HARO. High Tech Queries

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High Tech

1) Review Article about Best Work-from-Home Tools (MasterBundles)

2) Review Article about Shopify Fashion Themes (MasterBundles)

3) Review Article about Blog Themes for Shopify (MasterBundles)

4) 5 social media changes that shook the world in 2022 (CyberNews)

5) Seeking comments on content planning tools (GatherContent)

6) Businesses using network monitoring solutions (BizTech)

7) Project Portfolio Risk Management (SearchCIO)

8) 2 iPhone Browsing Mistakes You Should Avoid At All Costs To Protect Your Personal Data (SHEFinds.com )

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High Tech

1) Summary: Review Article about Best Work-from-Home Tools

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4b@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about 8 tools for remote
workers, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

Requirements:

The review must be informative & specific - name specific
moments that were good or bad. Don't be afraid to criticize.
Objective criticism is very good.

Word count: 200-300 words.

We will publish your review only if you are an expert in web &
graphic design - if you're a designer with relevant experience &
interesting projects.

Please, include your HEADSHOT & links to your social media
profiles, personal website, or a website of your project/company.

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2) Summary: Review Article about Shopify Fashion Themes

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4c@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about best free Shopify fashion
themes, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

Requirements:

The review must be informative & specific - name specific
moments that were good or bad. Don't be afraid to criticize.
Objective criticism is very good.

Word count: 200-300 words.

We will publish your review only if you are an expert in web &
graphic design - if you're a designer with relevant experience &
interesting projects.

Please, include your HEADSHOT & links to your social media
profiles, personal website, or a website of your project/company.

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3) Summary: Review Article about Blog Themes for Shopify

Name: Nick Tokarev MasterBundles

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eq4d@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: MasterBundles

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Hi!

Recently, we've wrote an article about best free blog themes for
Shopify, and now we are looking for a designer, who will write a
review of this article.

What's a review? It's a general impression from the article,
comment on the particular moments - what was good & what could
be covered better. Did an author do a good job? Did they cover
the subject completely, or should they dive deeper?

Example:
https://masterbundles.com/how-to-manage-creative-burnout/#23

Requirements:

The review must be informative & specific - name specific
moments that were good or bad. Don't be afraid to criticize.
Objective criticism is very good.

Word count: 200-300 words.

We will publish your review only if you are an expert in web &
graphic design - if you're a designer with relevant experience &
interesting projects.

Please, include your HEADSHOT & links to your social media
profiles, personal website, or a website of your project/company.

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4) Summary: 5 social media changes that shook the world in 2022

Name: Anna Zhadan CyberNews

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj8@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: CyberNews

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 21 December

Query:

Greetings,

We are writing an article on 5 social media changes that shook
the world in 2022. Your insights would be very helpful.

- What role did social media play in 2022? - Top social media
trends of 2022 (consider BeReal, NFTs) - Is the future still in
the hands of social media, or is it dying out/undergoing
significant changes? - Your predictions for the future of social
media (which forms will it take, how popular will it be, what
will it be used for? Consider Twitter under Elon Musk,
Facebook's Metaverse, and so on.)

Requirements:

- Advanced knowledge of tech - Expertise in tech/cybersecurity

Note: we cannot provide backlinking within the article! Your
full credentials will be added by your comment as attribution.

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5) Summary: Seeking comments on content planning tools

Name: Nia Gyant GatherContent

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj9@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: GatherContent

Deadline: 2:00 PM PST - 21 December

Query:

Content marketers, weigh in! Please answer one or more of the
following:

1. What's the #1 feature a content planning tool needs to have
to be worth the investment?

2. What's an underrated pitfall content planning software can
help users avoid?

3. What's your favorite content planning tool and why? Have you
found any unconventional but effective ways to use it?

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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6) Summary: Businesses using network monitoring solutions

Name: Calvin Hennick BizTech

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqds@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: BizTech

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 23 December

Query:

The IT network forms the essential backbone of a modern
enterprise. It connects multiple operational sites, devices and
systems to keep online operations running. Network management
and monitoring solutions monitor critical metrics in real time
and generate reports to help IT ensure top network performance.

This feature will highlight companies that have ensured network
performance via the deployment of a network monitoring software
solution, or (as in the case of the customer) by outsourcing the
monitoring to a third party as a service.

Requirements:

We're looking to speak with IT leaders at U.S.-based businesses
and nonprofits about how they're using network monitoring
solutions from vendors like SolarWinds and WhatsUp Gold.

Note: Sources can come from most any sector EXCEPT education,
healthcare, and government. Also, we cannot interview
vendors/resellers for this article.

Thanks!

