IBSA Selected as Part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Program to Grow Economic Opportunity in Kansas
TOPEKA, KANSAS — Microsoft announced IBSA, Inc., as one of 41 organizations to participate in its nationwideTechSpark Fellows Program.
Participation in the Microsoft TechSpark Fellows Program will enhance the digital inclusion and equity work already taking place by IBSA in the area of bringing tech-based learning and tech-related services to underserved neighborhoods that historically have been under-invested in.
IBSA is a Not-For-Profit Kansas Corporation that advocates for equitable public policies, more trade & tech skill development opportunities, increased supplier diversity efforts, and has provided employment training and related support services to those referred for job search or entrepreneurial support since 1993.
A Microsoft grant of $50,000 will be provided to fund the TechSpark Community Engagement Fellow that is spearheading the local effort to help foster digital access, inclusion and transformation in an inclusive manner. As the IBSA TechSpark Fellow, IBSA President/CEO, W Lazone Grays will continue working with other local, state and regional partners to fulfill the objectives of the Microsoft TechSpark Fellows Program.
Since its inception in 2017, TechSpark has helped its eight communities secure more than $125 million in community funding, skill 55,000 people, and create 3,300 jobs.
This Fellowship represents the first time TechSpark has worked in Kansas.
For more information and to learn more about the Microsoft TechSpark Program, visit the following websites.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/techspark
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/02/15/microsoft-techspark-expansion-fellows
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IBSA and Microsoft to work together to better economic diversification in Kansas