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Salesforce Announces Work.com For Schools and $20 Million to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Support Student Learning Anywhere

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, today announced Work.com for Schools to help schools make data-driven decisions on when and how to return to campus safely, facilitate communication between teachers and families at scale, and support students remotely. The company is also granting $20 million to support five major public school districts across the U.S.—empowering them to provide equitable, safe and…

As the new school year begins amid the continuing pandemic, administrators must try to balance education and safety as they navigate disparate reopening guidelines, data and community pressures. They’ve had to build new remote learning models while reimagining physical classrooms, placing incredible strain on already limited resources. For children, the pandemic has caused an education crisis, which is disproportionately impacting low-income and minority families, as well as those living with disabilities.

«Schools are the backbone of our communities—the heart and soul of our neighborhoods. We need to ensure that every student has access to the best education regardless of circumstance,» said Ebony Beckwith, Chief Philanthropy Officer, Salesforce. «As we reimagine education for a learn-anywhere world, we are committed to helping our schools reopen safely, teach from anywhere and create a more equitable future for every student.»

Helping Schools Create a Trusted and Safe Campus Experience
Earlier this year, Salesforce released Work.com, new technology to help businesses and governments around the world reopen safely and build more resilient communities. Now, as school districts plan their return, Work.com for Schools gives administrators and staff technology designed to help them navigate the complexities of reopening and managing ongoing campus safety:

Workplace Command Center is a single technology hub for school administrators to get a comprehensive view of campus readiness, make data-driven decisions, take action, and communicate with families, teachers and staff effectively. Administrators can make decisions based on real-time, tailored public health data as well as private wellness data from within their school community.
Wellness Check gives schools the ability to assess if students, teachers and staff are able to return to campus. Administrators can customize Salesforce’s CDC-aligned health surveys and automate follow-up actions based on a staff or student’s wellness status. From the Command Center, school leaders can surface wellness trends and insights to drive informed decisions around returning staff and students to school, while helping to keep community health data secure.
Contact Tracing allows administrators to manually trace health relationships efficiently and privately by collecting data from individuals who are infected or potentially exposed to an infectious disease. Administrators can use visual maps of contacts and locations to monitor and take safety precautions to avoid further interactions and outbreak.

Helping Schools Support Students and Engage with Families From Anywhere
With new Education Cloud innovations for K-12, schools can support students and families no matter where they are.

Communications and Family Engagement Tools enable schools to manage communications quickly and at scale by connecting with families on their preferred channel or device through email, social, text or phone. School leaders can share relevant and personalized updates, track responses, and follow up with families who need additional support.
Student Success Hub will help schools deliver equitable and holistic student support by connecting students with the services they need to thrive—from food and mental health services to devices, tutoring and more. K-12 counselors and staff will be equipped to manage student progress, intervene early and collaboratively, and measure key outcomes, even if students are remote.

$20 Million in Grants to Support Education
In addition to shutting down schools across the U.S. overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations—in particular, communities of color. Schools are embracing remote learning, but too many students don’t own a computer or have internet access in their homes to log on, let alone learn. In Oakland, CA, around 50 percent of public school students lack access to technology at home, such as the internet and computers; and nationwide, about 23 percent of households lack high-speed access. This gap, often referred to as the digital divide, threatens to widen already existing achievement and opportunity gaps in our public schools.

Building upon its longstanding commitment to supporting local public schools, Salesforce’s $20 million in new grants are focused on advancing equity, supporting teachers, and helping close the digital divide that has emerged from the pandemic.

