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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. The system can operate on a low budget and also cater to organizations of all sizes.

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Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

GeekWire

An view from the south of the proposed green space expansion within the University of Washington’s planned Portage Bay Crossing development. to develop what it calls “knowledge communities.” An artist’s rendering of Brightwork, a new building planned for the UW’s Portage Bay Crossing development.

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CIT (@CITorg) Announces New Solicitation for Commercialization Fund (pls help spread word)

CTOvision

CRCF advances science- and technology-based research, development and commercialization to drive economic growth in Virginia, strengthen collaboration and partnerships between the public and private sectors, and foster high-potential technology companies. About the CRCF and R&T Roadmap.

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Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

GeekWire

After cutting budgets and paying debts, the institute has now re-emerged as a leaner enterprise with new philanthropic support. It also was set up as a nonprofit that operated like a biotech company, taking discoveries through early-stage research to manufacturing and clinical trials. The project is funded by the U.S.

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New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

GeekWire

students in foundational computer courses are female, according to a new annual report out Wednesday from the educational nonprofit Code.org. Artificial intelligence : The report calls for developing policies for the “effective and responsible teaching of AI.” Only 31% of U.S.

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO Business Intelligence

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. Today, the once technology recycling program is now a robust nonprofit focused on offering tuition-free IT training to help diversify the tech talent pipeline.

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Book Excerpt: How Microsoft leverages employee giving to build a culture of purpose

GeekWire

First, she convinced then-CEO Steve Ballmer that the employee giving budget should be budgeted as an employee benefit within human resources rather than part of the philanthropic budget. More importantly, by moving the budget within HR it would ensure its permanency and be treated similarly to other employee benefits.