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Tech Moves: Koru founder joins startup advisory firm; Portland Seed Fund adds principal; and more

GeekWire

His role at Portland Seed Fund is being funded by nonprofit Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network Catalyst, the Portland Business Journal reported. She also leads the Seattle chapter of Ellevate Network, a global professional women’s network. He is also a venture partner with Oregon Venture Fund.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

These organizations, which are more often than not nonprofit associations, still store their sensitive data in the form of hard copies. Fortunately, this attitude of nonprofits is slowly taking a turn for the better, and many have started espousing the idea of creating a digital archive of their current data. It Frees Up Space.

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Kim Kardashian West is the next superstar celebrity to snag an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify

The Verge

The Wall Street Journal first reported Kardashian West’s deal on Wednesday. Through her studies, she has worked extensively with the Innocence Project, a nonprofit that focuses on exonerating wrongly convicted individuals through DNA testing and advocating for broader criminal justice reforms.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Also Read: Why Should Societies & Associations Publish & Distribute Journals on Digital Platforms? Some of the areas where non-profit organizations can make use of computers, internet and other networking technology include. Social networking sites. Nonprofit Organizations & Associations / December 27, 2019.

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Why many rural communities are still in the ‘digital dark’ — and how Washington state is trying to help

GeekWire

billion in federal funding toward network expansion projects that aim to reach some 260,000 unserved households statewide. The office must first finalize major decisions about what entities will be eligible for the funds, how to rank applications and how to ensure the long-term viability of the new networks by a federal deadline of Dec.

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7-year-old boy saves Seattle from robot invasion — with help from VR engineers and Make-A-Wish

GeekWire

Tarcha talked to the nonprofit Virtual World Society , which put out the request to its network to see who could help. Editor's Note: Funding for GeekWire's Impact Series is provided by the Singh Family Foundation in support of public service journalism. “It screamed innovation and technology.”.

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Facebook will start nudging users who have “liked” coronavirus hoaxes

Vox

Experts have argued for years that the social network is rife with misleading information that taints public discourse and asked Facebook to take the retroactive approach. “We In March alone, Facebook says it labeled 40 million posts as “false” on its network, relying on its team of independent third-party fact-checkers.

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