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14 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

CIO

Despite the industry lagging behind in equality, there are a number of organizations committed to bringing equality to the tech industry by creating communities and offering support for underrepresented trans, queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and gender nonconforming IT workers.

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3 nonprofits committed to empowering women in tech

CIO

While diversity still lags in the IT industry, McKinsey has found that organizations leading the way with DEI strategies are making significant gains over those that “have yet to embrace diversity.” The program starts with six months of training and educational courses and followed by a paid internship to gain hands-on experience.

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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

CIO

From hiring practices to advancement opportunities, most IT organizations are falling short, despite their best intentions, when it comes to fostering diverse workplaces where individuals of all backgrounds can thrive. Following are four standout organizations having an impact in bringing greater diversity to IT.

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Executive Search For Nonprofit: Building Strong Foundations for Change

N2Growth Blog

The Role that Executive Search Plays in Effective Nonprofit Organizations Executive search is essential for the success of large nonprofit organizations. The nonprofit sector has unique challenges and goals and requires leaders with exceptional managerial leadership skills and experience.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO

Officials at the North Carolina Department of Information Technology found themselves in a position familiar to most IT organizations: aware of the need to do more to attract IT workers given that they — like most employers — faced fierce competition for talent. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

CIO

Snyder, secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and Commonwealth CIO for Massachusetts, responded by overhauling the agency’s recruitment and retention practices. When we look at what a skills-based organization is, which is eliminating job [titles] and looking at the skills needed, it is really great.

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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. When CEO Plinio Ayala joined Per Scholas in 2003, he noticed there weren’t enough skilled technicians to fix the hardware the organization collected.

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