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Training Prisoners for Tech Jobs
A Missouri nonprofit trains inmates for careers in technology once they are released, reports Fox Business.
As the world advances and companies modernize, the need for tech workers has grown tremendously, and the pandemic put that need on hyperdrive. A prison in Missouri is looking to fill that gap by training inmates in computer programming so that they can enter the tech workforce after their release.
Read more...iWaves New Release Helps with Prospects
According to PRNewsWire, iWave has released a new prospects list feature.
iWave, the industry's top-rated fundraising intelligence solution, today announced the launch of Prospect Lists, a new feature that reimagines prospecting in the nonprofit space.
Read more...Growing a Nonprofit
Growing a nonprofit during times of crises is possible, reports Forbes.
While the Covid-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force across all industries, it also bore a sort of cultural reset—a renewed vigor in the workforce of those wanting specifically to use their talents and skills in purposeful ways.
Read more...Autonomous Ship Finishes First Voyage
According to News4Jax, the autonomous ship created by nonprofit marine research organization ProMare has completed its maiden voyage.
A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached the shores of North America — this time in Canada instead of the Massachusetts coast where its namesake landed more than 400 years ago.
Read more...Working on an ALS Cure
Nonprofit hopes to find a way to cure ALS, reports KTVU.
There is no cure for ALS, the progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, but a Silicon Valley nonprofit is hoping to change that.
Read more...Helping Tech Grads Do Good
Schmidt Futures helps tech grades use their skills for good, reports Fast Company.
When Chase Thomas graduated from Cornell with a concentration in data science, he could have gotten a job at a big tech company. But he started working with nonprofits instead, building technology that could help solve larger problems.
Read more...Reducing Veterans Suicide
According to 3 News Now, an Nebraska nonprofit aims to reduce active and retired service member suicides to zero, by using noninvasive technology training.
A local non-profit organization has many ways to help active-duty service members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read more...Tech Helps Ukrainians
Doctors are using technology to help Ukrainians, reports WBUR.
Frank Duggan is an emergency doctor far from an emergency room. On a recent morning, he treated a patient with a heart condition from his living room in Hingham — over video chat. His patient was at her home in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
Read more...Microsoft’s TechSpark expands, reports US News.
Microsoft is expanding its TechSpark program into Mississippi, reports US News.
Long Beach native and Jackson resident JJ Townsend will spearhead a new effort in Mississippi by Microsoft called TechSpark.
Read more...MIP Releases Research Findings
According to PR Newswire, MIP has released the findings of its 2022 Nonprofit Research Study.
MIP Fund Accounting, the nation's leading nonprofit cloud-based, SaaS fund accounting software offering from Community Brands, recently released findings of its 2022 Nonprofit Research Study
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