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Tech Companies Work on Covid Vaccine Passport
Tech companies are joining together to create the Vaccine Credential Initiative, it will use technology to give people digital access to their Covid vaccine record, reports CNN
With coronavirus vaccines now rolling out across the United States, businesses and schools are considering how, and what it will take, to safely resume in-person operations.
Read more...Nonprofit Connects Covid Patients with Familiy
Nonprofit Covid Tech Connect gives away android tablets so families can visit with members who are hospitalized with Covid, reports Fox4KC.
One of the cruelest aspects of COVID-19, for those hospitalized with the virus, is the inability to stay in contact with friends and family.
Read more...Texas Teen Founds Vision Nonprofit
A Texas teenager has developed an app to help screen for vision problems, to go along with his app he’s also founded a nonprofit to help people get vision care, reports KXAN.
Soham Govande, a junior at Round Rock High School, foresaw his future when he was younger.
Read more...SoFi will go public via SPAC
Lending startup SoFi on Thursday announced that it had agreed to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V, a blank-check company led by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, in a deal valuing the company at $8.7 billion.
Read more...Conference Goes Digital
According to Upper Michigan Source, the annual conference for Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin has gone virtual.
The UP Nonprofit Conference provides nonprofit organizations in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin the chance to network with other groups and learn new methods.
Read more...Boys and Girls Club Gets STEM Donation
According to Dayton Business Journal, the Dayton Boys and Girls club has received a $30,000 grant to support STEM learning.
A Dayton nonprofit has gained new programming dollars to help encourage more interest in careers in science and technology fields.
Read more...Classy Helps Raise a Billion Dollars
According to Cision, online fundraising platform Classy collectively raised $1 billion dollars in 2020.
Classy, creator of world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, entered its 10th anniversary year by announcing that their nonprofit customers collectively raised over $1 billion in 2020, fueling social impact through a wide variety of causes including COVID-19 relief and social justice.
Read more...Nonprofit Brings Internet to Families
According to the Monitor, nonprofit La Union del Pueblo Entero is helping bring internet access to families that need it.
A local nonprofit provided 60 Rio Grande Valley families with access to the worldwide web via a campaign that provided either a $400 voucher for internet services or a computer for families who have never owned one.
Read more...Baltimore Nonprofit Works to Change Inequality
Baltimore nonprofit, HACK, is using technology to address disparities and digital inequality in the city, reports the Baltimore Sun.
HACK Baltimore, a nonprofit using technology to address workforce development, health disparities, digital inequality and other city challenges, will open a headquarters at Power Plant Live at the Inner Harbor in the coming year.
Read more...Nintendo Bring Happiness to Kids
Nintendo is partnering with the Starlight Foundation to bring their switch gaming system to kids in the hospital, reports CNN.
Being stuck in the hospital is no fun -- especially when you're a kid. So what better way to pass the time than by playing some video games?
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