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MacKenzie Scott issues $640M in grants to 361 nonprofits through open call process

GeekWire

One year ago, Yield Giving launched an open call to “community-led, community-focused” nonprofits that serve individuals and families of limited means and groups that have faced “discrimination and other systemic obstacles.” The total sum being granted is $640 million. “They are vital agents of change.”

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Empowering Change: Digital Library Solutions for Nonprofits

Kitaboo

Conclusion Top Features of Digital Library Solutions for Non-Profit Organizations Let’s now explore the aspects that set digital library solutions apart as essential resources for nonprofits looking to improve the lives of people in their communities. Maintaining such documents in an organized way is both difficult and time-consuming.

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Seattle tech leaders launch nonprofit to push for greater transparency in AI training data

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A new nonprofit, the Seattle-based Transparency Coalition , is aiming to address this issue. They decided to found the Transparency Coalition as a nonprofit organization to address these problems through policy advocacy and public education. One effect would be to narrow the scope of AI applications to address specific problems.

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Tech accelerator for Washington and Oregon startups encourages underserved applicants

GeekWire

Photo courtesy of Devon Horace) RAIN Catalysts , a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups, is accepting applications for its first tech accelerator. Devon Horace, director of the RAIN Tech Accelerator. The free and virtual 10-week program, funded by the U.S.

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Seattle-area mentoring nonprofit with a global reach adds generative AI to toolkits for job seekers

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GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. Global Mentorship Initiative founder and CEO Jon Browning, left, with the first student cohort in Johannesburg in 2019.

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Army Corps of Engineers closes SpaceX Starbase permit application citing lack of information

The Verge

The US Army Corps of Engineers has closed a permit application for a proposed expansion of SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas — a potential snag in the company’s plans to add new launch and landing pads to the area, as well as substantially grow the site. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images.

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Paul Allen Foundation giving another $10M to support arts and culture groups in Washington state

GeekWire

In partnership with ArtsFund , a Seattle-based nonprofit that supports the arts through leadership, advocacy, and grant making, the 2024 Community Accelerator Grant program will again seek applicants across Washington that can use unrestricted funding for a variety of needs. Applications for the 2024 program will run from Feb.

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