#099 - The 2023 Impact Summit, Storage for Clean Energy, & New Tech Nonprofits!
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Impact Updates
The Impact Summit 2023 is on its way! The summit will take place August 5-6th in New York City, featuring a roster of amazing speakers, networking events, an opportunity to meet incredible people, and so much more! Join us in envisioning technology towards equity and social change. The summit is free for attendees, and the first wave application deadline is 6/15!
P.S. We’re also on the lookout for a designer to join the team as a volunteer. If that’s you, apply here and we’ll be in touch!
News
📱 Montana's new TikTok ban will see app stores fined $10,000 per day if they make TikTok available to users in Montana after January 1. TikTok has filed a lawsuit in response.
💲 Ocean creatures sequester huge amounts of carbon. What if we valued them like financial assets?
Opportunities
For the last decade, Fast Forward has showcased the world’s most innovative tech nonprofits on the Demo Day stage. This year, meet the newest class of leaders virtually on June 13 at 9am PT!
The Climatebase Fellowship is the climate career accelerator for mission-driven professionals. The experience includes a 12-week cohort-based program and 1 year of membership in the broader Fellowship community!
Year Up is a national 501(c)3 workforce development organization committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults-no matter their background, income, or zip code. They are looking for a Digital Product Manager based in Boston!
NYC Planning’s Data Engineering team is hiring a Data Engineer! You will have a role in designing data infrastructure, implementing data pipelines, and supporting data analyses to inform planning processes. If you’re interested in shaping the future of city planning & building smarter government, you should apply! Read their blog here.
What We’re Watching
⚡️ Clean energy has a storage problem. Vox breaks down some solutions!
🧬 Our “Junk DNA” turns out to be more important than we once thought.
Quotes We Love
"Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous." — Toni Morrison