Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resources
Last updated: February 28, 2021
Over the last several years, Minnesota has grown it’s support for those underrepresented in tech and startups, but we still have a long way to go. We continue the work to make Minnesota a place where everyone feels like they have a place to learn, contribute, grow, work, live, and to come as their full selves. Here are the local resources and places to go for support in your journey, whether you’re looking to get into tech, expand your network by sponsoring an event, build out a DEI strategy for your organization, or build an anti-racist community or workplace. If there are any I missed, let me know!
DEI Strategy & Training
The following are people I know personally, have participated in DEI training with, or have been referred to me by friends.
Slack Teams & Discord Servers
- Twin Cities Geekettes (become a member to join the Discord server)
- Women Who Code
- MNcludeTech
Events, Conferences, Meetups, & Other Shindigs
- ABI.Minneapolis
- Accessibility Twin Cities
- Bunker Labs Minneapolis
- ClojureBridge MN
- COCO Fellowships
- Graveti
- Gr8Ladies Minneapolis
- Hack the Gap
- Lesbians Who Tech Minneapolis
- MHTA Women Leading in Technology
- Minnesota Cup --- Women’s Initiative
- Minnesota Women in Tech
- Mpls Junior Devs
- PyLadies Twin Cities
- Society of Women Engineers
- TC Toast and Tech
- Techquity (former Blacks in Tech TC group)
- Twin Cities Geekettes
- University of Minnesota Women in Technology
- Vue Vixens MN
- WE*
- Women Who Code Twin Cities
Podcasts
Co-working Spaces & Incubator Programs
Not So Local
- Code Newbie Podcast
- FemaleFounders Slack
- Tech Inclusion Podcast
- Women in Tech Show
- Women in Tech Snapchat & Instagram
- Women Who Startup Global Community
- Women Who Startup Podcast
- Black Tech Pipeline