TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Consumer interest in open source, decentralized social networking isn’t something that was only reflected in news headlines over the past year, it’s also apparent in the financials behind Mastodon.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Effective Leadership in Nonprofits Effective leadership is vital for the success and sustainability of any organization – no less for nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations often operate in dynamic environments where they must continuously respond to evolving needs and trends.

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CIO

JANUARY 12, 2023

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.” They also attend networking events, lectures, and smaller group sessions to work on career goals outside of the meetings with their mentors.

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CIO

DECEMBER 22, 2022

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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CIO

JUNE 6, 2023

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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CIO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 17 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources, and more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Enter LGBT+ VC, a nonprofit organization that aims to support LGBTQ+ founders and investors allied with the cause. In fact, Tukes and Block were inspired to launch the nonprofit after the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting late last year, which saw a gunman target the only LGBTQ+ club in the city and murder five people. “It

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So it’s perhaps appropriate that over this past weekend, a new nonprofit community organization comprising of a large network of Native Americans in tech has had a big boost. Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer Betsy Fore (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) joined after previously co-founding Wondermento and Tiny Organics.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2024

Defining the Key Attributes and Qualities of an Effective Nonprofit CEO A successful nonprofit CEO embodies special qualities that empower them to steer the organization toward its mission. A strong strategic mindset is crucial for a nonprofit CEO. Effective communication skills are essential for a nonprofit CEO.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

Identifying the Key Qualities and Skills of an Effective Nonprofit CEO Nonprofit organizations thrive under the guidance of exceptional CEOs who possess a unique set of qualities and skills. A successful CEO should also have a clear vision for the organization and be able to communicate and execute it effectively.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Utah-based startup announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Zoom Ventures, Xto10X, Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network. Goodera had already been working on virtual volunteering for remote teams, including a pilot program with a large cloud organization.

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The Parallax

JANUARY 21, 2020

For organizations as large as hospitals running million-dollar MRI machines to tiny nonprofit organizations without the resources to invest in new computers, the end of security support for Windows 7 represents a serious cybersecurity quandary. Block it off, put it on a separate network, implement access controls,” he says.

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TechSoup

JUNE 12, 2023

LinkedIn is a professional network that people use every day to build relationships and connect to opportunity. It has an active user base of over 930 million members, but many nonprofits do not use it to its fullest potential.

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TechSoup

MARCH 1, 2023

TechSoup partnered up with Tapp Network, a digital marketing and technology agency, to understand how nonprofits approach digital marketing. A majority of the responses we received were from small to medium-sized organizations (1 to 99 employees) located in the United States.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Importance of Effective Executive Searches in Nonprofit Organizations Effective executive searches are crucial for the success and longevity of nonprofit organizations. A thorough search process helps nonprofits attract leaders with the vision, strategic thinking, and ability to inspire and motivate teams.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Web3 startup Syndicate ‘s goal is to demystify the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). The raise includes strategic investors such as Carta, Circle Ventures, OpenSea and Uniswap Labs’ new venture arm , as well as institutional funds-of-funds, nonprofits and web3 talent networks.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

One organization, Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, is turning to information technology to help, having hired three years ago its first IT chief to transform how its network of 200 food banks serve the food insecure. The team supports the ERP systems for another 25% of the network.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. In that piece, we noted that there are a number of organizations out there that are committed to funding diverse founders.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

While it was difficult to find examples of governments doing similar things, there are a number of organizations out there that are committed to funding diverse founders. Also in Austin, DivInc is a nonprofit pre-accelerator that holds 12-week programs for underrepresented tech founders.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

All Raise ’s interim CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner has now dropped the “interim,” according to the nonprofit’s blog post. Hendrix Buckner joined the organization, which supports women founders and funders, as chief of staff in early 2022 and stepped in as interim CEO in January following the resignation of former CEO Mandela S.H.

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TechSoup

JUNE 23, 2021

Even before COVID-19 forced many organizations to implement work-from-home protocols, nonprofits had become increasingly reliant on digital communications. Whether staff members are working from home or the office, your organization's network infrastructure connects your organization to the world.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For Kevin Torres, trying to modernize patient care while balancing considerable cybersecurity risks at MemorialCare, the integrated nonprofit health system based in Southern California, is a major challenge. Plus, the nonprofit is also prioritizing cybersecurity awareness with regular training and education campaigns.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

As part of the investment, Tribal received $3 million from the Stellar Development Foundation , a nonprofit organization that supports the development and growth of the open-source Stellar blockchain network. . The raise follows “ 10x” year-over-year growth, according to CEO and co-founder Amr Shady.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

From there, we can dynamically connect to industry-leading cloud and network providers around the world via software-defined interconnection, gaining maximum choice, flexibility, cost control, and performance advantages. Equinix has +22,760 volunteered community service hours to over 1,700 nonprofits in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Now empowered by $15 million in new funding , the nonprofit hopes to expand its scope and more tangibly support the class of climate-motivated founders they call “ecopreneurs.” “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding.

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The Parallax

JUNE 26, 2020

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. While one of the few instances of a U.S. While one of the few instances of a U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Piggybacks — tactics that capitalize on pre-existing but seemingly unrelated systems and networks — can help organizations create entirely new businesses, diversify sources of revenue, improve products’ appeal, and increase exposure.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Lakshmi Shenoy is CEO of Embarc Collective , a nonprofit innovation hub in Tampa that builds bold, scalable, thriving companies. Since then, I’ve come to appreciate the advantages that came with building my organization in Florida, and I’m often asked how I made the call. Lakshmi Shenoy. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Crunchbase News

APRIL 18, 2024

Other hurdles include difficulty networking with traditional investors unfamiliar with their military experience and fundraising challenges for veteran-led venture capital firms. Many veterans, unacquainted with the corporate sector, need help establishing networks for raising funds from conventional sources like institutional investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

As always, networking will be front and center. Between the tools provided by our virtual event platform and curated matches, you’ll make valuable connections and expand your network. These passes are your full-access ticket to everything Disrupt has to offer and more for under $100 — but only for a limited time.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

To that end, Craig Williams, chief digital information officer at Ciena, says the networking company has created AI working groups to iron out governance challenges. “I One way organizations can get a handle on AI use is by implementing an AI governance platform, according to Gartner, which identified the technology as its No.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. More details about Subak’s program are available via its FAQ. While the data-for-climate accelerator started in the U.K.,

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TechSoup

APRIL 3, 2020

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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CIO

JULY 7, 2023

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. There is a considerable time commitment to be an effective board member while you have to continue running your organization. Also, it’s the mission.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

After relocating to New York, Zar was helping a friend at a nonprofit organization refinance their building and got a firsthand look at what he said was a fragmented commercial real estate mortgage industry. You need an advantage to network and find great deals.

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CIO

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) has grown over the course of a century into a $40 billion organization with $1.2 trillion in assets under management serving the financial needs of people at more than 15,000 institutions across academia, government, medicine, cultural, and other nonprofit organizations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Equity cannot be fully achieved by simply donating money to external partners, such as my organization, the National Urban League. Startups must look inward and ensure their organizations are diverse, inclusive and equitable places for both employees and their customers. But this requires internal work.

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