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LinkedIn and Year Up partner for a more diverse IT future

CIO Business Intelligence

Companies have been responding of late by offering volunteer time off and by partnering with organizations that could benefit greatly from the added help of programs and staff time. Since then, LinkedIn has “grown into one of the major enterprise partners for Year Up,” says Audrey Rhodes Market, the Year Up program manager at LinkedIn.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

So NCDIT officials took action, creating an internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students, a move that would open up for the organization a new pipeline for talent traditionally underrepresented in the IT industry. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.

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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

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. — Tax automation company Avalara appointed Kathleen Weslock as its new chief human resources officer. Weslock previously led human resources at lithium technology company Livent, Frontier Communications and Cisco Systems. The program’s second cohort is focusing on data in digital health care transformation. Eric Emans.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

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“This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Even Matthew Metz, the Seattle founder of the EV-boosting nonprofit Coltura , can’t say for sure if the infrastructure build out is on track to meet demand. “I

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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The company acquired two international cosmetic resource platforms earlier this year. based social media management platform Hootsuite announced Tiziana Figliolia as its new CFO. . Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. Tiziana Figliolia. Hootsuite Photo).

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” After closing his software company during the pandemic, Beasley turned toward the nonprofit space, working with several organizations, serving on the board of directors.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Stephanie Strong is the founder and CEO of Boulder Care, an app-based addiction treatment program for those suffering from opioid use disorder. In addition to therapy sessions, the startup offers interactive mental healthcare tools for users and resources for parents and guardians. Stephanie Strong, founder and CEO of Boulder Care.

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