Impact Series – Page 10 of 13

Black Dot business incubator moves into bigger space with more opportunities

Black Dot, a business incubator for black-owned enterprises, is celebrating its new, bigger home in Seattle’s Central District. The expanded space… Read More

The Nature Conservancy and Microsoft bring tech innovations to environmental efforts

The Nature Conservancy is teaming up with Microsoft to bring machine learning and other tech innovations to the environmental group’s… Read More

By age 6, kids already think boys are better than girls in programming and robotics

There’s a lot of effort to attract women to the computer sciences at universities and the workforce. But to shift… Read More

Students in Washington state and Paris collaborate on app to share untold stories of WWI vets

When marketing expert Tim Fry and history teacher Anthony Rovente teamed up last summer to create a Washington state history app,… Read More

On the front lines of tech: Bunker Labs ready to help veterans move from military service to startups

Not everyone has the work ethic to be an entrepreneur — the long hours, the commitment, the need to focus… Read More

Help wanted: Sea lion scientists call on software engineers to help count the marine behemoths, offer $25,000 in prize money

Sea lion scientists need your help. Each summer, researchers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries in Seattle trek… Read More

Special Olympics makes technological leaps and bounds with help from Microsoft

Each year, Special Olympics International and its 220 chapters worldwide organize some 108,000 events. The games give athletes with intellectual… Read More

Take an online trip with a real-live salmon navigating the perils of Puget Sound, and pick which one will make it out to sea first

Salmon — whether being tossed between Pike Place Market fish mongers or wending their way through the locks in Seattle’s… Read More

Co-working meets childcare: How this business incubator is supporting working moms

Instead of forcing women to choose between career and caring for their children, Women’s Business Incubator wants to help them… Read More

Unique fellowship aims to use technology to bring legal help to the masses

It may seem like there are plenty of lawyers around, but if you’re low income or living in a rural… Read More

Hungry for reliable talent, tech companies are finding employees in unexpected places

With so many years of growth, it’s not always easy for Amazon to find the talented, dedicated workers it needs.… Read More

Microsoft employees donate a record $142M to non-profits, and have a lot of fun along the way

Microsoft has again broken its record for employee giving, donating $142 million to nearly 19,000 charities last year. That’s a… Read More

Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry

The current political climate in D.C. is a mess — and Olympia has its own troubles with a court mandate… Read More

Championed by Bill Gates, innovative autopsies could unlock mystery of early childhood deaths

Aid organizations and public health agencies are spending billions of dollars each year to save the lives of babies and… Read More

Students pitch everything from non-toxic pesticides to fashion startups at collegiate entrepreneurial contest TigerLaunch

A club at the University of Washington is ready to help launch the next big thing. Startup UW is a… Read More

Walk this way: New pedestrian-oriented ‘Access Map’ fills a gap in the world of apps

Waze, HERE, Apple Maps, Google Maps. The list of sites and apps to help you navigate the fastest driving route… Read More

The remarkable life and legacy of Ric Weiland, Microsoft employee No. 2, still making an impact a decade after his death

Ric Weiland — Microsoft’s employee No. 2 — was a tech geek to the core. In the summer of 1969,… Read More

On MLK Day, here’s what 7 black tech leaders say about diversity and the state of the industry

It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and nearly the end of Barack Obama’s presidency. America has made tremendous strides in… Read More

Where do your electronics go to die? This Seattle man knows — and he’s doing something about it

There are few tech-related gigs where getting pelted with rocks is an expected workplace hazard. Seattle’s Jim Puckett holds one… Read More

Amazon toots its charitable horn for the holidays with gifts to nonprofits

As part of its holly jolly makeover, Amazon this week wrapped up a season of philanthropic giving locally and abroad.… Read More

Why these Microsoft vets decided to launch an e-commerce startup in Rwanda

In July, Joanna Bichsel left a high-level job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to move from Seattle to… Read More

What gives? Tech giant Amazon finally boosts its philanthropic rep in its hometown

Amazon has been making headlines recently — and not just for the stories you’d expect. The Seattle-based tech giant is providing housing… Read More

Seattle makes history with first Special Olympics robotics championship

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is busy on your average weekend, but this past Saturday it was bursting. Between the life-sized… Read More

Startup skills from Microsoft? How the tech giant is expanding its global innovation program

“Entrepreneurship. What does that mean? And can you teach it?” asks Darek Mazzone, a creative consultant at Microsoft Innovation Centers. We… Read More

This nonprofit is a healthcare hybrid of Kickstarter and Match.com that helps fund disease research

When Molly Lindquist was struck with breast cancer five years ago, it was a terrifying experience. And it was agonizingly… Read More

Why military veterans make exceptional tech workers, and how Microsoft is helping them land jobs

Bernard Bergan spent six years as an information system analyst for the U.S. Army, including one deployment in Afghanistan. He… Read More

Tableau and PATH fight malaria with data analytics, in unique Seattle-based coalition

The Centers for Disease Control, now one of the most influential public health organizations in the world, has a surprising… Read More

What do kids really need to know about computer science? New roadmap wins widespread support

K-12 educators in the U.S. are struggling. Like everyone else, they know that computer technology is a well-paying, in-demand field… Read More

Seattle nonprofit seeks to help people with criminal records get jobs in tech

In the U.S., about two-thirds of all prison inmates will get arrested again within three years of their release, and a main… Read More

BlackPast.org unlocks a treasure trove of African American history, aided by passionate volunteer editors

You may be surprised to learn that BlackPast.org, the most comprehensive African American and African history website in the nation… Read More