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Why GAN Matters: The Labor Shortage is Real in The 3S WorkforceTM

3.5 Million Jobs
Lack of Emerging Talent
Skilled Labor Shortage

Collaboration: Key to Cultivating Early Talent Success in the 3s workforceTM

Collaboration: Key to Cultivating Early Talent Success in the 3s workforceTM

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"So... Imagine if our 3S Workforce ecosystem collaborated in an intentional way to cultivate the passion of our youth with interests in the 3S sectors to develop pathways and pipelines for an early talent nextgen workforce, the same as we do with sports... Imagine."

~ Elisa Basnight, GAN Founder

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Testimonials

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GAN gave me a scholarship to attend the Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP) and I’ve returned from Massachusetts. Thank you. It was really fun over there. I made friends with many people; especially with one girl, she’s from Uganda. I think that’s cool. So once again, thank you for providing me with the scholarship and the gift card for SSEP.

– D. Ferreira
The Young Women’s Leadership School, New York, NY

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GAN gave me a scholarship to attend the Game Programming Workshop sponsored by DigiPen Institute of Technology and St. Philip’s Academy in Newark, New Jersey. I really learned a lot and got exposure to a whole new area. Thank you so much for the opportunity.

– L. Ford
West Orange High School, New Jersey

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“I learned a multitude of things at this program- on the coding side I learned how big data is used, what big data is, how anaconda works, what the future of ai/technology on a whole means for humans, and more about how python works.”

~ GAN Scholar, 2023

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“The people I met at Smith would be my favorite takeaway I would say. I was able to meet young women from across the globe, all with their own stories and experiences. I grew so much in myself too, gained independence and confidence in my own abilities.”

~ GAN Scholar 2023

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“I stopped and thought about my mother trying to get the money for me to go to the science camp at Wesleyan College. She made a lot of phone calls and tried come up with half of the money, [but] Girls Action Network came all the way through. GAN all the way!”

– S. Wright
New Manchester Elementtary School, Douglasville, Georgia

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“I realized how fortunate I am and how much I take for granted. I went home with a feeling of accomplishment and gratitude [to] all those who gave. Thank you to the Episcopalian Church and to GAN for giving me the opportunity to serve others. I enjoyed the GAN Giving Back Service Day project and that experience has made me eager to volunteer again.”

– A. Neil
GAN-Mount Holyoke College Summer Scholastic Enrichment Program Participant

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Frequently Asked Questions

First text the word JOIN to the following 2 numbers: 562-662-5714 and 701-773-4765. Second, under “My Account”, Edit Your GAN Profile and put a check in the “SMS Opt-In” box.
There are 2 ways. First way: Simple go to “My Account”, Edit Your GAN Profile and remove the check in the “SMS Opt-In” or the “Email-Opt-In” box. Second way: You reply STOP to any SMS (Text) message and for Email, click the “Unsubscribe” link found at the bottom of any of our emails.
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Group Enrollment allows members to enroll in specific course groups such as STEM – Cybersecurity as well as various Skilled Trades and Supply Chain groups. When these course groups become available, they will appear on the Group Enrollment page and you can enroll yourself into these groups and take the various courses. You will also receive a text message and/or email when these groups become available.

The Tracker reflects the annual points accrued (based on your Quarter) for all four focus areas, as well as the aggregate total. It is an easy way to see where you are excelling and where you might need more work. Points reset at the beginning of each new GAN Quarter.

Your GAN Quarter is the Quarter of the year in which you joined, expressed as QTR1, QTR2, QTR3, and QTR4. For example, if you joined GAN in January through March, your GAN Quarter would be QTR1. If you joined GAN in April through June, your quarter would be QTR2, and so on. Your GAN Quarter also controls your annual points accrual period. For example, if you’re a QTR2 member, you accrue annual points from April of the current year to April of the next year. This allows all GAN members accrue points on an annual basis in a fair manner.

You can see your designated GAN Quarter under “Edit GAN Profile” in the “My Account” section of the website.
Go to your Learning Dashboard either from “My Account” or the “GAN Girl Hub”, then click on “Show More” under left-hand pane, then click on “External Activities”. There you can add many different types of activities that all have point values.
The Team Message Board is for those members who are part of an organizational team such as a School or Business. Regular GAN Members will not see messages there. Regular members receive SMS and Email notifications of events, courses, and other news.

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