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7) Summary: Project Portfolio Risk Management

Name: Lisa Morgan SearchCIO

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqhj@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: SearchCIO

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 20 December

Query:

This piece will answer the following questions:

What is Project Portfolio Risk Management and Why is it
important? What's the best way to develop a Project Portfolio
Risk Management plan? What are Project Portfolio Risk Management
best practices? What are the challenges? What are the benefits?



Examples of risks in Project and Portfolio Management /
Identifying potential risks in Project and Portfolio Management

Requirements:

Looking for CIOs and risk management executives who have adopted
project portfolio management.

Will be doing email interviews this week and next.

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8) Summary: 2 iPhone Browsing Mistakes You Should Avoid At All Costs To Protect Your Personal Data

Name: Lisa Fogarty SHEFinds.com

Category: High Tech

Email: query-eqj4@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: SHEFinds.com

Deadline: 10:00 AM EST - 20 December

Query:

Hi,

I'm searching for iPhone experts who can recommend browsing
mistakes you should avoid in order to protect your personal
data. -What are the browsing mistakes? -- How do they put you
at risk when it comes to your personal data? -- How can these
risks be avoided?

Requirements:

Please provide a credit line and link to your website. Thank
you.

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Defining ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance). What Is ESG? Lip service?

What all members should know of ESG and Disclosures of corporations locally, nationally, and globally.

• Are corporations providing just another 'LIP SERVICE' to satisfy regulators, investors, and public?

• Can communities and the public take advantage of corporate reporting and verify disclosure?

BEMA International

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https://www.globaleconomicreport.com/lets-talk-about-defining-esg-literally/

Let’s Talk About Defining ESG –Literally

November 2, 2021

Photo by Mohr Media

As Investors Take Interest In Corporate Policies, Governments Look To Harmonize ESG Disclosure

November 2, 2021—As employees, consumers and investors demand greater transparency about corporate practices,  there’s increasing interest in defining standards for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure.

While the concept of ESG has been around for years, leaders in the both public and private sectors are taking a greater interest in refining the definition. Furthermore, as world leaders try to harness the power of the private sector to reach net-zero goals to stem the warming of the climate, ESG becomes even more useful.

“Financial markets play a significant role in shifting capital to a sustainable future,” Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee said on October 22 in a discussion with the Meridian International Center.

Government Regulations & Advice On The Way

In the public sector, for example, the U.S. SEC is considering updating its guidance on disclosure requirements. And the commission is not alone.

Recently, the U.S. Federal Reserve established two committees investigating climate-related risks and planning to consider them as part of its supervision of financial firms. Furthermore, other U.S. agencies taking action include the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Federal Housing Financing Agency and Treasury Department.

Meanwhile, in late October, the United Kingdom’s Treasury Department published a 48-page “roadmap” for investing in sustainable projects and green technology. Also, the securities regulator for the European Union is developing rules ESG disclosures that will likely come into effect in 2022.

All this comes amid momentum built by the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow.

But first, let’s take a step back and start with a definition.

What Is ESG?

For corporations, ESG spans multiple issues including climate change, social policies, and human rights, and health and safety. Some observers would say it goes deeper than that:

“ESG looks at  how a company performs as a steward of the earth, how it treats employees, suppliers, customers — and even the communities where it does business. Governance refers to management, the Board, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.”- Tod Northman and Savannah Fox writing for the Corporate Compliance Insights

It matters because shareholders, employees, and consumers are taking notice. And for many companies, it’s impacting their bottom line.

ESG: It’s A Money Maker

Investors are increasingly taking notice of corporate practices impacting climate, as well as the environment and social policies.

Formal investments in ESG assets are also growing. Last year, 836 investment companies identified themselves as having sustainable assets, according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment. That includes 718 mutual funds and 94 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the organization noted.  

In dollar terms, the sector grew by more than 50 percent since 2018, up from $3 trillion to $4.6 trillion in 2020. (This statistic is for investments managed on behalf of individuals, as opposed to institutional investors as a whole.)

Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, analysts recently made note of increasingly high demand for sustainable products. According to the U.K. Treasury’s roadmap for sustainable investment (mentioned above), as much as 70 percent of the U.K. public “want their money to go towards making a positive difference to people or planet.”

So it’s worth taking a closer look at ESG. And that’s exactly what policymakers are doing.

Consistency of ESG Disclosure

With interest in ESG from investors mounting, financial regulators taking note.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received hundreds of comments in its quest for information on ESG disclosures by both corporations and the investment funds.

