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As we kick off our Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit this week, we wanted to share a new resource we will showcase at our breakout session “Leveling up on AI Skills”. Microsoft has launched a Digital Skills Resource Hub with free skills training content, resources, curriculum and insights to help you and your organization thrive in the new age of AI. Whether you’re interested in learning the latest on AI, cybersecurity, sustainability or in developing your foundational digital literacy and productivity skills, you’ll find training materials to support nonprofits, educators and community organizations all in one place, including our newly released AI Trainer Toolkit available in multiple languages. Explore the Digital Skills Resource Hub and learn how you and your community can harness the power of AI. Together, we can expand economic opportunity and growth for all.TechSpark Fellows Update: Expanding opportunities locally
Update from Michelleschuler: As we embark on a new year marked by innovation and opportunities, I'm excited to share an update on the impactful strides made by the TechSpark Fellows in the first three months of the program. This progress report shows our commitment to exploring community needs, implementing new programs, and sustaining the factors driving local community impact and building ecosystems that expand opportunities. I invite you to explore the TechSpark Fellows 3-month Impact Report. You'll find a state-by-state snapshot of the transformative projects initiated by the Fellows.Harlem CODEtrotters
Written by Darrell Booker, NTA It was an amazing day at the Microsoft Garage in New York with the Harlem Globetrotters to launch The Harlem CODEtrotters, a game-changing STEM program that empowers Black and Brown communities. This is a historic day for STEM and basketball. Coming to a nonprofit near you on Oct 23rd. Register for our tech acceleration program at https://aka.ms/NTA to get access as soon as it drops!Career Essentials Certificate in Sustainability Skills by Microsoft and LinkedIn
As part of our ongoing commitment to provide people with skills for in-demand jobs, I’m pleased to share that our new sustainability skills training is now available. The new learning pathway will help learners harness the power of technology to foster sustainable change. Upon completion of the course, learners will earn a Career Essentials Certificate in Sustainability Skills by Microsoft and LinkedIn. The new pathway will enable learners to: Explore foundational sustainability concepts Discover opportunities for sustainable innovation Learn how technology can be leveraged for sustainability Identify sustainable solutions using Microsoft Cloud This new pathway will be available until 2025 by signing into LinkedIn with a free account. *Available in English only, new languages will be available in February 2024Microsoft to Train 1 Million People for AI Tech Jobs
Microsoft has committed to training one million people with the AI skills needed to pursue a career in technology, readying them for the “AI economy”, one where 47% of business leaders are now considering AI over new hires. Clare Barclay, head of Microsoft UK, said that by 2025, the company will have supported one million people to gain the AI skills needed “to start, or move into, a career in technology.” There’s now a whole ecosystem of free AI training courses available online, with more and more people looking for ways to stand out from the crowd in the modern-day economy. Read moreCybersecurity Talent Gap in the Age of AI: New Research
AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity. As AI technology capabilities advance so to does the need for defense capabilities for organizations. Yet, beyond the algorithms and data models, there's an urgent need for human talent. In fact, more than 4 million cybersecurity jobs are available globally. There simply aren't enough people globally to fill the open cybersecurity jobs. Earlier this month, together with the OECD, Microsoft Philanthropies launched a capstone report on cybersecurity skills. This was a final report in a series of three reports examining the urgent demand for cybersecurity skills, this time focused on France, Poland and Germany. Microsoft Philanthropies GM of Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement, Naria Santa Lucia joined a conversation to discuss the report findings with Assistant Deputy General of the OECD, Stefano Scarpetta , head of Economy and Social Protection for the OECD, Despina Spanou from the European Communication and our NGO partners ReDI School of Digital Integration and Instytut Kościuszki to help fill the talent gap. See Naria's recap of the event here, and access the full suite of OECD reports here: https://www.oecd.org/skills/building-a-skilled-cyber-security-workforce.htm. This is a part of a larger Cybersecurity Skills Initiative committment we at Microsoft Philanthropies have to closing the global cybersecurity skills gap. As a company, we continue to invest in new solutions for nonprofits such as Account Guard and general AI cybersecurity solutions such as Microsoft Copilot for Security, which will be generally available on April 1! How are your organizations adapting to the key trends in cybersecurity for the sector? Let us know! And for more cyber security learning opportunities check out our Digital Skills Resource Hub and complete our free Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Microsoft and LinkedIn!
Free learning and development opportunity
Until 19 April, Microsoft is running the AI Skills Challenge - complete the challenge and earn a free Microsoft Certification Exam voucher. Registration | Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge Depending on the challenge topic you choose you can learn how to do the following: Build your own generative AI applications Work smarter, be more productive and boost creativity with AI-infused tools Reshape how users' access, manage, and act on data with a single, AI-powered platform Use an enterprise-grade AI service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle These are great free learning and development opportunities for data analysts, data scientists and IT users within your organisations with the added bonus of the free exam to prove their new skills.Demo Days: Microsoft Tools and Technologies for Nonprofits
Are you looking for ways to enhance your productivity, creativity, and accessibility in your work? Do you want to learn how you can use AI and your existing Microsoft tools and technologies, to tackle challenges and opportunities for your nonprofit? If so, join us for Demo Days: Microsoft Tools and Technologies for Nonprofits, a series of live trainings that will show you how to make the most of Microsoft products for your nonprofit mission. Learn more and register below! You can register for one or all the sessions, depending on your interest and availability. Each session will last for one hour and will include a live demonstration of Microsoft features and scenarios as well as a Q&A session with the presenter. Topics include: Prompt engineering for Nonprofits Reimagine your workflow with Copilot Power Platform Citizen Developer I: Where to start? Making your content more inclusive and user-friendly with Microsoft Accessibility tools How to create and deploy conversational bots in minutes with Copilot Studio. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to use Microsoft tools and technologies for your nonprofit mission. Register today for Demo Days and get ready to transform your nonprofit work with Microsoft products!Join the TechSpark team for their next fireside chat, Strengthening Nonprofits!
Join the TechSpark team for their next fireside chat, Strengthening Nonprofits! Taya Spelhaug will moderate the discussion with Patrick Kirby and Andrea Brooke on how nonprofits can leverage technology to do more with less and deepen their impact. Please share with other nonprofit leaders you think would benefit. Date: January 29th, 2024 Time: 1-2 CT /11-12 PST/ 2-3 EST REGISTER: FiresideChats Listing Page (eventbuilder.com)Learn how to help the current workforce gain valuable AI skills
Discover how Ann Franz, Director of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, is leveraging the new Generative AI Learning Pathway on LinkedIn to upskill the manufacturing workforce in their community. In this short video you'll hear how the NEW Manufacturing Alliance is helping the current workforce boost their AI skills through learning cohorts. Watch video
