Our Impact

We keep receipts.

We said students wouldn't just learn tech here. They'd build it, ship it, credential it, connect through it, and come back to help someone else do the same. Here are the receipts.

WCT students working together in the lab
WE CREATE TECHImpact receipt ยท Since 2022
  • Students reached2,000+
  • U.S. states20
  • Countries6
  • Learning hours logged3,466
  • Industry and community partners25+
  • Student apps in the app storesโœ“
Opportunity divideClosing

Thank you for building with us ๐ŸคŽ

Direct impact ยท 2024-2025 school year

One year, by the numbers.

From our 2024-2025 Impact Report. The 2025-2026 report is on the way.

160TechRise members enrolled
132Certification course completions
19U.S. states represented in TechRise
700+Students and families at live WCT events
All-time reach ยท Since 2022

Built in Decatur. Felt worldwide.

2,000+Students reached
20U.S. states
6Countries
United States ยท 20 statesNigeriaMalawiCanadaIndiaIrelandUnited Kingdom

TechRise is virtual first, so a student in Atlanta and a student in Abia State, Nigeria can earn the same credentials in the same community.

Best Buy Teen Tech CenterGeorgia Tech CEISMCGeorgia Tech College of EngineeringCristo Rey AtlantaFulton County Library SystemAtlanta Adaptive Soccer FoundationMicrosoft AtlantaDelta Air LinesPopmenuFulton County Government
Beyond our programs

Connecting Georgia's STEM ecosystem.

WCT is helping connect, convene, map and amplify the organizations creating STEM opportunity across Georgia. We're starting with the organizations and communities already connected to WCT and building toward a statewide picture.

Outcomes

The point was never
the workshop.

The point is what becomes possible afterward.

BUILDReal buildsBluetooth speakers, AI chatbots, adaptive sport tech
PUBLISH2 app storesATLift, live on the App Store and Google Play
CREDENTIAL3,466 hoursOf certification learning logged by members
CONNECT25+ partnersPlus TechRise advisors from Microsoft, GitHub, and more
LAUNCHJ&J, IBM, DeltaInternships and careers our members landed
GIVE BACK โ†ฉFull circleMembers designing WCT's apps and guiding the next group
See the work

Numbers tell part of the story. Play the games, hear the beats and watch the films our students built.

Explore the Student Showcase โ†’
Where Prove It comes from

Our students were
already questioning AI.

Prove It is the method we're developing to teach students to question AI, investigate, and decide for themselves. It grew out of real moments in our labs.

ATLift

Challenging AI images

High school students building the ATLift app questioned racial assumptions in AI-generated imagery, revised their prompts, and compared results across models.

Offline LLMs

Building their own AI apps

Students built and programmed offline language model applications around interests they chose, including fashion and mathematics.

AI bias + Teachable Machine

Seeing who AI leaves out

Students explored how machine learning works, examined cultural representation, and discussed why their voices matter in how technology gets built.

Watch it on Instagram โ†’

These are earlier WCT learning experiences that shaped Prove It, not completed Prove It investigations.

See the Prove It method โ†’
Student impact

Where our students
are going.

The workshop is the beginning, not the destination.

CAREEROshiomah Omodibo

Oshiomah Omodibo

Manages global video conferencing and live event production at a leading hedge fund
"The AV skills I gained under her guidance... prepared me to confidently take on new challenges in tech."
WCTโ†’AV + tech skillsโ†’IT careerโ†’Hedge fund
INTERNSHIP

Hadassah Nehikhuere

Johnson & Johnson intern, 1 of 60 chosen from 5,700 applicants

Also interned at IBM, founded Vanderbilt's first Black Business Student Association, and graduated from UGA.

TechRiseโ†’Google certโ†’IBMโ†’J&J
PUBLIC SERVICE + TECH

Southern

Internship with Fulton County Government

Bringing tech skills to public service, and opened the door to WCT's seat at the BuildHER Summit.

