Girls Just Want To Code Apps with Jean MacDonald

Jean MacDonald was formerly best known for her role as a software marketing and public-relations guru for a major Macintosh software developer, but her work to create App Camp for Girls has eclipsed that. Jean and her colleagues raised over $100,000 on Indiegogo to fund an initial two sessions of a week each in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, and the next step is national. Jean talks about the particular challenges of bootstrapping a non-profit from zero through crowdfunding, and the group's efforts in navigating their way to the next steps. This podcast is made possible through the support of sponsors and patrons. Thanks to Stack for sponsoring this episode! Stack sends you a different magazine every month, selecting from among the best English-language publications in the world. With coupon code DISRUPT13, 3 months is $45 (normally $50), and a full year is just $170 (normally $190)! And thanks to our patrons, supporting us by pledging an amount via Patreon for each episode we produce. Thanks this time to GravityFish and Elliott Payne! You help make it all happen.