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD): $9 million to support the district’s reimagination of school through the COVID-19 pandemic and to build upon existing programs to improve student outcomes and opportunities. This is Salesforce’s eighth year partnering with SFUSD, delivering $100,000 per school of unrestricted funds to all SFUSD middle-grade principals through the Principal’s Innovation Fund annually. This year, the fund is increased to $200,000 per school for additional support.
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD): $9 million to support middle school students and educators through the challenges of the pandemic, with unique support for Newcomers—unaccompanied immigrant youth, refugees and asylum seekers. This is Salesforce’s fifth year partnering with OUSD, which will also receive $200,000 Principal Innovation Fund school allocations for each of its schools.
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS): $500,000 to support professional development for educators, including racial equity training for teachers. Salesforce has also committed $100,000 to IPS’ COVID-19 relief fund. This is Salesforce’s third year partnering with IPS.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS): $500,000 to train the next generation of school leaders and to provide STEM-related early college and career experiences for students in underserved communities. Salesforce has committed $100,000 to CPS’ COVID-19 relief fund. This is Salesforce’s third year partnering with CPS.
New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE): $500,000 to expand and accelerate the district’s efforts to create a more equitable school system in light of unprecedented new challenges faced by school communities as a result of COVID-19. This grant also supports implementing the Graduate Profile—the set of knowledge, skills, and experiences all NYC public school students should gain through their education in NYC DOE. This is Salesforce’s second year partnering with NYC DOE.
Courageous Conversation Global Foundation: $500,000 to develop partnerships to promote racial justice and interracial understanding, supporting our five district partners. This donation will help ensure schools in each district have access to the knowledge, skills, and capacity to build racial equity leaders and practitioners from within.

Salesforce’s Investment in Education Reaches $118 Million
The latest grants bring Salesforce’s total investment in education to $118 million, including $85.4 million to San Francisco and Oakland public schools. Salesforce employees have volunteered more than 755,000 hours to support education and workforce development initiatives.

Through Salesforce’s Circle the Schools program, employees participate in volunteer activities designed to advance student skills, including literacy in elementary schools, STEM in middle schools, and college and career readiness in high schools. Since 2013, Salesforce employees have adopted more than 124 schools globally in 43 cities, including 34 schools in San Francisco and Oakland. Salesforce is committed this year to hosting 100 virtual volunteer events with its employees to help students and educators face this transition globally.

Supporting Student Success and Lifelong Learning
From K-12 to higher education and beyond, Salesforce provides a number of additional technologies to empower students, teachers, and administrators to support lifelong learning and student success:

Education Cloud drives learner and institution success with 360-degree views across the entire educational journey. With one integrated CRM platform for education, K-12, and higher education institutions can create personalized experiences at scale designed to transform learner engagements into lifelong relationships.
Trailhead, Salesforce’s free online learning platform, breaks down the barriers to learning and empowers job-seekers to learn new skills for the new normal and earn resume-worthy credentials that companies are hiring for.
Tableau makes it simple for active students and instructors to unlock the power of data, ask sophisticated questions, get actionable answers, and share their findings easily online. Through the Tableau Academic Program, it’s free for active students and instructors.

Pricing and Availability

Workplace Command Center is generally available today and priced at $15 per user per year. Student, Faculty & Staff Wellness will be included with Workplace Command Center.
Contact Tracing is generally available today via Contact Tracing for Employees.
Student Success Hub is expected to be generally available in the 4th quarter of 2020.

ABOUT SALESFORCE
Salesforce is the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), bringing companies closer to their customers in the digital age. Founded in 1999, Salesforce enables companies of every size and industry to take advantage of powerful technologies—cloud, mobile, social, internet of things, artificial intelligence, voice and blockchain—to create a 360-degree view of their customers. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: www.salesforce.com.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol «CRM.» For more information please visit https://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

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HUNGRY Raises More Than $115,000 to Feed Our Nation’s Healthcare Heroes

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HUNGRY Marketplace Inc., the celebrity-backed platform connecting top chefs with people looking for local chef-made meals, today announced it has reached a major milestone in the company’s efforts to feed those serving on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19.

In partnership with Virginia-based nonprofit Pivotal Moments and other generous donors, HUNGRY has helped raise more than <span…

In partnership with Virginia-based nonprofit Pivotal Moments and other generous donors, HUNGRY has helped raise more than $115,000 to provide healthcare workers, first responders, EMTs, paramedics and their families with nutritious, chef-made meals.

«We’re proud to feed the brave men and women who’ve been working so hard to keep our communities safe and healthy,» said Jeff Grass, HUNGRY CEO. «Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors and our partners, we’ve been able to do our part in giving back to these frontline heroes.»

In March, HUNGRY began leveraging its proprietary technology to get food into the hands of essential workers and at-risk groups in major U.S. cities at tremendous scale. Since then, HUNGRY has facilitated meal donations on behalf of several notable personalities, including Kevin Hart, Todd Gurley and Bobby Wagner, as well as celebrity chefs Tom Colicchio and Ming Tsai.

