Created to inspire people to send gratitude and honor healthcare workers across the country, giving platform SendThanksNow (www.SendThanksNow.com) is launching its Summer of Thanks campaign on July 7^th at 7PM ET to further encourage consumers to send appreciation to essential workers virtually, and to create a newfound “thank you” hour across the country.

According to Tech Republic, a nonprofit wants to see more diversity in the cybersecurity field. 

Larry Whiteside Jr. wants to solve the talent shortage in cybersecurity and open up economic opportunities to women, Black people, and Latinx people. Whiteside was introduced to cybersecurity as an officer in the US Air Force and has held security roles with Lynx Technology Partners, LCRA, and Greenway Health. 

Amazon is partnering with nonprofit Merit America to help close the skills gap, reports Supply Chain Dive. 

Providing training is essential to close skill gaps among American workers, according to Taber. Many other workforce experts have expressed similar views, even before the pandemic.

Nonprofit WaterStart is working with the Desert Research Institute to help combat Nevada’s drought, reports News4.

The Desert Research Institute is working to bring safer and cheaper water into Nevada. They've partnered with a nonprofit called WaterStart with the goal to combat Nevada’s drought conditions by developing new water technologies.