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Tech-forward innovation + inclusive collaboration for faster, scaled impact. Co-organizer of UN Solutions Summit. #SDGs https://nitter.cf/t.co/fFBeTIKm3x
Joined September 2009
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This collaboration accelerated work we began a year ago w/ PPE donations for Native American communities from @salesforce @projectn95 @untilwedoit @bellacanvasLA @luckybrand
Thanks to all involved, $10M of COVID-19 relief supplies donated across 400+ tribes & pueblos so far
As part of a long-term effort facilitated by @shift7 & @earthguardianz in collaboration with @1PercentFTP & @NIHB1, companies have been donating requested COVID-19 relief supplies to Native American communities across the country.
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Throwback to our Women Techsters Initiative presentation at the 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit
We presented our Women Techsters Initiative plan at the #UNSolutionsSummit, which was co-organized by the @unfoundation, @shift7, @Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), and @Local2030.
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Coming up at 12:10pm ET - @SmithMegan joins @RandiZuckerberg to talk about @shift7, inclusivity in tech, addressing systemic social, environmental and economic problems, her time as U.S. CTO under Obama and more!
🔊Tune in on #SiriusXM132🔊
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On the #SIS22 Mainstage: @smithmegan, Former U.S. Chief Technology Officer & CEO, @shift7 and @debass, Chief Partnerships Officer, @statedept are discussing the public sector's role in driving social impact through innovation.
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*DEADLINE EXTENDED* to apply for $10k in unrestricted funding from the 2022 Indigenous Communities Fellowship! Don’t miss out – submit by April 11 ⬇️ hubs.li/Q0172-qf0
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Congratulations to the winners of @SolveMIT's Community Award! 👏 Your votes helped each of these teams win $2,000 to fund their solutions. @somo_org @NextSkills360 Kemet Modular Medication Manufacturing @EAryabhatta @vnglestories @mccaguam
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Today in the @nytimes, our founder and CEO @Sixtocancel shared how our foster care system is fundamentally broken--and how we can fix it.
Read the piece:
nytimes.com/2021/09/16/opini…
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Each year Solve awards $2,000 to ‘fan favorite’ solutions to our Global Challenges. Check out the incredible finalists, and vote for your favorites! hubs.li/H0VGF0h0
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Finalists have been selected for @SolveMIT's 2021 Indigenous Communities Fellowship! 👏 Read more about the amazing teams using traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities: hubs.li/H0VGC8j0
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Our long time friend, @smithmegan, CEO @shift7, former CTO of the United States under the @BarackObama Administration, and our inaugural ExCITE Awards Keynote speaker, visited the CodeCrew team last Friday! Thank you, Megan!
The next group of Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award candidates is addressing challenges by saving critical ecosystems, transforming carbon economies & reducing food waste. Read about their endeavors & learn about their accomplishments. buff.ly/3lJmRl3
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Indigenous people worldwide continue to face overwhelming marginalization, discrimination and exclusion.
Respect for the rights of indigenous peoples means ensuring equal and meaningful participation, full inclusion and empowerment.
#IndigenousDay
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Go #WallyFunk Go! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercur… "All candidates were accomplished pilots; Lovelace & Cobb reviewed >700 women pilots records to select candidates-recruited 20 women for testing. All had >1000 flight hours. In 1960, 13 of the women passed the same tests as the Mercury 7"
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featured conversation on Righteous Babe Radio:
Techsetters A Kode with Klossy Podcast: Megan Smith and Susan Alzner, Using Technology to Better Humanity
airing Wednesday and Friday at 12pm and 5pm CDT
righteousbaberadio.com
ALT Techsetters: A Kode with Klossy Podcast
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Alum @smithmegan talks to @daniellenewnham about her career path, from MIT and the @medialab to @shift7, and making the tech industry more equitable. danielle-newnham-podcast.sim…
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Next Tuesday, June 29th at 4 PM ET, Join Vital Voices to celebrate the vibrant voices of LGBTQIA+ leaders in our network featuring Vital Voices Board Member and @shift7 CEO @smithmegan. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS. RSVP here- vvpridepanel.splashthat.com/
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Join @LorettaWhtsides & me tomorrow night at 8:30pm ET, along w/ guests @vrevelyn, @camillelisa, @tanyaofmars & @Astro_Ellen for a special Zoom to talk about how Sally Ride has inspired us and shaped our world.
Register:bit.ly/3vAtoQe
#ShineLikeSally #SallysNight
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On this week’s episode of @Techsetters we’ll hear from the co-founders of @shift7 - champions of systemic change! You’ll even hear from a former United States CTO 👀 Great timing for inspiring our Wave 1 scholars as they work on their final project!
Link in bio 🔗🚀
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NEW INTERVIEW: @smithmegan on her career journey from @MIT @medialab @generalmagicmov with @tfadell @SusanKare et al to VP @Google and US CTO under @BarackObama to @shift7 founder/CEO
to how we can make the tech industry more equitable.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… #INWED21