ISACA Foundation

The ISACA Foundation celebrates the many achievements in our work to address the cyber workforce gap by building diversity and inclusion into career pipelines. Highlights include: * Awarded 99 recipients representing 20 countries through the foundation's scholarship program * Paid out nearly $330,000 in scholarship awards * Connected these scholarship recipients with mentoring, cyber classes, networking, and a pipeline into careers * Scholarship program enlisted the support of 320 ISACA volunteers and 22 partners * The Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program, which serves diverse and underserved populations, expanded to five US cities in partnership with the Caterpillar Foundation

SheLeadsTech continues to create pathways for women to advance in Digital Trust and resource their development with technical programming, professional skill building, and a community of other women and allies in the industry. One In Tech's collaboration with ISACA to provide global mentoring and our multiple networking opportunities fueled connections to support women in advancing careers. We connected women to certification seekers and instructors, potential sponsors and coaches, and a myriad of other tools and tips designed to create gender balance in the industry. In addition, OIT SheLeadsTech: * Engaged over 5,000 women through SheLeadsTech activities, resources, and events * Offered a robust SheLeadsTech Toolkit with educational and action-oriented modules to ISACA chapters for global dissemination * Held over 100 events under the SheLeadsTech banner * Joined forces with ISACA's mentorship program to offer 117 women mentoring relationships * Secured and activated 234 SheLeadsTech Ambassadors who advocate and support gender-diversity in the cyber world

Launched the Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program for 2023. This program is designed to bridge the skills gap, create opportunities for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged communities, and ensure a diverse and inclusive digital workforce. We offer free certification training, mentorship, and career support * The Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program provided education to 166 learners * Nearly 9 in 10 Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program participants (87%) come from diverse backgrounds * Paid out $14,600 in stipends to participants in the Workforce Inclusion Program to provide further career support.