BRIDGEGOOD, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides student Creatives with career skills required for some of the 1.4+ million tech job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2021, and aims to train 30,000 designers of color by 2030. Support our students by hiring BRIDGEGOOD for your next design project or making a tax-deductible donation.
Graphic Design | UX / UI | Visual Design
OVER A DECADE OF SUCCESS
Impact since 2009
Giving job seeking Creatives & Designers of color the professional resources to discover and explore meaningful careers while improving diverse local economies. To date, BRIDGEGOOD has directly impacted the lives of 7,200 Bay Area Students, Entrepreneurs, Businesses, and Organizations. Our programs have boosted the economy by $6.4 million, leading to opportunities for 21st century employment and economic mobility.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Design For Social Good
Preparing student Creatives for meaningful design & tech careers. Operating as a design studio and web application, Businesses & Nonprofits receive essential design services while helping Students thrive. Join our ecosystem, BRIDGEGOOD.com.
Focus 1:
Digital Equity
At BRIDGEGOOD, we believe that technological advancement should benefit society as a whole, not just a privileged segment of the population.
As the digital economy continues to expand, it is our responsibility to educate the under-served in digital literacy, design, and marketing, so that they are not excluded from the majority of future opportunities. Through BRIDGEGOOD’s digital literacy programs and design studio services, we are bridging the gap. // Learn more
Focus 2:
Economic Mobility
Nearly 15% of businesses in Oakland are registered as leisure and entertainment—the largest increase of businesses being restaurants and bars.
While this may benefit the nightlife, mom-and-pop businesses that provide essential services are becoming extinct, and technological gaps are largely to blame. As the economy becomes increasingly digital, the distribution of wealth tips in favor of the digitally literate, leaving the illiterate in danger of failure – since 2009, BRIDGEGOOD is empowering small businesses. // Learn more
Focus 3:
Workforce Development
BRIDGEGOOD’s unique collaboration of community, design, and technology inspires us every day to make our organization an even more powerful force for change.
We are actively supplying under-resourced community members (students of color ages 18-34; women-owned businesses ages 40+) with professional resources, mentorship, digital literacy education, economic autonomy, and career and networking opportunities. // Learn more
Focus 4:
Student Voices & Digital Arts
Each year we ask emerging Creatives and Designers to create original artwork that answers the question, “What about Oakland inspires you?”
To date, over 2,400 community college and state-level students have participated for the chance to have their designs featured on Inspire Oakland billboards, bus ads, benches, and digital LEDs throughout the greater East Bay. // Learn more
Focus 5:
Community & Student Leadership
Annually, BRIDGEGOOD visits up to 50 schools (namely in Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo) including community colleges, state colleges, and universities. During our curated visits and programs, we provide students with the professional resources and career-related tools required to be leaders in their community. // Learn more
Focus 6:
Educational Innovation
While design jobs (e.g., UX, UI, Visual, Graphic) within the tech sector are booming, design students of color are being left behind.
Demand and opportunity for designers are high; in fact, the 2nd top-paying workforce of Graphic Designers in the nation resides in the Bay Area. Yet opportunities for designers of color remain scarce. Jobs for this marginalized group dwindle as designers from well-resourced colleges secure employment. // Learn more
Focus 7:
Tech Access & Inclusion
Recent reports confirm: tech is coming to Oakland and long-time residents are moving to affordable Bay Area cities. BRIDGEGOOD Design Studio is a safe space for students and business owners alike to collaborate, co-create, and design for social good.
With the development of 300+ tech or Web-based startups in the area, the Bay Area faces unique obstacles. Community members from East and West Oakland are particularly sensitive to the influx of tech from a cultural and economic viewpoint (e.g., gentrification). This is an issue that is close to us, as three-fourths of our board reside here. // Learn more
Teamwork makes the dream work
Meet Our Team
BRIDGEGOOD is guided by a core set of values: Content Creation & Innovation, Collaboration & Inclusiveness, Literacy & Skill Mastery, Knowledge Sharing & Learning, Transparency & Neutrality. We are a community-driven ecosystem of creators, leaders, and social good visionaries.
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Developing meaningful careers in design + tech
Student Creatives: Get a free online portfolio. Meet & hire talent. Attend exclusive events. Explore tech jobs. Come explore our current offerings, all based on real-world application.
BRIDGEGOOD is more than tech – they have prepared me for a meaningful career that I love. Never before, did I imagine I could work at one of the biggest names in design. This is life changing…
Graduate, UX Apprenticeship
Design Associate - Adobe
I always loved building things. By working with designers on a real-world platform (BRIDGEGOOD.com), I was able to build a feature that ‘shipped’ and utilized the experience to get my first tech job.
Engineer Intern, BRIDGEGOOD.com
Frontend Developer - Viscira
I learned so many things from Inspire Oakland – understanding a creative brief, the importance of research, and delivering spec-ready artwork to a client. The competition was my first step into the design and tech world.
Participant, Inspire Oakland Program
Graphic Designer - YouTube
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