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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

A 2020 report from McKinsey found that companies with stronger gender diversity numbers were 25% more likely to outperform their less diverse competition. A 2017 poll in the Pew Research Center report found that 50% of women said they had experienced gender discrimination at work , while only 19% of men said the same.

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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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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO Business Intelligence

That’s certainly true for the LGBTQIA+ community, with only 76% of LGBTQ+ workers reporting they feel safe in their workplace and 64% of trans and gender nonconforming (GNC) individuals saying the same, according to a report from Blind. as a part of the Out for Work conference. as a part of the Out for Work conference.

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Seattle startups among winners in BECU and CoMotion fintech incubator competition

GeekWire

They also gain access to training, events, and BECU’s networks. Nickels , based in Michigan, sells its white-labeled financial software to banks and credit unions, helping their customers manage third-party credit card debt through monthly spending reports that analyze costs. The startup is led by founder and CEO Joseph Gracia.

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Accelerating digital transformation with sustainable solutions

CIO Business Intelligence

Environmental sustainability Dell Technologies and Equinix have developed joint solutions to support our customers in this critical area by enabling businesses to deploy their infrastructure on Dell architecture within Equinix’s low-carbon colocation infrastructure covered by 96% renewables globally1. CDP A-List is extremely prestigious.

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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

GeekWire

But the Redmond company was blindsided Friday by the OpenAI board’s decision to remove Altman, learning about it shortly before the news was announced, according to a report by Axios , which GeekWire confirmed independently. But, as I understand it, it was a “misalignment” of the profit versus nonprofit adherents at the company.

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17 professional organizations for Black IT pros

CIO Business Intelligence

While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 17 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources, and more.

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