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Este Día de los Veteranos, queremos reconocer y mostrar las contribuciones realizadas por los veteranos en Google. Estos empleados de Google han creado oportunidades y formas para que la transición de los miembros de las fuerzas a sus carreras profesionales civiles sea sencilla. Lo han hecho a través del programa de becas SkillBridge del Departamento de Defensa (Department of Defense, DoD) para miembros de las fuerzas armadas en transición y otros recursos como los certificados profesionales desarrollados por Google y un subsidio de $10 millones de Google.org para contratar a nuestros héroes para su programa Career Forward.
Nos reunimos con exmiembros del Ejército de los EE. UU. y empleados de Google James Durago, Larraine Palesky y Michael St. Germain (MSG) para conocer cómo llevaron estos recursos a Google y cómo les están retribuyendo el gesto a otros veteranos, miembros de las fuerzas armadas e integrantes de la familia militar.
Larraine: SkillBridge brinda experiencia laboral en el ámbito civil a los miembros de las fuerzas armadas, a través de una beca corporativa durante sus últimos 180 días de servicio. Los becarios están integrados en las empresas y continúan recibiendo compensación y beneficios militares, mientras que los socios del sector proporcionan la capacitación, la experiencia laboral y las herramientas para asegurar un trabajo. Los empleadores ven de primera mano el enorme talento, las habilidades, las capacidades de toma de decisiones y la flexibilidad que los miembros de las fuerzas armadas aportan a sus negocios.
James: Larraine, MSG y yo nos reunimos en el partido de fútbol del Ejército contra la Marina que se llevó a cabo en 2019 y decidimos unirnos para llevar SkillBridge a Google. En aquel momento, era codirector del grupo de recursos para empleados veteranos de Google, VetNet. Nuestro objetivo era destacarnos de nuestros competidores y formalizar los beneficios de trabajar con la comunidad militar. Y queríamos asegurarnos de que Google fuera el empleador elegido por quienes estaban buscando trabajo y realizando la transición a partir de carreras militares.
MSG: Me involucré porque quería retribuir el gesto y crear un espacio y una oportunidad para que la comunidad de veteranos subrepresentada rompiera estereotipos y demostrara que pueden sobresalir en el ámbito de la tecnología, del mismo modo que prosperaron bajo presión en el vertiginoso entorno militar.
Larraine: Y pasé por SkillBridge yo misma cuando hice la transición y abandoné las fuerzas armadas. Es una gran oportunidad para que los veteranos aprendan habilidades tecnológicas y sean más competitivos, al mismo tiempo que solicitan empleos a tiempo completo. SkillBridge también proporciona a las personas las redes de contactos de las que carecen porque todo lo que saben gira en torno a las fuerzas armadas.
MSG: Las personas con antecedentes militares están subrepresentadas en las carreras profesionales relacionadas con la tecnología. La gente estereotipa a estas personas en trabajos de construcción y seguridad, y algunos veteranos no confían en que puedan tener éxito en el sector tecnológico. Pero la tecnología no es tan diferente de otros campos, y sabemos que los veteranos tienen habilidades transferibles y actitudes de consecución de tareas que les permiten prosperar en empresas como Google. Solo tienen que poner un pie en la puerta. Tener SkillBridge y otros programas en Google nos permite retribuir a la comunidad militar ayudando a romper las barreras para poder construir carreras profesionales exitosas en el sector tecnológico.
SkillBridge es solo una de las muchas iniciativas para veteranos y familias militares. Si está interesado en inscribirse en el programa SkillBridge de Google, primero debe solicitar el programa de becas corporativas a través de Hiring Our Heroes. Para obtener una lista completa de recursos, consulte nuestro sitio Grow with Googley el sitio de empleos de VetNetpara veteranos, miembros de las fuerzas armadas en transición y familias militares que incluyen Career Forward e información para empresas propiedad de veteranos. Si es miembro de la comunidad militar y busca apoyo para usted o un ser querido, puede encontrar recursos útiles en Serving Veterans.
Este Día de los Veteranos, queremos reconocer y mostrar las contribuciones realizadas por los veteranos en Google. Estos empleados de Google han creado oportunidades y formas para que la transición de los miembros de las fuerzas a sus carreras profesionales civiles sea sencilla. Lo han hecho a través del programa de becas SkillBridge del Departamento de Defensa (Department of Defense, DoD) para miembros de las fuerzas armadas en transición y otros recursos como los certificados profesionales desarrollados por Google y un subsidio de $10 millones de Google.org para contratar a nuestros héroes para su programa Career Forward.
