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Book Excerpt: How Microsoft leverages employee giving to build a culture of purpose

GeekWire

First, she convinced then-CEO Steve Ballmer that the employee giving budget should be budgeted as an employee benefit within human resources rather than part of the philanthropic budget. More importantly, by moving the budget within HR it would ensure its permanency and be treated similarly to other employee benefits.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO Business Intelligence

When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.

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Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes

GeekWire

His idea was to create affordable, easy-to-assemble pods that would provide budget travelers with privacy and security at a lower price than a typical hotel room. The startup, called City Pods , this week is unveiling its prototype and sharing it with elected officials, government agencies, and organizations serving people who are homeless.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. This can include software, healthcare, aviation, technology, engineering, construction, real estate, publishing, financial, marketing, manufacturing, education, insurance, government, and others. Lead and mentor project teams.

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Dynamic talent sourcing gains traction for filling skills needs

CIO Business Intelligence

Platforms such as Fiverr bring together task teams for specific projects, in contrast with Germany-based Vicoland, which creates virtual companies to meet client needs. Her first contact was with an onboarding specialist to discuss her needs and budget. Business models can also vary widely. Probably not, says Forrester’s Mark. “We

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10 Top Ways: Building an Effective Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign

SecureWorld News

Now, one of the things that people automatically asked, 'How am I going to host a virtual summit? I don't even have a budget.' We actually did that with a budget of $0. We [CSN] recognize that we have to work in collaboration with others.

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What other social networks can learn from Snapchat’s rebuke of Trump

The Verge

He threw in a cogent analysis of the federal budget, too.). Twitter moved to add labels to one set of tweets and hid others behind a warning for “glorifying violence”; Facebook agonized but ultimately decided to take no action, triggering a virtual walkout of hundreds of employees earlier this week. Governing. ?

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