GeekWire

AUGUST 22, 2020

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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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

SIFF , the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama, the historic movie theater that has been in limbo for almost two years. The Cinerama movie theater in Seattle. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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GeekWire

APRIL 18, 2023

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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The Verge

JULY 17, 2021

TurboTax parent company Intuit has opted out of the IRS Free File Program. Intuit, the parent company of tax filing software TurboTax, is exiting an IRS program that allows many Americans to file their taxes for free. Getty Images.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2021

Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday. Launching a startup can be a lonely journey, but it doesn’t have to be,” Parker, the board chair for WTIA’s Startup Program, said in a news release.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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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CTOvision

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Pete Jobse, CIT President and CEO and MACH37™ Executive Chairman, said, “MACH37 has created a unique public-private program that brings together domain experts, successful cybersecurity entrepreneurs, and investors familiar to the security market to create a platform that enables next generation technology to be deployed more rapidly.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Promising a “new Wi-Fi era,” the nonprofit Wi-Fi Alliance industry group launched the Wi-Fi Certified 6 program Monday. The program aims to hold devices that use next-gen 802.11ax Wi-Fi radios to an established set of standards. That badge is important because it lets […].

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions. billion over two years , pays for public education, early learning programs and school construction. An election box in Seattle. PT on Tuesday. PT on Tuesday.

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GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

(Photo via TechTalk.seattle.gov) The City of Seattle is awarding $545,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants to help support 18 nonprofit organizations and their projects to expand digital literacy and close the technology gap. The TMF grant program was started in 1997 to support community and nonprofit groups.

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GeekWire

JUNE 28, 2023

Microsoft says its related Generative AI Skills Grant Challenge will support nonprofit, social enterprise, and academic or research institutions that use generative AI for social and economic good. The company declined to disclose the expected size of the grants or the amount of its investment in the programs.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 10, 2022

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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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

GMI Photo) A Seattle-area nonprofit helping disadvantaged job seekers around the world is adding generative artificial intelligence to the toolkit for its participants. The program is conducted virtually through video conferences. Close to 6,000 students from 100 countries are in the program, with about one-quarter in the U.S.,

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As part of our Giving Tuesday promotion, we’re donating $5 from each ticket sold to Junior Achievement of Washington , a nonprofit that prepares young people for success. A big thanks to Greater Seattle Partners for their support of this new awards program. Grab your tickets here ! The Gala returns to downtown Seattle on Dec.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 9, 2024

” Hwang is the CEO of Right to Start , a national nonprofit founded in 2020 that aims to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for Americans. There are government programs focused on small business and entrepreneurship, but they aren’t consistent and often only offer help on a periodic basis, Hwang said.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2023

(Bigstock Photo) A wildlife research nonprofit backed by the Paul G. Home Range Wildlife Research is a nonprofit that conducts research, offers field training for biologists, and works with local communities to connect them with their landscape. The nonprofit has funding for four collars and is working to raise more, Vanbianchi said.

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GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2023

Washington Middle School three years ago entered a partnership with the Technology Access Foundation (TAF), an education nonprofit led by Millines Dziko, and began incorporating TAF’s pedagogy at the racially and economically diverse school. TAF has a less-intensive model called the STEMbyTAF School Transformation program.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

“Entrepreneurs are out in the community or out in the field developing great technology, but oftentimes don’t know how to get started,” said Leo Ochoa, accelerator manager at VertueLab, a longtime Pacific Northwest nonprofit supporting climate tech innovation. So VertueLab and Tacoma, Wash.-based Vaughn is one of the participants.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 19, 2024

The team is negotiating partnerships with local nonprofits and government entities, adding vehicles one by one to its fleet, now totaling 11. Current participants include Town and Country Markets, the City of Port Townsend, a Seattle-based nonprofit called Estelita’s Library and several affordable housing providers.

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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2020

The City of Seattle launched a new program this week designed to provide necessary technology to people of color and other marginalized groups who are looking for jobs. The first round of refurbished laptops were donated to 20 participants in the program earlier this month. Seattle City Hall. Flickr Photo / Daniel X. O’Neil).

