Thank you to all who celebrated the culmination of the inaugural Pro Bono Tech program in LA last Thursday! Special shout out to our pro bono tech professionals and pilot nonprofit partners @OurRiverLA & @CicLAvia - Looking forward to launching our next cohort in Spring 2020!
Had the pleasure to talk about our #probonotech program at the Tech+Homelessness event last week. Leveraging #tech to address pressing social issues. Inspiring speakers, concrete CTAs, overall fantastic event. #techforgood@techandhomeless
Kicking off Pro Bono Tech in LA! We're delighted to be working with two amazing local nonprofits @CicLAvia and @OurRiverLA. Read more: https://t.co/XEdFWmLUDE
Deadline for our fall 2019 cohort in Los Angeles is fast approaching! Apply to join our pro bono community of digital professionals by August 30th. Give back in a skill-based and impactful way https://t.co/qSl1sGWNiP #techforgood#designforgood#dataforgood#probonotech#longLA
Following attacks on two mosques, New Zealand's parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban most semi-automatic weapons.
So far, thousands of guns have been turned in to police as part of a nationwide buyback program.
https://t.co/QWbSZdoc6Y
@everywhereist@lizzo Thank you for this. Needed to be pulled out of the rabbit hole of despair I was going down. Am now listening to @lizzo and dancing around the living room with my pit bull, Yoda.
This. It's hideous that the media is further stigmatizing mental illness by blaming these tragedies on anything other than our nation's lack of gun control.
People suffer from mental illness in every other country on earth; people play video games in virtually every other country on earth.
The difference is the guns.
I haven't decided who I'm voting for yet, but this is an interesting read on Warren's proposed Small Business Equity Fund that would help entrepreneurs and small business owners from underrepresented communities.
https://t.co/5otZTyXocD
Thank you to everyone who made this past week so inspirational. I'm passionate about the work I do at @CivicInnLab and I'm glad to have you all in my tribe as we continue to leverage #techforgood.
To the https://t.co/prdx543JWR #WomenOfColor in Tech conference where I met other innovative women working at the intersection of the #tech and public interest sectors...
I finally had some time to reflect after an inspiring and energizing series of events last week. From a meeting of the minds with @BluecanvasTodd, Estelle Reyes, and @wordswithstacy about how to democratize access to #entrepreneurship resources in #LosAngeles...
Have you personally experienced or witnessed a social challenge & wondered how you could help develop a solution? Check out #ProBonoTech for opportunities to apply your skills to help local orgs address pressing social & civic issues: https://t.co/GEaXFrmsfx