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Nonprofits accept cryptocurrency as Bitcoin and Ether values spike – is it a fad or the next frontier?

GeekWire

As the values of Bitcoin and Ether are hovering near record highs, America’s nonprofits are in the peak months of their annual fundraising. 501 Commons, the nonprofit that organizes GivingTuesday and GiveBIG events in Washington, said few nonprofits in the state are directly accepting crypto at this point.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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SMU Continues To Innovate In Cyber Security Innovation: Launches new institute and innovation gym

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By Bob Gourley We read with enthusiasm about the continued positive news coming out of SMU on the topic of computer engineering, specifically the establishment of a new institute for cyber security and an innovation gym led by friend and renowned engineer Fred Chang. million to fund Cyber Security Institute, Innovation Gym.

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CIT (@CITorg) Announces New Solicitation for Commercialization Fund (pls help spread word)

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The solicitation targets research and commercialization performed by Virginia public and private universities, nonprofit research institutions, and young companies. Awards from the CRCF further the goals and industry opportunities set forth the in the Commonwealth Research and Technology (R&T) Strategic Roadmap.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

GeekWire

Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance. He also served in the Obama White House as special assistant to the president and senior director for energy and climate change and as a director at the National Security Council.

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names president; and more

GeekWire

He was previously SVP of global energy at Tesla and VP of North American customer fulfillment at Amazon. Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. She was most recently CEO of NetHope, a consortium helping NGOs secure funding and apply technology to their missions.

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names CEO; and more

GeekWire

He was previously SVP of global energy at Tesla and VP of North American customer fulfillment at Amazon. Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. She was most recently CEO of NetHope, a consortium helping NGOs secure funding and apply technology to their missions.