# Programs and community

Every entry in Programs and community on the Tulsa Ecosystem Map. Tulsa entries first, then by connections.

- [SAFE-T](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t): The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway Range.
- [Autonomous Systems Workforce Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/autonomous-systems-workforce-program): A Tulsa Tech Hub initiative connecting workforce data, internships and education with the needs of autonomous systems employers.
- [TARMAC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tarmac): The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project.
- [ARC-H / GreenUAS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arc-h-greenuas): The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems.
- [Tulsa Community Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-community-foundation): A charitable foundation based in Tulsa that helps donors support community organizations and projects.
- [Tulsa WordPress Meetup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wordpress-tulsa): A free monthly meetup in Tulsa where WordPress users of every level, from beginners and business site owners to developers, teach and…
- [Tulsa Salesforce User Group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-salesforce-user-group): A Salesforce Trailblazer Community Group in Tulsa that holds talks, release-notes reviews and socials for people who use Salesforce.
- [Oklahoma Data & AI User Group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-data-ai-user-group): A free, in-person Oklahoma user group for people who use data and AI in their everyday work, formerly the Oklahoma Power BI and Fabric…
- [SheCodes Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/shecodes-tulsa): A Tulsa meetup for women in tech that welcomes people starting a coding career, people building their skills and supporters of women in…
- [Cherokee AcceleratHER Fellowship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cherokee-accelerather): A fellowship co-created by the University of Tulsa's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Cherokee Nation.
- [Muscogee Nation Capital Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/muscogee-nation-capital-fund): A Muscogee Nation program offering loan participation, collateral support and equity investment through the federal State Small Business…
- [Mvskoke Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mvskoke-fund): A nonprofit Native community development financial institution in Okmulgee, in the Tulsa metro.
- [Tulsa For You](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-for-you): A collection of talent attraction and economic growth programs listed by Tulsa Innovation Labs, including inTulsa.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
- [Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerator): A program with a fixed length that helps a group of early companies grow faster through coaching, introductions and sometimes funding.
- [Meetup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meetup): An informal, recurring gathering of people with a shared interest.
- [Founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder): A person who starts a company and owns part of it from the beginning.
- [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
- [User group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/user-group): A club of people who use or study the same technology and meet regularly to share what they learn.
- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Tech conference](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-conference): A one-day or multi-day event with talks, workshops and hallway conversations about technology.
- [Event venue](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/event-venue): A place that can host a gathering, such as a meetup, talk, workshop or launch party.
- [Economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization): An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state.
- [Cohort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cohort): A group of founders or companies that go through a program together, on the same schedule.
- [Hackathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hackathon): An event, often a day or a weekend, where people form teams and build a working project from scratch, then show it at the end.
- [Coworking space](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coworking-space): A shared office where people from different companies rent a desk, a private office or a meeting room, often by the month or by the day.
- [Incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/incubator): A program or shared space that supports very early companies, often with desks, mentoring and community.
- [Makerspace](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/makerspace): A shared workshop with tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters and electronics benches that members can use.
- [Demo day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day): The event at the end of an accelerator where each company in the cohort presents to an audience of investors.
- [Pitch competition](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-competition): An event where founders present their companies to judges, who pick winners.
- [Alumni](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/alumni): The founders and companies that finished a program in the past.
- [NVIDIA Inception](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia-inception): NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
- [Pre-accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pre-accelerator): A program for people who have an idea but not yet a company or a product.
- [Civic tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/civic-tech): Technology built to serve the public good or improve how people interact with government, often by volunteers or nonprofits.
- [Build with AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-with-ai): A global series of community-led events, run by local organizers with technical content from Google, that teach developers to build with…
- [DevFest](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/devfest): A community tech conference held in cities around the world, each one organized independently by a local Google Developer Group, with…
- [Google Developer Experts](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-developer-experts): A Google program that recognizes experienced developers who know one or more Google or open source technologies well.
- [Google Educator Groups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-educator-group-oklahoma): Free local communities of educators, led by volunteer teachers and run independently, who meet in person and online to share ways of using…
- [Google for Startups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-startups): Google's program for startup founders.
- [Grow with Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grow-with-google): Google's training hub for job seekers and small businesses.
- [Philanthropic foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/philanthropic-foundation): An organization that gives money to causes it wants to advance, such as education or a city's economy.
- [Venture studio](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/venture-studio): An organization that comes up with business ideas itself and builds companies around them, often bringing in founders to run them.
- [Chamber of commerce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/chamber-of-commerce): A membership organization of businesses in one place or one community.
- [Code of conduct](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-of-conduct): The written rules for how people in a community or at an event must treat each other, and what happens when someone breaks them.
- [Codecademy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/codecademy): An online platform for learning technical skills through interactive lessons, with courses in languages such as Python, JavaScript and SQL…
- [Codex Ambassadors](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/openai-codex-ambassador): An OpenAI volunteer program for people who build communities around Codex, its coding agent.
