Giving Tuesday is December 1. Give by December 31 to count your gift on your 2026 US taxes.
WHY LAUNCH PAD FOUNDATION SPONSORS OUTGEEK

Launch Pad Foundation chose to back OutGeek

Launch Pad Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that invests in people who bring communities together in person. It sponsors a small number of projects, and only after reviewing each one for mission and charitable fit. It selected OutGeek Women in Tech because it believes in what we do.

For years, OutGeek has gathered women in tech in real rooms in , 90 to 150 engineers, product managers, designers and data professionals at a time, to meet each other and the teams hiring them. Launch Pad saw the same idea it funds: connection that happens face to face and lasts beyond the evening. Its sponsorship puts that belief behind our work, with charitable oversight and a way for people and companies to give tax-deductibly.

People in the same room
Every OutGeek program is an evening in a real venue, where women in tech meet face to face.
Led by locals
Event directors build OutGeek in their own cities, the kind of leadership Launch Pad looks for.
Open doors
Talent tickets are free, so cost doesn't decide who comes.
Built to last
Launch Pad's oversight and reporting help OutGeek grow with donors' trust.
WHY COMPANIES GIVE

Why companies support women in tech

Women hold about one in four US tech jobs, and that share fell in 2026. When women leave tech, the work is rarely the reason. Most say they didn't feel they belonged, or couldn't find a path up.

OutGeek works on exactly that. Each event puts women in tech in a room with peers, mentors and hiring teams, in 38 cities. A company gift keeps those rooms open and free for the people your industry most needs to keep.

26%
of US computer and math jobs held by women, January to September 2026, down from 27.4% a year earlier.
52%
of UK women who left a tech role say a lack of belonging was a reason. 87% left within ten years.
40–60k
women leave digital roles in the UK each year. 60% of them have 10+ years of experience.
39%
more likely to outperform on profitability: companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams.

Keep experienced women in tech

Belonging is built in person. OutGeek events give women a room of peers who understand their work, city by city.

Strengthen the cities you hire in

Fund events in the cities where your teams live, so the local women in tech community keeps growing.

Give your employees a way in

Matching gifts let your people support women in tech too, and double what they give.

Make it count

Gifts go to Launch Pad Foundation, a 501(c)(3), and are tax-deductible in the US to the extent allowed by law.
WHERE YOUR GIFT GOES

Evenings where women in tech meet in person

Hiring teams pay to pitch. That covers a lot, but not everything, and not in every city. Donations fill the gap so tickets stay free and new cities can start.

Free tickets
Talent tickets stay free, so cost is never the reason someone misses an evening that could change her career.
New cities
Startup costs where hiring team fees don't yet cover an event.
Event directors
Support for the local women who run OutGeek in their city.
Access
Venues people can reach and food for everyone in the room.
A speaker talking to women in tech at an OutGeek event Four women in tech at the photo wall of an OutGeek event hosted by CGI in Montreal Marina, OutGeek's founder, with Alejandra Anton, OutGeek's Mexico City event director, at an OutGeek event
MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT

Other ways to support women in tech

Matching gifts

DOUBLE IT
Many employers match employee donations. Ask HR to match your gift to Launch Pad Foundation for OutGeek Women in Tech. Your receipt is all they usually need.

Donor-advised fund

DAF
Recommend a grant to Launch Pad Foundation (EIN 83-4195654) from Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard or another DAF sponsor. Put "OutGeek Women in Tech" in the grant purpose.

Fundraise for us

BIRTHDAY · TEAM
Ask friends or colleagues to give instead of gifts, or run a team challenge at work. We'll set up a link that tracks what your group raises.

Check or wire

OFFLINE
Make checks payable to Launch Pad Foundation with "OutGeek Women in Tech" in the memo. Email us for the mailing address or wire details.

OutGeek team account

$129/MO
Hire women in tech between events: 5 job posts a month, your team in the job seekers' news feed, and a place on the Team of the Year ballot. A paid hiring service, so not tax-deductible.

Company gift

INVOICE
Fund a city, a season of events or free tickets. We'll arrange payment details with you.
HAVE AN INITIATIVE IN MIND?

Tell us what your company wants to support. We'll make it happen.

A mentorship circle, an event in a new city, free tickets for a group, a workshop for women returning to tech: if your company has an idea, reach out. We'll shape it with you, run it through Launch Pad Foundation so your gift stays tax-deductible, and report back on how it went.

COMPANY GIFTS

Give as a company

General support

Keeps OutGeek running in every city: free tickets, event directors and new cities.

Fund a city or a season

Choose a city where your people live or where you want more women in tech. We'll share how the gift was used.

A donation is a gift, with no pitch, hiring slot or team account attached. To hire at our events, see Hire women in tech.

GIFT TYPE
PAYING BY
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Before you give

DONATION FAQ

In the US, yes. Gifts go to Launch Pad Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 83-4195654), for OutGeek Women in Tech, and are deductible for federal income tax to the extent allowed by law. Ask your tax advisor about your situation.

OutGeek Women in Tech is a fiscally sponsored project of Launch Pad Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 83-4195654). Launch Pad Foundation receives gifts made for OutGeek, provides charitable oversight and grants the funds to OutGeek's programs.

A 501(c)(3) charity that accepts tax-deductible gifts for a project that doesn't hold that status itself. Launch Pad Foundation handles gifts, receipts and compliance, and grants the funds to OutGeek.

Because the gift is legally made to them, which is what makes it tax-deductible. It's marked for OutGeek Women in Tech and granted to us.

Yes, and your gift funds events in every region. US tax deductions may not apply where you pay tax, so check your local rules.

Company gifts can fund a city or a full season. Use the company gift form on this page and tell us which city.

Yes, but they're separate. A donation doesn't include hiring slots, pitches or a team account. Those are paid packages on our hiring page.

No. The $3.99 a month Secret Job Drop subscription is a paid membership, not a donation, so it isn't tax-deductible. If you'd like your support to be tax-deductible, email hello@outgeek.org and we'll help you set it up as a donation.

Gifts made by December 31 count for that tax year. For checks, the postmark date counts.
Looking for jobs instead? See the Secret Job Drop or upcoming events.

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