The Nielsen Foundation’s Discover Data Program Provides New, No-Cost Resources for Educators
Last year, we were thrilled to announce one of the Nielsen Foundation’s signature programs: Discover Data, in collaboration with Discovery Education and the Afterschool Alliance. Now, we’re excited to share that brand-new resources are available on the Discover Data site at no cost to educators. These include new Curriculum Connectors for grades 6-12 that connect …
Diversity Matters: Building the TechDiversity Accelerator, powered by the Nielsen Foundation
by Andrea Bertels, Executive Director of Grantmaking, Nielsen Foundation When the Nielsen Foundation, a private foundation funded by Nielsen, began grantmaking in 2016, we knew that bridging divides by reducing discrimination and promoting inclusion would be one of our key grantmaking priorities. Diverse representation across industries, organizations, and communities is a key component to unlock equitable …
Meet the Wave’s new Tech Diversity accelerator companies
Tampa Bay Wave has officially gotten a new crop of diverse companies for its TechDiversity Accelerator. The accelerator, which is in its second year, focuses on giving companies that are 51 percent owned or operated by a minority, woman, veteran or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender person, or a combination thereof, a chance to grow their …
Hoy Health Named a TechDiversity Accelerator Company by Nationally Recognized Tampa Bay Wave
Hoy Health LLC announces that Tampa Bay Wave, an entrepreneurial hub helping tech companies advance their businesses, has officially named Hoy Health among its 2019 selection of diverse companies for its TechDiversity Accelerator program. Funded by the Nielsen Foundation, the program empowers tech entrepreneurs that are 51 percent owned or operated by a minority, woman, veteran or lesbian, …
New Initiative Will Help NCAN Members (and the Field) Better Understand Program Outcomes
The National College Access Network is undertaking a new project to help up to 50 of its member organizations better understand their program outcomes, identify effective practices, and contribute to the knowledge base of what works in the college access and success field. Thanks to generous support through a Data for Good grant from the Nielsen …
Public Knowledge Releases Paper Calling for New Artificial Intelligence Authority (Public Knowledge)
Today, we’re happy to announce our newest white paper, “The Inevitability of AI Law & Policy: Preparing Government for the Era of Autonomous Machines,” by Public Knowledge General Counsel Ryan Clough. The paper argues that the rapid and pervasive rise of artificial intelligence risks exploiting the most marginalized and vulnerable in our society. To mitigate …
Information Literacy In The 21st Century (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
With a network of partnerships, Discovery Education has built a series of programs and curriculum to make classrooms more effective and engaging. Their Spotlight On Strategies series is a collection of instructional strategies broken down by skill for direct implementation. Their Top 10 series hosts lists for scaffolding student research to allow students more independence, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving, …
Resility Health Launches Android App to Combat Stress (PRWeb)
Resility Health is on a mission to reduce the negative effects of stress, and they are now adding an Android app to their existing lineup of innovative, data-driven stress management tools. This and their iOS mobile app can be used with Resility’s wearable muscle tension sensor to help people recognize when they begin to get …
Here’s The Grad List For NABEF’s 2018 Broadcast Leadership Training (Radio+Television Business Report)
The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) has unveiled its final list of graduates of the 2018 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) program. These individuals completed a 10-month Executive MBA-style program that teaches the fundamentals of purchasing, owning, operating and managing radio and television stations. This year’s program sponsors include Beasley Broadcast Group, Cox Media Group, Fox TV Stations, Futuri, Gray …
NABEF Announces Leadership Training Graduates (TVNewsCheck)
The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) announced the 2018 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) class graduated this month following a 10-month Executive MBA-style program that teaches the fundamentals of purchasing, owning, operating and managing radio and television stations. The program targets senior level broadcast executives who aspire to advance as group executives or station owners. To encourage diversity in broadcasting, NABEF …