Firaxis gives $100K for digital equity; Failure lessons for grads; HR or people ops?; Mutual aid fund equation

Should we replace human resources with people operations?

By Christopher Wink

For the sixth episode of Technical.ly’s TWIJ Show, we asked Protenus Chief People Officer Megan Emhoff and Linode Director of People Operations Vincent Palochko.

Firaxis Game Studio donates $100K to Code in the Schools for digital equity work

By Stephen Babcock The storied game studio is supporting the Baltimore computer science education nonprofit's tech access work as learning and summer jobs go virtual.
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How I started a mutual aid fund with community trust, common concern and humanity

By Alanah Nichole Alanah Nichole stresses the importance of social solidarity and collective care for the arts through the creation of mutual aid funds for creative communities during the pandemic. Here's a look at the equation she used to to organize Alanah’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Artists and Freelancers, which raised $5,000.
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‘We’re all figuring it out as we go along’: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian on what he learned from failure

By Stephen Babcock Ohanian was the commencement speaker for Johns Hopkins' virtual graduation this week. Hear the story of the ill-fated My Mobile Menu, and how it helped lead to Reddit.
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3 takeaways on how higher ed is going digital during COVID-19

By Stephen Babcock A report from Further Insights talks to university leaders about how things changed at the end of the spring, and what the fall will look like.
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