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Benetech Statistician Megan Price talks to local ASA chapter

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Megan Price I recently had the opportunity to present several of HRP’s projects to the local San Francisco chapter of the American Statistical Association (SFASA). Quite a few are hoping to volunteer for us in the future!

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SEA Chapters

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One of our new strategies to respond to the increasing demand for social enterprise knowledge is to encourage chapters to form. The initial chapters have just been starting this year. Our first chapter was in St. I know that a group is starting here in the San Francisco bay area, and I'm looking forward to joining it.

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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

Channeled through community foundations in Atlanta, Austin, Columbia, New York City, and San Francisco, more than $10 million in grants have been awarded to technical nonprofits that will then supply individualized AI support to organizations in their communities.

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23andMe bankruptcy update: Stock falls to penny territory as California urges customers to delete their data

Fast Company Tech

DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition

The Verge

The ordinance was placed on the ballot earlier this year by the Southern Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, as part of a raft of other progressive initiatives including a $15 minimum wage and new limits on rent increases. Private sector use of the technology is not affected.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. He has served as a board member and officer on several nonprofit boards and has donated his time for the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

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Vlad Tenev shares Robinhood’s next chapter at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

We’re excited to announce that we’ll all learn the answer to that question when Vlad Tenev, the company’s co-founder and CEO, joins us on the Fintech Stage for a session called “What’s Robinhood’s Next Chapter?” We’re looking forward to learning what to expect in the popular trading app’s next chapter. Prices go up at the door.

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