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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?

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(Game to Grow Image) A new whitepaper from two Seattle organizations exhibits research into how tabletop roleplaying games, such as Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons , can be used to help children and teenagers develop their social skills.

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

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The Geeks Give Back category is presented again this year by BECU. Special thanks to Astound Business Solutions , the presenting sponsor of the 2024 GeekWire Awards. The half-day program runs for four weeks in the summer and is virtual so that it can reach a larger geographical area, including rural areas of Washington state.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

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That includes kids who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC); children who struggle socially due to autism, ADHD or other conditions; and women eager to break into technology or entrepreneurial roles. On May 20 we will announce the winners live at the virtual GeekWire Awards , presented by Wave Business. iUrban Teen.

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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

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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 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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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

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Vote here or below in this GeekWire Awards category, which is presented by Baird. Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good. Special thanks to Astound Business Solutions , the presenting sponsor of the 2024 GeekWire Awards.

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Junior Geek of the Month: Heven Ambachew uses tech to pursue her passion around social justice

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Three years later, the high school graduate is doing her own teaching for the nonprofit. In the spring she completed her associate degree in computer science through the Running Start program at Highline College. It’s another lesson for a young woman intent on working in social justice and tech.

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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

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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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