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Deena Pierott works hard for underrepresented youth in STEM, but funding her nonprofit isn’t easy

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iUrban Teen founder Deena Pierott, left, received some funding for her nonprofit from Seattle Seahawks player Bobby Wagner, right. The two are pictured with sister and brother Amiya and Clay Brasley, who both attended iUrban Teen programs. “They’re paying them that money to create inclusive programming,” Pierott said.

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Ukrainian delegation visits Seattle to learn about its life sciences cluster and plan for the future

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A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and develop relationships with its researchers and innovators. Ukraine is known for its lively tech sector , but its infrastructure for life sciences research is not as fully developed.

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Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses

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This month, nearly 60 business and nonprofit leaders from the Northwest — such as Microsoft, Boeing, Expedia, Nintendo, Zillow, Vulcan, PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — signed on to a new coalition called Washington Employers for Racial Equity. and National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

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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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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

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Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. based Sift, a fraud prevention company, where he was a group product manager. He joined the 11-year old company in 2019 as senior manager of business development.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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Meanwhile, the 2022 State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem report from the NAACP and Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the tech industry, found that the proportion of Black students receiving bachelor’s degrees in computer science decreased between 2016 and 2020, going from 9% to 8%.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Keep reading for all the winners, honorees and acceptance speeches from the 2021 GeekWire Awards, presented by Wave Business : Startup of the Year, presented by West River Group. How we can help companies do the best with internal and external talent — to develop, to hire, to retain, to redeploy. Winner: SeekOut.

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