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Kitaboo

MARCH 30, 2024

Conclusion Top Features of Digital Library Solutions for Non-Profit Organizations Let’s now explore the aspects that set digital library solutions apart as essential resources for nonprofits looking to improve the lives of people in their communities. The virtual libraries ensure non-profits can access digital data 24/7.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

OpenAI was a nonprofit controlled not by its CEO or by its shareholders, but by a board with a single mission: keep humanity safe. But this week, the news broke that OpenAI will no longer be controlled by the nonprofit board. The whole point of OpenAI was to be nonprofit and safety-first. WTF indeed.

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GeekWire

JULY 12, 2023

The homepage for the City of Seattle’s CiviForm website, a tool that makes it faster and easier for residents to apply to city-related benefit and discount programs. The tool works by easing some of the time, computer literacy and language barriers that can create roadblocks for residents seeking to access benefit programs.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students. Teachers and others interested in the program can sign up to receive news and updates as the course development progresses.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Editor’s Note: Frances McCue is a poet, writer, co-founder of nonprofit community writing center Hugo House, and a teaching professor at the University of Washington. A coder made the Word program that catches my spelling errors and simulates paragraphs. A poet wanders the city and asks, “Who are all these tech people?

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GeekWire

JULY 15, 2023

Stevenson this week was named director of Sea.citi, a nonprofit that launched in 2018 and aims to help tech workers engage with civic issues. We create transformative programs that leverage the collective power of our member companies and their employees. We create forums for industry, academia, and government to partner effectively.

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GeekWire

APRIL 18, 2023

Jay Inslee is expected to sign into law new rules requiring all producers of batteries and battery-containing products sold in the state to fund a program for collecting and recycling batteries. in implementing recycling programs funded by battery producers. Requires producers to pay for public education and outreach.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. Such issues have played a large role in the rise of organizations focused on empowering and supporting women in tech roles. Black Girls Code.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 29, 2020

The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. These superheroes campers stayed 6 feet apart and wore masks to stay safe.

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All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A program designed to empower leaders from nonprofits and social impact organizations solving hard human problems. Earlier this year, I announced the Now Go Build CTO Fellowship. Today, I'm excited to introduce the first two cohorts, focusing on Disaster Management and Climate Resilience.

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GeekWire

MAY 21, 2024

Allen Family Foundation and Seattle-based nonprofit ArtsFund announced $10 million in funding Tuesday to benefit 811 arts and culture organizations across Washington state. The grants were awarded to every eligible nonprofit organization that applied, with approximately 70% of grantees reporting annual budgets of less than $500,000.

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Kitaboo

JULY 14, 2020

Training evaluation refers to an attempt to obtain relevant information on the effects of a training program. The primary objective of evaluating any training program is to develop an understanding of whether it has achieved its stated objectives. Isolate the effects of a training program. Transparency in Feedback.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The organizations include: Mary’s Place : Amazon is giving $6 million to the nonprofit to support its ongoing operations and to provide funding toward a new development of co-located affordable housing and family shelter and services in Burien, Wash.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2024

The WTIA operates a nonprofit member trade association, a nonprofit tech apprenticeship program, and a for-profit corporation providing business services. She replaces Seattle startup vet Dave Cotter , who was named board chair in 2021 and will remain on the board as chair emeritus.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Washington State University this week launched a new $125 million program to collect and analyze animal viruses with the aim of preventing the next pandemic. The program is funded with an award from the U.S. Louis and the nonprofit FHI 360. The project is expected to yield 8,000 to 12,000 novel viruses for analysis.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Allen Family Foundation is getting in on continued efforts to reenergize downtown Seattle, announcing Tuesday that it is committing $9 million to eight nonprofit arts and culture organizations around the city’s core. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The Paul G. million to the effort last week. million to the effort last week.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good, announced the acquisition of WizeHive , which sells software to manage grants, scholarships, fellowships, giving, and more. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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