TechRiseโ†’Google certโ†’Fulton County
INTERNSHIP

Jasmine

Delta Air Lines project management co-op
TechRiseโ†’Google certโ†’Delta
PRODUCT

The ATLift Team

Shipped a civic tech app to the App Store and Google Play

Atlanta's homeless resource hub, connecting neighbors to help nearby. Proof that outcomes aren't only jobs.

Ideaโ†’Designโ†’Buildโ†’Ship
COLLEGE + DESIGN

Linda Hernandez-Chavez

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar and Design Engineer at Develop for Good

A first-generation college student at GSU, designing for civic tech.

TechRiseโ†’Google certโ†’HSF Scholar
CREDENTIAL + GIVE BACKEssence Hodo

Essence Hodo

Google Digital Marketing certificate, now helping guide the next generation
"I joined one of their virtual design sessions, and everything clicked."
WCT studentโ†’Retailโ†’Google certโ†’Gives back
GIVE BACK

Natasha Narine

Designing WCT's merch and the TechRise student and advisor apps

A GSU student building the platform the next group of members will use.

TechRiseโ†’UI designโ†’Builds for WCT
Fanta Amouzougan landed her first internship at Popmenu and represented WCT at RenderATL.
Rozalynn Gholston spoke on Amazon's Juneteenth tech panel. Her career posts drew 5,900+ reactions.
Miracle Emefiele was selected for the Sharing the Power Foundation Clean Energy Fellowship.
Trajectory

Look what happens
when you keep building.

2024-2025 Fiscal year 2025

  1. On stage at MicrosoftWCT recognized at AI Day in the A, sparking a surge in TechRise members and advisors.
  2. Harper College STEAM Fair350+ people reached in person in Illinois.
  3. Dance Code Create at Georgia Tech30 students code music, build wearables, and perform.

2025-2026 Fiscal year 2026

  1. TechRise IRL at MicrosoftStudents and advisors meet face to face in Atlanta.
  2. CreativX SportStudents design adaptive tech with the Atlanta Adaptive Soccer Foundation.
  3. TEDxAtlanta Impact NightOne of five featured nonprofits.
  4. ATLift shipsOur students' app goes live on both app stores.

2026-2027 Underway now

  1. Mapping Georgia's STEM ecosystemBuilding the map with partners across the state.
  2. DoW STEM AmbassadorOur Founder & CEO is one of 30 educators selected nationally.
  3. Code the CultureCircuits and creativity with Georgia Tech's College of Engineering.

Our impact, documented.

We're building in public and documenting what happens along the way. This page is the highlight reel. The reports are the archive.

Calendar year 20242024 WrappedOur last report before moving to the school-year calendarView PDF โ†’
Impact Report2024-2025View PDF โ†’
Impact Report2025-2026In progress. Coming soon.
Impact Report2026-2027Coming after the fiscal year closes
External validation

The receipts have receipts.

โ˜…Candid Platinum SealThe highest level of nonprofit transparency on Candid.
โ˜…2026 New STEM Ecosystem CohortSelected into the national STEM Learning Ecosystems network.
โ˜…TEDxAtlanta Impact NightOne of five featured nonprofits, April 2026.
โ˜…Mandela Washington FellowshipU.S. host organization for Mandela Washington Fellows.
โ˜…2026 DoW STEM AmbassadorOur Founder & CEO, one of 30 educators selected nationally by the TGR Foundation and the U.S. Department of War.
โ˜…Emmy Award winner + Google AI FellowOur Founder & CEO, Shana Sanders.
Backed by MicrosoftBest Buy FoundationAkamai FoundationGlenn W. Bailey FoundationGeorgia Tech CEISMC Candid Platinum Transparency seal
Make this our biggest year yet

The opportunity divide is real. So are the results.

Help put the next student in position to build, publish, credential, connect, launch, and come back for someone else.