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Nonprofit Working to Make Ocean Exploration Affordable
Nonprofit Ocean Discovery League is working on a small affordable data capture unit for undersea exploration, reports Smithsonian Magazine.
Deep-sea exploration has long been largely a privilege of billionaires, fossil fuel companies, and a select few scientists from wealthy nations.
Read more...Charter Awards Technology Grants
Charter has announced $1.1 million in digital education grants to 47 nonprofits, reports TV Technology.
Charter Communications has announced $1.1 million in Spectrum Digital Education grants to 47 nonprofits working to enhance digital education, training and technology in local communities.
Read more...Per Scholas Offers Tech Training
According to Charlotte Inno, nonprofit Per Scholas is offering tech building skill to underrepresented community members.
A national nonprofit technical school with a Charlotte campus uptown is offering tuition-free tech training for people underrepresented in that industry. Nonprofit Per Scholas launched its tech skill-building program in Charlotte in 2020.
Read more...Panels Bring Drinking Water to Community
SourceGlobals hydropanels are bringing drinking water to a Texas community, reports WFAA.
An innovative, high-tech way to create clean and safe drinking water is being eyed as a tool to help the community of Sandbranch cope with a problem its dealt with for roughly 30 years: no access to a municipal water or sewage system
Read more...Using Tech to Clean Beaches
According to Axios, environmental nonprofits go high tech to keep beaches clean.
Plastic-munching robots, floating drones and other "smart" contraptions are starting to ply beaches and waterways, systematically removing dangerous debris left by summertime revelers.
Read more...Code2College Tackles Digital Divide
Austin’s Code2College is trying to remedy the digital divide in Austin, reports Austin Business Journal.
Even in a city overflowing with tech profits and tech talent, pockets of Austin lack access to the technology and connectivity many take for granted.
Read more...Nonprofits Need to Spend More on Tech
According to Buffalo News, nonprofits need to spend more on technology and overhead to become successful.
Nonprofits that spend more on information technology, facilities, equipment, staff training, program development and fundraising tend to be more successful than those that scrimp on these"overhead expenses.
Read more...Facebook Whistleblower Forms Nonprofit
Whistleblower forms nonprofit to create awareness of harm done by social media, reports India Times.
Whistleblower Frances Haugen -- a former Facebook engineer who leaked documents suggesting the firm put profits before safety -- on Thursday launched an organization devoted to fighting harm caused by social media.
Read more...ZeroNow Adds Cloud Provider
Cloud provider Intrado has joined ZeroNow a school safety company in their ZeroNow alliance to keep schools safe, reports PR Web.
The school safety stakeholder nonprofit ZeroNow announced today that Intrado, the developer of cloud-based technology designed to keep students and communities safe, has joined the ZeroNow alliance.
Read more...Jackson Could Get Water with Jaden Smith Tech
The city of Jackson could be getting clean water from a nonprofit affiliated with Jaden Smith, reports WLBT.
A technology developed by a nonprofit affiliated with Jaden Smith could help the city of Jackson provide clean water to residents while cutting out the use of plastic bottles.
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