Ten Forwards 2023 Year In Review

As we bid adieu to 2023, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the past year at Ten Forward. Despite its challenges, 2023 was filled with growth, learning, and meaningful contributions to our community. Let's take a look back at some of our highlights from this transformative year.

Crew News 

In 2023 Ten Forward welcomed our fantastic new Project Facilitator, Thea!

How we've shared

Volunteering 

In 2023 Ten Forward sponsored 48 workday hours for our team to volunteer in the Madison community, both in-person and virtually. Here are some of the organizations we worked with: 

• YWCA: YWeb Career Academy
• Madison Women in Tech
• Social Good Accelerator 
• Forward Fest 
• Doyenne Group
• Feminism on Tap
• RailsConf ATL
• MMSD
• Urban Triage

Donating

Every quarter Ten Forward donates $500 to a local non-profit of our choice.

• DaneMAC
• Wisconsin Women’s Medical fund
• STEM to Stern
• Forward Fest

Writing

Here are some of our favorite blog posts from 2023-

• AI revolution
• YWeb Visit

Software and Projects 

New Client Spotlight

This summer we built a website for DaneMAC (Dane Multi Agency Center). DaneMAC connects survivors of gender-based violence to the right help, at the right time, on their terms. 

We are so proud to have been able to work with this incredible organization to create a tool for survivors of sexual assault. Learn more about DaneMAC here. 

Fun Statistics

Pull requests merged: 696

Push notifications processed by our software product Cloudfive: 27,840,000

Crew Slack messges: 101,035