GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

(Photo via TechTalk.seattle.gov) The City of Seattle is awarding $545,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants to help support 18 nonprofit organizations and their projects to expand digital literacy and close the technology gap. The TMF grant program was started in 1997 to support community and nonprofit groups.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As part of our Giving Tuesday promotion, we’re donating $5 from each ticket sold to Junior Achievement of Washington , a nonprofit that prepares young people for success. A big thanks to Greater Seattle Partners for their support of this new awards program. Grab your tickets here ! The Gala returns to downtown Seattle on Dec.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. The program is conducted virtually through video conferences. Close to 6,000 students from 100 countries are in the program, with about one-quarter in the U.S.,

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GeekWire

MARCH 8, 2021

iUrban Teen founder Deena Pierott, left, received some funding for her nonprofit from Seattle Seahawks player Bobby Wagner, right. The two are pictured with sister and brother Amiya and Clay Brasley, who both attended iUrban Teen programs. “They’re paying them that money to create inclusive programming,” Pierott said.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2023

(Bigstock Photo) A wildlife research nonprofit backed by the Paul G. Home Range Wildlife Research is a nonprofit that conducts research, offers field training for biologists, and works with local communities to connect them with their landscape. The nonprofit has funding for four collars and is working to raise more, Vanbianchi said.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A new nonprofit is trying to keep the momentum going. The organization has created an independent, transparent program for certifying companies that are undoing pay disparities among the ranks of their employees. The program costs $5,000 to $20,000, depending on company size. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

Microsoft says its related Generative AI Skills Grant Challenge will support nonprofit, social enterprise, and academic or research institutions that use generative AI for social and economic good. The company declined to disclose the expected size of the grants or the amount of its investment in the programs.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Airbnb is launching a nonprofit to allow the hosts who rent out their properties on its platform to provide free and discounted stays to refugees, people affected by natural disasters, and frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic. The company says more than 100,000 hosts worldwide have provided accommodations under the programs.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Girls Who Code, AnitaB.org, and NCWIT are working to close the tech gender gap with pandemic-adjusted strategies for education and community. Read More.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2021

TurboTax parent company Intuit has opted out of the IRS Free File Program. Intuit, the parent company of tax filing software TurboTax, is exiting an IRS program that allows many Americans to file their taxes for free. Getty Images.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

SIFF , the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama, the historic movie theater that has been in limbo for almost two years. The Cinerama movie theater in Seattle. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget Sound by asking commercial vessels to slow down saw 61% participation in its first month, reported program leaders at an event Friday at the Seattle Aquarium. The pilot program lasts from Oct. Quiet Sound is similar to a program in British Columbia to protect whales called ECHO.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 11, 2020

A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. The nonprofit uses machine learning to analyze thousands of photos of test results to automate the interpretation results. Most of the Audere team, gathered together in pre-COVID times.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2024

The WTIA operates a nonprofit member trade association, a nonprofit tech apprenticeship program, and a for-profit corporation providing business services. She replaces Seattle startup vet Dave Cotter , who was named board chair in 2021 and will remain on the board as chair emeritus.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 22, 2020

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially — whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges — learn to more successfully interact with others. Dungeons & Dragons dice come in odd shapes and sizes.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2021

Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday. Launching a startup can be a lonely journey, but it doesn’t have to be,” Parker, the board chair for WTIA’s Startup Program, said in a news release.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The programming and services WTIA offers is also expanding beyond its home state. While most participating companies are in Washington state, the DEI program is open to companies nationwide. The WTIA’s apprenticeship program Apprenti has been a national organization for 5 years. WTIA is even going global. was for advocacy.

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The tool works by easing some of the time, computer literacy and language barriers that can create roadblocks for residents seeking to access benefit programs.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Girls Who Code, the nonprofit organization that aims to get more women and girls interested in the field of computer science, has debuted what it calls the “first ever” codable music video. The Doja Cat codable music video. Photo by Girls Who Code. Once you click the music video, the experience begins. Screenshot: Emma Roth / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2023

Stevenson this week was named director of Sea.citi, a nonprofit that launched in 2018 and aims to help tech workers engage with civic issues. We create transformative programs that leverage the collective power of our member companies and their employees. We create forums for industry, academia, and government to partner effectively.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2022

After connecting with a former Adie — the nickname for students in the program — and confirming the program was indeed real, Burrows says she “couldn’t wait to apply.”. Beatrice Tohni found out about the program when a friend texted her a link to Ada Developers Academy saying, “This sounds like the perfect program for you.”