In addition to providing free meals as a result of outside donations, HUNGRY has also been donating four meals for every one meal sold via its HUNGRY@Home meal delivery service – an online, direct-to-consumer delivery program – and one meal for every two catered meals sold via its chef-to-business catering program.

«Finding ways to adapt our business model and tools to help frontline and essential workers during this time has been a top priority of ours,» shares Grass. «We will continue to deliver healthy, high-quality food to healthcare heroes throughout the country as long as there is a need.»

Anyone can make a tax-deductible donation via Pivotal Moments to help feed deserving healthcare heroes as part of HUNGRY’s initiative.

For more information, visit tryhungry.com/home or pivotalmoments.org/food.

About HUNGRY:
HUNGRY was founded by serial entrepreneurs Eman Pahlavani, Shy Pahlevani and Jeff Grass, as a revolutionary technology connecting independent chefs with the $60 billion business and events catering market. HUNGRY is committed to improving the communities it serves. Through its ‘Fight Against Hunger’ program, HUNGRY donates one meal to those in need for every two purchased. Additionally, its ‘WeRecycle’ program promotes environmental waste reduction by offering biodegradable plates and cutlery with its delivered meals. HUNGRY is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Austin and Dallas. For more information, visit tryhungry.com.

About HUNGRY@Home:
HUNGRY@Home is a direct-to-door food delivery service available in the cities HUNGRY already serves. The safe, family-style food delivery concept features chef crafted menu items that incorporate locally sourced ingredients and provide up to eight individual servings of delicious, good-for-you food in every meal. For every one meal sold via HUNGRY@Home, HUNGRY donates four meals to help someone in need. For more information and to place an order, visit http://www.TryHungry.com/Home.

About Pivotal Moments:
Pivotal Moments is a 501 (c)(3) charity who develops, supports, and promotes entertainment and educational programs to help people become champions for mental wellness. Through individual and company donations we create content and programs, and support others who are committed to increase awareness, education, and advocacy for mental wellness in our communities.

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RNA Society Awarded 2020 Power of A Award by American Society of Association Executives

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — MCI USA is pleased to announce that its client the RNA Society was honored…

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — MCI USA is pleased to announce that its client the RNA Society was honored by the American Society of Association Executives with a 2020 Power of A Silver Award for their innovative program that leveraged university laboratories to rapidly scale up COVID-19 testing. The Power of A Awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions associations make to society.

«We are so proud that one of our client partners, the RNA Society, is being recognized by ASAE with a prestigious Power of A Award,» said Erin Fuller, FASAE, CAE, MPA, President, Association Solutions, MCI USA. «The RNA Society’s swift response to the pandemic demonstrates how associations drive collaboration and innovation. The Society connected its members with their local health departments so they could donate both much-needed equipment and world-class scientific expertise.»

The RNA Society is dedicated to fostering research and education in the field of ribonucleic acid science. Many members work in well-stocked academic laboratories, and during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States when it was clear that the need for widespread testing was not being met, one member of the RNA Society executive committee, Dr. Olivia Rissland, PhD (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine) arranged donations of testing equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the local health department. Based on this success, she and other leaders of the RNA Society teamed up to expand these efforts and mobilize donations from Society membership, which is made up of more than 2,000 RNA scientists across the world.

RNA Society CEO Dr. Kristian Baker (Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University) explained, «RNA Society members were perfectly positioned to provide scientific expertise, reagents and laboratory space to expand diagnostic testing for COVID-19—and our call to action was met with unfettered enthusiasm and outstanding generosity.»

MCI USA staff supporting the RNA Society noticed these initiatives and then worked to scale up the donation program by leveraging existing relationships with partners, such as the American Health Quality Association (AHQA), to identify the best way to connect RNA scientists around the country with state and local public health departments in need of testing and materials. Through this process MCI USA staff connected with National Association of City and County Health Officers (NACCHO), which served as the primary connection hub between scientists and health departments.

«By making these connections with high-level health department representatives and other healthcare organizations, we were able to coordinate arrangements with local and state health departments in charge of doing testing in all 50 states in less than a week,» commented Alison Teitelbaum, MS, MPH, CAE, Vice President, Association Solutions, MCI USA.

Thanks to this coordinated initiative, hundreds of RNA scientists donated equipment that allowed thousands of coronavirus tests to be administered, donated PPE that protected thousands of front-line medical providers, and contributed countless hours of research to the national effort to better understand the virus.

