HER COMPUTING & BILLION KIDS CODE IMPACT REPORT Everyone belongs in tech. 2019-2022 Prepared by Tanish Tyagi CEO and Founder Reviewed by Her Computing Leadership Team
HerComputing and BillionKidsCode have partnered with academia, nonprofits, and corporates to enable access to computer science education for every student in K 12. Our key partners include: global nonprofits CSforALL, Code.org and CS Teachers Association for outreach and to advocate for policy changes and government funding; schools & libraries to bring free resources to educators & students; nonprofits Scouts BSA, Valley Settlement House; and funding from corporate foundations and executive sponsors. our volunteers prioritities
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22 01 Our mission and what we exist to address. ABOUT 01 Our most impactful and engaging initatives. KEY INITATIVES 04 How and where we've left our mark, globally. OUR IMPACT 02 Our favorite events and accomplishments. HIGHLIGHTS 05 In total, the impact of each initiative and event. THE BREAKDOWN 03 What went well and what we can improve. REFLECTIONS 06
for the next year. WHAT'S NEXT & CLOSING
and partners! ACKNOWELDGEMENTS 08 Our
PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
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ABOUT BILLION KIDS CODE
BillionKidsCode HerComputing's flagship initiative, is on a mission to break down barriers in tech & computing through gamification and cross curricular learning. We’ve launched a board game for ages 10+ to make technology a space where everyone feels welcomed regardless of their field of study or background The board game Who Wants to Be a Billionaire, is designed, developed, and illustrated by Tanish and Riya Tyagi. It's an educational board game where players explore the world of tech & computing to discover 100+ concepts & careers as they build a billion dollar startup. The game is Kickstarter funded and has been played across numerous meets and tournaments in schools, libraries, & homes.
HerComputing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing participation of girls & underrepresented students in computing. According to the National Science Foundation, the ratio of boys to girls in technology & computing fields is three to one, and African Americans and Hispanics make up less than 15%. In May 2019, Tanish Tyagi founded HerComputing to effect change. He believes that an early exposure to computer science and technology provides a foundation for continued interest In the last three plus years, HerComputing has hosted coding camps, hackathons, large scale community projects, and provided fun computer science curricula to educators and students globally.
ABOUT HER COMPUTING
OUR IMPACT 03 Engaged students and organizations from six continents28 COUNTRIES REACHED $23,771 FUNDS RAISED Funds raised through corporate foundations, executive sponsors, donations by numerous parents for events and tutoring 48,000+ STUDENTS IMPACTED Through a total of 103 events, 8 global initiatives, 10+ social media platforms 7-90 STUDENT AGES Age of students in our technology and coding events (including senior citizen workshops) and board game meets Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
TYPE NAME EVENTS IMPACT Website HerComputing.com 21000 Website (Board Game) BillionKidsCode com 8200 Initiative: Billion Kids Code Board Game Tournaments 22 190 Public Libraries 15 1500 K-12 Schools 10 3000 Kickstarter Campaign 4300 Kickstarter Backers 48 Amazon.com No Data Board Game Outreach FIRST Robotics Tournament 1 150 Board Game Outreach ISEF '22 1 35 Initiative: Coding Camps (Annual) Summer 2019, 2020, 2022 3 125 Spring 2021 1 56 Initiative: Hackathon (w/ Phillips Exeter Academy) HackExeter 2021, 2022 2 214 Initiative: Open source Curriculum 5 Day Coding Camp Curiculla 300 Tech & Computing Concepts + Career Roles No Data Organize a Hackathon No Data THE BREAKDOWN: IMPACT 1 OF 3 04Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
