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Amazon is helping a longtime Seattle art school move into modern space at base of HQ building

GeekWire

(NBBJ Image via Gage) Gage Academy of Art , a longtime school located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, is moving to a modern facility at the base of an Amazon headquarters tower next year — and the tech giant is providing financial support to make it happen. Nicholas Building next to St. Mark’s Cathedral.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

These organizations, which are more often than not nonprofit associations, still store their sensitive data in the form of hard copies. Fortunately, this attitude of nonprofits is slowly taking a turn for the better, and many have started espousing the idea of creating a digital archive of their current data. It Frees Up Space.

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Facebook commits $200 million to support black-owned businesses

The Verge

Half will be invested in black-owned small businesses, black creators, and nonprofits working with black communities, Sandberg said in her blog post. Of that $100 million, $25 million will go to black content creators, while $75 million will be “grants of cash and ad credits” to support the small businesses and nonprofits.

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Dancing with the cloud: Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky takes steps to fight homelessness

GeekWire

Selipsky is taking part in “Seattle Dances,” an annual event put on by Plymouth Housing, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing permanent supportive housing for adults experiencing chronic homelessness in Washington state.

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Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than $1B since 2020

GeekWire

The climate-tech company constructs energy-efficient buildings made from less carbon-intensive materials than traditional structures. Nexii is part of this wave of change to make the [construction] industry more efficient and green and affordable,” said Gregor Robertson , executive vice president of strategy and partnerships.

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Destination Spokane: How remote work and new arrivals are changing one tech community

GeekWire

Megan Hulsey of Craft3, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution. At the same time, connecting with people working remotely in Spokane can be hit and miss, said Megan Hulsey , a Spokane-based vice president and business lender with Craft3 , a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution.

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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.

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