ABOUT MCI
MCI is the global leader in engaging and activating audiences. Our business is founded on a simple human insight: When people come together, magic happens. Since 1987, we have been bringing people together through inspiring meetings, events, congresses and association or community management. MCI helps organizations harness the power of community by applying our strategic engagement and activation solutions to build unforgettable online and offline experiences that foster change, inspire, educate and enhance business performance. MCI is an independently owned company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and boasts a global presence with 2,500+ professionals in 61 offices and 31 countries, who work with clients across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, India, and the Middle East. Visit us at http://www.mci-group.com or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook.

ABOUT MCI USA
MCI USA helps companies and associations strategically engage and activate their target audiences, building community and boosting client performance through face-to-face, hybrid and digital experiences that support client business objectives. With US headquarters in the Washington, DC area and offices in New York, Miami, Baltimore, Dallas, and Chicago, MCI USA is rapidly expanding its platform to deliver a robust set of services in its Association and Corporate Solutions portfolios. Find out more at http://www.mci-group.com/usa.

ABOUT THE RNA SOCIETY
The RNA Society is a non-profit international scientific society with more than 2,000 members dedicated to fostering research and education in the field of RNA science. The RNA Society hosts a peer-reviewed scientific journal, RNA, and an annual scientific conference, along with sponsoring other RNA-related scientific conferences through direct financial support and student travel grants. For more information about the RNA Society and its programing, or to become a member, please visit http://www.rnasociety.org and check out its Twitter account (@RNASociety).

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DSS, Inc. Secures Patent for Automatic Generation of Patient Presence for Health-Related Data Management Systems

JUNO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced the Patent Application Publication was granted to by the U.S. Patent Office for U.S. Patent…

With the management of electronic healthcare records sweeping the industry, the patent is directed to health record management systems, and how users and healthcare providers can access and interact with these systems.

This patent protects the DSS technology that allows patients, healthcare providers and facilities to transmit patient health related data to a health record management system in a secure and efficient manner.

The patented system also allows for any healthcare entity to securely submit health related data for any patient and be automatically registered with the system. Therefore, patients are no longer required to access multiple different health record management systems due to their healthcare providers being registered with different systems.

«Enhanced health data interoperability is critical for providing the best quality of care possible for patients,» said Mark Byers, president and CEO of DSS. «This patent reinforces DSS’ legacy of being a trusted provider of the most innovative health technology solutions.»

DSS Incorporated has other patents pending.

About Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.)
With over 25 years of experience, DSS knows what works. We are a health information software development and systems integration company, providing services and solutions used daily by thousands of clinicians and administrative staff nationwide, to reduce costs, streamline workflows and improve patient care. For more information about DSS, visit http://www.dssinc.com.

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XpressBio Assists Preeminent Primate Research Center with Coronavirus Research Study

FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 and the resulting COVID‐19 pandemic has made the development of therapeutics, vaccines, and potential cures one of the scientific research community’s top priorities. XpressBio recently provided key products, including its COVID-19 S1/S2 microplate and ELISA reagents, to one of the world’s preeminent non-human primate research centers, the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), for a surveillance program to determine the viral status of its non‐human primate breeding colony at the University of California, Davis. XpressBio researcher William Boteler and his team also provided scientific consulting services, including a comparison of sample activities to a panel of Coronavirus antigens prepared in different cell lines.

One of seven such centers supported by the National Institutes of Health, the California National Primate Research Center has the nation’s best-characterized population of older primates—an important edge in evaluating how age affects the impact of coronavirus on vulnerable older adults with long-term conditions like hypertension and Type-2 diabetes. Considering the similarity between human and non-human primate physiology, especially with regard to respiratory systems and immune/aging patterns, the results from this study were integral in preserving and maintaining the colony’s health as well as providing information critical to the development of new COVID-19 drugs, therapies, and surgical procedures.

Approximately 2,450 animals are housed outdoors and 1,300 indoors at the CNPRC. A sentinel surveillance program to test at least 10% of the CNPRC colony– 385 animals housed in 73 different indoor rooms or outdoor enclosures—was conducted in March, April, and May 2020. 256 paired blood and swab samples were tested for SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody and RNA.

The study had important implications related to the epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 in the human population and primate populations, risk of virus introduction and transmission, especially from asymptomatic carriers, and the most important components of effective infection control programs.

