We just got the BEST December-to-remember gift ever! Our 2nd annual holiday Twitch charity event Stream The Halls on December 17-18, 2019, raised more than DOUBLE our goal of $10,000. Yes, friends, together we raised $20,758 for 1,000 Dreams Fund! We have a special message from 1,000 Dreams Fund founder and CEO Christie Garton:
You already know that we are passionate about funding dreams here at 1,000 Dreams Fund. So, our third annual New Face of Tech Scholarship Program, in partnership with tech giant HARMAN, really gets us excited. The program funds and fuels the aspirations of talented female college students pursuing careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts
This year, 1,000 Dreams Fund went on the road with our BroadcastHER Academy winners to visit the ultra-cool HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, not once, not twice, but THREE times. It was a part of their prize for being selected to the Academy, which also included a $1,000 microgrant, gear from both HARMAN & HyperX
We are so excited to announce our 1DF – Twitch BroadcastHER Grant Fall 2019 winners. This group of inspiring females are broadcasting their dreams and gaming their way to the top — and we couldn’t be more proud to honor them. Over the course of five fundraisers, we have raised nearly $100,000 from more than 2,607
By @HarleighQuynn, BroadcastHER Academy Challenge Recipient Do you ever have those days that are too good to be true; those days that you can’t fully believe it was real? That’s exactly how I felt being in Dallas with 1000 Dreams Fund and HyperX. Two weeks ago, I was invited to attend the 2019 Esports Awards.
When we set out to host our first-ever fall edition of the Streams For Dreams fundraiser, we were aiming big…but didn’t know what to expect. We had big goals that we wanted to surpass after our first-ever successful summer Streams For Dreams event, Summer Dreams — so, we made sure we had plenty of reinforcements for
Did you know that women hold just 5.4% of all CEO positions across American companies, with continued underrepresentation in tech — one of the fastest-growing professional occupations in the U.S.? We want to flip the script on those statistics. That’s why we’re so passionate about our annual New Face of Tech Scholarship Program, in partnership
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey With the launch of 1,000 Dreams Fund’s inaugural MentorHERDay, we delivered hope — and plenty of good advice — to a group of 100 aspiring young girls at successful events in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Dallas. Our new national
“Never give up.” “You’ll never really be perfectly ready; accept that and go for it anyway!” “Don’t be afraid to rely on others and ask for help.” “Take opportunities that come your way; you are worth it.” These are just a few soundbites from the savvy group of young women who participated in the 1,000
Have you ever been interested in finding a mentor, but don’t know where to start? You are not alone! Seventy percent of young women in the U.S. say they do not have a mentor, according to 1DF’s State of the American Girl Research. But we know that mentors are critical to the advancement of women
