CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 14, 2022

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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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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JULY 12, 2021

Developers use the JSON programming language and two lines of code to make it all work. The idea for Blues came from Ozzie’s work as a board director at Safecast , a data monitoring nonprofit that launched in response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Blues previously raised $11 million in April 2020.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. As a nonprofit, the PGA of America is not alone in seeking the ease and efficiencies of migrating entirely to the public cloud, according to Sid Nag, vice president and analyst at Gartner.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 18, 2022

Feeding America is a nonprofit that behaves like most for-profits,” says Maryann Byrdak, chief information technology officer of Feeding America. “We We coordinate donations from manufacturers, retailers, grocers. MealConnect connects retailers with food banks to support local food rescue. We source a lot of food.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In addition to opening the center, Amazon announced additional efforts to provide free training: Expanding AWS re/Start , its in-person,12-week program that provides training for entry-level cloud computing careers. Other Pacific Northwest tech companies and nonprofits likewise offer free training programs. Saturday from 10 a.m.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2021

megawatts (MW) of solar power this year alone, a more than 10-fold increase over a decade ago, according to an industry nonprofit. We’re in a transitional time,” said Eliza Ives, renewable energy program manager with Seattle City Light. Volunteer homeowners allow the nonprofit to install a home on their property.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Its customers include healthcare providers, educators, retailers and restaurants that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices. Janes previously spent more than 14 years at Amazon, most recently as a vice president working on the company’s physical retail stores. Lisa Wallace joined as VP of program operations.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The California-based nonprofit puts out an annual guide for recommended animal charities, and it just released its list for this year. Importantly, The Humane League has an evidence-driven outlook, collecting and using data to guide its approach, and testing new ways to improve its programs.

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2022

He’s involved with nonprofits such as NPower and Catalyst; supports Youth Eastside Services in Seattle; and is a board member at Seattle startup Amperity. Johnson also helped Starbucks boost its Rewards membership program, which grew by approximately 30% in fiscal year 2021 to 24.8 Bush and Barack Obama. million members.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2024

.” – Randy Hodgins, UW vice president for external affairs The university’s vision is to transform the area into a walkable urban hub that incorporates buildings for academic research across disciplines; is home to startups and companies; provides housing; and attracts retail shops and restaurants that include diverse owners.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“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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GeekWire

JANUARY 23, 2021

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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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

He led technology and product operations at retailers Gap Inc and L Brands, and spent more than a decade as a consultant at EY. Scott McFarlane, CEO of Avalara, describes Weslock as “a proven human resources leader who has successfully managed and scaled talent programs for some of the world’s most well-known global companies.”

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GeekWire

JANUARY 6, 2021

Amazon is under intense scrutiny for its impact on communities and brick-and-mortar retailers, even as the company cites the economic benefits of its booming third-party marketplace, and the jobs provided by its growing fulfillment and distribution network. billion pledge. Amazon’s market value now exceeds $1.6 ”

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Other factors include fair labor practices, construction timelines and commitments from multiple retailers to offer service over new networks. billion through the Broadband Equity Access Deployment (BEAD) program, maybe the most ambitious effort ever by Congress to address the digital divide.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Previously: REI looks to sell brand new Seattle-area HQ as pandemic forces retailer to rethink remote work. But the outdoor retailer decided in August to sell the buildings and land due to the pandemic and shift to remote work. Facebook says it will maintain its current offices in Seattle. REI was set to move from its Kent, Wash.,

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The startup provides retailers the back-end infrastructure to sell products online. Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. Seattle-based product development firm Igor Institute announced three new director-level hires: Kathy Fedirchuk as director of program management.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This plan involves closing about 1,000 of its nearly 10,000 US pharmacies over the next few years, while also turning some of its remaining retail locations into clinics that can provide urgent , primary , and mental health care along with traditional pharmacy services. Still, CVS is far from the only company involved in this effort.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 12, 2021

Techstars Seattle, which hosts a three month accelerator program, graduated its 11th cohort this year and is led by Managing Director Isaac Kato. The company offers mobile platforms for religious, education and nonprofit organizations. Techstars also features a venture capital fund and startup studio model. Redmond, Wash.-based

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CTOvision

MARCH 7, 2014

The work of the institute will have a far-reaching impact, spanning retail, defense, technology, healthcare, energy, government, finance and transportation – everything that makes our world work.”. The Lyle School’s cyber security program has been one of the University’s centers of academic excellence for 15 years. SMU’s Bobby B.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

