to solutions.”
Our primary focus is on addressing community safety concerns and disparities as they relate to economics, health, incarceration and education among “at-risk” and “high-risk” youth ages K-12 in the greater Des Moines area.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Fox Valley Region, WI
Fox Valley Workforce Development Board
The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that serves as one of the Workforce Investment Boards established by the 1998 federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and recently the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. FVWDB administers WIOA programs, operates six One-Stop Job and Career Centers, and provides business services to employers. The Fox Valley Workforce Development Area covers Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago Counties.
El Paso
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Indy
Be Nimble
Be Nimble Foundation is a 501(c)(3) social enterprise taking a qualitative and quantitative approach to creating fully diverse and inclusive tech ecosystems. Their career training and placement programs up-skill unemployed, under-employed, and career-transitioners who are interested in careers in the tech industry. Their entrepreneurship programs support Black and Latinx tech start-up founders to get them the resources, support and funding they need to build high-growth, high-scale tech companies.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Lincoln
State of Nebraska
The State of Nebraska’s mission is to enable citizens and businesses to conduct business with the government securely and efficiently using all digital channels.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Miami
YWCA South Florida
YWCA South Florida combines programming and advocacy in order to generate institutional change across four key areas: racial justice and civil rights; empowerment and economic advancement of women and girls; early education; and health and safety of women and girls.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan is a leader in investment banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We serve millions of customers, predominantly in the U.S., and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Through continued investments, business initiatives and philanthropic commitments, we aim to help our employees, customers, clients and communities grow and thrive.
Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College changes lives through accessible, high-quality teaching and learning experiences. The College embraces its responsibility to serve as an economic, cultural and civic leader for the advancement of our diverse global community.
Milwaukee
Department of Workforce Development
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is a state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce in the 21st century and beyond.
The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County changes lives and improves our community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact in health, education, and financial stability.
Mississippi
Innovate Mississippi
Innovate Mississippi provides services to entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, job seekers and service providers, strengthening Mississippi’s innovation economy.
Mississippi Coding Academies
Mississippi Coding Academies was founded in 2017 as a joint project between Innovate Mississippi and the Governor’s office via MDA. Our charter is to offer a non-traditional path to create new and diverse software professionals and offer improved economic opportunity for Mississippians, particularly the disadvantaged and underserved communities.
The University of Souther Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi aspires to be a model student-centered public research university that prepares students to thrive in a global society by providing high-quality programs and transformative experiences in a community distinguished by inclusiveness.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
North Dakota
TrainND
TrainND is the state’s most comprehensive and inclusive training network. We are comprised of the largest network of training specialists in the state, our courses and training areas are as diverse as the individuals and organizations that we serve–from industry-specific programs to training that applies to all fields. TrainND works to provide training for virtually every industry, in every corner of North Dakota providing businesses in each region with a single point of contact for all their training needs.
Northeast Wisconsin
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Bay Area Workforce Development Board
The Bay Area Workforce Development Board, consisting of selected community representatives, develops a skilled workforce by strategically allocating and coordinating resources to address community needs by working through others for the benefit of all. The Bay Area WDB is one of eleven (11) Wisconsin workforce development areas established in 1998 to address local economic workforce issues. Bay Area WDB, a non-profit corporation, is the fiscal and administrative agent for funds and programming designed to deliver locally customized job training and workforce development initiatives.
This program is made available by a grant From The American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Department of Workforce Development
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is a state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce in the 21st century and beyond.
The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.
Northwest Wisconsin
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board
The Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board is one of eleven Workforce Development Boards within the state of Wisconsin. Together the state's Workforce Development Boards collaborate through the Wisconsin Workforce Development Association to develop and implement statewide workforce strategies to build a stronger workforce for Wisconsin to meet the needs of growing businesses.
Phoenix, AZ
Dysart Community Center
Dysart Community Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1962 by a group of twelve determined volunteers to provide basic health and educational resources to local families on the verge of poverty. Educating those in need was the first priority for these volunteers and remains so today.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Puerto Rico
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Our success depends on a spirit of deep collaboration and a global community of diverse individuals determined to make the world and each other better every day
San Antonio
Alamo Colleges District
Alamo Colleges District has its own inspirational impact on society. From our origin as a community college district in 1945 through decades of change and expansion, we have fought to make higher education accessible and affordable for all. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees. A recent $450 million capital improvement project has allowed us to create some of the best facilities for teaching and learning in the country.
YWCA
THE YWCA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST MULTICULTURAL WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.
Across the globe, we have more than 25 million members in 106 countries, including 2.6 million members and participants in 300 local associations in the United States.
More important than the numbers, is our mission to eliminate racism and empower women. We provide safe places for women and girls, build strong women leaders, and advocate for women’s rights and civil rights in Congress.
Women come to us in times of crisis, as survivors of rape or domestic violence. They come for job training and career counseling. They come for childcare. They come for health and fitness. They come for a variety of reasons. But they come. And they leave with a renewed spirit, new skills, and stronger lives.
Ready to Work
Ready to Work is San Antonio’s premier training, education, and employment program.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Southwest Wisconsin
Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
The Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) is one of Wisconsin's eleven regional boards established by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). SWWDB is responsible for the planning and oversight of the workforce system in southwest Wisconsin - Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, and Rock counties.
South Central Wisconsin
Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin
At the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW), we’re committed to helping people and businesses achieve their goals, whether that’s earning degrees or certifications, planning careers, finding or training employees, or overcoming barriers. With our partners, we build and deliver programs and services to help you succeed.
Southern Virginia
Sova Innovation Hub
The SOVA Innovation Hub is a non-profit organization created to spark economic transformation in Southern Virginia. It brings together business and education partners to offer innovative programs that inspire people to pursue digital careers and entrepreneurship. Their state-of-the-art facility in South Boston, Virginia includes a coworking space, a training space, and the Microsoft Experience Center.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Trumbull County, OH
OhioMeansJobs
OhioMeansJobs is a non-profit, early-stage venture investment platform that supports high growth, innovation and technology-enabled companies created by diverse, underrepresented and underestimated founders. The mission of Bronze Valley is to create an education-to opportunity-to outcome pipeline for communities that are underrepresented in technology careers and in fields where innovators will create the future.
Alabama
Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley is a non-profit, early-stage venture investment platform that supports high growth, innovation and technology-enabled companies created by diverse, underrepresented and underestimated founders. The mission of Bronze Valley is to create an education-to opportunity-to outcome pipeline for communities that are underrepresented in technology careers and in fields where innovators will create the future.
Innovate Birmingham
Innovate Birmingham is a nonprofit organization working to promote economic mobility and fill the tech talent gap in Central Alabama.
Wyoming
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce is the local economic development organization and it’s mission is to make the greater Cheyenne area a more prosperous and quality community.
Microsoft
At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of 181,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties
Forward Careers
Forward Careers, Inc. (FCI), formally known as Waukesha - Ozaukee - Washington Workforce Development, Inc. and Private Industry Council, was incorporated in January 19, 1990 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing employment and training programs for individuals seeking to improve their employment potential in demand-driven and high growth professions, and to connect businesses, of any size and industry, with attraction, training, and retention services to succeed and grow.
gener8tor
gener8tor
gener8tor’s turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, investors, corporations, universities, job seekers, musicians and artists. The gener8tor platform includes accelerators, upskilling, corporate programming, and conferences with content on community growth, impact investing, diversity, equity and inclusion, and innovation across education, agriculture, insurance, healthcare, and more. Recently, gener8tor was named one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. For more information, visit gener8tor.com.