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Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO

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Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. The nonprofit cut 45% of its workforce in May, impacting about 34 of 76 employees at the time. The organization previously said a lack of internships for its students was due to decreased demand for software development talent.

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Solar power nonprofit goes digital to bring installation instruction to underserved communities

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In 2019, Remote Energy traveled to Kenya to train women in solar photovoltaic installation in partnership with a nonprofit called Women in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship, which works with women in Eastern Africa. Their nonprofit, Tacoma, Wash.-based Photo courtesy of Katie G.

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

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Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event on Jan. 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.

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Seattle-area mentoring nonprofit with a global reach adds generative AI to toolkits for job seekers

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Global Mentorship Initiative founder and CEO Jon Browning, left, with the first student cohort in Johannesburg in 2019. GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. Click on image to enlarge.

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Ada Developers Academy going independent in hopes of expanding its tech diversity impact

GeekWire

Ada Developers Academy graduates at a graduation event Jan. Ada Developers Academy , the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is spinning out from its parent organization and going independent. Jenny Crooks Photo).

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO Business Intelligence

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. Today, the once technology recycling program is now a robust nonprofit focused on offering tuition-free IT training to help diversify the tech talent pipeline.

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Turning the tide in STEM career roadblocks at Synchrony

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite public and internal corporate support programs, and increased awareness of male/female disparities in the workplace in terms of positions and salaries, women still come up short of equity in tech job placements. Topics include native app development, cloud technologies, and incubation.