Nos reunimos con exmiembros del Ejército de los EE. UU. y empleados de Google James Durago, Larraine Palesky y Michael St. Germain (MSG) para conocer cómo llevaron estos recursos a Google y cómo les están retribuyendo el gesto a otros veteranos, miembros de las fuerzas armadas e integrantes de la familia militar.
Larraine: SkillBridge brinda experiencia laboral en el ámbito civil a los miembros de las fuerzas armadas, a través de una beca corporativa durante sus últimos 180 días de servicio. Los becarios están integrados en las empresas y continúan recibiendo compensación y beneficios militares, mientras que los socios del sector proporcionan la capacitación, la experiencia laboral y las herramientas para asegurar un trabajo. Los empleadores ven de primera mano el enorme talento, las habilidades, las capacidades de toma de decisiones y la flexibilidad que los miembros de las fuerzas armadas aportan a sus negocios.
James: Larraine, MSG y yo nos reunimos en el partido de fútbol del Ejército contra la Marina que se llevó a cabo en 2019 y decidimos unirnos para llevar SkillBridge a Google. En aquel momento, era codirector del grupo de recursos para empleados veteranos de Google, VetNet. Nuestro objetivo era destacarnos de nuestros competidores y formalizar los beneficios de trabajar con la comunidad militar. Y queríamos asegurarnos de que Google fuera el empleador elegido por quienes estaban buscando trabajo y realizando la transición a partir de carreras militares.
MSG: Me involucré porque quería retribuir el gesto y crear un espacio y una oportunidad para que la comunidad de veteranos subrepresentada rompiera estereotipos y demostrara que pueden sobresalir en el ámbito de la tecnología, del mismo modo que prosperaron bajo presión en el vertiginoso entorno militar.
Larraine: Y pasé por SkillBridge yo misma cuando hice la transición y abandoné las fuerzas armadas. Es una gran oportunidad para que los veteranos aprendan habilidades tecnológicas y sean más competitivos, al mismo tiempo que solicitan empleos a tiempo completo. SkillBridge también proporciona a las personas las redes de contactos de las que carecen porque todo lo que saben gira en torno a las fuerzas armadas.
MSG: Las personas con antecedentes militares están subrepresentadas en las carreras profesionales relacionadas con la tecnología. La gente estereotipa a estas personas en trabajos de construcción y seguridad, y algunos veteranos no confían en que puedan tener éxito en el sector tecnológico. Pero la tecnología no es tan diferente de otros campos, y sabemos que los veteranos tienen habilidades transferibles y actitudes de consecución de tareas que les permiten prosperar en empresas como Google. Solo tienen que poner un pie en la puerta. Tener SkillBridge y otros programas en Google nos permite retribuir a la comunidad militar ayudando a romper las barreras para poder construir carreras profesionales exitosas en el sector tecnológico.
SkillBridge es solo una de las muchas iniciativas para veteranos y familias militares. Si está interesado en inscribirse en el programa SkillBridge de Google, primero debe solicitar el programa de becas corporativas a través de Hiring Our Heroes. Para obtener una lista completa de recursos, consulte nuestro sitio Grow with Googley el sitio de empleos de VetNetpara veteranos, miembros de las fuerzas armadas en transición y familias militares que incluyen Career Forward e información para empresas propiedad de veteranos. Si es miembro de la comunidad militar y busca apoyo para usted o un ser querido, puede encontrar recursos útiles en Serving Veterans.
This Veterans Day, we want to acknowledge and showcase the contributions made by veterans at Google. These Googlers have created opportunities and pathways for servicemembers to ease their transition into civilian careers. They’ve done this through the Department of Defense’s (DoD) SkillBridge fellowship program for transitioning servicemembers, and other resources like the Google Career Certificates and a $10 million Google.org grant to Hiring Our Heroes for their Career Forward program.
We sat down with former U.S. Army members and Googlers James Durago, Larraine Palesky, and Michael St. Germain (MSG) to find out how they brought these resources to Google and how they’re paying it forward to other veterans, servicemembers, and military family members.
Larraine: SkillBridge provides servicemembers with civilian work experience through a corporate fellowship during their last 180 days of service. Fellows are embedded in companies and continue to receive military compensation and benefits, while industry partners provide the training, work experience, and tools for securing a job. Employers see firsthand the tremendous talent, skill sets, decision-making abilities, and flexibility servicemembers bring to their businesses.
