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How to Embrace (and Own) Your Nonprofit’s Digital Fundraising
By Eric ResslerCosmic May 27, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Learn how to replace your in-person efforts with digital stand-ins that drive donations. You’ve been thinking strategically about fundraising for as long as your social impact […]
Science students working in labs have huge impact on testing efforts
By Sophia Huang McKenzieCSU Monterey Bay May 27, 2020 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: CSUMB science student Angela Albanese volunteers in the Monterey County Health Department lab to help test for COVID-19. Source: CSUMB) CSUMB […]
infiniRel – Back to the Future
By Bert WankinfiniRel Corporation CEOSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: infiniRel) Monterey Bay Startup Challenge 2020 winner has a mission to make renewable energy more reliable, available, […]
One Small California Town’s 15-Year Fight for Universal Broadband
By Joe MatthewsZócalo May 26, 2020 — Gonzales, CA (Photo source: City of Gonzales) Gonzales’ victory is a lesson on power, and how communities can beat the odds If California is really the global tech capital […]
WG Tech Center Hosts First Virtual Grower Trial Network
(Source: WGCIT Agtech Blog) May 26, 2020 — Salinas, CA In an effort to assist Western Growers members in their mission to continue putting food on tables across the country and the world, the Western […]
Cabrillo College Offers Free Youth Tech Camp for Fourth Year in a Row
(Contributed) May 26, 2020 — Aptos, CA 2020 Registration Now Open for Free Cybersecurity Summer Camp In June 2020, Cabrillo College will host its 4th annual Cybersecurity Summer Camp, offering youth the chance to learn new […]
UCSC Lab’s DNA technology leads to match in Daralyn Johnson murder case
By Jessica TaylorIdaho News 6 May 20, 2020 — Boise, Idaho (Photo credit: UC Santa Cruz) Paleogeneticist Richard “Ed” Green’s work instrumental in cracking case [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat has previously covered UCSC […]
GetVirtual.Org: Taking care of business
By Dan WhiteUC Santa Cruz May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz–based nonprofit enlists student interns to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 lockdown by advising them in making the pivot from […]
Five in Fifteen: Nada Miljkovic of GetVirtual.org
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Non-profit pairs students with local business to build online presence and survive COVID-19 For this week’s Five in Five […]
SupplyShift: Climate Change Impact Tools
(Source: SupplyShift) May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: SupplyShift) From target setting to scope 3 calculation, SupplyShift gives companies tools they need to measure and reduce climate impact at every level of […]