500 Strong Campaign

June 4, 2025

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We're on a mission to demonstrate to our community that small contributions make a BIG impact. We can deliver tech programs every season off the contributions of the first 500 supporters. While it doesn't stop there we see it as a symbolic and impactful message: 

It takes a village to do this ...and ONLY a village. You are enough. We are enough.

We develop FREE tech training programs in Oakland and neighboring Bay Area communities. Contributions stay in our city by design -- we want to use technology to build and improve the lives of the people HERE! Each contribution makes it possible for us to deliver monthly training programs at no cost to participants:
  • Youth Tech Workshops
  • Computer Literacy Training
  • Apprentice Training Program

We work with other local organizations to bring you these programs every month. This year alone we've been working with Rubicon CORE, Oakland Public Library, and Job Resource Center. Our work has been supported by sponsors like Python Software Foundation and Oakstop, as well as individuals who prefer to show their support anonymously. 

How can you contribute? You can become a regular supporter by becoming an official Guild Supporter on Patreon or Paypal. Or you can give individual contributions any time you like through the following channels:

  1. **NEW** for online supporters: Patreon
  2. Zelle to 415-916-6715 or [email protected]
  3. CashApp at $programmersguild
  4. Paypal at @programmersguild
  5. Mail to Programmers Guild, 2323 Broadway, STE 101, Oakland CA 94612

 As a non-profit, all contributions are tax free, extending the power of our village even more! Patrons can receive swag, including our dope logo on a shirt, Smooth Operators game, and early access to our first digital project! Contributions larger than $100 should visit the workshop or contact us to receive a special invitation to our next event!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. We literally cannot do this without the support of our community and we wouldn't have it any other way. 

We're here to serve!
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