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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Because of this, it's crucial to understand the types of threats nonprofits face.

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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 school has some 150 homeless students who are struggling to secure housing. One possible customer is a Puget Sound area community college.

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What It Means To Be A Leader — EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

A CIO's Voice

Understands and keeps up-to-date on local, national, and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders’ views; is aware of the organization’s impact on the external environment. Prepares, justifies, and administers the program budget. External Awareness. Flexibility.

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Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector

GeekWire

Elected leaders have vowed to cut the state’s carbon emissions and passed groundbreaking policies to hit those targets. State funding for clean energy programs has given Washington an advantage in securing federal dollars, Nguyen said. An initiative on Washington’s ballot this November threatens those efforts.

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State of the CIO, 2024: Change makers in the business spotlight

CIO Business Intelligence

The restructuring is a natural extension of the CIO charter because so much of AI’s success is predicated on data, including identifying the right sources, building the right taxonomies, creating a solid data management foundation, and establishing robust governance policies, says Frank LaQuinta, Edward Jones CIO.

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The real scandal behind billionaire Eric Schmidt paying for Biden’s science office

Vox

The ethical concerns surrounding this news are glaring: A tech billionaire with an obvious personal interest in shaping government tech policy is giving money to an independent government agency devoted to tech and science, albeit through his private philanthropic foundation.

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Plans to capture CO2 from coal plants wasted federal dollars, watchdog says

The Verge

The GAO report also recommends that the DOE do a better job of choosing which projects to fund and that the DOE should establish more consistent “scopes, schedules, and budgets” for projects. More money could be on the way if Democrats successfully push through their budget reconciliation bill, a $1.75

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