Several months ago I agreed to be part of a . This is an that we had previously supported through the , which is how I was introduced to them. funding campaign for Gaza Sky Geeks organization Techstars Foundation The goal was simple — provide enough funding for a generator for the organization. I can’t remember what the first goal was, but I think it was around $60,000 total. The support for this effort has been awesome and the campaign has expanded as it blew through the original $60,000 goal. The handful of initial supporters has expanded to a now impressive list, that . includes recent support from Marc Benioff The is now shooting to raise enough money to . There are two days left in the campaign and are currently at $210,000 of a $270,000 goal. campaign Launch Gaza’s First Coding Academy . And spread the word. If you are game to donate, please give us a hand If you are curious about the matching funds, they are coming from the following list of people. Marc Benioff: Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Salesforce Skoll Foundation Brad Feld: Managing Director, Foundry Group Paul Graham: Co-Founder, Y Combinator Eric Ries: Entrepreneur, blogger, and author of The Lean Startup Dave McClure: Founding Partner, 500 Startups Fadi Ghandour: Co-Founder, Aramex Badr Jafar: CEO, Crescent Enterprises Hala Fadel: Partner, Leap Ventures Jon Bradford: Co-Founder of F6S and Tech.eu Freada Kapor Klein: Partner, Kapor Capital Mitch Kapor: Partner, Kapor Capital Zahi Khouri: Founder, Chairman, and CEO — National Beverage Company — Coca Cola Palestine Samih Toukan: Chairman of Jabbar, Co-Founder of Maktoob and Souq Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Principal scientist, Google Mustafa Sezgin: Head of Engineering in Amsterdam, Uber Khailee Ng: Managing Partner, 500 Startups Jenny Lawton: COO, Techstars David Cohen: Co-Founder, Techstars Christopher Schroeder: Investor and author Gisel Kordestani: COO, Crowdpac Hussain Al-Shorafa: Co-Founder, Second Act Zohre Elahian: Co-Founder and Board Member, Global Catalyst Foundation Zoe Adamovicz + the Neufund Team Krista Marks: CEO, Woot Math Originally published at Feld Thoughts . is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. We are now and happy to opportunities. Hacker Noon @AMI accepting submissions discuss advertising &sponsorship To learn more, , , or simply, read our about page like/message us on Facebook tweet/DM @HackerNoon. If you enjoyed this story, we recommend reading our and . Until next time, don’t take the realities of the world for granted! latest tech stories trending tech stories