«Studies like this one are critically important to understanding how we can prevent and treat COVID-19, as well as future coronavirus outbreaks,» said XpressBio President and CEO Mo Hashemzadeh. «Information being gathered now will also be equally important in strategizing a more effective defense against potential new viral pandemics that may emerge in the future.»

Details of the study are available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmp.12483

Read XpressBio’s SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Protein Plate White Paper at:
https://xpressbio.com/news/sars-cov-2-covid-19-protein-plate-white-paper/

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Attorney Allen Sawyer’s California Client Avoids Lifetime Registration, Jail Time for Sex Crimes; Charges Reduced to Misdemeanors

STOCKTON, Calif., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — California criminal defense attorney Allen Sawyer of the Law Offices of Allen Sawyer announced today that Case # CR-2019-4210705 in San Joaquin County Superior Court was settled after District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar reduced the charges for his client from felony to misdemeanor.

At the start of the jury trial,…

At the start of the jury trial, Sawyer’s client, Brian W., faced charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony and of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes. Sawyer’s opening arguments, legal motions, and exposure of evidentiary issues contributed to the DA’s reduction of the charges to misdemeanor.

The arrest of, and the charges against, Brian W. stemmed from a police decoy scenario. In such scenarios a police officer posing as a worker for an escort service extends sexual services to a text responder. After an agreement is reached, the officer claims to be a minor. Text responders who still agree to meet for the purpose of sexual services are arrested. Such an arrest brings felony charges that carry serious state prison sentences as well as lifetime sex offender registration.

Sawyer said the victory came as a great relief for his client. «It went from a state prison case with lifetime registration to a misdemeanor with suspended fine and no additional jail time,» he said. «We are very pleased with the outcome.»

About California Defense Attorney Allen Sawyer
With offices in Stockton, San Jose, and Sacramento, The Law Offices of Allen Sawyer comprise unparalleled attorney representation for a range of legal matters across the state. Additionally, Mr. Sawyer can be seen regularly on local television news, handling cases for politicians, celebrities, sports figures, and matters in the public eye.

Misdemeanors and felonies, Allen Sawyer litigates California criminal defense cases including, but not limited to, the following categories:

Mr. Sawyer fights for the rights of the accused. For more information or to schedule a consultation, please contact Allen Sawyer directly at (209) 645-0556, or visit the law firm website: https://www.allensawyer.com/.

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More Than 50% of U.S. K-12 Public School Students Will Be Going Back to School «Virtually» This Fall

PELHAM, N.Y., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — More than 50% of US K-12 public school students will be attending school remotely to start the school year, according to a comprehensive, ongoing survey conducted by Burbio.com, a data service that aggregates school and community calendars nationwide. Specifically, 52% of students are projected to be learning online to start the year, 44% will be attending in-person either every day or certain days of the week, and 4% of students are in school districts that haven’t finalized plans.

«We have seen a dramatic shift to online only learning in the past three weeks,» said Burbio co-founder Julie Roche. «Large districts such as Chicago, and Sun Belt cities such as Houston and Miami along with large suburban districts such as Fairfax County Virginia were all setting plans to return with in-person learning and shifted to fully remote.»

Burbio’s data set consists of more than 80,000 K-12 school calendars across all 50 states and is dynamically updated as events are added or changed. For this initiative, Burbio actively monitors districts representing over 35,000 schools, including the 200 largest school districts in the U.S. District plans are reviewed every 72 hours to identify changes. School districts in the data set are a mix of sizes and distributed nationally in such a way to represent local decision-making across the country.

Size of district is a big factor in the approach districts are taking. The 200 largest districts are 66% virtual. The survey assumes New York City, the largest school district in the country, holds in-person schooling as announced and recently approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Breaking down the 44% in-person, approximately 19% of students nationally will be attending a hybrid format where students only attend certain days. Twenty five percent will go to school daily, meaning one quarter of K-12 public school students in the country will be attending school every day to start the year.

«We expect this situation to stay fluid for the entire academic year and we will continue to measure it,» said Roche. «Many districts have thresholds for Covid-19 levels that could result in converting back to remote learning. Other districts are planning to revisit the ‘on-line’ decision as soon as September and could convert to in-person models.»

