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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

GeekWire

Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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

GeekWire

“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.

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

CIO Business Intelligence

According to a study by Indeed.com , 70% of Salesforce developers in the US are satisfied with their salaries given the cost of living in their area. Candidates with this credential can successfully design and implement Nonprofit Cloud solutions that contribute to long-term customer success.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

But as he entered college to study electrical engineering and later launched a career in IT, that began to change. Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” There’s a picture my son found of me in the sixth grade in San Antonio.

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

GeekWire

“It could be really useful for studying things like birds and many other species that people haven’t been able to do much research on so far. They come from universities, public schools and nonprofits, and are working with kids from elementary school into college and supporting fellow teachers as well.

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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s targeted at managers and project team members, students at the graduate or undergraduate level, entry-level practitioners, and anyone with an interest in project management as a career. Requirements: GAQM body of knowledge study and e-course; no formal education or experience requirements. BVOP Certified Project Manager.

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Meet the techies vying for a vacant spot on the Seattle City Council

GeekWire

Shobhit Agarwal Agarwal studied computer science and was a program manager at Microsoft before pursuing an acting career. ” Faizal Kassamali Kassamali is a senior engineering manager at Google and previously worked at various other tech companies including Amazon and Microsoft.

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