- [ForHumanity](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/forhumanity): A nonprofit public charity that examines the risks of AI and develops criteria for the independent audit of AI systems, written by…
- [freeCodeCamp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/freecodecamp): A 501(c)(3) nonprofit where people learn to code for free by building projects in the browser, with free certifications, a forum and a…
- [Indie hacker](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/indie-hacker): Someone who builds and runs a small software business on their own or with a tiny team, usually without outside investors.
- [Office hours](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/office-hours): A set time when founders can bring questions to an expert, a mentor or program staff, usually in short one-on-one or small group sessions.
- [Y Combinator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/y-combinator): A startup accelerator.
- [AMA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ama): Short for 'ask me anything'.
- [E-Rate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/e-rate): A US program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company, that gives schools and libraries discounts on internet access…
- [Federal Trade Commission](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ftc): The US federal agency that enforces laws against unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive business practices.
- [FutureCon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/futurecon): A series of one-day cybersecurity conferences in cities across North America, run by FutureCon Events, with talks, a panel and sponsor…
- [Google Ad Grants](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-ad-grants): A Google program that gives eligible nonprofits advertising credit to show ads on Google Search, so people searching for their cause can…
- [Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-ai-fellowship): A fellowship run by the Watson Institute and funded by Google for community leaders in places that host Google data centers.
- [Google Developer Groups on Campus](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-developer-groups-on-campus): Google's program for student developer groups at universities and colleges.
- [Google for Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-education): Google's line of tools and training for schools and teachers, including Workspace for Education, Chromebooks, Google Classroom and Gemini.
- [Google for Education Certified Trainer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-certified-trainer): A Google for Education credential for educators who train other teachers to use Google's classroom tools.
- [Google Maps Platform Innovators](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-maps-innovators): A Google community program for developers who build with Google Maps Platform.
- [Make AI Work for You tour](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/route-66-small-business-tour): A Grow with Google tour of hands-on AI workshops for small businesses along Route 66.
- [Moonlighting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/moonlighting): Doing paid work on the side, outside a full-time job.
- [Nava](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nava): A technology company and public benefit corporation formed in 2015 to improve government services, programs and agencies through…
- [Portfolio](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/portfolio): The set of companies that an investor has funded, or that a program supports.
- [SBA Mentor-Protégé Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/sba-mentor-protege): A US Small Business Administration program in which a small business (the protégé) learns from an experienced government contractor (the…
- [Soft-landing program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/soft-landing-program): A program that helps a company from another country or region set up in a new place.
- [Women-owned small business certification](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wosb-certification): A free US Small Business Administration certification that lets small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are US…
- [501(c)(6)](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/501c6): A US tax-exempt category for business leagues, such as trade associations, chambers of commerce and professional associations.
- [Bylaws](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bylaws): The internal rules an organization, such as a nonprofit or corporation, adopts for how it is run: how the board is chosen, how votes…
- [Center on Rural Innovation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/center-on-rural-innovation): A US 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with rural leaders to help rural people take part in the tech economy through digital skills, tech…
- [Cerebral Valley](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cerebral-valley): An AI community that runs hackathons and events around the world for AI labs, companies and builders, and publishes a weekly newsletter…
- [Code for America](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code-for-america): A nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works with governments to improve public services using people-centered technology.
- [CS50 AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cs50-ai): Harvard's free online course on the ideas behind modern AI, taught in Python, with topics such as search, machine learning and large…
- [Fiscal sponsorship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fiscal-sponsorship): An arrangement where an established nonprofit takes in grants and donations on behalf of a project that is not its own tax-exempt…
- [Nielsen Norman Group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nielsen-norman-group): A user experience research and consulting firm.
- [Track One](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/track-one): A US Patent and Trademark Office option to pay extra fees so a utility or plant patent application gets prioritized examination.
- [Watson Institute](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/watson-institute): An educational organization based in Boulder, Colorado that trains entrepreneurs and community leaders.
- [Western Governors University](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/western-governors-university): An online, nonprofit, accredited university founded by a group of US governors.
- [American Council on Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/american-council-on-education): A US membership organization of more than a thousand colleges, universities and related groups that works on higher education policy.
- [Big Brothers Big Sisters](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/big-brothers-big-sisters): A national youth mentoring organization that creates one-to-one mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and young people, through…
- [Techstars](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techstars): A global startup investor and accelerator operator.
- [WGU Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wgu-labs): An affiliate of Western Governors University that finds and supports new solutions to problems in education and the workforce.
- [Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/auvsi): A nonprofit industry organization for uncrewed vehicles and autonomous systems.
- [Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cherokee-small-business-assistance-center): A Cherokee Nation service offering Native-owned businesses guidance, coaching and routes to capital.
- [Osage Nation Small Business Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/osage-small-business-program): A credit-support program for Osage-owned businesses and small businesses in Osage County.
- [SeedAI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/seedai): A national nonprofit working on AI literacy, adoption and policy.
- [US Department of Agriculture](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/usda): The federal department for farming, food and rural America.
- [OKC WordPress Users Group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okc-wordpress-users-group): An Oklahoma City Meetup group for people who build with WordPress, part of WordPress's network of local meetups, with monthly meetings…
- [OKC Coffee and Code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okc-coffee-and-code): A casual user group in Oklahoma City where people write code together or just talk about it.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/community