1. Our Supporters
Techbridge is made possible by:
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Cisco Foundation
Noyce Foundation Paul Scammell Foundation
Stephen Bechtel Fund Google
Chevron Autodesk
Yahoo! Employee Foundation Stellar Solutions
Amgen Foundation
...encouraging girls in
Techbridge partners include:
Apple eBay/PayPal Kaiser Permanente
science, engineering & technology
Amgen Exploratorium LeapFrog
Amyris Biotechnologies Facebook Microsoft/Avanade
Autodesk Google San Francisco Water
Carollo Engineers IDEO Stanford University
Chevron Integral Group UC Berkeley
Cisco Systems Intel UCSF DeRisi Lab
Clorox Intuitive Surgical Yahoo!
www.techbridgegirls.org
7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 519
Oakland, CA 94621
510.777.9170

2. “It’s like we planted a seed when we
invited girls to participate in Techbridge.
Suddenly they believe they have what it
takes to be a leader.”
F What We Offer
ounded by Chabot Space & Science Center in 2000, Techbridge
promotes girls’ engagement in technology, engineering and science.
Techbridge offers innovative hands-on projects, role models and Curricula
worksite visits to promote career exploration, and academic and career From engineering design challenges to chemical engineering projects,
guidance. Recognizing the importance of building a network of support for Techbridge curricula is designed to be fun and engaging, while encouraging
girls, Techbridge provides trainings and resources for teachers, role models tinkering and problem-solving. Examples include:
and families.
 Chemical Engineering: produce new materials and improve existing ones,
Techbridge programs include: like fuel, medicine, paper, and plastic
 After-school and summer programs: Techbridge has reached over 2,800  Product Design: take apart hair dryers, prototype toy inventions, and
girls in under-resourced communities in and around Oakland learn the engineering design process
 Girls Go Techbridge: Working in partnership with Girl Scout Councils  Career Exploration: work on activities and games that introduce a
across the country, Techbridge offers programs-in-a-box with curricula variety of careers in technology, science and engineering
and training to bring science and engineering to thousands of girls
 Scale-up: Techbridge is developing a scale-up model to replicate the
Training
Techbridge offers trainings on its curricula, including best practices for
after-school programs
engaging girls and strategies to train role models.
The Techbridge Difference Role models
Techbridge’s evaluation results demonstrate the program’s success: Techbridge offers a resource guide and toolkit to provide guidance and
• 95% of girls believe that engineering is a good career for women case studies for role models conducting outreach in science.
• 96% know more about different kinds of jobs
• 95% know more about how things work Families
• 93% feel more confident trying new things Techbridge offers a resource guide to share ideas and projects with
families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• 91% learned that teamwork is good for
solving problems
These resources can be downloaded from our website or requested via
• 88% plan to study harder so they can go to
phone at (510) 777-9170. The guides are available for free while supplies
college
last.
• 85% try harder to overcome a challenge
www.techbridgegirls.org

3. Our Supporters
Techbridge is made possible by:
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Cisco Foundation
Noyce Foundation Paul Scammell Foundation
Stephen Bechtel Fund Google
Chevron Autodesk
Yahoo! Employee Foundation Stellar Solutions
Amgen Foundation
...encouraging girls in
Techbridge partners include:
Apple eBay/PayPal Kaiser Permanente
science, engineering & technology
Amgen Exploratorium LeapFrog
Amyris Biotechnologies Facebook Microsoft/Avanade
Autodesk Google San Francisco Water
Carollo Engineers IDEO Stanford University
Chevron Integral Group UC Berkeley
Cisco Systems Intel UCSF DeRisi Lab
Clorox Intuitive Surgical Yahoo!
www.techbridgegirls.org
7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 519
Oakland, CA 94621
510.777.9170