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D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent

CIO Business Intelligence

The list of programs that AllianceBernstein has in place to diversify its talent pipeline is extensive. based company works with job training nonprofit Year Up to recruit tech talent from underserved populations. Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Karl Sprules. AllianceBernstein. Janessa Cox-Irvin.

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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?

GeekWire

The January whitepaper is the result of a collaboration between Foundry10 , an educational research organization, and Game to Grow , a nonprofit organization that focuses on using games as therapeutic aids. Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) such as D&D are essentially collaborative storytelling exercises for three to six players.

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Blue Origin gets ready to test its suborbital spaceship with COVID-19 safety in mind

GeekWire

And that’s not the only new experiment for Blue Origin’s five-year-old New Shepard flight test program: This 13th test flight will be the first to be flown since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and the first to include extra COVID-19 safety measures. Both payload flights were funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

GeekWire

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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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Personally, I’ve been focusing on both structured learning through certificate courses or programs and attending industry conferences, which each offer unique benefits.” This could include leading an employee resource group or serving as a volunteer executive or board member at a nonprofit or professional association. Claffey Jr.,

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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

GeekWire

Dewing, who holds a law degree from the University of Washington, worked for a nonprofit legal aid program early in her career and was involved with immigrant advocacy and street youth while in law school. So, I literally schedule time for exercise and breaks during the weekdays. I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

One semester, Sandra Aistars, director of the Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University, had law students do takedown notices for artists and nonprofits and tracked their interactions. Even people who should be experts in copyright matters can struggle to contend with takedown policies.

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