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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

BoardEffect was founded in 2007 by a team of web developers that served nonprofits and educational institutions. Most nonprofits didn’t have the tools or technology to fulfill their work efficiently. Together, they worked on a concept for a software program to ease nonprofit board duties, and BoardEffect was born.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. It is not surprising that the countries with low unemployment rates have adopted programs encouraging continuous education, industry diversification, and skills development. What are the most common skills in each category?

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. He started another company on the side while he was working during the day at a technology company. As a technologist he felt the US was “ground zero&# for technology innovation.

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Build Success from a Struggling Agency with a Multimillion-Dollar Pivot

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaways Chris Martinez’s journey underscores the importance of strategic pivots, understanding customer needs, leveraging technology, building a strong team, and continuous learning. By pivoting to a specialized niche, he aligned his services with client demands, enhancing efficiency and scalability through technology.

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Opting-out of Face Recognition at Airports

Austin Startup

So, we spent a lot of money to develop a biometric entry/exit program for foreign nationals visiting the United States. What we actually got was a program that tracks foreign nationals when they enter the United States but not when they exit because that’s hard. Currently, the program is operating in several major airports like John F.

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

has been in recession since December of 2007. So in this age of uncertainty how should someone react who simply wants to collect a few greenbacks in exchange for their brilliant programming acumen? No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. Boring programming jobs? You betcha.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Although they focus on initiatives that leverage technology, they engage in a wide spectrum of cross-sector collaborations with for-profit, government, and non-profit institutions. They’ve developed over 50 partnerships, and are now launching a series of Connection Programs to introduce start-ups to some of America’s largest companies.

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