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Five finalists announced for $10 million award to provide women with safe access to maternal healthcare

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Patchwork Collective, ICONIQ Impact—ICONIQ Capital's platform for collaborative philanthropy—and Lever for Change announced five finalists for the $10 million Maternal & Infant Health Award. The grant competition will support innovative, community-led projects that focus on saving mothers and newborns from complications in childbirth.

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  • CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Patchwork Collective , ICONIQ Impact —ICONIQ Capital's platform for collaborative philanthropy—and Lever for Change announced five finalists for the $10 million Maternal & Infant Health Award.
  • Every year, 4.5 million pregnant women and newborn children die; that's one death every seven seconds.
  • The Maternal & Infant Health Award was created to help community leaders—particularly those in low-resource communities—provide women with access to safe, equitable, and quality maternal healthcare.
  • In the context of the Maternal & Infant Health Award, Jacaranda would scale its programs nationally in Kenya, impacting 60% of pregnancies there.

Lever Announces Release of Candidate Texting Functionality to Reach the Next Generation of Talent

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Lever , an Employ Inc. brand and a leading talent acquisition platform, announces today the release of Candidate Texting, a new SMS tool designed to streamline candidate communication and improve engagement for talent teams.

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  • Lever , an Employ Inc. brand and a leading talent acquisition platform, announces today the release of Candidate Texting, a new SMS tool designed to streamline candidate communication and improve engagement for talent teams.
  • This new tool is designed to help recruiting teams efficiently manage their candidate pipelines and overcome common communication challenges in talent acquisition, including improving response rates, and overall time-to-hire.
  • By leveraging Candidate Texting, recruiters can automate time-consuming candidate outreach, improving the jobseeker experience and allowing hiring teams to get in front of top talent before the competition.
  • Candidate Texting is also designed to activate passive candidates, helping talent teams quickly turn prospects into active candidates.

Parity Appoints Leela Srinivasan as CEO

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parity, and its parent company Group 1001, today announced the hiring of Leela Srinivasan as its chief executive officer. Srinivasan, an experienced executive whose 25-year career has spanned roles in marketing, sales and management consulting at a series of high-profile public and private companies, is poised to lead Parity through its next phase in the fight against gender pay disparity in sports. Srinivasan inherits the CEO role from co-founders Minji Ro and Bill Shelton, who are stepping into leadership positions with Group 1001.

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  • NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parity , and its parent company Group 1001 , today announced the hiring of Leela Srinivasan as its chief executive officer.
  • Srinivasan inherits the CEO role from co-founders Minji Ro and Bill Shelton, who are stepping into leadership positions with Group 1001.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Leela to the Parity team," said Daniel Towriss, president and CEO of Group 1001.
  • Prior to joining Parity, Srinivasan served as chief marketing officer at three high-growth companies: Checkout.com, a global digital payments platform; Momentive, the parent company of SurveyMonkey,; and recruiting software company Lever.

Employ Inc. Recognized for Best Marketing and PR at 2023 ADP Marketplace Partner Summit

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Employ Inc. , a leading provider of recruiting and talent acquisition solutions and the parent company of JazzHR , Lever , Jobvite , and NXTThing RPO , today announced it has been recognized as a winner at the 2023 ADP Marketplace Partner Summit for Best Marketing and PR.

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  • Employ Inc. , a leading provider of recruiting and talent acquisition solutions and the parent company of JazzHR , Lever , Jobvite , and NXTThing RPO , today announced it has been recognized as a winner at the 2023 ADP Marketplace Partner Summit for Best Marketing and PR.
  • The award was presented at the annual summit held in West Palm Beach, Florida, from May 1-3, 2023.
  • Along with the company's 2019 Rising Star Award and 2020 Best Marketing and PR Award, this year’s award marks Employ's third ADP Marketplace Partner Award win overall.
  • “Employ is honored to once again be recognized by ADP Marketplace for our marketing efforts and thought leadership programs,” said Pete Lamson, Chief Executive Officer, Employ Inc. "We are so thankful for what we've been able to build over the years as an ADP Marketplace partner.

Barley Launches with $4M in Seed Funding to Make Compensation More Structured, Transparent and Fair

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

TORONTO, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barley, a compensation management platform that makes it easy for companies to structure, analyze and manage pay, launches today with $4 million in seed funding led by Golden Ventures with participation from Union Capital, an investor collective that includes prominent technology leaders at Facebook, Google, Shopify and Uber.