James: Larraine, MSG and I met at the 2019 Army/Navy football game and decided to team up to bring SkillBridge to Google. At the time, I was the co-lead for Google’s veteran employee resource group, VetNet. Our goal was to stand out from our competitors and formalize the benefits of working with the military community. And we wanted to make sure Google would be an employer of choice for job seekers transitioning from military careers.
MSG: I got involved because I wanted to pay it forward and create a space and opportunity for the underrepresented veteran community to break stereotypes and prove they can excel in tech — just like they thrived under pressure in the military’s fast-paced environment.
Larraine: And I went through SkillBridge myself when I transitioned out of the military. It’s a great opportunity for veterans to learn tech skills and become more competitive while applying for full-time jobs. SkillBridge also gives people networking connections they lack because all they’ve known is the military.
MSG: Individuals with a military background are underrepresented in tech careers. People stereotype them into construction and security jobs, and some veterans aren’t confident that they can succeed in the tech industry. But tech isn’t that different from other fields, and we know that veterans have transferable skills and “get it done” attitudes that allow them to thrive at companies like Google. They just need to get a foot in the door. Having SkillBridge and other programs at Google allows us to give back to the military community by helping break down barriers to successful tech careers.
SkillBridge is just one of many initiatives for veterans and military families. If you’re interested in signing up for Google’s SkillBridge program, you must first apply to the corporate fellowship program through Hiring Our Heroes. For a full list of resources, please see our Grow with Google site, and VetNet career sitefor veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military families that include Career Forward and information for veteran-owned businesses. If you are a member of the military community seeking support for yourself or a loved one, you can find useful resources at Serving Veterans.
This Veterans Day, we want to acknowledge and showcase the contributions made by veterans at Google. These Googlers have created opportunities and pathways for servicemembers to ease their transition into civilian careers. They’ve done this through the Department of Defense’s (DoD) SkillBridge fellowship program for transitioning servicemembers, and other resources like the Google Career Certificates and a $10 million Google.org grant to Hiring Our Heroes for their Career Forward program.
We sat down with former U.S. Army members and Googlers James Durago, Larraine Palesky, and Michael St. Germain (MSG) to find out how they brought these resources to Google and how they’re paying it forward to other veterans, servicemembers, and military family members.
Larraine: SkillBridge provides servicemembers with civilian work experience through a corporate fellowship during their last 180 days of service. Fellows are embedded in companies and continue to receive military compensation and benefits, while industry partners provide the training, work experience, and tools for securing a job. Employers see firsthand the tremendous talent, skill sets, decision-making abilities, and flexibility servicemembers bring to their businesses.
James: Larraine, MSG and I met at the 2019 Army/Navy football game and decided to team up to bring SkillBridge to Google. At the time, I was the co-lead for Google’s veteran employee resource group, VetNet. Our goal was to stand out from our competitors and formalize the benefits of working with the military community. And we wanted to make sure Google would be an employer of choice for job seekers transitioning from military careers.
MSG: I got involved because I wanted to pay it forward and create a space and opportunity for the underrepresented veteran community to break stereotypes and prove they can excel in tech — just like they thrived under pressure in the military’s fast-paced environment.
Larraine: And I went through SkillBridge myself when I transitioned out of the military. It’s a great opportunity for veterans to learn tech skills and become more competitive while applying for full-time jobs. SkillBridge also gives people networking connections they lack because all they’ve known is the military.
MSG: Individuals with a military background are underrepresented in tech careers. People stereotype them into construction and security jobs, and some veterans aren’t confident that they can succeed in the tech industry. But tech isn’t that different from other fields, and we know that veterans have transferable skills and “get it done” attitudes that allow them to thrive at companies like Google. They just need to get a foot in the door. Having SkillBridge and other programs at Google allows us to give back to the military community by helping break down barriers to successful tech careers.
SkillBridge is just one of many initiatives for veterans and military families. If you’re interested in signing up for Google’s SkillBridge program, you must first apply to the corporate fellowship program through Hiring Our Heroes. For a full list of resources, please see our Grow with Google site, and VetNet career sitefor veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military families that include Career Forward and information for veteran-owned businesses. If you are a member of the military community seeking support for yourself or a loved one, you can find useful resources at Serving Veterans.
November is Native American Heritage Month in the U.S. and is an opportune time to educate and raise awareness about the achievements and unique challenges that Tribal Nations face — both historically and presently — and how tribal citizens have worked together to overcome those challenges. One such example is the impact the pandemic has had on tribal economies and Native American-owned businesses.
