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AWS vets lead new startup that aims to connect workers with nonprofits through ‘volunteerism’

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Their solution is a platform that allows companies to find and sign up for volunteering opportunities with local nonprofits. Launched earlier this year, Field Day is rolling out a private beta version of its platform in January for a six-month trial run with a limited group of companies and nonprofits. Community Warehouse Photo).

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Industry data: Life sciences employment rises 23.5% in Washington state from 2015 to 2019

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Life science employment in Washington (orange) rose rapidly from 2015 to 2019. increase in jobs in the field from 2015 to 2019. increase in life sciences jobs from 2015 to 2019 was higher than the increase in private sector jobs overall in the state during that time frame, and higher than the increase in life science jobs nationally.

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Seattle tech vet applies design, communications experience in seeking safer city streets

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Josh Holland of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle with one of the signs the nonprofit made calling attention to car-related fatalities. At right is a map showing all of the memorial sites around the city. These tragedies are preventable.”

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Blue Origin puts a test pilot who could have been NASA’s first Black astronaut on its next space crew

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In 2001, Hess founded Science Buddies , a K-12 nonprofit that’s based in California and focuses on STEM literacy. The next mission will mark the 25th New Shepard flight — a tally that takes in six previous crewed missions and 18 uncrewed missions since 2015. The genealogy tech company was acquired by Ancestry.com in 2003.

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Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

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(Jenny Crooks Photo) Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire Wednesday. “But we are no strangers to being knocked down or kept out of the industry.”

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Tech Moves: Pathable founder joins vanlife app; Opanga Networks taps Seattle telecom vet as CEO

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Brodman has been on Opanga’s board since 2015. Dr. Sunita Mishra , chief medical officer of Amazon Health Services , joined the board of URAC , a healthcare accreditation nonprofit. The company now focuses on using machine learning to boost software used by telecom companies and network operators. Aylin Caliskan.

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ACC Foundation Releases Extensive State of Cybersecurity Report

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Among in-house counsel whose companies experienced a breach, 47% said it had occurred in 2014 or 2015. Find out more information on 2015 State of Cybersecurity Report , please visit: www.acc-foundation.com/foundation/sr/. PPL forms program for nonprofit groups (republicanherald.com). About the ACC Foundation. Related articles.

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