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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

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Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Let's take a closer look at some key cybersecurity strategies for nonprofits to consider.

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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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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Nonprofit NPower is working to change that by fostering opportunity for those outside traditional IT pipelines through its tuition-free Tech Fundamentals program , which has helped young adults from underserved communities, as well as military members, military spouses, and veterans, forge new careers in IT for over 20 years.

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AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people

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. “It’s really the start of the journey into cloud regardless of whether they go into a business-side role or tech role,” said Maureen Lonergan , vice president of training and certification for AWS. The Skills Center will also host career networking events with employers. GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler). to 4 p.m.

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Washington state awards $14.5M to aid all residents in getting internet access

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Grant recipients will operate hotlines for appointments with digital navigators, provide internet-capable devices, and offer digital skills training. Community Health Network of Washington, $3.8 million: The network’s 21 nonprofit Community Health Centers will provide digital navigation services and devices.

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XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling offers $5M to boost innovations in job training

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XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling aims to reinvent job training methods. The 30-month competition, sponsored by a nonprofit venture philanthropy organization called New Profit , kicks off today — just as the national emergency declared due to the coronavirus outbreak is passing the 100-day mark. Bigstock Photo / Rido81).

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Training angels: Fledge accelerator founder leads new courses for budding startup investors

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Folks curious about making angel investments in promising startups can sign up for online training through the new Angel Accelerator program. Now the organization is working to scale its angel investing training program, with a few expected to run this year. Michael “Luni” Libes, founder of Fledge. Fledge Photo).