The Verge

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered a new election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama site, a tentative victory for organizers who had sought to unionize workers at the company’s fulfillment locations. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.

Amazon 117

Amazon Alabama Contest Review 117

NTEN

JULY 22, 2021

And, I’m so thrilled to welcome our next group of fellows, who I know will continue the fantastic work of our previous cohorts while adding their own creative touch to address their communities’ unique goals and needs.

Digital 123

Digital Literacy Cleveland Missouri 123

The Verge

APRIL 15, 2021

To address concerns about working conditions, Bezos said the company will develop new staffing schedules “that use sophisticated algorithms to rotate employees among jobs that use different muscle-tendon groups to decrease repetitive motion and help protect employees from MSD risks.” The technology will roll out throughout 2021, he said.

Amazon 113

Amazon Work Alabama Job 113

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2012

A professionally written and recorded song by the Grammy Award-winning group, The Original Blind Boys of Alabama. Three autographed guitars: one by The Original Blind Boys of Alabama, one by Los Lonely Boys, and one by Sunny Shipley. If you have questions about the grant, please see the FAQ page on the Heart & Soul site.

Profit 101

Profit Alabama Grant Award 101

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Photo via Alabama Association of Nonprofits The Alabama Association of Nonprofits has launched a film festival of works by nonprofits in the state. AAN partnered with the Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund to provide grants to 10 nonprofits through a competitive process.

Alabama 52

Alabama Nonprofit Literacy Foundation 52

The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The group tweeted it had electronically filed a petition for election for workers at the LDJ5 warehouse. It’s a busy month for Amazon workers seeking to unionize; on Friday, workers at its Bessemer, Alabama warehouse will get a second chance to vote whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

Files 78

Files New York City Amazon Alabama 78

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the companys employees to side against union representation. Ryan Brown, a former Amazon worker who cofounded the group, said Saturday, We had already braced ourselves for a loss. One, were in the South.

North Carolina 79

North Carolina Amazon Empowerment Raleigh 79

The Verge

MAY 15, 2021

The pipeline is now servicing all its markets including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, the company tweeted. Colonial carries 45 percent of the fuel supplies for the eastern United States.

South Carolina 71

South Carolina North Carolina Mississippi Delaware 71

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 20, 2012

Young boys are generally not allowed in the Girl Scouts, as noted by Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama : “Our many years of experience shows that girls have unique needs and interests that are best met in a program designed especially for them, delivered in an all-girl setting.”. The bottom line is that youth are not a homogeneous group.

Service 91

Service Culture Children Program 91

The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

The effort comes on the heels of a bitter defeat for Amazon organizers in Alabama. The Amazon Labor Union isn’t affiliated with a national group like the RWDSU, which could complicate the high-stakes unionizing effort. The group has also set up a GoFundMe to cover organizing expenses.

Amazon 65

Amazon Alabama Contest Classes 65

The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

However, as reported by Bloomberg , it later withdrew its petition after it was determined that the group needed more signatures. Now, the NLRB will need to review the showing of interest to see if the group has collected enough signatures representing current employees to kickstart a union election.

Amazon 63

Amazon Alabama New York Files 63

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

One thing that stood out to him was how only a small group of select people and firms could invest in venture capital and private equity funds. For Rice, who grew up in rural Alabama before attending Brown University, it would be a dream to one day open access to investing in VC and private equity funds to an even broader pool of people. .

Fund 99

Fund Raise Alabama Miami 99

Google Research AI blog

APRIL 7, 2023

Indeed, Google's current ML-based flood forecasting approach was developed in collaboration with researchers ( 1 , 2 ) at the Johannes Kepler University in Vienna, Austria, the University of Alabama, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, among others.

Collaboration 86

Collaboration Denmark University Open Source 86

TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Landing has all of these furnishings made in Vietnam and shipped to warehouses in Austin, Phoenix and Alabama, where it is based. The institutionalization of an asset class doesn’t happen by a single group.”. Our view,” Placemakr’s CEO tells The Real Deal , is that the “more the merrier.

San Francisco 91

San Francisco Nashville Alabama Vietnam 91

DataRobot

AUGUST 6, 2021

In the first week at Alabama, he got the entire group onto the track during the race itself near the pit stop. DataRobot hosted a hospitality tent with non-stop food, drinks, and seats with the best views of the track where mingling occurred with a few other sponsor’s VIP customers —mostly C-level technology executives.

Learning 98

Learning Long Beach Alabama Sponsor 98

Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2011

Church groups are collecting supplies and driving to Alabama to help. Our local rescue squad mobilized immediately and drove an hour south to help one of the hardest hit areas in Tennessee. Salvation Army and Red Cross volunteers have been out in force offering aid.

Reflection 53

Reflection Tennessee Alabama Broadcast 53

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The partner paper defines civic health as “the measure of the civic attitudes, actions, and behaviors of a group of individuals” (p.3). These states are Arizona, California, Alabama, Florida, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Delaware. States with the lowest volunteering rate in 2006 correlated to the highest increase in unemployment.

Research 88

Research Rhode Island South Dakota North Dakota 88

Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

Through integrating Interaction Studio with the organization’s existing Marketing Cloud technology stack, Salesforce CRM, and website, TFA is now empowered with a more comprehensive view of these distinct groups, thus allowing for the delivery of real-time personalized experiences across marketing channels.

Teach 91

Teach Interaction America Experiment 91

DipJar

JUNE 24, 2021

Similar in structure and purpose to library Friends groups, the Friends of Dallas Animal Services creates opportunities for the community to support an essential institution. These crucial funds help make up for any gaps, shortfalls, or budget decreases – all too common a reality for most municipal agencies.

