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RootKit Inc

Changing the world one bit at a time.

aka RootKit   |   Severn, MD   |  https://rootkit.org/

Mission

Our mission is to certify and educate the next generation of aspiring developers in the Software Engineering realm through advanced courses and exams.

Ruling year info

2022

Principal Officer

Elijah Harmon

Main address

808 Lucky Road

Severn, MD 21144 USA

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EIN

86-1318227

NTEE code info

Education N.E.C. (B99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Apprenticeship

Need help learning or progressing your career? In RootKit's Apprenticeship program you will be paired with an Industry Expert who will help educate and/or assist you in your career progression. All paid slots will be matched with a free slot dedicated for low-income individuals.

Population(s) Served
Young adults
Ethnic and racial groups
Social and economic status
Academics

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of people who join the discord

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Numbers are larger, but people come and leave often. Numbers are currently based on number of members currently in the Discord.

Number of people who view our educational content

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of people who contribute to our open-source projects

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

RootKit’s 2022 Minimum Goals:
- Raise $50,000
- Mentor 10 Apprentices
- Release 10 Level 1 Open Source Guides and Certifications
- Release 5 Level 2 Open Source Guides and Certifications
- Have 4 news articles written about us
- Post 156 unique posts on our Social Media platforms
- Post 12 Clickbait videos (Like the NW bot videos)
- Post 12 Dev News Videos
- Post 240 Educational tutorial videos
- Post 104 Shorts/TikToks
- Host 2 Hack-a-Thons
- Have 25,000 Subs on YouTube
- Have 25 Patreon Subs
- Have 2,000 users on our Discord
- Add 2 new Partner Companies
- Pay out to non-staff champions via our Eat what you Kill policy

RootKit’s 2022 Minimum Goals:
- Raise $50,000
- Mentor 10 Apprentices
- Release 10 Tier 1 Open Source Guides and Certifications
- Release 5 Tier 2 Open Source Guides and Certifications
- Have 4 news articles written about us
- Post 156 unique posts on our Social Media platforms
- Post 12 Clickbait videos (Like the NW bot videos)
- Post 12 Dev News Videos
- Post 240 Educational tutorial videos
- Post 104 Shorts/TikToks
- Host 2 Hack-a-Thons
- Have 25,000 Subs on YouTube
- Have 25 Patreon Subs
- Have 2,000 users on our Discord
- Add 2 new Partner Companies
- Pay out to non-staff champions via our Eat what you Kill policy

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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RootKit Inc

Board of directors
as of 01/19/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Elijah Harmon

Susanna Harmon

Jourdan Wallace

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/19/2023
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/02/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.