Some large institutions, like banks that serve customers across the world, report ESG disclosures based on multiple frameworks. They include ASEAN’s GRI Framework, standards from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, SDG goals by the United Nations, and disclosure reports of their own. For example, TD Bank, an American subsidiary of Canadian multinational Toronto-Dominion Bank, reports on multiple fronts.

Speaking at an event on ESG hosted by Reuters today, Gillian Manning, TD Bank vice president and head of Investor Relations, it takes a lot of the company’s resources to report on multiple fronts.

“I hope there’s a time when there is more of a convergence of standards,” Manning said. “We’ve really been lucky as a very large bank to have the resources to be able to report on all these fronts.”

Teamwork Tackles The Scope Of The Task

In a similar vein, the scope of work within a company is quite vast. Since ESG deals with so many issues, disclosure is often too great a task for a single department.

“ESG impacts so many different areas of the company, whether it’s sales and distribution, corporate secretary, enterprise risk management, you name it. You’re going to need to form a team,” said David Young, Aflac‘s vice president for investor and rating agency relations.

Young added that although the company has been active with ESG disclosure for some time, it is a constant work in progress, especially as government regulators get involved.

“ESG really is an evolution,” said David Young . “And we’re still evolving. We’re evolving with what regulators and others are going to be saying.”

SEC Regulators Aim to Address Gaps

Meanwhile, SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee said increasingly companies are disclosing more information related to climate change. That helps investors understand both the climate-related risks and opportunities for companies. However, not all companies are voluntarily reporting information.

“Our role is focused on investors in capital markets. and when it comes to climate change and the risks and opportunities it presents for businesses, there are a number of places where that intersects with our mission,” Lee said. “Good disclosure of the risks and opportunities that businesses face because of climate change is key to investors”

Webinar to help grantmakers consider how to embed ongoing pandemic responses within their normal operations

 enter for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is hosting a webinar to help grantmakers consider how to embed ongoing pandemic responses within their normal operations.

The webinar, on Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. ET, will discuss the difficult nature of the intersection of COVID-19 with disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies, as well as the positive trends that emerged because of the high needs stemming from the pandemic. 

Moderated by CDP’s President and CEO, Patty McIlreavy, the panel will discuss how COVID-19 changed the giving landscape over the past three years and explore future needs. They will also explore the damage that COVID-19 wrought beyond the immediate morbidity and mortality, including poverty, hunger and mental health.

                

Please register and join us.  ​

Automatic closed captioning will be available via Zoom during the webinar. The fully captioned webinar recording will be emailed to everyone who registered.

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Recovery\Homelessness an event of national significance.

 About USICH: The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is the only federal agency with the sole mission of preventing and ending homelessness in America. We coordinate with our 19 federal member agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector to create partnerships, use resources in the most efficient and effective ways, and implement evidence-based best practices. For more information, visit our website.

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At BEMA International we use 'Recovery\Homelessness to stress the use of emergency management principles to resolve this local, regional, and national crisis event.  

A event of national significance.

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C.

bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization The unwillingness to try is worse than any failure.   Nikki Giovanni

Dept of Energy. Opportunities: Business and Higher Education, Prize Sharing of $10-million

 

