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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

His unit, the 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Michael Linnington Former Chief Executive Officer Wounded Warrior Project Linnington has more than 35 years of military experience and was the first permanent director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

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Changemaker Spotlight: JD Trueblood, Turtle Creek Association

sgEngage

One of my final roles as director of recruiting deeply influenced my career trajectory. During President Obamas call for corporate America to support returning service members from Iraq and Afghanistan, I felt personally compelled to act.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If anything, I have been encouraged to develop a solid social media strategy with help from our Director of Marketing, as well as continued support from my fellow marketing staff here. I am very lucky to work at an organization that values social media, and have never received push-back regarding investing my time and efforts there.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Rakesh Bharania, Director, Humanitarian Impact Data, Salesforce.org and Alex Parker, Senior Platform Architect, Salesforce.org. The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. Director, Humanitarian Impact Data, Salesforce.org.

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Today, a jury got to hear Elizabeth Holmes’ lies for themselves

The Verge

She went on to say that Theranos devices had been used in Afghanistan. She went on to say that Theranos devices had been used in Afghanistan, but he was not to ask her board member, Gen. Two devices were there to perform tests on him: potassium (which didn’t work on Theranos devices, a former lab director testified) and Ebola.

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How Did AI Go from Beating Grand Chessmasters to Winning Dogfights? General David H. Petraeus Explains

DataRobot

General Petraeus recently sat down with Ari Kaplan , Director of AI Evangelism and Strategy at DataRobot, on the More Intelligent Tomorrow podcast to discuss critical thinking, education, and the role of artificial intelligence in warfare today. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Central Command for all U.S.

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Behind the Scenes of IAVA’s Cutting-edge “The Rucksack”

NTEN

The Rucksack" -- a cutting-edge project that I led recently for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) -- is an especially powerful example of an organization using technology in a strategic and transformative way. That takes an ongoing commitment of time, energy, and resources in order to be successful.