Creating IT Futures Blog RSS Feed http://creatingitfutures.org/blogs.aspx http://backend.userland.com/rss <div style='text-align: center;'><img alt='Logo for the CompTIA ITSS Member Community' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/ITSS_header.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <br/> </div> For the second year running, <a re_target='_blank' target='_blank' href='http://www.comptia.org'>CompTIA</a> has decided to leverage its IT communities to promote technology-related philanthropic organizations around the ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-05-08/CompTIA_Member_Communities_Give_Back.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-05-08/CompTIA_Member_Communities_Give_Back.aspx 7971ea4a-7b5c-4b9b-b7d7-ea49843b7cb1 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:13:52 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'>
<img style='width: 400px; height: 266px;' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/MAW0094.sflb.ashx' alt='Students and teacher at Chicago Tech posing for a photograph.' /><br/> <strong>Students and teachers at Chicago Tech Academy High School<br/> are using new leadership models — and seeing results.</strong><br/> </div> <br/> <a target='_blank' href='http://www.chicagotechacademy.org/'>Chicago ...</a> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-04-16/The_School_That_Didn’t_Need_Its_Principal.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-04-16/The_School_That_Didn%e2%80%99t_Need_Its_Principal.aspx c8cd345f-dee5-4a95-bc9d-b769dcb85515 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:35:47 GMT <p style='text-align: center;'><img alt='Headshot of Diana Ermini' src='/Libraries/Content_Images/Ermini_fullSize.sflb.ashx' /></p> <div style='text-align: center;'><strong>Ermini says she feels most comfortable in high tech's fast-paced environment.</strong><br/> <br/> </div> While studying as an undergraduate at Boston College, Diana ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-04-13/Ermini_brings_hi-tech_marketing_savvy_to_Creating_IT_Futures.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-04-13/Ermini_brings_hi-tech_marketing_savvy_to_Creating_IT_Futures.aspx 1ab89a35-a57f-4913-9ab5-934e9484fa07 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:39:49 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img alt='Head and shouders shot of Marci Meaux.' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/Marci.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <strong>Marci Meaux</strong><br/> </div> <br/> It’s not often that you get to hear a successful VP for a Fortune 500 company in the ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-29/Advice_from_a_VP.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-29/Advice_from_a_VP.aspx 92c22358-e6dc-4ead-899b-7a87bed0cfe3 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:33:29 GMT <p style='text-align: center;'><img height='310' width='450' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/RickBauer.sflb.ashx' alt='Rick Bauer' /><br/> <strong>For Bauer, helping to train military veterans in IT was an eye-opener. <br/> "It’s rare when you see the things that ...</strong></p> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-27/Sharing_War_Stories.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-27/Sharing_War_Stories.aspx 42de6e1c-52c9-4e0c-9580-2da8f0b2f74b Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:02:32 GMT <p> </p> <div style='text-align: center;'><img alt='Advancing Women in IT Community logo, featuring the profile of a woman.' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/Women_in_IT_header.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <br/> </div> <p>We're very excited to see a new Member Community established at CompTIA that promotes our shared goal of helping women ...</p> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-07/Advancing_Women_in_IT_to_blaze_pathways.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-03-07/Advancing_Women_in_IT_to_blaze_pathways.aspx 60a27b22-5dc6-491e-8a8a-d023bd5315e2 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:43:51 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/YearUpClassroom.sflb.ashx' alt='A classroom at Year Up where a student raises his hand.' /><br/> <strong>Year Up is one of several workforce development organizations pointing to the new report<br/> as proof that investing in the ...</strong></div> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/The_Higher_Cost_of_Doing_Nothing.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/The_Higher_Cost_of_Doing_Nothing.aspx 67433d38-c42f-435d-b10a-f644b4bc5a35 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:20:52 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img alt='Full body shot of Julius Clark' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/Julius_Clark_02_cropped.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <strong>Julius Clark, one of the Foundation's newest directors, explored a number<br/> of different paths in IT before finding his home ...</strong></div> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/In_IT_Security_Clark_Found_His_Stage.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/In_IT_Security_Clark_Found_His_Stage.aspx 8572949a-5bdf-47f9-a78d-f4905c58ccec Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:16 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img style='width: 300px; height: 452px;' alt='Photo of Brenda Arroyo, Year Up participant' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/ArroyoBrenda.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <strong>Once a high school drop-out and teen mom, Brenda Arroyo now does <br/> desktop support for the Federal Reserve Bank of ...</strong></div> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/Creating_Success_Stories_Among_Urban_Youth_Year_Up.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/Creating_Success_Stories_Among_Urban_Youth_Year_Up.aspx fba43ad7-8d6a-4ea7-b5a3-6580e524afaf Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:31:30 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img style='width: 400px; height: 267px;' alt='Blackboard photo with key things circled such as leadership, motivate, create, communicate, and drive change.' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/blackboard.sflb.ashx' /><br/> </div> <br/> The Creating IT Futures Foundation has elected its 2012 Board of Directors, adding three new faces to the group and ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/New_Board_Ready_for_2012.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-02-24/New_Board_Ready_for_2012.aspx 02e81382-9939-4d36-b6e1-cae134f520e5 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:19:33 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img style='width: 500px; height: 333px;' alt='A teacher instructs students on how to build mobile apps. ' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/MAW0017.sflb.ashx' /><br/> <strong>Chicago Tech Academy is one of the early trend-spotters to notice that young people equate<br/> mobile application technology with the ...</strong></div> http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-24/A_New_App_for_Innovation.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-24/A_New_App_for_Innovation.aspx e161cd4d-6ea0-462b-b99d-29d3598df0d2 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:22:12 GMT <div style='float: right;'><img src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/shutterstock_77627611.sflb.ashx' alt='Venn diagram showing overlap between &quot;helping yourself&quot; and &quot;helping others.&quot;' /><br/> </div> We all know that giving back is a great way to make an impact on the world around us. We ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-19/How_Giving_Large_Can_Be_Great_Marketing.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-19/How_Giving_Large_Can_Be_Great_Marketing.aspx 00081d6e-f4d9-4136-bfac-6ccd0cb3a3e0 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:23:16 GMT <img height='311' width='425' src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/shutterstock_87337640.sflb.ashx' alt='Illustration of a group of people interacting with social media.' /><br/> Some studies suggest that IT professionals spend less time on social media than the average American does. But for those ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-18/Crowd_Power.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-18/Crowd_Power.aspx ee55b1f7-e122-4871-8571-abae5346b9cd Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:21:24 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/TrendMicroLogo.sflb.ashx' alt='Trend Micro logo' /><br/> </div> <br/> We were recently bowled over by the generosity of employees at <a target='_blank' href='http://www.trendmicro.com'>Trend Micro</a>, who reached down deep before the ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-18/An_Awesome_Trend.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-18/An_Awesome_Trend.aspx 1b139575-da78-4a80-a6c3-db54a68cd932 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:02:27 GMT <div style='text-align: center;'><img src='http://creatingitfutures.org/Libraries/Content_Images/ITreadyTeam.sflb.ashx' alt='Charles Eaton, Pam Green, Colleen Robbins, and Amy Spear' /><br/> <strong>Charles Eaton (Executive Director), Pamela Green (Board Member), <br/> Colleen Robbins (Dir. of Development), and Amy Spear (Program Manager).</strong><br/> </div> <br/> A program ... http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-17/More_Than_Ready.aspx elarson http://creatingitfutures.org/blog/12-01-17/More_Than_Ready.aspx 47dc9553-3b47-4385-8968-2dd22ccfd76a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:14:14 GMT