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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

A 2017 poll in the Pew Research Center report found that 50% of women said they had experienced gender discrimination at work , while only 19% of men said the same. The program starts with six months of training and educational courses and followed by a paid internship to gain hands-on experience. Here are three of note.

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

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Past winners for this category include the Year Up and Apprenti training programs, the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) and a campaign to end malaria. Ada Developers Academy. Ada Developers Academy is a Seattle-based, tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities.

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Amazon donating $15M to Code.org to create AP computer science course with inclusive focus

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Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. Code.org will supply the curriculum and professional development workshops needed to offer the course to all participating schools.

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17 professional organizations for Black IT pros

CIO Business Intelligence

American Association of Blacks in Energy The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is dedicated to ensuring African Americans and other minorities have input and a voice in the discussion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D technologies, and environmental issues.

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

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” – 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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Madrona teams up with Advancing Women in Product to boost female tech leadership

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Advancing Women in Product (AWIP) , a nonprofit organization with more than 16,000 members internationally, is partnering with Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Madrona Venture Labs in order to expand its opportunities for training, mentoring and networking. AWIP and Madrona Photos). Paris, London, Berlin, Boston, and Chennai, India.

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How climate concerns and incentives are driving solar installations on Washington roofs

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megawatts (MW) of solar power this year alone, a more than 10-fold increase over a decade ago, according to an industry nonprofit. We’re in a transitional time,” said Eliza Ives, renewable energy program manager with Seattle City Light. Volunteer homeowners allow the nonprofit to install a home on their property.

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