GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”. 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. Your preferred social network? I’m not big on social media.

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MAY 16, 2020

Libes had been involved with Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School ), a program focused on how to use capitalism for social and environmental benefit. ” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Maven Youth Maven Youth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ youth to “network, organize, and educate for social change through technology and the tech sector.” The nonprofit was born after IBM sponsored a focus group in 2005 at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters in Washington, D.C.,

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The first-in-the-nation law aims to address a social practice that is rooted in thousands of years of history in India and other countries. Caste is “a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion,” according to the legislation. .”

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The nonprofit organization “Two Screens for Teachers” announced Tuesday that it’s purchasing a second computer monitor for every teacher who needs one, and plans to deliver about 3,000 monitors at a value of around $430,000. who have asked for second screens, and they are seeking tech leaders who will help meet the need.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2021

The training is offered through Fledge, a Seattle-based worldwide network of accelerators, investors and mentors focused on supporting entrepreneurs internationally who are creating companies with social missions. He urges others to consider backing socially conscious ventures that aim to make a difference — not just a massive return.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2021

We cannot overlook communities that are disproportionately burdened by the economic and social impacts of this pandemic,” Jody Allen, chair of the Allen Family Foundation, said in a news release. The following nonprofits received immediate support: Na’ah?

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Seattle-based DroneSeed will also use its cash to expand and meet the growing demand for its services. timber companies, nonprofits, government agencies and family-owned forests. Investors: The round was led by Social Capital and Seven Seven Six. DroneSeed previously raised $7.4 A landscape burned by wildfire. DroneSeed Photo).

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GeekWire

AUGUST 8, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis isn’t the first global pandemic experienced by Compass Health, a nonprofit caring for mental health and substance abuse patients. The quick pivot to telehealth also drew from the nonprofit’s experience shifting to electronic records a few years back. Your preferred social network?

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sawant’s proposed legislation would be a first-in-the-nation attempt to address a social practice that is rooted in thousands of years of history in India and other countries. Samir Khobragade , a former Amazon engineer and current senior director of software engineering for cloud platforms at NetApp, has worked in tech for 26 years.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2024

He ultimately decided to chart his own path in the field — initially founding a nonprofit called Equitable College Counseling before founding EdXeno. His brother, Joel, was struggling at the time with issues including alcohol and the lingering effects of social isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 23, 2021

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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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 7, 2023

So while other opportunities were much larger, this was one to use all the things I’ve learned during my career in business and technology to help the organization meet its goals. CIOs and CISOs have a prime opportunity now to start practicing and learning about engaging in boards as an executive participant in board meetings.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

We have a really serious issue right now that needs to be fixed — the students out of school have no other option,” said Joyce Walters, executive director of the nonprofit InvestED. Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors have come together to make this possible.”.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2020

But as Hoang was managing employee furloughs, she also wanted to meet the calls for help from local food banks. COVID-19 has ravaged the economy and unraveled social safety nets that provide meals for people who are hungry. FoodPair will be run as a nonprofit. Serving up smarter logistics. ”

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2024

Megan Hulsey of Craft3, a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution. At the same time, connecting with people working remotely in Spokane can be hit and miss, said Megan Hulsey , a Spokane-based vice president and business lender with Craft3 , a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution.

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MARCH 4, 2023

Twitter Photo via @hadip ) When the Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org launched in 2013 with a mission to spread computer science knowledge, co-founders Hadi and Ali Partovi enlisted some of the most successful coders on the planet to champion their cause. . ” This week, Code.org turned 10 years old and the magic is definitely spreading.

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GeekWire

JUNE 3, 2020

I don’t mean just giving it to nonprofits that are run by white leaders who have a white savior complex. But when we think about financial disparities, that even exists in the nonprofit industrial complex.” “Many of you have social responsibility programs and employee resource groups. .

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2020

It also claims the company, through quotas and disciplinary action, led workers to avoid social distancing and other safety measures to continue hitting metrics and to keep up with surging demand. Instead, the suit is asking for a formal injunction to force Amazon to adhere to public health guidance. That earned the public ire of Sen.

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GeekWire

JULY 2, 2020

Carmen Rojas , the incoming CEO and president of Marguerite Casey Foundation , encourages people to think more expansively about what innovation means and to remember that it applies — and is desperately needed — in the social sector, as well. based nonprofit whose focus is on worker empowerment. Your preferred social network?