About the Methodology

Margin for error is 2.73% at 95% confidence level. For detailed methodology visit https://about.burbio.com/methodology/ or email dennis@burbio.com

About Burbio:

Burbio.com is the industry leader in aggregating school, government, library and community event information for digital consumer engagement and business decision making. Burbio’s technology organizes and streams millions of hyper-local events across the US and keeps them automatically updated. Burbio’s relevant and critical content is engaging for consumers and important for business decision making. In addition to the Burbio.com consumer service, Burbio works with digital media companies, local broadcasters, real estate firms, government and library partners, national non-profits, corporate clients and investment professionals who use this community event information to engage consumers and better manage and predict their business.

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Conductiv™ Introduces Diversity Initiative, Helping Health Systems Increase Spending with Minority-Owned Suppliers to Stimulate Economy and Improve Population Health

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Conductiv™, the leading third-party spend optimization solutions provider, announced today an initiative to help healthcare providers better identify and increase their spend with local and minority-owned suppliers.

As local, minority-owned suppliers have struggled with the economic impact of COVID-19, and the public advocates for businesses that promote greater equality, Conductiv’s latest enhancement offers diverse suppliers an effective and proven way to grow their businesses, while enabling providers to encourage and promote diversity with their third-party service providers.

«Healthcare providers are looking to support a more diverse and inclusive roster of suppliers—including community-led minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses—but it can often be difficult to identify diverse suppliers with capabilities needed within the healthcare industry,» said Conductiv CEO Chris Gormley. «Recognizing both the importance and need for national change in this moment, we immediately deployed a team of developers to create technology enhancements that enable Conductiv’s members to increase their percentage of spend with diverse and local suppliers. Studies have shown that population health and economic performance are correlated and hold influence over social and environmental outcomes.»

Conductiv will anchor this initiative by adding diversity analytics to its integrated third-party services optimization suite—allowing for immediate visibility of Tier 1 and Tier 2 local and minority-owned supplier spending and new suppliers. Customers will have the ability to precisely measure their diverse supplier spending and efficiently evaluate and activate new contracts with carefully vetted local, minority-owned suppliers from one platform.

Conductiv will also add local and regional GPO contracts with vetted diverse suppliers and illuminate diverse supplier GPO contracting opportunities based on a healthcare organization’s historic spend. For minority-owned suppliers, working with Conductiv Contracts provides an opportunity to grow their businesses with regional and national healthcare providers. A member advisory committee will guide these collective efforts and investments.

«We’re committed to helping healthcare supply chains increase their diversity and inclusion efforts by connecting them to high-quality minority-owned suppliers,» Gormley added. «Our members have indicated their challenges in differentiating diverse spend and finding qualified diverse suppliers. To solve these challenges, our team is building off Conductiv’s category-defining integrated purchased services optimization suite and strengthening our data sources to ensure this is a simple and advantageous feature for both healthcare providers and diverse suppliers.»

For more information, please visit Conductiv.com.

About Conductiv
ConductivTM, formerly Medpricer, empowers supply chains to optimize their third-party services. As the only end-to-end third-party lifecycle improvement company, ConductivTM shares its strategic sourcing expertise and category best practices with multiple industries including healthcare, hospitality, government, real estate, transportation and education. The company has led more than 700 bids for more than 120 organizations, exceeding $4 billion in contracted value. Member projects have generated $800 million of documented savings or an average savings value of 24% to date. To learn how supply chains are transforming their savings strategy, visit Conductiv.com.

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2021 Mazda CX-3: Dynamic Driving In A Subcompact Package

IRVINE, California, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations today announces the 2021 Mazda CX-3 will arrive in dealerships next month, offering fans contemporary styling and engaging driving dynamics in a subcompact crossover. The CX-3 will continue to offer premium features as standard to stand out from the competition while providing a wide range of options for those looking for an ideal entryway into the Mazda family.

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2021 Mazda CX-3: Dynamic Driving In A Subcompact Package

The 2021 Mazda CX-3 will continue to be offered in a Sport trim with the four-cylinder Skyactiv-G 2.0, rated to deliver up to 148 horsepower and 146 lb-ft of torque. Equipped with standard front-wheel drive and paired with a quick-shifting Skyactiv-Drive six-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode and Sport mode help create an engaging driving experience. For those looking to venture beyond the city, Mazda’s predictive i-Activ all-wheel drive is available on the CX-3.