TYPE NAME EVENTS IMPACT Initiative: STEM Workshops Game Dev + Scratch 8 32 Web Dev + HTML, CSS 6 40 Intro to Python 9 35 Game Dev + Python 2 6 Web Dev + JQuery, API 4 12 Python + Data Analysis 4 8 Python + Machine Learning 4 12 Competitive Programming + USACO 1 6 Robotics + Java Programming 2 22 Computational Science Research 1 7 Technology for Senior Citizens 2 42 Tech Help 1 on 1 for Senior Citizens 13 Initiative: Build a Computer Lab (community project) Valley Settlement House 1 500 Initiative: Youth Service Awards Platform (community project) Millburn Short Hills Youth Nomination 1 100 THE BREAKDOWN: IMPACT 2 OF 3 05Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
TYPE NAME EVENTS IMPACT Initiative: As Us Anything (high school academics and XC) Fall 2021 session 1 38 Social Media: Billion Kids Code Facebook (20+ FB Groups) 3200 YouTube 700 Instagram 530 Twitter 65 LinkedIn 20 Social Media: Her Computing Facebook 3400 YouTube - 250 Instagram 90 Twitter 25 LinkedIn 55 NextDoor 300 THE BREAKDOWN: IMPACT 3 OF 3 06Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
TYPE AMOUNT Coding Camps (donation by 125+ parents) Summer 2019 2200 Summer 2020 4158 Summer 2022 1275 Corporate Foundations & Executive Sponsors 6030 Kickstarter Campaign 3408 Tutor and Instructor: Tanish 4800 Tutor: Riya 1900 THE BREAKDOWN: FUNDING 07 THE BREAKDOWN: COUNTRIES United States Nepal Luxembourg Saudi Arabia New Zealand India Pakistan Malaysia Ghana Australia Canada Singapore Bangladesh Ireland Zambia Germany Hong Kong Israel Vietnam Egypt United Kingdom Kenya Japan Sweden Brazil China France Bermuda HerComputing and BillionKidsCode engaged students from: Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
HerComputing's annual week long Coding Camp, hosted in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, has consistently been the highest rated of all our events. 100% of the students said they'll recommend HerComputing to a friend and 94% said the projects and Gimkit tournaments to review concepts were fun! 63% of our students and 75% of our instructors were girls.
"Our annual coding camp held four years in a row has been the highest rated event and 100% students said they will recommend HerComputing to a friend!" 08
KEY INITIATIVE: CODING CAMPS
During the 5 Day long coding camps, we have taught Game Development, Web Development, Machine Learning, Robotics & Java Programming, and Competitive Programming. Most of the curricula and class videos from the four coding camps has been made available to educators and students outside of our camp via free downloads and YouTube. Her Computing & Billion Kids Code
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"Our Kickstarter campaign for the board game received 4300+ visits in 30 days and our CSforALL media profile received 600+ likes across all platforms."
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Our first prototype of the board game was created on a piece of paper while riding a train in the summer of 2019. Three years and eight prototypes later—developing, illustrating, testing & iterating, the board game was finally launched in May 2022. Our board game meets have been the second most attended events and had highly engaged students from all fields of study and background Using the QR Code available on the board game box, players can access resources on 100+ tech & computing concepts and careers (also used in the game). We have established partnership with schools, libraries, and CS Teachers Association to distribute board games and free resources to educators and students globally Computing & Billion
KEY INITIATIVE: BOARD GAME
In partnership with Valley Settlement House and a team of 15 volunteers, we refurbished computer lab at the after school program and introduced students to web development. We also developed and launched a web platform that enables inclusive recognition for youth and adults who're creating social impact through extraordinary service.
Platform for Millburn township is live: https://millburntwpcommunityservice com Through the platform, local government at township and county levels can receive nominations from residents, review the nominations and select winners via Admin functionality, and publish winners to the public for recognition through the click of a button. The app can also be used by nonprofits and school districts to improve community engagement and inspire social change. support projects, specially Eagle Scout projects, in a multitude of ways including providing volunteers, sponsorship, and CS curriculum."
