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Microsoft Philanthropies

What Microsoft has learned about housing, and why it’s urging the state to unlock commercial land

Microsoft is supporting a Washington state bill to open up underused commercial land for housing, asserting that the larger crisis is solvable only if lawmakers unlock land faster, streamline permitting, and treat housing as a connected system rather than a series of one-off projects. Read More

Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge

Microsoft is launching a new AI Skills Initiative that includes a global grant challenge, free online courses, and a training… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudability CEO resigns after Apptio acquisition; Microsoft Philanthropies lands a new director; and more

Mat Ellis resigned from his role as CEO of Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on cloud… Read More

As nonprofits struggle to ease the world’s woes, Microsoft steps up its tech support

When Hurricane Harvey pounded southeast Texas and neighboring areas with devastating rains and flooding in August 2017, Team Rubicon’s volunteers… Read More

Working Geek: Microsoft’s Justin Spelhaug is drafting a new blueprint for tech philanthropy

Justin Spelhaug likes to make lists, to enumerate things. Maybe it’s because he has a big role running the Tech… Read More

As global disasters strain financial resources, tech companies reassess their ‘super powers’

The number of disasters this past year — including devastating hurricanes and multiple refugee crises — have strained the charitable… Read More

Microsoft launches Technology for Social Impact group, pledges to help 300k nonprofits move to the cloud

Cloud computing has quickly become an essential tool for businesses and governments across the world — but for many nonprofits… 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

Microsoft teams with Rhode Island to bring computer science to every high school in the state

A unique partnership between Microsoft and Rhode Island aims to bring computer science classes to every high school in the… Read More

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