Mazda CX-3 Sport is packaged with substances and style throughout. Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™, Active Driving Display and automatic climate control are standard features. The subcompact crossover is benefited by a seven-inch, full-color touchscreen display with Mazda Connect™, Bluetooth hands-free phone and audio and a six-speaker audio system. These features can be safely accessed through the multi-function commander knob or steering wheel mounted controls. Other premium standard features include electronic parking brake with auto-hold feature, push button start, remote keyless illuminated entry system, power windows with one-touch automatic up/down feature for the driver side and cloth seats.

Helpful for navigating the busy city, the extensive suite of i-Activsense safety features are standard on the 2021 CX-3 Sport. For 2021, the Advanced Smart City Brake Support has been enhanced with Night Pedestrian Detection. Mazda Radar Cruise Control with stop and go function is helpful for extended drives or congested commutes. Smart Brake Support with Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, High Beam Control all join Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert and a rearview camera are all standard safety features.

CX-3 Sport upholds modern styling for subcompact crossovers. Featuring all LED exterior lighting as standard, such as headlights, taillights and daytime running lights. To add function to form, the LED headlights have automatic on/off, a feature that has been enhanced for 2021, and automatic leveling capabilities. Rain-sensing windshield wipers provide continence and complement the rear window wiper. To bring the entire package together, the CX-3 is styled with 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, a roof spoiler, shark fin antenna, dual stainless-steel exhaust outlets and an understated black front grille design that brings greater depth and distinction.

MSRP² FOR THE 2021 MAZDA CX-3 IS AS FOLLOWS:

	Front-Wheel Drive	i-Activ All-Wheel Drive
CX-3 Sport	$20,640	$22,040

PREMIUM PAINT COLORS:

Soul Red Crystal Metallic	$595
Machine Gray Metallic	$495
Snowflake White Pearl Mica	$395

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through approximately 620 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

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¹	MSRP does not include $1,100 for destination and handling ($1,145 in Alaska), taxes, title or additional fees. Dealers set actual sale prices.

²	MSRP does not include $1,100 for destination and handling ($1,145 in Alaska), taxes, title or additional fees. Dealers set actual sale prices.

	Dealers set actual sale prices.

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The Home Depot Donates a Half Million Kids Workshop Kits to Nonprofits; Offers Live-Stream and Digital Workshops

ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Home Depot^®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is helping kids keep doing while its in-store Kids Workshop classes are paused, donating more than 500,000 Kids Workshop kits over the past four months to more than 100 nonprofit organizations and schools across the country. Various organizations nationwide including Boys & Girls Club of America, ToolBank and YMCA received kits. The company will continue to…

To inspire young doers without leaving their homes, The Home Depot has also partnered with social media influencers to bring traditional Kids Workshop classes to life. New kids’ virtual projects are being added to the collection monthly to keep kids engaged. In addition to the donation to nonprofit organizations, Kids Workshop kits are available for free in-store pickup on the first Saturday of each month. Some traditional Kids Workshop project kits, like the «Tool Bench» and the «Soccer Game» are available for purchase on www.homedepot.com. The new content for children is available at www.homedepot.com/c/kids.

«While our in-store classes are on hold, we’re thrilled to continue to support the next generation of doers through our nonprofit partners and online workshop programs,» said Ted Decker, executive vice president of merchandising at The Home Depot. «Home Depot Kids Workshops have been a staple of our brand since the program launched in 1997, giving more than 60 million children their first DIY experiences during that time.»

To share know-how with adults, The Home Depot has also launched free live-streaming workshops led by expert associates to help «doers get more done» without leaving their homes. The first series of virtual classes, «Homeowner 101» is aimed to equip new homeowners with the tools and knowledge they need to take on the projects and repairs that come with any house. The «Homeowner 101» series includes live-steaming courses in homeowner basics including «Homeowner 101: Systems,» «Homeowner 101: Indoor,» and «Homeowner 101: Outdoor.» Virtual classes on core DIY topics, like drywall repair, painting and tiling will be added this fall.

Additional on demand how-to videos are available for doers, both children and adults, on The Home Depot YouTube channel. Online video guides come in a variety of topics ranging from «How to Plant Flowers» to «How to Unclog a Toilet.» You can find additional information about The Home Depot’s workshops at https://www.homedepot.com/workshops.

About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,293 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2019, The Home Depot had sales of $110.2 billion and earnings of $11.2 billion. The Company employs more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.

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