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Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses

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When Jasper Kuria considers strategies for addressing racial inequity and social injustice in the U.S., In addition to Black Owned Business, which is a nonprofit corporation applying for 501(c)(3) status, Kuria is a managing partner of a small consultancy called The Conversion Wizards that helps large e-commerce brands generate revenue.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. based BioLife Solutions announced Illumina Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer Joydeep Goswami will join its board in October. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Bothell, Wash.-based He will succeed Andrew Hinson who has retired.

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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

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She previously served as CMO at strategy and design firm Artefact and was vice president of digital strategy at Weber Shandwick. contract management startup Icertis. Former Microsoft marketing manager Brian Smith is now senior vice president at New York-based marketing consultancy GHB Insights. Eric Emans.

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

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Candidates with this credential can successfully design and implement Nonprofit Cloud solutions that contribute to long-term customer success. Salesforce User Experience Designer A Salesforce User Experience (UX) Designer designs and improves the UI and overall experience of Salesforce.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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Meanwhile, the 2022 State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem report from the NAACP and Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the tech industry, found that the proportion of Black students receiving bachelor’s degrees in computer science decreased between 2016 and 2020, going from 9% to 8%.

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

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Globally, the current 6 million jobs in clean energy manufacturing could more than double to 14 million by 2030, according to a new report from IEA, an intergovernmental nonprofit. In the meantime, a slate of new nonprofits and startups have cropped up to share jobs listings, compile resources, hold workshops and connect people.

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