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

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

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. SeaCiti has an amazing opportunity to be a resource to our diverse tech community and city.

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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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GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The WTIA has made several recent leadership appointments outside the state including: Belinda Nieves , vice president of human resources, based in Nashville, Tenn. The programming and services WTIA offers is also expanding beyond its home state. WTIA previously expanded beyond Washington state through its Apprenti program.

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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.

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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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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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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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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2020

The City of Seattle launched a new program this week designed to provide necessary technology to people of color and other marginalized groups who are looking for jobs. The first round of refurbished laptops were donated to 20 participants in the program earlier this month. Seattle City Hall. Flickr Photo / Daniel X. O’Neil).

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. Today, the once technology recycling program is now a robust nonprofit focused on offering tuition-free IT training to help diversify the tech talent pipeline.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While online access seems ubiquitous, there are still Washington residents going without this essential resource. million: The network’s 21 nonprofit Community Health Centers will provide digital navigation services and devices. The agency today announced $14.5 Grant recipients are: Equity in Education Coalition, $10.2

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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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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

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 organization also offers resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 17 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources, and more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Such issues have played a large role in the rise of organizations focused on empowering and supporting women in tech roles. Change Catalyst.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 23, 2023

Through internship programs, apprenticeships, returnships, and other unique talent and upskilling programs, these examples can help inspire the right DEI strategy for your organization. The company also recently launched an HBCU Scholars Program, providing up to 20 students with scholarships after completing a 9-week summer internship.

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GeekWire

APRIL 3, 2024

Schramm comes from Google, where she spent nearly a decade in various human resources leadership roles, most recently as vice president of people strategy. Techstars announced one month later that it was shutting down the Seattle program. Ciocirlan joined Techstars Seattle in 2022 as its managing director. Sarah Studer.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Ada announced Monday that it is growing at a scale where it will serve more students, expand its impact and implement new support for programs. Its program provides six months of classroom training followed by a five-month internship at one of its corporate partners. Becoming a national organization.

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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. The foundation also has its own set of goals for greatly expanding its network of BIPOC-led organizations and foundations that it can partner with and provide resources for.

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GeekWire

APRIL 2, 2021

This investment will help bridge Seattle’s digital divide by making access more affordable and more available for more people while investing in programs that develop the skills required to compete in a digital economy. Multimedia Resources & Training Institute, Bridging the Divide through Digital Navigators.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

” – Michael Greer, president and CEO of the Seattle nonprofit ArtsFund Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon’s CEO two years ago, is still relatively new to large-scale philanthropy and his charitable track record provides limited clues to his future giving. among other nonprofits.

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GeekWire

MARCH 30, 2021

Another $250,000 will support community programming for families and children in need, and Amazon is also exploring how its employees might bolster the 190-person volunteer force to drives the food bank’s operations. Amazon has also committed resources to communities where its presence is growing, including Arlington, Va.,

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Kitaboo

JULY 14, 2020

Training evaluation refers to an attempt to obtain relevant information on the effects of a training program. The primary objective of evaluating any training program is to develop an understanding of whether it has achieved its stated objectives. Isolate the effects of a training program. Transparency in Feedback.

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Kitaboo

JUNE 8, 2021

Due to both internal and external pressure for directing maximum funding to their program work, non-profit associations generally tend to underinvest in technology. Human resources management. Program evaluation. Also Read: 6 Reasons Why Associations & Nonprofits Need a Digital Archive. Advantages of Technology.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced its plans for $2 billion of the $10 billion fund: programs supporting land restoration and food production. The fund has hired some notable folks from environmental nonprofits to build its leadership team.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 29, 2020

The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. These superheroes campers stayed 6 feet apart and wore masks to stay safe.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Gage, a nearly 35-year-old nonprofit, currently occupies space in the St. ” Gage has already been part of the Amazon Expressions program, providing art classes to Amazon employees, since 2019. Nicholas Building next to St. Mark’s Cathedral.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Microsoft announced a scholarship program for U.S. The company says it will offer free curriculum to all of the nation’s public community colleges, training for faculty at 150 community colleges, and scholarships and other resources for 25,000 students. ‘Why aren’t organizations doing better? government agencies.

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GeekWire

JUNE 24, 2020

During his lifetime, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s wide-ranging philanthropic initiatives included several programs to alleviate the homelessness crisis in his hometown. Today, a year-and-a-half after his passing, the unique housing development and resource center for families at risk of homelessness that he funded opens its doors.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

“These grants will provide support including housing, food, clothing and other resources to help families get back on their feet,” Bezos said in an Instagram post announcing the news. These grants will provide support including housing, food, clothing, and other resources to help families get back on their feet. (1/2)

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Kitaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2019

These organizations, which are more often than not nonprofit associations, still store their sensitive data in the form of hard copies. Fortunately, this attitude of nonprofits is slowly taking a turn for the better, and many have started espousing the idea of creating a digital archive of their current data. Offline Resources.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Last year saw Zillow Group undergo a major pivot, shutting down its iBuying program Zillow Offers. Brain circuitry expert Rui Costa took over from founding Allen Institute CEO Allan Jones as CEO and president of the nonprofit research organization. . “We’re excited for her to join as CDO to help build Zillow 2.0

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Scott’s philanthropy has also won praise for its no-strings-attached approach that empowers nonprofits to use funds as they see fit. She highlights in the post that her gifts are mostly going to funds that disperse the resources to smaller organizations that are close to the communities being served.

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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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GeekWire

JUNE 27, 2021

Three years ago, Derby, who is gay, joined StartOut , a nonprofit that helps LGBTQ entrepreneurs make connections and get access to resources. He participated in the Founder Cohort Program with the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) where he met other founders doing similar work in analytics and met useful mentors.

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