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Jeff Bezos may leave Seattle ‘a piece of my heart’ but some hope for a slice of his future philanthropy

GeekWire

” – Michael Greer, president and CEO of the Seattle nonprofit ArtsFund Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon’s CEO two years ago, is still relatively new to large-scale philanthropy and his charitable track record provides limited clues to his future giving. among other nonprofits.

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Tech Moves: VC firm Ascend names new partner; Common Room adds board member; and more

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The company’s space — complete with a spaceship-like entrance — won “Geekiest Office Space” at the 2016 GeekWire Awards. Brad Booth is taking over as CEO at Seattle-based NLM Photonics , a company that is working on hybrid electro-optic modulation to address pain points in computing and networking.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

And the pipeline doesn’t suggest a near-term correction, as only 19% of computer science degrees were awarded to women in 2016, down from 27% in 1997. Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies.

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17 professional organizations for Black IT pros

CIO Business Intelligence

While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 17 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources, and more.

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Funding female founders: Former All Raise CEO on what needs to change

GeekWire

That’s not a bad thing, said Pam Kostka , a longtime tech leader who was previously CEO of All Raise , the nonprofit that supports female and non-binary founders. She led Bluebox Security as CEO before its acquisition to Lookout in 2016, and then in 2019 became CEO at All Raise. They’re all founded and led by men.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

GeekWire

The nonprofit program provides six months of classroom training followed by a five-month internship at one of its corporate partners. The alliance has its own “curated” networking group specifically for founders and a private FFA Investors Circle for venture capital funds and angel investors supporting the community.

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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

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Reports overnight indicate that a conflict between Altman’s ambitions for OpenAI and the mission of the nonprofit were at the core of the board’s decision to oust him as CEO and remove OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman as chairman. At the event, on Nov. The developer day was an issue.

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