ActivateWork

A nonprofit organization

$31,431 raised by 29 donors

63% complete

$50,000 Goal

ActivateWork is a talent solutions organization that transforms high-potential individuals into highly skilled, valuable team members. Our unique combination of rigorous recruiting, industry-driven training, curated job matches, and professional skills coaching prepares new employees to show up ready to contribute on day one. But we need your help to continue our mission.

OUR IMPACT

At ActivateWork, we believe in the power of meaningful work to change lives—and the ripple effects that follow. Our impact goes beyond job placements. We create career pathways, drive workforce innovation, and help build a stronger, more inclusive tech ecosystem across Colorado. 

OUR LEARNERS

Our learners are:

  • Career-changers bringing maturity, focus, and grit
  • Parents returning to the workforce with clarity, commitment, and real-world resilience
  • First-generation collegegoers who’ve carved their own path—often while juggling school, work, and family responsibilities
  • Veterans and military service members transitioning into civilian tech roles
  • Young adults eager for meaningful, upwardly mobile work

When given the right support and opportunity, our graduates don’t just take the job—they thrive in it.

YOUR IMPACT

Every dollar you contribute is critical to activating careers, communities, and futures through ActivateWork. Your gift will be used to support our learners in these and other ways:

  • $50 – the cost of professional headshots for one learner
  • $100 – the cost of one online textbook
  • $250 – the cost of one industry certification exam fee
  • $700 – the cost of technology equipment for one learner in a bootcamp
  • $1,000 – the cost of providing financial coaching for 10 learners
  • $2,500 – the cost of comprehensive career coaching and support for 10 learners

RECURRING IMPACT 

The Colorado Gives Foundation matches early monthly recurring donations (up to $250,000 across all nonprofits), so your monthly gift has the opportunity to be doubled. Please consider helping us throughout the year with a recurring contribution.

Mission

ActivateWork’s mission is to transform lives by training, launching, and coaching the next generation of technology stars.

Background Statement

Denver is experiencing a talent crisis. As experienced business professionals, we’ve seen that talent is evenly distributed across society, but opportunity is not. ActivateWork was founded in 2016 to create a vibrant tech talent ecosystem fueling opportunity, growth, and prosperity for the Rocky Mountain region.

Traditional hiring leaves valuable talent out. We believe the solution is to connect employers to homegrown talent from often-overlooked talent pools.

We partner with employers to transform their talent pipeline end-to-end. We custom-match rigorously pre-screened candidates to open roles, prepare candidates with customized training to meet evolving employer needs, and co-design apprenticeships, earn-and-learn pathways, and upskilling tracks to build a resilient, future-ready talent pipeline.

Our track record of thriving, long-term employee placements—with an 87% job retention rate at 12 months—demonstrates our success in guiding high-potential individuals to economic mobility through meaningful careers in high-demand tech fields.

Your support will help change the face of the tech industry, activating opportunities for fulfilling careers and family-sustaining wages.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

ActivateWork

other names

ActivateIT Powered by Per Scholas, Activate Workforce Solutions

Year Established

2016

Tax id (EIN)

83-1930213

Category

Employment

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

1777 Harrison Street Suite 350
Denver, CO 80210

Service areas

Denver County, CO, US

Phone

303-861-0255

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