As the President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) — a long-time partner of Google — I’ve met many Native artisans and small-business owners over the past two years, who once had thriving businesses but now struggle to transition to online platforms to keep their businesses afloat. According to the U.S. Census, Native American-owned businesses contribute over $35 billion to the economy and employ over 200,000 people, yet one in six businesses (16.7%) have reported complete revenue losses due to the lingering impacts of the pandemic. Now, more than ever, our businesses require adequate resources for them to thrive, and there is no denying that technology is helping create that pathway forward.
I’m thrilled to share that the Grow with Google Digital Coaches program, which equips businesses with robust digital skills to unlock growth opportunities, is expanding to train Native-led businesses with the help of a dedicated Digital Coach from the community. We’ll be able to further support Native-led businesses thanks to a new grant from Google.org to help NCAI strengthen digital skill training.
I’m honored to introduce Henry Jake Foreman as Grow with Google’s first-ever Indigenous Community Digital Coach. As a Digital Coach, Jake will empower tribal small businesses with monthly digital skills workshops, local hands-on coaching opportunities, and events for businesses to come together and learn from one another. Jake is an Absentee Shawnee citizen who resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a Program Director at New Mexico Community Capital. As a trainer for NCAI’s training program, incubated with support from Grow with Google, Jake has helped hundreds of Native American entrepreneurs in New Mexico develop skill sets to support and build their businesses. We’re excited to see Grow with Google build on the success of that collaboration as they expand the Digital Coaches program. Jake will now bring these trainings directly to tribal communities across Indian Country and partner with NCAI to host monthly national webinars beginning in 2023.
In addition, Google.org is providing a $750,000 grant to support NCAI’s own institutional capacity and positioning in the Indigenous digital skilling space. NCAI will directly invest this into IT capabilities to foster a community of learning and distill best IT practices to contribute toward the broader ecosystem. This investment builds on the previous $1.25M in grants used to help support Native-owned businesses — all done in service of helping more Indigenous people to achieve success and help bridge Indian Country’s digital divide.
Because Native-led businesses serve as the backbone for many tribal communities, it was a very special moment to first share this news with tribal leaders, NCAI members and Native youth at our NCAI 79th Annual Convention & Marketplace earlier this week. At the conference, we also had the pleasure of hosting Jake’s first digital skills workshop as a new Digital Coach. Undoubtedly, these tailored workshops and resources will help our businesses thrive online and grow tremendously. To learn more and sign up, visit g.co/grow/digitalcoachIC.
Last weekend I was welcomed back to my “home by the sea” — Hampton University, located on Chesapeake Bay — as the co-grand marshal for this year’s homecoming festivities along with fellow alumna Dr. Dietra Trent, White House Director of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) initiatives. As a proud Hampton alumna and Google’s Chief Diversity Officer, it gives me great pride to continue Google’s long-standing partnership with the HBCU community.
I’ve seen firsthand the impact HBCU graduates are having on the next generation of leaders and thinkers across today’s industries, including tech. In a recent United Negro College Fund (UNCF) study, despite only making up 3% of the nation’s colleges and universities, HBCUs produce almost 20% of all African American graduates and 25% of African American graduates with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees.
Melonie Parker, Google’s Chief Diversity Officer at Hampton’s homecoming.
At Google, we remain steadfast in our investment and support for HBCUs, and we’ve partnered closely with them to build pathways to tech. One way we’ve done that is by welcoming students from 15 HBCUs for full-time roles and internships in the last year alone, and we've expanded our recruiting efforts to more than 900 schools in the last decade. We’ve also invested in programming to further opportunities and pathways for HBCU and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) students, including:
We also recognize the unique needs of students, faculty and staff within each of these historic institutions. I meet regularly with the HBCU Presidents’ Council, which advises on creating and executing meaningful programming that meets the needs of HBCU students. In 2021, we provided a $50 million grant to 10 HBCUs to support scholarships, invest in technical infrastructure for in-class and remote learning, and develop curricula and career support programs.
To build on this, Monday I was honored to announce a $5 million Google.org grant to Spelman College’s Center for Minority Women in STEM. A team of Google.org Fellows will partner with Spelman to build the first database that will conduct and publicize research on the experiences of women from historically underrepresented groups in STEM. The findings will be used to help empower and elevate women in STEM fields. This week we also announced $300,000 in funding for 18 HBCU and HSI partners to support faculty and students in tech majors. We plan to distribute this funding annually to enable growth and retention in computer science departments.
