Rebecca Garcia http://geekgirlweb.com @geekgirlweb

1. Getting Big!
Inspiring social change,
growing your website
& empowering others
Rebecca Garcia @geekgirlweb
cto greatist.com

3. DoSomething.org
As of 2011…
2.2 million young people took action
1 million members
500,000+ mobile subscribers
556,000+ Twitter followers
200,000 Facebook likes
$600,000 scholarship giveaways
http://www.dosomething.org/about/stats

4. Social Change
Doesn’t require money,
it requires heart.
-@geekgirlweb

5. Growth?
Community – people want to
be social
Metrics – use your data show
progress
Room to grow – test, never
accept less

6. Why I teach
kids to code

7. Follow your passion
Everyone has something
they can give.
Hint: it doesn’t have to be
money!

8. Greatist
You don’t have to be the
greatest, but you can be a
greatist by making one
better choice a day.

11. CoderDojo NYC
• Free sessions teaching kids
to code!
• Mentoring over 100 kids on
a $0 budget
• 50/50 gender ratio
• Ethnically diverse

12. Empower
Environment – safe open space
to learn, no ‘stupid questions’
Collaboration – no man is an
island
Lead – role-models can give
different perspectives

14. Stalk Me!
Rebecca Garcia
cto greatist.com
@geekgirlweb
co-founder @CoderDojoNYC
geekgirlweb.com