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Nonprofit

Outcome School

Los Angeles, CA
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www.outcomeschool.org

  • Mission

    Outcome School exists to equip underserved youth with practical, technology-driven skills that lead directly to meaningful employment and long-term economic mobility. We prepare learners for meaningful employment and long-term economic mobility. We focus on outcome-based learning, not education for education’s sake. We connect skill-building directly to workforce readiness.

    About Us

    Outcome School was born from deep curiosity and countless conversations, spirited debates, hard questions, bold ideas, lived logic, shared learning, and intercultural relationships built alongside people from low-income backgrounds, people of color, immigrants, refugees, people from rural communities, and women. Those early discussions centered on an urgent reality: many talented people are still locked out of clear, affordable pathways into tech careers and entrepreneurship.

    Outcome School is a free tech school that offers structured, level-based programs in software engineering, AI, product, robotics, game development, and cybersecurity. Its pathways are designed to help young underserved and minorities build skills step by step through prerequisite-based training, with each level running for 12 weeks. Opportunity:

    Education is not translating into employment for too many underserved youths. Many young people want access to high-growth careers, but lack affordable, practical pathways into tech. Traditional education models are often too slow, too expensive, or too disconnected from workforce outcomes. Underserved youth need more than information, they need training, mentorship, projects, and real hiring pathways. Our Vision: To become a leading workforce development platform that bridges the gap between education and employment through outcome-based learning and industry alignment.

    Core Objectives:

    Deliver job-ready technical and professional skills to underserved youth

    Create measurable employment and income outcomes for participants

    Build strong partnerships with employers to create hiring pathways

    Develop a scalable and repeatable program model

    Cause Areas Include

    • Children & Youth
    • Community Development
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Science & Technology

    Location & Contact

    Current listings

    Instructional Designer (Volunteer Opportunity)Anywhere(Remote)Posted 7 hours ago
    Graphic Designer (Volunteer Opportunity)Anywhere(Remote)Posted 3 days ago
    Strategic Advisory Council MemberUnited States(Remote)Posted 5 days ago
    Product Manager (Volunteer Opportunity)Anywhere(Remote)Posted 7 days ago
    Program Manager (Volunteer)Los Angeles, CAPosted 2 months ago
    Social Media Manager (Volunteer Opportunity)United States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Grant Manager (Volunteer Opportunity)United States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Robotics Engineering Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Game Development (Instructor + Curriculum Creator)United States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Grant Writers (Volunteer Opportunity)United States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Board of DirectorsUnited States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    Info Session VolunteerLos Angeles, CAPosted 3 months ago
    Program Researcher/DesignerUnited States(Remote)Posted 3 months ago
    UX/UI Design Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    Tech Skills Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    Startup Accelerator Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    Software Engineering Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    Cybersecurity Engineering Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    Product Management Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
    AI Engineering Instructor & Curriculum DeveloperUnited States(Remote)Posted 4 months ago
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