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Is your company offering fair pay? New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

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A new nonprofit is trying to keep the momentum going. Feldblum is part of the team that helped Fair Pair Workplace develop the rules and standards used to set the bar for certification. Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements inspired many companies over the past year to pledge their commitment to fighting inequities.

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Deena Pierott works hard for underrepresented youth in STEM, but funding her nonprofit isn’t easy

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iUrban Teen founder Deena Pierott, left, received some funding for her nonprofit from Seattle Seahawks player Bobby Wagner, right. ” Exposure and access is something Pierott would like more of for herself, for iUrban Teen and for the work the nonprofit has been doing over the years. Photo courtesy of Deena Pierott).

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

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The nonprofit acts as a matchmaker, connecting landlords looking to fill vacant units and would-be renters who lack perfect rental records due to eviction, low credit scores, or other factors that can contribute to homelessness. The Seattle-based group is backed by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp through his Camp.org nonprofit foundation.

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Q&A: What tech firms can do to grow their Black workforce

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In February, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit research and workplace equity strategy organization, published the results of an analysis of more than 200 start-ups, schools, nonprofits, and other programs focused on the development of Black talent in technology. To read this article in full, please click here

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Q&A: What tech firms can do to grow their Black workforce

ComputerWorld IT Management

In February, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit research and workplace equity strategy organization, published the results of an analysis of more than 200 start-ups, schools, nonprofits, and other programs focused on the development of Black talent in technology. To read this article in full, please click here

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As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

GeekWire

Over many years, the researchers developed measures for evaluating mental health sessions, and using thousands of hours of recordings of treatments, they trained their AI-powered system to perform the otherwise laborious, time consuming evaluation of the interactions. Lyssn Image). That said, they’re eager to try telehealth.

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