GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Gage, a nearly 35-year-old nonprofit, currently occupies space in the St. Harrell and others have applauded Amazon , which employs roughly 75,000 people in the Seattle area, for instituting a return-to-office policy that requires corporate and tech workers to be in their South Lake Union offices at least three days a week.

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GeekWire

MAY 25, 2021

The nonprofit sea.citi recently convened a panel of Seattle tech leaders to talk about DEI efforts. Stephen Uy, Facebook’s head of public policy and community engagement in the Northwest and vice chair of the sea.citi board, moderated the discussion. workforce will be made up of people from underrepresented groups.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Increasingly, that’s seen as a problem by researchers and by nonprofits scratching their heads at why they’re seeing fewer people donating. That’s the assumption that the nonprofit sector is now reexamining. That has puzzled researchers and nonprofits. But it only counts donations to religious and nonprofit organizations.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Founded in 2020, Moonbeam offers tech consulting services including market intelligence reports, innovation programming, and strategic sourcing. climate policy, is the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute. . climate policy, is the new director of the Joint Global Change Research Institute.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

American Association of Blacks in Energy The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) is dedicated to ensuring African Americans and other minorities have input and a voice in the discussion and development of energy policies, regulations, R&D technologies, and environmental issues.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

When Bill Neukom showed up at Microsoft as its first general counsel in 1985, he made two critical decisions that have since impacted millions of lives over the last thirty-five years and have been instrumental in creating a program that has inspired thousands of employees to become engaged deeply into their communities.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The California-based nonprofit puts out an annual guide for recommended animal charities, and it just released its list for this year. Importantly, The Humane League has an evidence-driven outlook, collecting and using data to guide its approach, and testing new ways to improve its programs.

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Vox

MARCH 27, 2021

The saga is another flashpoint in the debate over the proper role of billionaire philanthropists — and their affiliated nonprofits — in society. The program would be aided by an outside advocacy group called TogetherSF that was formed last year to work on civic projects in the city and has also, separately, been funded by Crankstart.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Our work is for the future,” said delegate Igor Ivashchenko, policy and excellence lead in Ukraine for the biopharma giant Roche. The Seattle office of the nonprofit World Affairs Council is hosting the delegates as part of the Open World Program , established in 1999 by the U.S.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is donating $5 million to Andrew Yang’s Humanity Forward nonprofit, the former presidential candidate announced on Thursday, to provide 20,000 microgrants of $250 through the nonprofit’s direct cash assistance program. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

-based $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund , launched by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, appointed Paul Bodnar to help lead programs on climate finance, industry and diplomacy. Bodnar is currently a managing director at BlackRock, where he leads sustainability policy and engagement, and will start his new job in April. Yakima, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It includes retail sales and professional services, as well as nonprofit organizations and a blog about women’s economic issues, creating more of a sense of community than a platform focused strictly on shopping. Nonprofits are included on the site for free. “We plan to take Amazon on,” said Isler, who is CEO.

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GeekWire

MARCH 2, 2022

The Infectious Disease Research Institute was founded in 1993 with a broad mission to address diseases affecting low- and middle-income countries, and was known for its vaccine programs. It also was set up as a nonprofit that operated like a biotech company, taking discoveries through early-stage research to manufacturing and clinical trials.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The company still has a four-day work week policy in place. The policy is to try to respond to customers within 24-to-48 hours, and employees make the call as to when exactly they get back to them. Giuliani conceded that this is a challenge. At Uplevel, a few employees in various departments are designated to be “on call” every Friday.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2023

Climate change is starting to receive the funding and attention that some activists, scientists and policy makers have sought for decades. And a cadre of ultra-wealthy individuals are helping lead the charge, issuing millions of dollars in grants to nonprofit organizations. climate envoy John Kerry. 4 on the list.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

She was previously vice president of policy and programs at the Washington, D.C. nonprofit Greater Washington Partnership, and president and CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority. Senthil Sankaran , a principal for Amazon’s housing equity fund, will serve as interim head of the Amazon program. and Nashville.

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2021

-based company described it as “a vehicle, when the time comes, to help explore potential other initiatives that don’t fit naturally or neatly within the [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s] program areas.”. The company has made seven investments in six different companies or nonprofits since March 2019.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last summer, Amazon unveiled its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund, a venture capital program directed at sustainable technologies that could help it fulfill its promise to become net carbon neutral by 2040. There are other efforts large and small underway to drive more innovation to cut carbon emissions. Penn State climatologist Michael E.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CIty of Seattle Photo) A controversial new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle that is drawing ire from tech giants has become one of Sara Nelson’s first policy issues to tackle in her new role as city council president. Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson. That’s the balance that we need to maintain.”

