How to Talk to Your Boss If You’re Struggling to Get Work Done During Coronavirus

If you’re feeling stressed or overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, you’re not alone. At least, not according to the Pew Research Center, which found that 73% of Americans are feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge at least one to two …

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Meet Smart | How to Run Productive Virtual Meetings

In recent weeks, it’s highly likely that you have participated in, or even led, a virtual meeting. Perhaps it was a first for you—but there will almost certainly be more. Whatever the reason for your virtual gathering, there are certain …

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How to Be a Social-Impact Storyteller

As social-impact professionals, the ability to tell a good story can be the difference between engaging our community with the work we do and learning too late that no one truly understands our organization’s mission.

And now more than ever, …

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Impacted By COVID-19? We Want to Help

When we founded Springboard in 2013, our goal was to bring together a network of online learners. Over time, that goal turned into a much broader and meaningful vision to grow a global community and bridge the world’s skills gap …

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Bridging the world's skills gap through affordable, high-quality, online education.
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Be Bold | How to Pitch Yourself for a Job That Doesn’t Exist (Yet!)

Over the course of your career, you will likely encounter certain people, organizations, or causes you want to work for. But what if there aren’t any available job opportunities?

You may think there’s nothing to be done—but there is. Why …

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Springboard Partners With CareerKarma

Despite the recent shift to virtual working environments in the wake of COVID-19, online learning has been at the forefront of education for many years. While skill-based learning is indeed different from brick and mortar systems both in method and …

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Bridging the world's skills gap through affordable, high-quality, online education.
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A Work-From-Home Productivity Schedule That’ll Help You Get the Most Out of Your Day

Six years ago I left my cubicle to work from home and for the first few days (OK, maybe weeks), I walked aimlessly from room to room, cruised the fridge for mini Babybels, and tried a home work setup at …

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Amazon expansion

RALEIGH – Amazon will be hiring an additional 2,000 people across North Carolina as part of the Internet giant’s efforts to meet growing demand during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The new positions – a mix of full-time and part-time – will lift Amazon’s …

By Connie Fowler
Connie Fowler Employer Relations Manager
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Wake Tech is offering free IT training for displaced workers

RALEIGH — As job losses mount in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, Wake Tech Community College is stepping up to help displaced workers.

North Carolina’s largest technical college based in Raleigh will now offer cost-free IT training for those who …

By Connie Fowler
Connie Fowler Employer Relations Manager
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How to Transfer Your Tech Skills to a Mission-Driven Career

Are you looking to make your way into the nonprofit world from a career in tech? It’s not as big a leap as it may seem.

More and more essential nonprofit functions, from volunteer management to digital communications, are becoming …

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