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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

For IT organizations looking to make a difference on gender diversity, or for women seeking to develop rich IT careers, several nonprofits have been created to empower and uplift those who identify as women in IT, improving gender diversity in the industry, and closing the pay gap between men and women. Here are three of note.

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New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

GeekWire

schools are offering computer science courses than ever before and the classes are more racially and ethnically diverse than in the past. students in foundational computer courses are female, according to a new annual report out Wednesday from the educational nonprofit Code.org. Some 75% of medium-size schools offer the courses.

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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators

Computer Weekly

You’ll have everything you need to be an amazing nonprofit communications professional. Find out How to Use Facebook Live to Raise Money For Your Nonprofit with John Haydon. Nonprofit Tech for Good has released their 2018 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar. Nonprofit Training. ENDS TONIGHT! Get the details.

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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Nonprofit NPower is working to change that by fostering opportunity for those outside traditional IT pipelines through its tuition-free Tech Fundamentals program , which has helped young adults from underserved communities, as well as military members, military spouses, and veterans, forge new careers in IT for over 20 years.

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Solar power nonprofit goes digital to bring installation instruction to underserved communities

GeekWire

In 2019, Remote Energy traveled to Kenya to train women in solar photovoltaic installation in partnership with a nonprofit called Women in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship, which works with women in Eastern Africa. Their nonprofit, Tacoma, Wash.-based Photo courtesy of Katie G.

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Amazon donating $15M to Code.org to create AP computer science course with inclusive focus

GeekWire

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. Code.org will supply the curriculum and professional development workshops needed to offer the course to all participating schools.

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Back to School with AI: Code.org and partners create course for teachers facing big tech changes

GeekWire

But along with the need to rethink traditional ways of teaching, AI provides big opportunities for teachers who understand the tools and use them to their advantage, say Partovi and Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan in the introductory video for a new “AI 101 for Teachers” online course.

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