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 12, 2022

Richard Fairbank, CEO, shares , “We are excited to welcome associates back to the workplace where teams can collaborate, engage, and socialize in ways that we have missed over the last 16 months. An office can also offer plenty of options for private meetings and phone calls, decreasing the chance of being overheard.

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JULY 25, 2020

In his interactions with customers in the nonprofit space, many wanted a tool to help them integrate different platforms to manage subscribers, but the only options available were costly packages from big companies that provided additional services they didn’t want. Your preferred social network? How do you run meetings?

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GeekWire

AUGUST 27, 2020

Tarcha talked to the nonprofit Virtual World Society , which put out the request to its network to see who could help. A team of AIE students took on the project, first meeting with Price to better understand what he’d like and to give him an initial experience with VR. . “It screamed innovation and technology.”.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

SOCIAL IMPACT. Operating Hadoop as a controlled, mission-critical environment that meets stringent mandates for security and regulatory compliance. GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, & NGO. Drew Conway is a leading expert in the application of computational methods to social and behavioral problems at large-scale. Drew Conway.

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OCTOBER 24, 2020

” In her role as CEO for Washington STEM , a nonprofit that promotes science and engineering education and careers through advocacy and coalition building, Jones sits at a hub at the center of many of today’s challenging and often emotionally charged issues. Your preferred social network? How do you run meetings?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

“Like many people, there were entire days this year when the only human interaction I had was through a screen,” Gates wrote about his own social isolation and life online. ” He added that he believes that governments need to regulate what you can and can’t use social media for. GeekWire Photo).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

SOCIAL IMPACT. Operating Hadoop as a controlled, mission-critical environment that meets stringent mandates for security and regulatory compliance. GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, & NGO. Drew Conway is a leading expert in the application of computational methods to social and behavioral problems at large-scale. Drew Conway.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has shifted its long-term strategy away from its social media apps to focus on the metaverse, a virtual world where people wearing augmented/virtual reality headsets can talk to each others’ avatars, play games, hold meetings, and otherwise engage in social activities.

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JUNE 20, 2020

Outside of work, Cole is the founder of Girls Can Do , a nonprofit that hosts events akin to “TED Talks for girls,” particularly girls from racially diverse and low-income families. The glass walls in Karen Clark Cole’s office helps her feel connected to colleagues even when sequestered in back-to-back meetings.

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MAY 19, 2020

Some 500 participants have purchased tickets for the day-long meeting, beating last year’s count of 350 attendees. And I have a scented candle to activate my sensory awareness to keep me calm as I take meetings, go through emails and host webinars. Your preferred social network? How do you run meetings?

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MAY 25, 2021

The nonprofit sea.citi recently convened a panel of Seattle tech leaders to talk about DEI efforts. As people around the country observe the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, companies that pledged to do more to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of his death are sharing their progress and ideas.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The social media giant paid $367.6 HQ into the property this summer, with plans for green space, open-air meeting locations, and more. (Image via Wright Runstad & Company / Spring District). Facebook is yet again expanding in the Seattle region, its largest engineering hub outside of Silicon Valley. just east of Seattle.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

A new nonprofit, nonpartisan technology organization called TrueMedia is developing an AI-powered tool to detect deepfake videos, photos, and audio, aiming to combat political disinformation in the leadup to the 2024 elections. “This wasn’t what I was focused on [before the meeting].

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The group is seeking individual and corporate donors to help meet the demand, which amounts to more than $18 million worth of monitors. Meet other inspiring “junior geeks” GeekWire interviewed this year. Between November and December, the Two Screens for Teachers waitlist grew from 30,000 to 165,000 teachers.

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GeekWire

JULY 6, 2021

She is the founding senior strategist for BoardReady , a nonprofit providing board diversity analytics and that helps match companies with diverse directors. With Andy Jassy taking over as CEO this week and joining the board , Amazon’s diversity percentages slipped further. “Of course, we all do.”.

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2021

Government programs, nonprofits and educators have hustled to connect kids with digital resources, with varying success. Fewer meaningful social connections. When they meet in person, students can hone their interactions with kids and teachers, Missall said. Kids learn social skills through trial and error.”.

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Vox

JULY 29, 2022

And not just any local nonprofits and organizations: Amazon shrewdly planned to “intentionally seek partnerships with some organizations that work closely with our opposition.” Another question asked, “How will this earn Amazon Political capital, in regions where we are facing unionization efforts?”.

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