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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

The half-day program runs for four weeks in the summer and is virtual so that it can reach a larger geographical area, including rural areas of Washington state. It works with partners to provide conflict mitigation, behavioral support and other social services for renters.

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Meet 6 women of color-led startups that pitched their businesses in Seattle

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based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurs with a focus on women and minority founders. ” The company uses virtual, augmented, and mixed reality along with AI to create interactive learning experiences. The company aims to scale through a digital course and by licensing its intellectual property, Pham said.

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Solar power nonprofit goes digital to bring installation instruction to underserved communities

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In 2019, Remote Energy traveled to Kenya to train women in solar photovoltaic installation in partnership with a nonprofit called Women in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship, which works with women in Eastern Africa. Their nonprofit, Tacoma, Wash.-based The state also requires that installers earn an electrician’s license.

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Why Fox News is having a day-long meltdown over Dr. Seuss

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Seuss Enterprises, the company that publishes and licenses the author’s work, announced that six Seuss books will no longer be published because they portray people of color “in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”. It seems social conservatives have worked overtime to, uh, "cancel" LGBTQ books. link] — Charlotte Clymer ??

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