Get matched with highly-skilled professionals who will partner with you to enhance your organization’s effectiveness and sustainability as you drive social change. WAKE's programs offer support to women-led social impact organizations including social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, NGOs, and educators.
During Tech2Empower, WAKE partners with women-led social impact organizations to provide them with the support they need to scale their initiatives and deepen their community impact. Organizations working in fields such as women’s empowerment, economic development, reproductive freedom, environmental justice, and more, collaborate with skilled professionals who are committed to advancing their missions. The experience is rooted in collaboration, where social enterprises propose a project that addresses a critical need in areas like technology, communications, data management, or administration, and are matched with a team of Advisors equipped to guide them through the process.
WAKE works with organizations that are on the front lines of change, understanding the unique challenges their communities face. The women leading these organizations are the true drivers of transformation, and WAKE provides the additional resources and expertise needed to elevate their efforts. By participating in the Tech2Empower Impact Challenge, social enterprises gain not only valuable skills but also lasting partnerships and connections that support their long-term sustainability and growth.
What organizations gain by participating:
• Pro-bono support on a project of their choice, customized to the organization’s specific needs.
• Personalized guidance from experienced professionals in fields like technology, strategy, communications, and finance.
• Connections with other local organizations that are also driving social change in the community.
• New allies, including Advisors who are invested in success beyond the project.
• Opportunities to strengthen the organization’s capacity in areas like digital strategy, marketing, and data management.
Impact projects co-developed with Advisors
Countries in which Tech2Empower has been implemented.
Participants surveyed across programs gained new skills to positively impact their organization.
Value of pro-bono work provided to social enterprises.
In September 2022,proudly reintroduced international Tech2Empower programs after operating virtually during the pandemic. Kigali, Rwanda, with its vibrant community of social changemakers and our longstanding connections with local partners, was the ideal location for this relaunch. In Kigali, the WAKE team, along with an impressive delegation of 20 volunteer Advisors, worked hand-in-hand with women-led social enterprises uplifting gender equity and championing girls' education and leadership. One year has passed since this on-the-ground work began, and we’re pleased to highlight a team that has made great strides through its Tech2Empower collaboration. Rwanda Women’s Network, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering victims of gender-based violence created lasting impacts for their organization with the help of four volunteer Advisors from top tech companies. We’re excited to shed light on their inspiring partnership.
“Our Tech2Empower experience helped us to think outside of the antiquated concepts we have held on to in our organization. Having experts in their field with easy to access success strategies, we'll now be able to implement innovative, and proven methodologies into our business.”
“Tech2Empower has given our nonprofit the tools we didn't even know we needed! Between the WAKE team, speakers, and Impact Advisors, everyone gave us a little something that we could take back to the drawing board and become a more well-rounded nonprofit organization better suited to assist the communities we serve. Thank you so much, Tech2Empower!”
“Our work can feel isolating when the culture is not changing the ways we want it to. This program allowed us to enter a space of shared concern and remember that we are not in the fight for reproductive justice & freedom alone.”
“The Tech2Empower Impact Challenge has been an incredible opportunity that I am grateful to be a part of. The guidance and expertise of the different advisors has been very valuable for working on our project which helps us streamline our operations immensely and thereby helps increase our impact in many different ways. Amplifying the positive impact of organizations with such important missions through technology is much-needed, and I believe Tech2Empower is doing a great job in achieving this.”
“These three days were very intensive. The combination of different perspectives gave us the skill of how to very clearly articulate what we are doing, what is our unique proposition, what is our impact, what is our approach, and what is our need and very concrete ask. I am very happy that we gained these skills.”
“Our experience with T2E was amazing. We got a very good team of advisors. What we loved most is that we made our own rules that guided the whole workshops and we focused on what we needed most. We were able to achieve our goals and everyone in the team contributed to that. We loved the collaboration we had with advisors and the friendship we created. We are very grateful.”
Your donation helps WAKE connect and uplift women and girls worldwide through technology, education, and collaboration. By contributing, you support our efforts to build cross-cultural connections, unite passionate volunteers, and strengthen the global fight for equity and social justice. Together, we can drive meaningful change and create a better future for all.
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