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

The company is teaming up with nonprofit Common Sense Media, which specializes in age-based content reviews, to curate various collections that’ll appear in the Apple Podcasts app in the US and online. Hot Pod writer Nick Quah reported last year that kid podcast creators saw huge bumps in listenership at the start of the pandemic.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is launching a free online learning program designed to help small businesses gain the necessary skills to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Called BackTo.Biz , the program was created alongside CreativeLive, the Seattle-based makers of online learning resources. GeekWire File Photo).

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The organizations include: Mary’s Place : Amazon is giving $6 million to the nonprofit to support its ongoing operations and to provide funding toward a new development of co-located affordable housing and family shelter and services in Burien, Wash.

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2024

Coding for Cancer Hanako Osuga, in the background, is the program coordinator leading the Coding for Cancer program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an effort designed to expose students to the possibilities of applying computational skills to cancer research. Denver and Dallas and has helped more then 6,200 people get housing.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Microsoft is expanding its accessibility efforts with a new program for evaluating Xbox and PC games. The program was announced alongside updates to the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines that were released in early 2020. A program like this could potentially lead to more games with a similarly wide variety of accessibility options.

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GeekWire

MARCH 15, 2022

The west part of the UW campus, envisioned as an area for collaboration among various business and nonprofit organizations, has been dubbed “Portage Bay Crossing.” ” (UW Image). The building will be built in the west part of the campus, an area newly dubbed “Portage Bay Crossing.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Seattle nonprofit Housing Connector is trying to level the playing field for the region’s most vulnerable renters — even in the face of escalating housing shortages and soaring costs of living. As part of its program, Housing Connector guarantees rent payment and promises $5,000 in damage insurance. Bidding wars abound.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Pivotal Labs, working through its Pivotal Act program that benefits nonprofits, provided two months of free engineering for the project. In Los Angeles, for example, Mayor Eric Garcetti promoted Carina as one of the tools for finding childcare as part of a program supporting hospital workers. “We

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 28, 2022

The list of programs that AllianceBernstein has in place to diversify its talent pipeline is extensive. based company works with job training nonprofit Year Up to recruit tech talent from underserved populations. Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based Karl Sprules. AllianceBernstein. Janessa Cox-Irvin.

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GeekWire

APRIL 18, 2023

Jay Inslee is expected to sign into law new rules requiring all producers of batteries and battery-containing products sold in the state to fund a program for collecting and recycling batteries. in implementing recycling programs funded by battery producers. Requires producers to pay for public education and outreach.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Photo courtesy of Devon Horace) RAIN Catalysts , a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups, is accepting applications for its first tech accelerator. The free and virtual 10-week program, funded by the U.S. Devon Horace, director of the RAIN Tech Accelerator.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As a nonprofit, Signal doesn’t receive financial support from any advertisers or shareholders, a new blog post notes , and relies on users for donations. Signal users can make donations to the company within the app | Signal.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

features programs for performers of all experience levels and abilities. Recipients indicated their greatest needs were for salaries and labor, programming, and rent and facility costs. “The Applications for the 2024 program will run from Feb. Cascadia Music in Okanogan County, Wash., Steve Mitchell Photo) The Paul G.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Washington Research Foundation , a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for entrepreneurship training programs at the University of Washington and Washington State University. The award will also help establish a parallel program at WSU later this year.

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GeekWire

APRIL 2, 2024

Health tech incubation: Providence is a Catholic, nonprofit healthcare system based in Renton, Wash., Praia got its start within that program, launching internally in early 2022. Vaezy emphasized the speed at which the Praia system can be quickly updated to incorporate new targeted features for patients. and operates in seven states.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2023

The nonprofit cut 45% of its workforce in May, impacting about 34 of 76 employees at the time. Photo via PR Log) Shawna Young , a longtime leader in nonprofits, education and business development, has been appointed interim CEO, effective Sept. With a significantly reduced team, we are operating with the absolute essentials.”

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