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Student-founded Develop for Good surpasses 25,000 volunteer hours connecting students with nonprofits

TechCrunch

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world and the United States, governments and a patchwork of nonprofits and volunteer organizations sprang into action, offering everything from food and medical supplies to children’s books and clothing to individuals and families struggling in the virus’s wake.

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How to tell when your government shuts down your Internet access

The Parallax

But one oft-used government tactic in some countries to limit the ability of their citizens to communicate and organize has been absent so far: There have been virtually no reports of state-mandated Internet shutdowns in response to the protest. READ MORE ON GOVERNMENT INTERNET INTERFERENCE. While one of the few instances of a U.S.

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From Battlefields To Boardrooms: The Rise Of Military Veterans Turned Venture Capitalists

Crunchbase News

A former Navy SEAL, O’Connor swapped military commands for corporate boardrooms, founding DoubleClick — an internet ad services giant that Google acquired for $3.1 Many veterans, unacquainted with the corporate sector, need help establishing networks for raising funds from conventional sources like institutional investors.

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Keeping Your Nonprofit's Systems Secure During the COVID-19 Pandemic

TechSoup

As nonprofits transition to a remote workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, significant changes to the traditional IT systems at most organizations are afoot. Meetings have gone virtual, staff are using both work and personal devices, and nearly everyone is connecting to the Internet on their home Wi-Fi networks.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

CIO

We’ve also published, in partnership with the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), the 2023 Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight. One way to get experience is by joining a nonprofit or small private board. Search firms look for folks, but they’ll only find you through networking. The last piece is education.

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Network AF, Episode 7: From Juilliard to bare metal with Zac Smith

Kentik

In the latest episode of Network AF, your host Avi Freedman chats with Zac Smith. Zac is a 20-year networking veteran, the managing director of Equinix Metal, and a double bass player. Topics Avi and Zac cover include: Zac’s shift from Juilliard to networking. The shift from Juilliard to networking.

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News in Networking: Open Data Centers, Internet 911, and $138.5B for Data

Kentik

This week in networking news, GE, HPE and LinkedIn are just a few of the companies pushing for open data center designs via the launch of a new nonprofit. Meanwhile, researchers are pushing for a way for first responders to have faster internet access during emergency situations. This week’s top story picks from the Kentik team.