How Tech Gives Back on Giving Tuesday and All Year Long
Whether it was handing out Thanksgiving meals, equipping smart speakers with a feature to make donating toys to children easier, or boosting students' access to STEM education, the tech industry was at work on Giving Tuesday - supporting their local communities and working to improve lives around the world. See below for more on these efforts, and other news from the innovation economy.
What we're reading
Preds Foundation Announces Presenting Partnership with Smile Direct Club | Nashville Predators
Itron Helped Distribute 11,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Local Families in Spokane| Itron
Driving Digital Access for the One and the One Billion | Dell
This Alexa Feature Makes Helping Kids Easy — All Holiday Season | SheKnows
Expanding the Reach of Corporate Philanthropy | TechSoup
Kicking Off Giving Season on Facebook and Instagram | Facebook
What we're watching
Tech 4 Good | Accenture
PayPal Hosts Giving Tuesday Headquarters on Giving Tuesday | PayPal
What we're saying
Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker Named Chairman of TechNet
TechNet Joins Amicus Brief in Support of STEM OPT Program
TechNet in the news
TechNet CEO Linda Moore: USMCA offers necessary, modernized reset for trade – It deserves bipartisan support | Fox Business
Trading Places | Axios Login
Transitions | Politico Morning Tech
Transitions | California Playbook
@Mentions | The Washington Post's Technology 202
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