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

TechCrunch

This has been the year of the social organization. Perhaps the biggest divide though to getting people help has been digital — non-profits need to connect with their beneficiaries over the internet just as much as any retailer today. Each team meets their nonprofit client at least weekly to ensure the project matches expectations.

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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.

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Google expands program to help train the formerly incarcerated

TechCrunch

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. Inmates can go well over a decade without access to technologies like smartphones and only limited familiarity with the internet.

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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 Ikram Mansori, COO of VetsInTech The Nasdaq’s Entrepreneurial Center and its Venture Equity Project is a multiyear coalition of academic and nonprofit partners.

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

CIO

Many CIOs don’t know where to start,” says Brian Kirkland, CIO at Choice Hotels and founding board member for SustainableIT.org, a nonprofit launched to help create frameworks and standards around sustainability. How IT organizations build applications impacts their usage, power consumption, and overall impact on sustainability.

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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

I was intrigued by the chance to drive a major transformation that will ultimately make a big difference in how the organization conducts business and responds to customer needs. We’ve also published, in partnership with the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), the 2023 Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight. Also, it’s the mission.