Posts by Kristina Newton
Program Director
Organization Summary Hope For Youth, Inc. (HYPE) is a thriving Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that is empowering middle and high school girls of color to become future leaders in tech! With dynamic leadership that supports personal & professional growth, a mission-driven culture that prioritizes quality programming engagement for our students and partners, and start-up flexibility that…
Read MoreMarketing, Communications, and Brand Manager
Join the HYPE Team! Flexible schedule, work-from-home opportunities, amazing team members, benefits & perks. Find more about our open positions and apply for our Marketing Communications Manager role at https://form.jotform.com/221675914394161
Read MoreHYPE Founder, Kristina Newton, named Black Women Impact Leader by Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Announces 50 Recipients of Black Women Impact Grants to Scale Black Women-Led Nonprofits One Million Black Women is proud to invest $10 million through our Black Women Impact Grants, a multi-year grant program, scaling the efforts of nonprofits that are led by Black women and narrowing opportunity gaps at pivotal moments in…
Read MoreOperations Analyst
HYPE is excited to bring on an operations analyst to support the growth of our organization and effective implementation of tech tools for streamlining processes and meeting business objectives.
Read MoreSpecial Projects Manager
Organization Summary Hope For Youth, Inc. (HYPE) is a thriving Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that is empowering middle and high school girls of color to become future leaders in tech! With dynamic leadership that supports personal & professional growth, a mission-driven culture that prioritizes quality programming engagement for our students and partners, and a start-up flexibility…
Read MoreAfterSchool Program Lead Instructor
Organization Summary Hope For Youth, Inc. (HYPE) is a thriving Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that is empowering middle and high school girls of color to become future leaders in tech! With dynamic leadership that supports personal & professional growth, a mission-driven culture that prioritizes quality programming engagement for our students and partners, and a start-up flexibility…
Read MoreHYPE Awarded $50,000 STEM Education Grant from F5 Global
We’re thrilled to receive a $50,000 USD STEM Education Grant from @F5. Read the Q&A with F5’s Chief People Officer Ana White to learn more about these grants, their impact, and how we can all do more to encourage women of color to pursue STEM careers: https://www.f5.com/company/blog/f5-stem-education-grants-encouraging-women-of-color-to-pursue-stem-careers
Read MoreHYPE is Here for the Future of Girls of Color in STEM
For HYPE founder and recent finalist for the Women in Tech’s Woman of the Year in STEAM Education award Kristina Newton, it’s personal.
“Despite all my potential and capabilities I had in the tech workforce, I felt alone. I didn’t see myself represented in leadership anywhere,” said Newton. “But my experiences as a Black woman in tech and the corporate workforce weren’t unique.”
With only 3 percent of computing-related jobs held by Black women, Newton experienced firsthand the challenges that so many minority women continue to face. “There really is not a reason why I shouldn’t be an executive or like a senior leader in a tech company today,” said Newton as she reflected on her trajectory through middle school, high school, college, and even into her seven-year career in technology.
Due to that lack of opportunity and representation, Newton left her role as consultant for Accenture in 2013 to find her place of belonging, which led to her launching HYPE in 2017.
Read MoreHYPE Teaching Assistant
Organization Summary Hope For Youth, Inc. (HYPE) is a thriving Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that is empowering middle and high school girls of color to become future leaders in tech! With dynamic leadership that supports personal & professional growth, a mission-driven culture that prioritizes quality programming engagement for our students and partners, and a start-up flexibility…
Read MoreAfter-School Program Director
Organization Summary Hope for Youth, Inc (HYPE) is a small – yet rapidly growing – education nonprofit organization with a mission to empower BIPOC girls with technology skills and prepare them to become future leaders in tech careers, cultivating a pipeline of diverse talent for the tech industry. We believe all girls have the ability…
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