We had paused on-road testing to be safe due to the worsening COVID situation at the time,” Cruise said in an email announcing the program, “and had a fleet of all-electric, self-driving cars just sitting around — we thought this was a great way to put them to good use.”. But meal deliveries weren’t the only mission. “AV

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Vox

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report , which comes from the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), asserts that Amazon takes a larger and larger cut of sellers’ earnings through the various fees it levies on them. Enrolling in the FBA program is the only way that most sellers can qualify for Prime. Marketplace is a huge part of Amazon’s business.

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GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2021

Colacurcio previously worked as a director of retail communications and partner brand for Starbucks. The company provides back-end tech and software to help companies build training and onboarding programs. ” Syndio background : Its software helps businesses eliminate gaps in pay disparity. Sudheer Koneru , Zenoti. Zenoti Photo).

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

Giant retailers, including Amazon and Ikea, have pledged to go green, but their shipping is still pretty dirty. Now shoppers can now see how much pollution some of the biggest retail companies in the US each generate while bringing goods into the country, thanks to a new report. amid the pandemic. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images.

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GeekWire

APRIL 20, 2021

Carbon capture is critical for us to address climate change in time and to actually reach net zero [emissions],” said Deepika Nagabhushan , a program director with the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force. The department has a Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization program that is helping advance the sector.

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Vox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Effective sensors to detect carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter are available on the retail market, but there’s no widely approved composite score that communicates indoor air quality the way the Air Quality Index does for outdoor air quality.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Their sensors and software can collect and analyze huge amounts of information about their surroundings — through geolocation and depth sensing, computer vision programs, or intimate biometric technology like eye-tracking cameras. Over the past decade, nobody has managed to merge these capabilities into a mainstream consumer device.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If Amazon was to ever enjoy wholesale success in diversity and inclusion programming, they need to have experienced D&I practitioners represented at every level,” Kelly-Rae told Recode. Beyond that, Amazon’s runaway success makes it a model for other businesses that try to emulate its internal culture and labor practices.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

“If products have batteries , they should be easy to swap or easy to remove so that consumers and recyclers can separate them,” said Kyle Wiens, the CEO of product repair blog and parts retailer iFixit. In 2022, Apple launched its own Self Service Repair program. You just don’t see that with AirPod design.”

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Vox

APRIL 22, 2022

While it’s certainly easy to group workers by age, more emphasis should be placed on when people enter the workforce, the coinciding state of the economy, and the various safety net programs in place, said Sarah Damaske, an associate professor of sociology and labor and employment relations at Penn State University.

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Vox

JANUARY 24, 2023

It was a source of growing criticism from the press and nonprofit experts as his net worth climbed, topping $100 billion by the end of 2017. Applying for a grant can often be a long, burdensome process for nonprofits. Bezos’s philanthropic track record Before 2018, Bezos didn’t have much of a philanthropic résumé. Solo Por Hoy Inc.,

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If Amazon was to ever enjoy wholesale success in diversity and inclusion programming, they need to have experienced D&I practitioners represented at every level,” Kelly-Rae told Recode. Beyond that, Amazon’s runaway success makes it a model for other businesses that try to emulate its internal culture and labor practices.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

“As a retailer, we respect that our customers want access to a wide variety of viewpoints on the matter, which is why we continue to list the books in question.”. “Misinformation is deadly and it is incumbent on social media sites and retail companies to hold themselves responsible for public health.”

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MAY 19, 2023

GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The gist: The Seattle startup is developing all electric powerboats for the retail market. The program serves tech-focused students in 44 high schools spread across multiple districts north of Seattle. Brilliant Black Minds is a program from the startup Karat to provide interview prep for Black engineers.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Shobhit Agarwal Agarwal studied computer science and was a program manager at Microsoft before pursuing an acting career. He now works in retail and ran for city council last year. Read on to learn more about the candidates with tech backgrounds, with excerpts from their cover letters included in applications for the position.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The story here, reportedly, is that Roblox developers end up with few useful skills, since programming for Roblox bears little resemblance to making a game anywhere else, and the poor conversion rate on the in-game “Robux” awards means they’re effectively working for pennies. Wall Street Bets takes on short-sellers. Bigstock Image).

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