U.S. Department of Energy Registration is Open! Join Us for DOE's 2023 MBE Connect Summit! Have you registered to join DOE’s first-ever MBE Connect Summit?    You are receiving this message because you have signed up to receive information from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.   Register for DOE’s 2023 MBE DOE Connect Summit! Registration is now open for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Economic Impact and Diversity’s 2023 MBE DOE Connect Summit. This event is geared toward minority business, minority serving institutions, non-profit organizations and Community Development Financial institutions within the energy sector. We hope to connect and build meaning relationships with DOE program offices and representative from various federal agencies.   Here’s what you need to know:  When: (In Person) February 23, 2023, 8am – 5pm, (Virtual) February 28, 2023, 8am - 5pm   Where: Forrestal Building, US Department of Energy - 1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024/ Online  Purpose: Minority Business Enterprises and higher education institutions will learn how to interface with DOE, the Federal family, Green Banks, and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to discover where the industry and billions of dollars in funding opportunities are going.   Accessibility: Mirrored programing will be presented virtually on 2/28/23 via recorded sessions during the in-person conference.  Sessions will be translated to multiple languages.   This summit is free, and registration is required. To register for the virtual day, please click here. ============================================ U.S. Department of Energy Technology Commercialization Internship Now Accepting Applications. The Office of Technology Transitions Technology Commercialization Internship is a unique paid opportunity for undergraduate STEM and business students to explore and contribute to advances at the intersection of business and innovative clean energy technologies. Interns undergo intensive training as they join the world-class National Laboratory sys. tem, boost entrepreneurial thinking, and explore market opportunities. This internship focuses on the business side of technology commercialization where interns will learn skills such as customer discovery, value propositions development, and market sizing. Students will be paired with cutting edge technologies at National Labs in fields spanning machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, biofuels, and more. Apply before Jan. 16, 2023 Request for Information: Accelerating Innovations in Emerging Technologies. The Office of Science invites interested parties to provide input relevant to developing approaches for: Accelerating innovations in emerging technologies to drive scientific discovery to sustainable production of new technologies across the innovation continuum Training a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce to support 21st century industries Meeting the nation’s needs for abundant clean energy, a sustainable environment, and national security. Respond by Dec. 23, 2022.                              ================================================   U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy’s Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Audience: Undergraduate and Graduate Students Who Are U.S. Citizens Application Deadline: Jan. 16, 2023 Application Link: www.energy.gov/fe/mlef Contact: mlef@hq.doe.gov The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program is currently accepting applications for their Summer 2023 program. This 10-week summer research fellowship is for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors seeking to gain experience in energy research. Participants complete a cutting edge research project at one of DOE's national laboratories or at DOE headquarters under the mentorship of our scientists and engineers. Stipend provided. Participants may be eligible to receive travel and housing assistance.                                    ========================================================= U.S. Department of Energy On December 12, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new funding for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I program for Fiscal Year 2023. The SBIR/STTR programs are competitive funding opportunities that encourage U.S.-based small businesses to engage in high-risk, innovative research and technology development with the potential for future commercialization. SBIR/STTR provides funding in two phases: Small businesses can receive up to $200,000 in Phase I to prove the feasibility of an idea; successful awardees can then receive up to $1.1 million in Phase II for prototype development. Mandatory letters of intent for this funding opportunity are due Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET. Please review the FOA for more information. In the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), funding is awarded to companies that are working to advance the affordability, reliability, and performance of solar technologies on the grid. SETO seeks solutions in the following subtopics, found under : Wide-Bandgap Power Electronics  Photovoltaic (PV) Recycling  Solar Systems Resilient to Weather-related or Cyber Threats Heliostat Components and Systems for Low-Cost, Autonomous, and High-Concentration Solar Collectors  Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (CSP) Technologies for Gen3 CSP or Industrial Decarbonization  Solar Hardware and Software Technologies: Affordability, Reliability, Performance, and Manufacturing  Transferring Novel Solar Technologies from Research Laboratories to the Market(open to STTR applications only) SETO, through the American-Made Network, is providing free Application Education Services. You can email the following points of contact for more details. ADL Ventures (ADL): Oliver Booth Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN): Annabelle Swift Entrepreneur Futures Network (EFN): Thomas Jensen New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center (NMSU): Dana Catron University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI): Amanda Buchanan Learn more about this funding opportunity and view the slides from SETO’s informational webinar.                  ========================================================== L-Prize Deadlines Approaching The U.S. Department of Energy L-Prize® challenges industry to bring forward new innovations to realize the full potential of advanced lighting systems for commercial buildings. The competition has three distinct phases: Concept Phase winners were announced in February 2022, the Prototype Phase opened in June 2022, and the Manufacturing and Installation Phase is expected to open in September 2023. Participation in the Concept Phase is not required to participate in the Prototype Phase. The L-Prize Prototype Phase “Intent to Submit” deadline is January 13, 2023. The Prototype Phase introduces two tracks, one for luminaires and the other for connected systems, and competitors are invited to submit working prototypes for evaluation. A total prize pool of $2 million for this phase will be split among up to six competitors across the two tracks. Here is everything you need to know to enter: Visit the L-Prize website and register on the HeroX platform. Click on “Solve this Challenge” and accept the competitor agreement in order to access the full capabilities of the website. Click on “Begin Entry” and complete the Intent to Submit form, providing a brief description of your intended luminaire or connected system. You do not need to have your complete submission package ready at this time. The complete submission package is due in May 2023; see the L-Prize Official Rules for more details. If you have any questions that you think are not answered after reading the L-Prize Official Rules, and after searching the HeroX Forum Q&A, please email LPrize@nrel.gov The public comment period for the L-Prize Manufacturing and Installation Phase requirements closes January 13, 2023. The final phase of the L-Prize will reward production and installation of real products meeting the L-Prize technical requirements. DOE will evaluate entries on technical performance and innovation in addition to U.S. manufacturing content, deployment strategy, and innovative installation models. Up to four competitors will share an award of $10 million. The public comment period to provide inputs on the Manufacturing and Installation Phase requirements closes on January 13, 2023. Complete the Comment Form on the L-Prize website and share your input.           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------