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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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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

But as I aged, had project successes, earned budget and decision-making authority, and gained more confidence, power, etc., But as I aged, had project successes, earned budget and decision-making authority, and gained more confidence, power, etc., Beasley’s father was in the US Air Force, and so as a youth, Beasley moved worldwide.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. Here, CIO.com outlines the most popular project management certifications that will add value and help you hone your skills this year. Price: $130.

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Meet the techies vying for a vacant spot on the Seattle City Council

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Shobhit Agarwal Agarwal studied computer science and was a program manager at Microsoft before pursuing an acting career. ” Faizal Kassamali Kassamali is a senior engineering manager at Google and previously worked at various other tech companies including Amazon and Microsoft.

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Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to aid high school teams

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“There’s a lot of different areas we can get into, but I think holistically what we really want to do is build program management software,” Morgan said. “A lot of what coaches and group leaders are tasked to do is build high school programs.