Finally, supporting our HBCU and HSI partners means showing up and continuing to shine a light on these historic and critical institutions:
For more than a century, HBCUs have been a driving force in the cultivation of academic excellence and professional achievement within the Black community. We will continue to do our part to support these institutions, and their students, as we work to make tech more inclusive and representative at all levels of the workforce.
Ensuring today’s workforce has the skills required for an evolving labor market requires creative approaches. That’s why we’ve been working with higher education to help students and people already in the job market reach their earning potential. Educational institutions in all 50 states, including over 300 universities, community colleges and career and technical education high schools, have incorporated Google Career Certificates to help people begin promising careers in growing fields.
Today, we’re announcing Industry Specializations, a new addition to the Google Career Certificates program. We’ve joined forces with leading universities so people can learn from top experts at Google and world-class faculty in an affordable and accessible way — no experience or application required. The university-built Specializations will provide Google Career Certificate graduates and new learners with additional expertise and skills for jobs in some of the fastest-growing industries.
Learners can build on their skills and access new career opportunities by enrolling in a Specialization to prepare for entry-level jobs like:
Plus, top institutions are working with us to reach even more people with the Google Career Certificates. UCLA Extension, one of the first and largest continuing education providers in the country, is offering the Google Career Certificates to any learner, at no cost, through UCLAxOpen. Stanford Digital Education is partnering with the Bay Area Community College Consortium to provide in-person and virtual instruction programs to deliver the Google Career Certificates across the Bay Area. And the SkillUp Google Career Certificate program at Rutgers University provides alumni with free access to the Google Career Certificates through their career services office.
Many of these partnerships are happening state-wide:
By completing a Google Career Certificate and an Industry Specialization, learners will earn a credential from Google and from the participating university. They will also gain access to jobs through our employer consortium, which includes more than 150 companies — such as Adobe, Deloitte, Lowe’s, Verizon and Google — that are eager to hire talent in these fields.
We’re proud to work with higher education institutions to create additional accessible and flexible pathways for economic mobility. To learn more about these opportunities, visit grow.google/certificates. And if you are an academic institution interested in partnering with us, more information can be found on our website.
Digital skills are a key part of many jobs and are crucial for helping small businesses grow. But with the hustle of daily life, many of us struggle to find the time to learn valuable new skills that could help with landing a new job, earning more money or growing a business.
That’s why we’ve asked for advice from four people who’ve done this before: presenter and former footballer Ian Wright, entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den investor Steven Bartlett, finance professional turned YouTuber Patricia Bright, and founder of notonthehighstreet.co.uk Holly Tucker. Based on their experiences with switching careers or starting a business by learning a new skill, they’ve helped us create Skills to Go, a free, bitesize digital skills training programme.
You can complete the short training sessions, which range from five to 20 minutes, as and when you have time — while commuting, over a coffee break or in between appointments. Our Skills to Go site suggests relevant topics — including CV writing, changing careers and growing a business online — based on how much time you have to spare.
We’ve built this programme in response to new data from YouGov that reveals that lack of time is the number one barrier stopping people from learning skills that could take their careers and businesses to the next level. And it’s a very real need: in the UK, more than 90% of people are online, yet fewer than half of businesses have a website. Businesses struggle to recruit people with digital skills; the digital skills gap accounts for 30% of unfilled vacancies, and costs the UK economy £63 billion per year.
Our new Skills to Go campaign is just one of the ways that we’re working to help address the nation’s skills shortage. Since launching our first digital skills training programme in Leeds in 2015, we’ve visited more than 500 locations up and down the country, and have provided digital skills training to more than 800,000 people in the UK. We offer individuals and business owners opportunities to, for example, take part in one-to-one mentoring sessions or learn about digital marketing to help them advance their careers or boost their businesses. This year, we’re visiting more than 30 locations, such as Newport and Cambridgeshire, to help people learn new skills and get Britain growing.
Of course, we can’t do this alone. Earlier this year, alongside a number of top UK employers including the BBC, BT Group, Deloitte, John Lewis Partnership and NatWest, we announced our Employer Consortium, which recognises Google Career Certificates when recruiting for much-needed tech roles, providing an accessible path for Brits into high-growth, well-paid tech jobs.
Everyone should have the opportunity to gain digital skills regardless of their location, race, age, gender or education level. That's why we’re supporting Good Things Foundation’s work with 1,500 community organisations across the UK, which supports up to 25,000 people from underrepresented communities to get online and learn essential digital skills.