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  • Barley is tackling one of the biggest issues facing businesses today: how to make better compensation decisions, which employers feel confident about and employees can understand.
  • Barley improves the clarity and transparency of the compensation process, helping HR teams and managers make data-driven decisions that result in more equitable pay for all employees.
  • "Compensation is a company's biggest expense, but comp management is often treated as a mere admin task.
  • "I'm regularly delighted by new features that Barley launches to better structure employee compensation, visualize our data or make our experience even smoother.

BigPanda Names Ed Tang Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigPanda, Inc., the leader in Incident Intelligence and Automation powered by AIOps, today announced it has named Ed Tang chief financial officer, reporting to CEO and co-founder Assaf Resnick.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigPanda, Inc., the leader in Incident Intelligence and Automation powered by AIOps, today announced it has named Ed Tang chief financial officer, reporting to CEO and co-founder Assaf Resnick.
  • Tang brings more than two decades of experience to BigPanda and will help scale the company as it continues through a period of rapid growth.
  • "Ed's experience leading financial and go-to-market operations at SaaS companies makes him an ideal fit for BigPanda," Resnick said.
  • Tang joins BigPanda from Pindrop, where he oversaw the finance, sales operations and information security departments as chief financial officer.

Employ Inc. Names Joe Furnari Chief Financial Officer

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Employ Inc. , the largest comprehensive provider of recruiting and talent acquisition solutions and parent company of JazzHR , Lever , Jobvite , and NXTThing RPO , today announced the appointment of Joe Furnari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 10, 2023.

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  • Employ Inc. , the largest comprehensive provider of recruiting and talent acquisition solutions and parent company of JazzHR , Lever , Jobvite , and NXTThing RPO , today announced the appointment of Joe Furnari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 10, 2023.
  • As a member of the Employ executive leadership team, Furnari will report to CEO Pete Lamson.
  • Furnari brings more than 25 years of extensive strategic and financial experience to Employ, having served in leadership roles with private and publicly held organizations.
  • Previously, Furnari held financial leadership positions at high-growth companies including Nuance Communications, Wyless, Inc., and Mimecast.

gategroup commits to 100% cage-free eggs globally by 2025

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

As part of this undertaking, we have pledged to make our entire egg supply chain cage-free by 2025.

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  • As part of this undertaking, we have pledged to make our entire egg supply chain cage-free by 2025.
  • We are working with our partners and suppliers to achieve our goal of 100% cage-free eggs throughout the Group by 2025.
    gategroup has worked hard towards our cage-free eggs ambition over the last years to achieve more than 75% cage-free eggs globally.
  • To achieve our goals, we are confronting the final challenge – working in those regions with a less mature sustainable supplier base.
  • “We are therefore very pleased that our culinary partner gategroup further strengthens their commitment to cage-free eggs.

EduThrill announces partnership with Lever to provide an unmatched recruitment experience

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

This will help evaluate and shortlist the candidates before the final interview stage through AI-powered algorithms, actionable reports and end-to-end application tracking for seamless integration of recruitment workflow.

Key Points: 
  • This will help evaluate and shortlist the candidates before the final interview stage through AI-powered algorithms, actionable reports and end-to-end application tracking for seamless integration of recruitment workflow.
  • "We are delighted to partner with Lever, and through this partnership, we will help talent teams globally with automated, JD-specific curated assessments for technical, functional, and soft skills across all industries.
  • By leveraging NLP, AI, and Gamification, we enable more than 60% savings in overall hiring cost, time and effort requirements."
  • EduThrill, an Accolite Digital company, is a leading provider of gamified "Hire to Retire" solutions for leading Corporates and Institutes.

Indian Motorcycle Announces 2023 Model Year Lineup; Revises FTR Lineup & Debuts Indian Challenger Elite

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Indian Motorcycle , Americas First Motorcycle Company, today announced its 2023 model year lineup, featuring the new FTR Sport and Indian Challenger Elite, along with various model updates and new accessories across the line.

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  • Indian Motorcycle , Americas First Motorcycle Company, today announced its 2023 model year lineup, featuring the new FTR Sport and Indian Challenger Elite, along with various model updates and new accessories across the line.
  • Headlining the 2023 model year news is the introduction of a new FTR mid-range trim, the FTR Sport.
  • New for 2023, the FTR Sport and FTR R Carbon are upgraded with a four-inch round touchscreen display powered by RIDE COMMAND, featuring navigation.
  • For riders looking for something more exclusive and elevated from the rest, Indian Motorcycle is offering the 2023 Indian Challenger Elite.