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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

For IT organizations looking to make a difference on gender diversity, or for women seeking to develop rich IT careers, several nonprofits have been created to empower and uplift those who identify as women in IT, improving gender diversity in the industry, and closing the pay gap between men and women. Here are three of note.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

Ada Developers Academy is a nonprofit, cost-free coding school for women and gender expansive adults that also prioritizes BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people. Participants also take part in a paid “applied learning internship” that teaches students how to write code and the skills to become a software developer.

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Climate tech opportunities for IT pros

CIO Business Intelligence

In especially high demand are IT pros with software development, data science and machine learning skills. Government agencies and nonprofits also seek IT talent for environmental data analysis and policy development.

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. CIO Wetmur is taking things a step further at Morgan Stanley with a more sustainable approach to application development.

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Green Software Foundation: On a mission to decarbonize software

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Founding members — Accenture, Microsoft, Thoughtworks, GitHub, Goldman Sachs, WattTime, The Green Web Foundation, and Leaders for Climate Action — launched Green Software Foundation, whose mission is to reduce the total change in global carbon emissions associated with software. The SCI is now an ISO standard.

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Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Mariya Burrows wanted to make a career change to software development after taking an introductory course on the topic, but the last thing she wanted to do was take out more student loans. Ada Developers Academy, founded in 2013, is a nonprofit coding school for women and gender-expansive adults — and it’s completely free.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. Careers, Project Management Tools, Software Development Ensure project goals are met. Close out projects and activities.

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