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Activating Damage Assessment System for Hurricane Ian

VisionLink

Currently focused on Flo rida’s Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ian’s particular track, combined with the shape of the bay, means that significant storm surges may inundate the Tampa Bay region. Because of the slow-moving storm, other more distant areas may also receive large amounts of rain or coastal surge.

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Prolonged AWS outage has taken down a big chunk of the internet

The Verge

The Philadelphia Inquirer , Tampa Bay Times , and Capital Gazette have also said that they are having issues with publishing stories due to the outage. Please know that our team is aware and monitoring the situation and hope to get the App back online soon. We are working to resolve this quickly. Anchor (@anchor) November 25, 2020.

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Biker Philanthropy: TechSoup Revs Up Donated Computer Programs for Kids

Tech Soup

I gave Greg Reaster a call to find out what they were doing in the Tampa Bay area. We see lots of kids in the Tampa Bay area with natural smarts but no money in the family for a home computer. We're also building computer labs in grammar schools around Tampa Bay, but we're really all about the kids."

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3 Marketing Strategies To Boost Campaign

The NonProfit Times

Let’s explore three innovative marketing strategies for nonprofits, according to Jackie Sue Griffin , owner and executive director at JSG & Associates in Tampa, Florida Leveraging Social Media Advocacy Campaigns Social media platforms have become powerful tools to raise awareness, mobilize supporters, and drive action.

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5 patterns behind successful billion-dollar consumer Web companies

The Next Web

That decision applies to an entire gamut of responses wherein we become aware of the product, examine and accept it and eventually purchase it. This means that the process of creating awareness for an innovative groundbreaking product is as crucial as its development. They follow the habits they’ve learned.”.

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Severe winter weather is linked to climate change, say most Americans in poll

Fast Company Tech

To Ries, 29, an Ohio native now in Tampa, the extreme weatherincluding the bitter coldbore all the hallmarks of climate change. That was followed by three hurricanes in close succession. Then temperatures dropped below freezing for days this winter, and snow blanketed part of the state.

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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

Wise beyond her years, she was more aware of the injustices in the world than I was at that age. In 2002, De Anna’s life changed when she began mentoring 7-year-old Sharmel through Big Brothers Big Sisters, while working at WTSP-TV, the CBS affiliate in Tampa. Meeting my mentee (we call them ‘Littles’) changed my life.