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Who were their funders and why did they stop?

As noted elsewhere in this thread, one of their large supporters was VMware[0], which was aquired by Broadcom at the end of last year. Although I'm skeptical that the loss of a single 'community partner' would cause the whole organization to fold. There are teirs above community which presumably donate more to enjoy title[1]

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=40082114&goto=item?id=...

[1]: https://womenwhocode.com/partners

VMware donated A LOT of money to causes like this and they not only made it really easy to match employee contributions, but they also had "pledge drive" style events to raise as much money as possible.

This is a part of our culture that I'm really sad to see going away.

Not sure why I'm being downvoted. I'm aware that VMware used to donate to a lot of causes and now Broadcom doesn't (source: I also work there :)).

My point is that I'm surprised that the loss of a single sponsor would make-or-break an organization like this.

I say this as someone that supports their mission, formerly helped run an affiliated club (shoutout EMich WiCS!) and donates annually, or used to anyway.

started funding "Girls who AI"

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