We’re delighted to team up with @OpptyatWork, @AdCouncil and 20+ other nonprofits and partners to champion more equitable, skills-based hiring practices for those Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs). #HireSTARs
Learn more below 👇
We're honored to share the work we’ve done with our grantee partners this past year to unlock pathways and drive systemic change that advances #economicopportunity and expands #equity in communities around the world.
Read our full 2021 Impact Report! 🎉🎉 https://t.co/VBMDYaKd8h
New on the blog—@HannahR_Lee shares three themes that arose while she was at #SXSWEDU and what she's been reflecting on since:
▶️ Unlocking the door to #economicmobility requires a two-pronged approach
▶️ Visibility matters
▶️ Imposter syndrome is real
https://t.co/zbxcSUhbLj
Learners and workers need career navigation solutions that support advancement, not just access. W/@CognizantFdn, JFFLabs is accelerating the success of a new cohort of innovators at the cutting edge of market trends. #Startups https://t.co/6K3c65vrZc
This is one of the best job descriptions I have ever seen. This is what building an inclusive, equitable culture looks like—transparency, honesty, and intentionality. Thank you for your leadership @marcylabschool and @reuben_ogbonna.
🎉 We're so excited to kickoff #SXSWEDU in Austin! 🎉
And thrilled to present the podcast stage this week—be sure to check out the great lineup of sessions linked below. https://t.co/p3YKhU9dLf
We're so excited for #SXSWEDU next week and to hear these stories on the event's podcast stage!
Click through to get more info and to add this session to your agenda 👇
Tech apprenticeships grow - an explainer on who pays, who benefits, and ROI for apprentices. Explores new federal data, degree connections, scale: https://t.co/FEb5P34Vhb
Thrilled to be adding so many incredible leaders and partners into the Cognizant Foundation network! Check out these 13 organizations who are increasing equitable access to education and building inclusive pathways.
We're excited to announce $6.3M in grants to 13 organizations and institutions across the United States.
Our new partners are working tirelessly to increase equitable access to #education and support inclusive pathways to #economicmobility. https://t.co/BZ8BCb3LvI
We are in a "make-or-break moment for women in #tech," says @drjspitz, founder of @BrkThroughTech. In this piece for @Forbes, she outlines five steps companies can take this year to advance gender equity. https://t.co/nC1vwBGQYm
What key pillar is often overlooked in DEI initiatives? It's #socialmobility, writes @RevoltLondon co-founder Peter Bardell in @TheDrum .
He says orgs like @SocialMobilityF encourage employers to level the playing field and put this pillar into practice. https://t.co/GNCaIOyFvf
bell hooks, whose incisive, wide-ranging writing on gender and race helped push feminism beyond its white, middle-class worldview to include the voices of Black and working-class women, died on Wednesday. She was 69. https://t.co/uT7qoRZbV7
Allow us to re-introduce ourselves - we are @GivingGap
Get to know our CEO @AishaThinker who is working hard to directly address the racial giving gap in Philanthropy with a bold vision:
1 million people
1 billion dollars
#CloseTheGivingGap
https://t.co/R9i6kVfAk8
We celebrated #CSEdWeek by hosting a panel with @kodewithklossy @TeachForAmerica honoring the @CognizantFdn Innovation in Computer Science Education Awards Winners! Congrats to Mehreen, Ryan, Tyree and Laura! Inspired by what you do to touch students’ lives. ✨
Happy #CSEdWeek! Excited to kick off the week by celebrating five incredible educators and leaders who advocate for equitable computer science education.
We are so proud to congratulate the five inaugural winners of our Innovation in Computer Science Education Awards in partnership with @TeachForAmerica.
These educators and leaders are making impactful strides advancing PK-12 #computerscience education. https://t.co/rmhTM2jqwQ
It's a big moment for the field, indeed. Thanks to @paulfain for telling this story and congrats to the @turingschool team on their accreditation. This is big.