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GeekWire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Maritime Blue , a former Department of Commerce program that is now a nonprofit, has facilitated seven accelerator cohorts over four years with 51 marine-focused startups from the U.S. The nonprofit is slated to be the anchor tenant of the innovation center. and abroad. “And that’s what we’re starting to do.”

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GeekWire

JANUARY 6, 2021

The company’s philanthropic initiatives are operated separately from Bezos’ personal philanthropies, including the Day 1 Fund , in which the Amazon founder has committed a total of $2 billion to programs related to education and homelessness. The company also made a $381.8 ”

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2020

It has undermined normal policy-making processes and, in the absence of the requisite preparedness, has forced decision makers to craft hasty and ad hoc emergency responses. Support Nonprofits That Assist Law Enforcement's Cybercrime and Victim Support Efforts. The pandemic produces cascading effects and high levels of uncertainty.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 23, 2023

The estimated $500 million in yearly revenue the tax is expected to generate is earmarked to be funneled into early-childhood education programs and school construction. ” Nicholas, with the Washington State Budget and Policy Center, disagrees with the idea of a mass exodus of wealthy Washingtonians because of a capital gains tax.

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The Verge

AUGUST 26, 2021

The settlement agreement also has Apple “clarifying” its policies to explain that iOS developers can contact their customers, with permission, using information collected inside their apps to tell them about payment options outside the App Store. One of the lawsuit’s named plaintiffs, Richard Czeslawski, says in a statement that “.we’ve

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GeekWire

JUNE 21, 2021

As more people get vaccinated and cases decrease, “exposure notification now can help us find that needle in a haystack,” said Scott Becker, executive director of the nonprofit Association of Public Health Laboratories, which operates a server that helps match the released codes. How to activate WA Notify. (WA

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2023

” Kaushik said that in 2006, when the Indian government announced an affirmative action program to help oppressed caste people, the topic was discussed in an email thread at Microsoft. “Caste discrimination exits right here in our midst.”

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Vox

MARCH 29, 2023

But I’ve also been itching lately to write about some more technical arguments among researchers who work on AI alignment — the project of trying to make AIs that do what their creators intend — as well as on the broader sphere of policy questions about how to make AI go well. More about that in a minute.)

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Vox

MAY 10, 2023

A child receives a shot during the launch of the extension of the worlds first malaria vaccine (RTS, S) pilot program at Kimogoi Dispensary in Kenya on March 7, 2023. | So should people like me, who are interested in the effective altruist lens on the world, keep trying to find neglected, underconsidered policy problems?

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GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2021

But carbon offsets and removal are in ever greater demand, and folks are working to develop legitimate programs and technology in the space. I don’t think this should be put on consumers to figure out,” said Noah Deich , president of Carbon180 , a carbon removal, policy-focused nonprofit. ” Max Scher, Salesforce.

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GeekWire

APRIL 7, 2021

During the Obama administration, she helped lead the White House’s national STEM program. Health care data startup Truveta, which emerged from stealth mode last year , announced Dave Heiner as chief policy officer and general counsel. based company, most recently as a strategic policy advisor. Icertis is valued at $2.8

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APRIL 24, 2014

We expect President Obama will join a unanimous Congress, the Government Accountability Office , the tech industry , all of the major nonprofit transparency advocacy groups and open data advocates from across the spectrum — and sign the DATA Act. That pilot program will terminate two years later (or three years after enactment).

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2021

The company’s website says its satellite internet program is in the beta stage right now, meaning it is still in the final phases of development and testing. Otherwise, Rosenworcel warned, the broadband subsidy program would become “more publicity stunt than policy.”

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GeekWire

MARCH 24, 2023

” The estimated $500 million in yearly revenue the tax is expected to generate is earmarked to be funneled into early-childhood education programs and school construction. The video below, published by Invest in Washington Now, a nonprofit that supported the tax, shows how much a person would owe based on the new tax.

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Vox

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report , which comes from the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), asserts that Amazon takes a larger and larger cut of sellers’ earnings through the various fees it levies on them. Enrolling in the FBA program is the only way that most sellers can qualify for Prime. Getting that Prime badge is huge for a seller.

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Vox

JUNE 11, 2021

It’s a good investment,” Johnathan Hladik, a farmer and the policy director for the Center on Rural Affairs. All this to say, it shouldn’t be surprising that Bill Gates, one of the wealthiest people in the world, makes investments to serve his own financial interests.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 12, 2021

Battle’s departure was not due to any disagreement with the company or on any matter related to its operations, policies, or practices, Expedia said in a SEC filing. Techstars Seattle, which hosts a three month accelerator program, graduated its 11th cohort this year and is led by Managing Director Isaac Kato. billion in 2019.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2023

Our work to aggregate and standardize data across many sources into a unified data structure enables us to accurately measure the efficiency and effectiveness of our programs and initiatives on member health outcomes. Improving interoperability and eliminating roadblocks, however, is not an easy task.

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