KEY INITIATIVES: COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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Curricula and content: add more gamification and interesting projects to courses. Take Educator feedback on open source curricula to capture adoption, utilization, & satisfaction
WHAT CAN BE DONE BETTER
Using data from student feedback forms, parents and volunteers feedback, and social media analytics, we gained insights on what we did well and must continue doing, and what we can improve. The following sections capture our findings: Digital engagement: website for HerComputing had the most visits at crica 21000, followed by website of BillionKidsCode at 8200, and download of Free Resource at 300+. Continue with call to action messaging on websites and search engine optimization Board game meets: these have been very well received across ages and background of students. Having an experienced gamer serve as coach for each game table has worked well for student experience. Need to continue training more volunteer coaches
Customer (student)-centric: seeking their inputs before, during, and after each class with the goal to ensure students stay on track and are having fun interesting projects, Gmikit tournaments for review of concepts, others. Having students submit the feedback form in real time five minutes before the end of session has resulted in 80% take rate Global attendance with virtual events: since 2020, we've been able to significantly extend our reach for students through 20+ FB groups, resulting in attendees from multiple countries and time zones
REFLECTIONS: WHAT WENT WELL
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Social Media: do not spread thin with too many social media platforms. Between Instagram, FB, Tiktok, Twitter, LinkedIn, Nextdoor, YouTube; need to pick 2 and build content & partnerships accordingly. Also, need to post consistently with interesting content to build the audience Marketing: start advertising for events sooner. Create a 2 pager for strategy Logistics: We had to cancel events twice due to unavailability of space at the last minute. Appoint a Director of Logistics
CLOSING
We want to increase our outreach globally through social media. Two areas we want to focus on are: parent awareness for tech & computing fields and getting students excited about it.
We aim to distribute 200 300 board games to schools and libraries through partnerships with global nonprofits as as well as through direct outreach. Additionally we'll host board game meets and educator training. We also plan to make the game available via Amazon.com.
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We want to empower other students and educators to host 5 Day coding camps and/or workshops within their community.
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Working on HerComputing and BillionKidsCode for the last three plus years has been a transformational experience for me. I get to work with my brilliant and compassionate sister, Riya, and an equally talented team of volunteers and advisors. While they are the reason for all we have been able to accomplish, what keeps me in the game are the amazing students I teach and learn from. I always look forward to hosting the events and working with them. I'm excited about the work we will do together in the coming year!
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DISTRIBUTING BOARD GAMES 01
WHAT'S NEXT?
CREATING IMPACT THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA 03
OUR THANKS A huge thank you to all those who have contributed to the success of HerComputing and BillionKidsCode since 2019 Our Partners and Sponsors: ADP Amazon Code.org Advocacy Coalition CSforALL CS Teachers Association (CSTA) Phillips Exeter Academy Robotics club Phillips Exeter Academy Computing club Scouts BSA Valley Settlement House Various Schools & Public Libraries Our Core Team: Tanish Tyagi Riya Tyagi Alinne Romero Torres Aubrey Zhang Our Regional Team: Alex Murphy Amogh Dattatri Zhouzhou Jiang Sam Jordan Tej Bade Arin Aggarwal Othelia Han Maanya Jha Brenda Romero Torres Lauren Churchill Sanjana Srivastava Alisha Gupta Emma Arredondo 16 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A special thanks to: Instructors: Tanish Tyagi Riya Tyagi Alinne Romero Torres Teddy Duncker Celine Tan Debbie Ang Joey Dong Isabella Vesely Advisory Board Members: Chinmay Tyagi Ruiwan Xu Michael Chen Troop 17 & Troop 19 Scouts BSA: Mr. Daniel Cannon, Scoutmaster Mr James McKenna, Committee Chair CONTACT US HerComputing: tanish@hercomputing.com BillionKidsCode: info@billionkidscode.com -Tanish Tyagi Thank you for your voluntary service, guidance & support! Her Computing & Billion Kids Code Impact Report '22
