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Nonprofit supported by Paul Allen’s foundation studies link between lynx and burned habitats

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(Bigstock Photo) A wildlife research nonprofit backed by the Paul G. Allen Foundation is embarking on a new study to learn more about how the Pacific Northwest lynx population is affected by wildfires. The nonprofit has funding for four collars and is working to raise more, Vanbianchi said. The Paul G. Forest Service, U.S.

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Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

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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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Gates Foundation gives $9.35M to Seattle digital health nonprofit for diagnostic testing

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Audere Image) Seattle digital health nonprofit Audere will advance its technology to improve the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests with $9.35 Users can take a photo of their result and the program will also interpret it for them. million in fresh funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Amazon keeps fueling philanthropic efforts under leadership of former nonprofit executive

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The event was organized by Amazon in the Community, a philanthropic program within the company. The program specifically addresses needs in education, housing, food security, disaster relief and employee volunteering. Working with a budget, kids could choose clothes, school supplies and books for their home libraries.

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Shhh, ships: Program to help save orcas by quieting vessels touts early success in Washington state

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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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Microsoft and Facebook vet leads nonprofit making software to improve COVID-19 rapid tests

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A Seattle-based nonprofit launched to provide digital health solutions for poorer countries is applying its expertise to help with COVID-19 testing. Studies show that the tests can give inaccurate results when people take the samples incorrectly, use testing agents wrong, look for results too quickly or misinterpret the result.

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COVID-19 exposure app helped prevent thousands of cases in Washington state, new study shows

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WA Notify , the COVID-19 exposure notification tool for Washington state, saved an estimated 40 to 115 lives and prevented between 2,800 and 8,200 cases during four months of use this winter, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Washington and Washington State Department of Health. “The pandemic is not over.”

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