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

GeekWire

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. (Brent Roraback Photo). Game to Grow Photos). Foundry10 Photos).

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

The half-day program runs for four weeks in the summer and is virtual so that it can reach a larger geographical area, including rural areas of Washington state. It works with partners to provide conflict mitigation, behavioral support and other social services for renters.

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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

GeekWire

Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. Washington STEM is a nonprofit organization focused on statewide education and social change. Conversica provides virtual assistants for revenue teams using conversational artificial intelligence. Milton Lang. Washington STEM Photo).

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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

GeekWire

Rec Room , the virtual reality community and gaming platform, a mainstay of VR and mixed reality platforms including the Meta Quest and, more recently, the Apple Vision Pro. Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good.

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GeekWire Awards 2021: Geeks Give Back celebrates groups that better our community

GeekWire

That includes kids who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC); children who struggle socially due to autism, ADHD or other conditions; and women eager to break into technology or entrepreneurial roles. On May 20 we will announce the winners live at the virtual GeekWire Awards , presented by Wave Business. iUrban Teen.

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

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Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

GeekWire

Seattle startup 98point6 raised $43 million earlier this month to help increase development capacity for its virtual healthcare technology. Other Seattle-area startups that are ramping up hiring to meet demand include voice tech developer WellSaid Labs ; social support platform Give InKind ; cloud services provider BitTitan ; and more.

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