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Microsoft and Seahawks help lead new initiative connecting Washington students to remote learning

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We have a really serious issue right now that needs to be fixed — the students out of school have no other option,” said Joyce Walters, executive director of the nonprofit InvestED. Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors have come together to make this possible.”.

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It’s not just about bringing workers back to the office: 10 indicators of a downtown resurgence

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Many would claim the first indicator, and perhaps the most important one, is government interventions in critical areas such public transportation, and affordable housing, or the range of services assured by the recently renewed and expanded Metropolitan Improvement District in Seattle. Innovative interventions.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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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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Compass Health COO on leading a century-old healthcare org into telemedicine amid a pandemic

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The COVID-19 crisis isn’t the first global pandemic experienced by Compass Health, a nonprofit caring for mental health and substance abuse patients. The suite of telehealth tools, dubbed Compass Health Bridge , helps remove patients’ barriers to treatment, including transportation and childcare challenges.

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First job lessons: Seattle tech startup CEOs on what they learned from car washing, delivery, and more

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Transportation analyst at Cambridge Systematics.”. I helped city and state governments make better use of their transportation dollars by modeling strategic investment scenarios over long range planning horizons. I also got involved in a few special projects related to socially responsible / ESG investments.”.

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My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?

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hours a day staring into their cellphone , according to Sapien Labs, a nonprofit organization that runs an ongoing survey into global mental health. I remember loosening my parental controls on social media during Covid because I wanted Hollis to “stay connected” to her friends during the forced absence. We pulled her out again.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Founded in 1935, BECU traces its roots to The Boeing Company and is the largest nonprofit credit union in Washington state with 50 locations.