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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO

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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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

CIO

Nonprofit NPower is working to change that by fostering opportunity for those outside traditional IT pipelines through its tuition-free Tech Fundamentals program , which has helped young adults from underserved communities, as well as military members, military spouses, and veterans, forge new careers in IT for over 20 years.

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Google expands program to help train the formerly incarcerated

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Last April, Google launched Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry, a program created in partnership with nonprofits to offer job readiness and digital skills training for formerly incarcerated individuals. “[W]e believe that companies, nonprofits and government working together can be a powerful force for good.

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO

To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits. He went into the community and offered people jobs, promising to train them how to repair the computers.

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

CIO

Benefits of Salesforce certifications Salesforce jobs range from the technical (architects, developers, implementation experts) to those related to marketing and sales. According to a study by Indeed.com , 70% of Salesforce developers in the US are satisfied with their salaries given the cost of living in their area.

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How We Develop TechSoup Courses for Nonprofit Skills Training

TechSoup

TechSoup offers a range of courses based on nonprofit needs with topics on fundraising, social media marketing, grant writing, digital skills, technology tools (including those for the cloud) and more.

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

CIO

It is a whole new way in which to attract, recruit, onboard, develop, and manage. And they articulated job pathways and training plans, so they can approach recruitment, retention, and job culture holistically. We’re working with [these] organizations, who identify the individuals and partner with us on the foundational training.

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