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

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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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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

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Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. Washington STEM is a nonprofit organization focused on statewide education and social change. She was most recently CMO at Seattle hybrid cloud storage startup Qumulo. Milton Lang. Washington STEM Photo). Iterable Photo). Vancouver, Wash.

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

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A digital library , also commonly called an electronic library, is a vast repository of documents and files in categorized digital form, available over the web or on hardware storage devices like memory disks, flash drives, etc. Here are 6 Reasons Why Associations & Nonprofits Need a Digital Archive. Maintain a Database of Records.

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Clutter be gone: This startup will sell your stuff online for a $5.99 flat rate

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He’s eager to provide a new avenue for pulling items out of the waste stream or storage and into reuse. Binkley started exploring the resale space a few years ago with a focus on nonprofits receiving and selling donated goods. In addition to the economic benefits, Binkley hopes to help the environment.

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Virginia Announces Research Commercialization Awards

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Clifton), CyberTrack: Automated Attack Attribution across Large-Scale Networks in Real Time , Dr. Xinyuan Wang, $50,000, Cybersecurity. Old Dominion University Research Foundation (Norfolk), Development of Hybrid Boron Nitride/Carbon Nanotubes Supercapacitors for High-Density Energy Storage , Dr. Gon Namkoong, $100,000, Energy.

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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

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. “They’re focusing on making smart investments in things that have real-world implications both near- and far-term,” said Gabriel Scheer , director of innovation for the investment and accelerator nonprofit Elemental Excelerator. ” They also diverge, particularly given Amazon’s role as a global online retailer.

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I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

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When it comes to removing carbon there are two approaches: natural solutions such as planting and protecting forests and farming practices that trap carbon in the soil, and industrial solutions including technology that captures carbon from the air for permanent storage. ” Allison Arnold, program director for E8. (E8

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