These are all part of our efforts to make it easier than ever for you to gain new skills, wherever you’re at in your career. So the next time you have a spare five minutes, search ‘Google Skills Training’ to learn from business experts like Stephen, Holly and Patricia and boost your business or career.
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I grew up in Argentina and came to this country 20 years ago. Like many fellow Latinos, I was looking for better opportunities — in pursuit of my American dream — while holding on to and sharing my culture, language and identity. It’s the reason why my daughter's first language was Spanish, and why I still drink mate and enjoy empanadas salteñas whenever I can. I think that’s what Hispanic Heritage Month is all about: honoring our culture, celebrating our contributions and thinking about our future.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, I am proud to share that Google has been hard at work for the past year to open new paths for future generations of Latinos. In 2021, we made a $15 million commitment to economic equity for Latinos. Today, we are providing an update on our work.
Earlier this summer, we announced the first 50 recipients of the Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund at the UNIDOSUS National Conference. Each of the recipients received $100,000 in non-dilutive funding and $100,000 in Google Cloud credits to help their startups grow. The founders are now working hand-in-hand with Googlers, getting deep mentorship from technical and business experts, and building community with fellow founders.
Over the last two years, through Google.org grantees like the Hispanic Federation and Grow with Google partners like the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), we’ve provided digital skills to more than 35,000 Latinos across the U.S. and Puerto Rico for the growing number of jobs that require them. According to the Hispanic Federation, those that received digital skills training through their programs are seeing an average salary increase of $13,000 — that is real, meaningful change. As part of our commitment and ongoing partnership with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, we are hosting the Grow with Google Latino-Owned Business Summit live from their national conference in Phoenix, which will also be live streamed on YouTube.
We are proud of our progress and the impact of our commitments as we continue to execute against them. We are deeply committed to continue this work, engaging, investing and honoring the Latino community during this Hispanic Heritage Month and all year long. Stay tuned for more to come.
Crecí en Argentina y vine a este país hace 20 años. Al igual que muchos otros Latinos, estaba buscando mejores oportunidades - en la búsqueda de mi sueño americano - mientras mantenía y compartía mi cultura, idioma e identidad. Es la razón por la cual el idioma materno de mi hija fue el español, y por eso todavía tomo mate y disfruto de las empanadas salteñas siempre que puedo. Creo que de eso se trata el Mes de la Herencia Hispana: rendirle homenaje a nuestra cultura, celebrar nuestras contribuciones y pensar en nuestro futuro.
Este Mes de la Herencia Hispana, me enorgullece compartir que Google ha trabajado arduamente durante el último año para abrirle nuevos caminos a las futuras generaciones de Latinos. En 2021, hicimos un compromiso de $15 millones para la equidad económica de los Latinos. Hoy, estamos proporcionando una actualización de nuestro trabajo.
A principios de este verano, anunciamos los primeros 50 beneficiarios del Fondo de Fundadores Latinos de Google para Startups en la Conferencia Nacional UNIDOSUS. Cada uno de los destinatarios recibió $100,000 en financiamiento no dilutivo y $100,000 en créditos de Google Cloud para apoyar el crecimiento de sus startups. Los fundadores ahora trabajan mano a mano con los Googlers, obteniendo una tutoría profunda de expertos técnicos y comerciales y desarrollo comunitario con otros fundadores.
En los últimos dos años, a través de los beneficiarios de Google.org como la organización Hispanic Federation y los socios de Grow with Google como la Asociación Hispana de Colegios y Universidades (HACU), hemos brindado habilidades digitales a más de 35,000 Latinos en los Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico para el creciente número de trabajos que las requieren.Según la organización Hispanic Federation, aquellos que recibieron capacitación digital por medio de sus programas están experimentando un aumento salarial de $13,000; ese es un cambio real y significativo. Como parte de nuestro compromiso y asociación continua con la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos, estamos organizando la cumbre de empresas de propiedad Latina, Grow with Google Latino-Owned Business Summit, en vivo desde su conferencia nacional en Phoenix, que también se transmitirá en vivo en YouTube.
Estamos orgullosos de nuestro progreso y del impacto de nuestros compromisos a medida que continuamos ejecutandolos. Estamos profundamente comprometidos a continuar con este trabajo, motivando, invirtiendo y honrando a la comunidad Latina durante este Mes de la Herencia Hispana y durante todo el año. ¡Estén atentos qué hay más por venir.
