Forbes features article by Byron Auguste at Opportunity@Work, discussing the options or post-secondary education awaiting millions of students graduating high school.
What Happens After America Graduates from High School?
Where Recruiting Intersects with Social Good and Philanthropy
Insights from the From Day One Brooklyn Conference
Continue readingHow to Leverage Non-traditional Talent and Develop Diverse & Inclusive Hiring Pipelines
NPower’s VP of Partnerships, Patrick Cohen, was joined by Accenture’s Steve Murphy (NPower board member) and Darnel Thompson (NPower alum) for a conversation on how to recruit and retain non-traditional talent.
Continue readinginternX: Connecting Underrepresented Students to Paid Internships
Fund II Foundation’s internX platform is opening access to paid internships for underrepresented students with direct connections to leading companies. Apply today: internx.org
Continue readingBillionaire Robert Smith Pushes Plan to Boost Minority Students’ Access to Internships
Patrick Cohen, NPower’s VP of Strategic Partnerships, shares his insights on Fund II Foundation’s innovative internX platform with The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
This free tech training is helping young people from tough neighborhoods get great jobs
NPower, a non-profit funded by a venture capitalists’ foundation, is training young people from high-poverty and high-crime neighborhoods for in-demand technology jobs.
3 Ways Vets Can Get Free Tech Training
While most tech jobs require advanced technical degrees, a growing number of companies and organizations recognize the value of military training.
How Nontraditional Training Strengthens IT Talent Pipelines
JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-based Learning recent report on approaches to nontraditional technology training programs includes insights from NPower’s Matt Velez.
WWT hosts Plano Office Grand Opening with Richard Petty Motorsports and Nascar Driver “Bubba” Wallace
National non-profit NPower was among attendees, presented WWT with Technology Veteran Advocate of the Year award.
AT&T Donates $65,000 to NPower
NJ Assemblyman Raj Mukherji joined AT&T to announce $65,000 which will be used to launch technology careers for veterans and young adults in Jersey City.