Dallas 98

Dallas Service Create Adopt 98

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

of Central Alabama was able to solve various donor outreach issues and saw a 19% increase in revenue as a result. Nonprofit segmentation allows your organization to separate your audience into groups based on commonalities within those groups. Successful fundraising story examples. Segment your audience.

Story 112

Story Examples Fundraising Learning 112

Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the spring and summer of 2021, with funding from AmeriCorps, our research team held focus groups with volunteer administrators about their technology use in the pandemic. We held 33 virtual focus groups (via Zoom) with 181 CVAs in the United States and Canada. The quotes in this article all come from these focus group conversations.

Accessibility 118

Accessibility Technology Volunteer Language 118

Candid

MAY 20, 2024

The need for capacity building In 2020, the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute was a volunteer-led nonprofit in Birmingham, Alabama. Like 20% of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium ’s (Southern Black Girls) grantee partners, the group had not received foundation funding before.

Roles 52

Roles Support Build Nonprofit 52

The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In this case, Baquet says the Times did not have evidence Chaudhry had ever been to Syria or that he had joined ISIS or killed civilians for the group, all of which is claimed in the podcast. Participant Media acquired the show’s feature rights and is currently developing it to become a full-length film.).

Podcast 90

Podcast New York Audio Los Angeles 90

Volunteer Hub

APRIL 6, 2021

Founded in 1962, Birmingham Botanical Gardens has been a staple in the Birmingham, Alabama community for over 50 years. Several types of volunteers provide time to Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens including core, special events, and corporate volunteer groups. Since its inception, the Botanical Gardens has grown to a 67.5-acre

Integration 55

Integration Volunteer Alabama Donor 55

TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

A few other deals that got my attention … ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a company that has developed a way for diesel engines to run renewable fuel, raised $30 million in Series B round led by Mercuria Energy Group. The Helm, XFactor, Graham & Walker, Clean Energy Venture Group and Pericles also participated.

Austin 90

Austin United States Raise Fund 90

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

That tool, however, was relegated to only a small group of campus team members that primarily used it as a contact management system. Success Story: The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce. Success Story: Helping Children Heal With Salesforce.

Build 59

Build Student Maryland Baltimore 59

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Finally, knowing I’m able to consistently work with an astounding group of consultants and clients to solve business process, data, and communication problems to better serve their students and alumni keeps me motivated daily. The post Giving Thanks with Cloud for Good appeared first on Cloud for Good.

Giving 59

Giving Education Award Vermont 59

NTEN

MAY 19, 2009

Folks who've participated in the NTEN community for a while probably know about NTEN 501 Tech Clubs , but chances are even some of our new members aren't too familiar with these affinity groups -- and I want to change that! Basically, 501 Tech Clubs are a type of Affinity Group defined by geographical region.

NTEN 36

NTEN Tech email San Francisco 36

Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2014

If you live in Carbon Hill, Alabama, you may have to upgrade your phone system sooner than expected. You can configure your system to meet the needs of your organization using features like group mail boxes, auto attendants, and call groups. Fading Infrastructure.

System 50

System United States Phone New Jersey 50

Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

The library is run in the lobby of a theater company by a group of volunteers led by Nell Taylor. A newer kid on the block, PieLab is a community center and pie shop in rural Alabama, started by a group of designers who believe that design can improve the world one small community at a time. PieLab (Greensboro, AL).

Culture 49

Culture Alternative Museum St. Louis 49

NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

One guy, Victor, flew from Alabama. In terms of overall silence, what''s happened with this very misunderstood issue is we''ve had a small group that have hijacked the conversations. The headline is We Are Americans*. Just Not Legally. He came to the U.S. He had his lawyer''s number written on his bicep in case he got arrested.

Philippines 56

Philippines Social Media Indiana Conference 56

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Louis; Huntsville, Alabama; and Orlando. Find your local NetSquared group. I am one of the crazies of my era who, while in college, chose to work in the nonprofit sector. I grew up as a semi-military brat (my father is an engineer and we moved a lot … emphasis on the brat). So, we lived in Dallas; St. Get (or Give!)

Teach 36

Teach Tech Netsquared Florida 36

The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2021

Amazon is trying to delay a union vote in Bessemer, Alabama, appealing a US labor board decision to allow 6,000 warehouse workers to vote by mail on unionization. On Wednesday, President Biden fired Peter Robb , general counsel of the NLRB and a longtime opponent of labor groups. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

Alabama 134

Alabama Amazon Mail Rate 134

The Verge

MARCH 28, 2021

For the last seven weeks, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama , have been voting by mail on whether to unionize. The vote is taking place at an Amazon warehouse called BHM1 in Bessemer, Alabama, outside Birmingham. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Here is what’s happened so far and what might happen next.

Amazon 124

Amazon Alabama Law Campaign 124

The Verge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Online sales gave Gee’s Bend quilters control over their work Quilts made by generations of women in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have hung in the Met, the Whitney, and the Smithsonian Museum of Art. Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole. They’ve been shown at galleries and art fairs around the world. Quilt by Katie Mae Pettway. Photo by Stacy K.

Community 98

Community Alabama Arts Generation 98

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As a matter of fact, the CDC says there are so many cases that this season is now classified as being high severity for all age groups. Currently, America is experiencing its worst flu season since 2009, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Still, some states are faring better than others.

District of Columbia 111

District of Columbia Rhode Island South Dakota North Dakota 111

VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Perhaps both groups might each donate $2 million for programs to prevent bullying in our schools.

America 138

America Children National Law 138