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Mariners owner and wireless industry vet John Stanton on T-Mobile/Sprint, future of retail, more

GeekWire

The wireless industry veteran is certainly keeping busy these days as CEO and chairman of the Seattle Mariners, a position he took on in 2016 following decades of leadership roles at VoiceStream Wireless (the predecessor of the modern day T-Mobile), Clearwire Corp, McCaw Cellular, and Western Wireless. On the T-Mobile-Sprint merger.

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Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy

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Increasingly, that’s seen as a problem by researchers and by nonprofits scratching their heads at why they’re seeing fewer people donating. That’s the assumption that the nonprofit sector is now reexamining. That has puzzled researchers and nonprofits. But it only counts donations to religious and nonprofit organizations.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

That’s just one major drive under way by the nonprofit golf association, which is also delivering myriad tournaments and events, special services, and classes to its 28,000 members, a roster including celebrities, national golf pros, golf coaches, amateur players, and people who work in the golf industry, says PGA of America CTO Kevin Scott.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 7, 2023

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Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. … Read More Cinerama is saved! … Read More Wood or would not? . … Read More .” … Read More

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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

CIO Business Intelligence

Feeding America is a nonprofit that behaves like most for-profits,” says Maryann Byrdak, chief information technology officer of Feeding America. “We The nonprofit brought her onboard with a mandate to build a roadmap to drive innovation and modernize the organization’s IT footprint. The new platform is also mobile-friendly.

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Training Evaluation – 5 Best Ways to Evaluate Training Effectiveness and Impact

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Also Read: eLearning Localization – The Next Big Trend in Employee Training . DISCOVER HOW TO ENGAGE AND RETAIN MEMBERS WITH INTERACTIVE DIGITAL CONTENT Kitaboo is a cloud-based platform to create, deliver & track mobile-first interactive training content. Nonprofit Organizations & Associations / December 27, 2019.

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Washington state ranks No. 2 nationwide for annual video game industry economic output at $11.6B

GeekWire

Some are simply too new to make the list, such as the mobile startup Starform , or haven’t released a project yet that would’ve required them to contact the ESA. Washington’s games development scene was never quiet, but it’s getting distinctly hotter as the industry itself heats up.

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