This is really sad news. My company have worked with them a number of times over the years and they have always been fantastic to work with and have built a great community.
The mission doesn't end and I'm sure the people involved will keep doing important work.
u/AtFrankieCheese wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
this is devastating news. i’m really confused and wondering what “what worked for us is no longer working” actually means. i’ve suggested them as an invaluable resource to people for years.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Bootcamps and companies aren't paying to sponsor when they aren't doing well or aren't hiring, and I think that's what that means :(
u/Ikeeki wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Bummer if it was mostly a financial issue, I’d expect companies who value them to help keep them afloat as they also hire from the community
u/michaelnovatireplied·
A lot of DEI people were laid off as part of the layoffs so the people who pushed for the budget allocation might be gone and then who is going to in their place?
u/Mercuryshottoo wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
What surprises me is they just announced a new CEO 3 months ago. Talk about a glass cliff!
**ATLANTA - JANUARY 16TH, 2024** — [Women Who Code](https://www.womenwhocode.com/) (WWCode), the premier international nonprofit dedicated to empowering diverse women to excel in techno
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Sometimes a new CEO is brought in with the intention of winding down a business. I have no idea if this is the case, but these shutdowns don't happen overnight and are often many months in the planning.
u/Mercuryshottoo wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Right but I stalked her LinkedIn and she was just sharing ticket info on their summer conference just two weeks ago. So if it was known they need to be issuing refunds
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Yeah that's not cool, unless they plan on having the conference still as they "wind down operations".
Another strategy people have done is post they are shutting down as a forcing function for big donors to come in and keep them going.
Hopefully they sort out the conference :(