🎄Coding Grace December Newsletter is out plus extra announcements!
Tags: codinggrace, diversityintech, irishtechcommunity, newsletter
Published: 2021-12-10 17:15:05

## 🧑‍🎄 "Tis the season to be jolly!“ ⛄️

🙌 Yip, our newsletter is out and it's the final one of this year and I'm pretty happy with the transition from Mailchimp to using Revue. Check out the [latest newsletter](https://www.getrevue.co/profile/codinggrace/issues/monthly-newsletter-of-coding-grace-dec-2021-issue-842463) and let us know what do you think? 🤔

📢 If you have any events, CFPs, opportunities like grants and other announcements, you can email contact@codinggrace.com and we will include it in our next newsletter. They are normally published at the beginning of each month.

🚨 Help [Coding Grace](https://codinggrace.com/) spread the word and get more subscribers as well as telling us what else you want on the newsletter. Thanks in advance.

Following are more announcements and reminders and I'll try and update if anything else pop up for this month.

## Opportunities

![women in business grant based in northern ireland banner](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/f0pwecrctmppi45bwi6u.png)
 
### 📢 TechStart and Women in Business launch grant competition for NI-based female founders
> A new funding opportunity aiming to support female founders in Northern Ireland with their innovative business ideas has just been launched by Techstart Ventures and Women in Business.

👉 More information about the grant: https://startacus.net/culture/techstart-and-women-in-business-launch-grant-competition-for-ni-based-female-founders#.Ya4_qtDP02w

## Coding Grace Workshop

![Banner for Coding Grace's Diversity-Friendly Workshop for Non-Tech Founders](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7i26leoougs5q2o9hqpn.gif)
 
### 📢 Diversity-Friendly Workshop for Non-Tech Founders
Over 2 days, we will be running 2 hour long workshops each session covering the fundamentals of tech.

* When: Jan 20 & Jan 21 (14:00 - 16:00 each day)
* Audience: Non-tech founders
* Cost: €50.00

👉 More details about the workshop: https://www.codinggrace.com/events/non-tech-founders-workshop-virtual/01/

## Other Events
### 📢 Python Ireland - Speakers Coaching Session
> We will help you deliver your talk in a non judgemental, friendly environment. If you're happy with it we will publish it on our Youtube channel, but you will decide if you want this to happen.

* When: Sat Jan 22, 2022
* Where: Online

👉 More details about the speaker coaching session: https://www.meetup.com/pythonireland/events/281468322/

### 🗓 Irish Tech and Diversity in Tech Events around Ireland
Don't forget that we curate a list of events and if we missed out any, please let us know.

List updated regularly: https://irish-diversity-in-tech.netlify.app/events/


## Other orgs that need your support
### 📢 Women in AI - WAI@WORK survey
> You said you wanted to be a part of a more diverse work culture?🧐 This could be your chance to bring change! ✔️✔️ WAI and AI Sweden are launching a survey to find out what women in AI want from their workplace with our WAI@WORK survey.

👉 Take me to WAI@WORK survey: https://www.womeninai.co/wai-at-work


### 📢 Enough Already: Break the Cycles of Abuse in Gaming (Feminist Frequency)
> Every time a news story breaks about toxicity and abuse at a high-profile game company, or harassment by someone in a position of power, we see an uptick in calls to the Games and Online Harassment Hotline. Statements and promises are always made, but like clockwork, wait six months and the same problem resurfaces.

👉 More info on how to support them: https://givebutter.com/femfreq2021

## Finally...
Have you decorated for the Holiday Season yet?

![xmas pusheen and tree](https://media.giphy.com/media/nxIb6orQfYw0M/giphy.gif)

From me and the rest Coding Grace Foundation team, we wish you Seasons' Greetings and a Happy New Year.

_(Originally posted on https://codinggrace.com/news/coding-grace-dec-2021-newsletter)_