GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

The initiative, announced Wednesday morning by Microsoft Philanthropies, is part of the company’s larger effort to address a technical skills gap in the broader workforce and economy. The company declined to disclose the expected size of the grants or the amount of its investment in the programs.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Airbnb is launching a nonprofit to allow the hosts who rent out their properties on its platform to provide free and discounted stays to refugees, people affected by natural disasters, and frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic. The company says more than 100,000 hosts worldwide have provided accommodations under the programs.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. The program is conducted virtually through video conferences. Close to 6,000 students from 100 countries are in the program, with about one-quarter in the U.S.,

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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2021

Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday. Each company gets support and guidance through the crucial stages of fundraising, corporate governance and customer development. Edizeven – Shilpi Gupta.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. The nonprofit uses machine learning to analyze thousands of photos of test results to automate the interpretation results. Most of the Audere team, gathered together in pre-COVID times.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Much like other tech companies during the pandemic, the WTIA has shifted to a remote-first work policy. The programming and services WTIA offers is also expanding beyond its home state. Following the pact, WTIA established a dedicated DEI office and portal for participating companies. WTIA is even going global.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

The tech industry has long been known for its lack of diversity and, as a result, there’s been a big push for companies to take DEI strategies seriously. In fact, diverse companies have been shown to have a 2.5 In fact, diverse companies have been shown to have a 2.5 based company’s wide-ranging DEI efforts that truly stand out.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Collaborating with nonprofit carriers Regence BlueShield and Asuris Northwest Health, ALLtech boasts one of Washington state’s most extensive healthcare networks. However, our mission goes further: we believe robust benefits are not just for recruiting, but also for nurturing company culture and retaining employees.

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MARCH 8, 2021

The company is teaming up with nonprofit Common Sense Media, which specializes in age-based content reviews, to curate various collections that’ll appear in the Apple Podcasts app in the US and online. Other companies, like Spotify and Amazon , place their kid-approved content into separate apps and experiences.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

(Amazon Photo) Amazon is donating $9 million to six organizations in the Seattle area that are working to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness, the company announced Thursday. which will replace the current young adult emergency shelter known as “The Landing” in Redmond, Wash.

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The tool works by easing some of the time, computer literacy and language barriers that can create roadblocks for residents seeking to access benefit programs.

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2023

Stevenson this week was named director of Sea.citi, a nonprofit that launched in 2018 and aims to help tech workers engage with civic issues. We create transformative programs that leverage the collective power of our member companies and their employees.

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JULY 28, 2023

Getty Images Companies like OpenAI and Google could make unthinkable profits from successful AI. Demis Hassabis, the founder of DeepMind, sold his company to Google in 2014 only after the latter agreed to an independent ethics board that would govern how Google uses DeepMind’s research. (How Will they share the wealth?

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Loftium and other Seattle real estate tech companies including Redfin , Zillow , and Inspectify also laid off workers. Loftium made headlines in 2017 for its unusual plan to provide down payment assistance to potential homebuyers who agreed to split Airbnb profits with the company through renting out a room in the house.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2022

“It seemed too good to be true — free classes for six months, a paid internship, partnerships with great companies in my area, high graduation and employment rates, and lastly, an emphasis on social justice,” says Burrows, who now works as a software engineer at RealSelf. Mariya Burrows, software engineer, RealSelf. Mariya Burrows.

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GeekWire

APRIL 26, 2024

Parker has been around startups for nearly three decades as a founder, investor, and mentor for various companies. He was a leader at Startup Weekend and Code Fellows, and led the Founder Cohort program for the Washington Technology Industry Association. Seattle-area biotech company SystImmune named Dr. Jie D’Elia as CEO.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Seattle nonprofit Housing Connector is trying to level the playing field for the region’s most vulnerable renters — even in the face of escalating housing shortages and soaring costs of living. As part of its program, Housing Connector guarantees rent payment and promises $5,000 in damage insurance. Bidding wars abound.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Microsoft is expanding its accessibility efforts with a new program for evaluating Xbox and PC games. The program was announced alongside updates to the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines that were released in early 2020. A program like this could potentially lead to more games with a similarly wide variety of accessibility options.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is launching a free online learning program designed to help small businesses gain the necessary skills to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Called BackTo.Biz , the program was created alongside CreativeLive, the Seattle-based makers of online learning resources. GeekWire File Photo).

