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Latino Equity Fund Names Evelyn Barahona as First Director 

NonProfit PRO

The Latino Equity Fund (LEF), a unique partnership between local Latino leaders, The Boston Foundation (TBF), and Hispanics in Philanthropy, today announced that Evelyn Barahona will serve as the organization’s first director. Barahona will work alongside the LEF advisory committee to.

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Hear from Oort and.406 Ventures on why cybersecurity companies thrive in Boston

TechCrunch

, we’re hosting a special, extended TechCrunch Live event focused on Boston, and you’re invited to participate. Boston has long been home to security companies, and we’re going to talk through the ins and outs of the local ecosystem and why founders should look to Boston when starting a cybersecurity company.

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Sarcos’ Kiva Allgood and Boston Dynamics’ Robert Playter discuss what it takes to put robots to work

TechCrunch

The challenges are varied and complex, which is why we’re thrilled to welcome two experts who have gone through the process to TC Sessions: Robotics on July 21: Kiva Allgood, the president and CEO of Sarcos Robotics and Robert Playter, the CEO of Boston Dynamics. Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics.

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Tech is exploding all across the UK, not just in London

The Next Web

James Parton is the European Director at Twilio. percent of British GDP according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest study, The Connected World. The Internet economy currently accounts for around 8.3 Not only is this a larger percentage than any other G20 nation, but this figure is expected to hit 12.4 percent by 2016.

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The FBI has over 7,000 decryption keys to help victims of the LockBit ransomware

TechSpot

According to FBI Cyber Assistant Director Bryan Vorndran, who spoke at the 2024 Boston Conference on Cyber Security, LockBit remains a threat, and the bureau continues to gather. From its "ongoing disruption" of LockBit, the FBI has recovered more than 7,000 decryption keys for victims of the notorious ransomware cybergang.

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The power of small grants and deep listening to fund the ‘unfundable’ 

Candid

A group of visionary women came together in 1984 to award Boston Women’s Fund’s (BWF) first five grants totaling $20,000. dedicated to ending partner abuse in LGBTQ+, polyamorous, and kink communities.

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Cause Marketing and Social Media go Hand in Hand

NetWits

I’m not sure why you’re here, but I know that that Joe Waters ( @joewaters on Twitter) from Boston Medical Center (BMC) will bring something of value to the table for you. He’s the Director of Cause and Event marketing at Boston Medical and has been working with nonprofits for 17 years.