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The @cityofsaintpaul, in partnership with @RamseyCounty, has awarded $1.2 million in funding from the federal American Rescue Plan to a new BIPOC tech talent training program. fullstacksaintpaul.com/new-1-2-millio…

Big news: @RamseyCounty & @cityofsaintpaul are investing $1.2M to train a new generation of local BIPOC tech talent. Participants of color will learn software engineering at @NuVizMN, then apprentice on real projects with @softwareforgood 🎉 softwareforgood.com/ramsey-county-…

Software for Good has experienced software engineers rolling off of a longer-term project. If your in-house technical team needs interim developers who can hit the ground running, let’s chat! softwareforgood.com/services/consu…

Software for Good CEO @SharonKennedyV spoke about inclusive tech hiring with @AngelaDavisMPR on this morning’s @MPRNews! Hear how SfG's apprentice program offers real-world experience building software that makes the world more just and sustainable: mprnews.org/episode/2023/0…

Through our fundraising platform @CommitChange, we help nonprofits navigate the challenges of doing good in a complex and changing world. In this post, Product Lead Wendy Bolm shares why shame is a terrible way to raise money (and what to do instead!). commitchange.com/blog/why-not-t…

"If the values of our technology systems are all about extraction and expansion and building hierarchies, our technology is going to reproduce the biases we’ve always had." codeforamerica.org/news/leading-t…

The great #bellhooks taught that love is a choice to nurture human growth. This Valentine's Day, we're sharing some of our team's ideas about how to build software with that kind of love in mind: softwareforgood.com/how-to-build-s…

Inspired by @BerniceKing, our CEO @SharonKennedyV predicts the next big thing in #tech: the return of the human soul to software. Do the apps you use have soul? softwareforgood.com/software-with-…

This year marks the 5th anniversary of the 📰paper that shone a light on the biases & harms of #AI & #FacialRecognition technologies. Dr. @jovialjoy & Dr. @timnitGebru will be hosting a live event together. 🗓️RSVP at link below⬇️

In college, @SharonKennedyV discovered her life’s purpose was to pursue human liberation—but with a family to support, she learned to code instead. Now, after decades of #techleadership, Sharon has come full circle, building tech to help people get free. softwareforgood.com/blog/sharon-co…

We need women & people of color in leadership — especially in #tech, where small decisions can have massive human effects. In this interview, CEO @SharonKennedyV and product lead Cassi Johnson share insights from their 7-year partnership as #womenintech: womenspress.com/coding-a-bette…

Hear from Native youth on the importance of restoring the buffalo population to their lands and communities! Our client Tanka Fund hosts this virtual panel discussion today, October 26: facebook.com/events/2107575…

NEW: In cities across the U.S., four major internet providers are charging the same price for drastically different speeds. And the worst deals were disproportionately offered to lower-income and least-White neighborhoods, @LeonYin and @ASankin found. mrkup.org/broadband

“We’re building something for the community — how do we ensure that no one has access to this data? ... How do you build a solution in the safest way possible without infringing on anyone’s rights?” yesmagazine.org/social-justice…

Native Americans have always led the climate movement. This Indigenous Peoples Day, we want to uplift Indigenous orgs that are doing the work, and leading by example. 🧵

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, explore @IllumiNative’s toolkit “For Our Future: An Advocate’s Guide to Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ Day” to learn about why authentic and accurate representation of #NativeAmericans matters. Read it here: bit.ly/3eZuwtZ. #NativeEd

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Today is a service day for Software for Good. We recognize that we live and work on stolen land. As a team, we commit to educating ourselves on the ongoing oppression of Native people and how we can intentionally combat those harms.

Only 17% of global climate and conservation funding intended for Indigenous and local communities actually goes to projects led by Indigenous peoples. Indigenous women receive even less: roughly 5% of total world funding. grist.org/article/the-wo…

Celebrating the continuation of Indigenous Resistance that made Indigenous Peoples’ Day possible. ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻✊🏾 Wishing you all a lifetime of Indigenous joy, may we all forage for a better world for our existence. Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay ⚡

“Continuous surveillance and monitoring should not be used in education, work, housing” — White House AI Bill of Rights whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-o…