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2024

The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. The half-day program runs for four weeks in the summer and is virtual so that it can reach a larger geographical area, including rural areas of Washington state. The Geeks Give Back category is presented again this year by BECU.

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GeekWire

MAY 25, 2021

As people around the country observe the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, companies that pledged to do more to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of his death are sharing their progress and ideas. The nonprofit sea.citi recently convened a panel of Seattle tech leaders to talk about DEI efforts.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Signal users can make donations to the company within the app | Signal. Secure messaging app Signal has launched a new feature that allows users to make donations within the app, the company announced. Signal plans to add support for additional payment methods in the future.

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GeekWire

APRIL 2, 2024

New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the startup on Tuesday announced $20 million in new funding. Health tech incubation: Providence is a Catholic, nonprofit healthcare system based in Renton, Wash., Screen grab of the Praia Health home page.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2022

As global head of technology and operations at AllianceBernstein, Sprules, along with his leadership colleagues, are going the extra mile to ensure the financial services company can compete in today’s seller’s market for vital tech skills. . “I Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Karl Sprules. AllianceBernstein.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Photo courtesy of Devon Horace) RAIN Catalysts , a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups, is accepting applications for its first tech accelerator. The free and virtual 10-week program, funded by the U.S. Devon Horace, director of the RAIN Tech Accelerator.

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GeekWire

APRIL 4, 2024

Kennedy to enter an Air Force flight training program that was regarded as a pathway to NASA’s astronaut corps, and went on to win an Air Force recommendation to join NASA. The genealogy tech company was acquired by Ancestry.com in 2003. The genealogy tech company was acquired by Ancestry.com in 2003.

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GeekWire

APRIL 17, 2024

GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) More than 100 companies, tribal groups, union organizations, environmental nonprofits and political groups are backing a campaign to defeat a November ballot initiative that would scuttle Washington state’s most impactful climate policy. Over time, the number of available permits decreases.

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GeekWire

APRIL 3, 2024

F5 Photos) — Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm , the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand , chief technology officer. Piskel joined the Seattle-based biotech company in 2015 and was most recently principal accounting officer.

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GeekWire

MARCH 26, 2024

The Seattle-based company is targeting errors in hospital bills, analyzing digital medical records that include doctors’ notes and scrutinizing medical claims to unearth and challenge mistakes in the charges. to tackle medical billing The company’s services also include determining if a patient qualifies for financial assistance.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Per Scholas was founded in 1995 in the Bronx as a computer reclamation company with the goal of bridging the digital divide. 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.

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GeekWire

MAY 24, 2023

(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. “But we are no strangers to being knocked down or kept out of the industry.”

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

18, marking the company’s first launch since a rocket engine malfunction spoiled a similar uncrewed mission more than a year ago. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture plans to send its New Shepard suborbital spaceship on an uncrewed research mission as early as Dec.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. Teachers and others interested in the program can sign up to receive news and updates as the course development progresses.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sharma was previously a vice president of product at Meta and COO at Seattle-based home services company Porch Group. In a LinkedIn post , Sharma said AI-powered advances will be “exponential, sparking the most important product making era yet, with significant gains in how billions of people program, work and live.”

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2023

The nonprofit cut 45% of its workforce in May, impacting about 34 of 76 employees at the time. Photo via PR Log) Shawna Young , a longtime leader in nonprofits, education and business development, has been appointed interim CEO, effective Sept. With a significantly reduced team, we are operating with the absolute essentials.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has selected 30 Washington state tech startups for its seventh Founder Cohort Program. The virtual program is designed to help seed-stage startups grow and scale over the course of six months. Here is the list of selected companies: 221B Analytics Aerial, Inc.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Locana’s staff fills the company’s office in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in pre-pandemic times, when it was known as Critigen. “Actually, changing the name of the company was the very last step in this process.” ” Haight’s company traces its corporate roots back more than 20 years.

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