Giving What We Can

Wichita Falls business | January 14, 2020

A Wichita Falls business is giving back to help educate children in the community. Tuesday morning, the Arconic Foundation presented local non-profit River Bend Nature Center with a check for $20,000. The Arconic Foundation Grant has partnered with River Bend Nature Center for the past 20 years, during which time over $1.5 million has been given back to the community. Human resources generalist for Arconic, Howard McDaris said that local non-profits depend on donations from the community to func...

Nonprofit Management

Gates Foundation | November 30, 2020

Biotechnology organization Particles for Humanity has declared a $5 million award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the side of vaccine conveyance innovation research. The award will be utilized to assess a solitary infusion (SI) vaccine conveyance innovation created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that conveys the measurement needed for full inoculation in a solitary infusion. Numerous vaccines, including the two mRNA COVID vaccines as of late reported by...

timeswv | March 16, 2020

When Rae Dyer meets another military veteran, there is an instant connection. While the connections with other military veterans are good, she said there has not always been the opportunity for veterans to meet casually in Marion County. “For me, it’s like built-in friends, people automatically get you,” Dyer said. “You all know how to behave together and it’s camaraderie that you can’t explain.” For the last few years, Dyer has been able to get together...

Nonprofit Technology

Washington Technology Industry Association | May 21, 2022

Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a robust, equity-centered technology sector that empowers thriving communities, announced sea.citi, a tech industry nonprofit that promotes civic engagement and builds relationships between community, government and innovation workers, has merged with the organization. sea.citi will retain its brand and mission, and be governed by a WTIA steering committee that will initially consist of current se...