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Code.org Presses Government for Additional Funding
Code.org, a nonprofit that focuses on encouraging children, especially girls, to seek careers in technical fields has written an open letter to Congress calling for additional $250 million dollars in education funding, specifically for computer science education.. The letter signed by leaders in the technology sector also includes a promise of $48 million dollars in private funding.
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Sesame Harnesses Power of Big Blue
According to ZD Net, IBM’s Watson, a cognitive computing platform, will team up with Sesame Workshops to develop a line of education toys for preschoolers. Sesame Workshops, the nonprofit that developed Sesame Street, wants a line of interactive toys that adjust to the aptitude of the user.
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Making Campus Fundraising Easy
According to the Washington Post, a new crowdfunding platform specifically for colleges is helping them meet their fundraising goals. GiveCampus.com is makes it easy for young tech savvy alumni to give to their alma mater.
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App Wants to Help Nonprofits Get Viral
According to DC Inno, Doofl, a new tech startup, wants to help nonprofits make viral videos. The platform lets users use their social network to raise money for charities by uploading videos and setting dares and challenges similar to the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge”.
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Program Helps Digital Literacy
Google Fiber and the Nonprofit Technology Network have partnered to bring digital literacy to 11 cities, reports the San Antonio Business Journal. The $11 million dollar project grants each city $1 million dollars to help adults obtain GEDs via the Internet, find jobs online and help parents navigate school portals.
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Helping Tech Workers Connect with Nonprofits
Tech workers now have a way to connect with organizations that need their skills, reports TechCrunch. Catchafire and Rippleworks both work with technical professionals to match them with nonprofits that need their technical skills.
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Amazon Teams with Nonprofit to Help Homeless
According to Fortune, Amazon is working to help Seattle’s homeless. The company is working with a local nonprofit to convert an empty hotel near the company’s headquarters into a homeless shelter.
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Impact Challenge Winners Announced
Google has announced the winners of its Impact Challenge: Disabilities, reports the Tech Times. The contest selected 29 winners from around the world, all of them offering a plan to bridge the gap between technology and disability. The winners will each get a portion of the $20 million prize.
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Tech Company Helps Nonprofits in Community
Snapchat is giving back to the Venice community, reports the LA Times. From providing funding to a women’s shelter, offering coding class and sponsoring art programs the company is willing to help nonprofits in the community.
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Nonprofit Brings Change to Seattle
Microsoft continues to have an impact around Seattle, reports the New York Times. Now instead of a tech industry boom, it is changes brought by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the nonprofit bring about social change.
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