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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

For IT organizations looking to make a difference on gender diversity, or for women seeking to develop rich IT careers, several nonprofits have been created to empower and uplift those who identify as women in IT, improving gender diversity in the industry, and closing the pay gap between men and women. Here are three of note.

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO Business Intelligence

LGBTQ Tech LGBTQ Tech offers programs and resources to support LGBTQ+ communities and works to “educate organizations and policy makers on the unique needs LGBTQ+ individuals face when it comes to tech.” The organization also offers resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. as a part of the Out for Work conference.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO Business Intelligence

Ask your network, and you’ll likely find IT leader peers who have been in a similar situation at least once in their career. I was in transition twice and wasn’t ready to handle the networking, persistence, and stress that comes with finding a new opportunity. Networking is a lifelong endeavor.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Furthermore, relying on technology for administrative tasks means associations have the opportunity to reallocate staff resources towards the more immediate task of direct services instead. Technology assists associations by helping them create a greater social impact as well as taking forward their social mission as a whole.

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Howard Schultz funding online learning program for small businesses using CreativeLive platform

GeekWire

Called BackTo.Biz , the program was created alongside CreativeLive, the Seattle-based makers of online learning resources. The causes are many: the need for learning and community, the lack of capital and social networks, the systemic failures that lead many to not even try.

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

GeekWire

(GeekWire Photo / Nate Bek) Open up your networks. based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurs with a focus on women and minority founders. Johnson said many women of color founders lack connections to the people, entities, and organizations with resources, including capital. Reetu Gupta.

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Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon

GeekWire

DemocracyLab , a “tech for good” nonprofit, ran the hackathon, which had support from the National Science Foundation LEAP-HI project , and the UW’s Department of Urban Design and Planning. This initiative supports regional planning efforts for maritime disaster resiliency in the Seattle area.

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