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How a nephew’s CD burner inspired early Valve to embrace DRM

Ars Technica

In her remembering, Harrington's nephew had used funds she had sent for school supplies on a CD replicator, then sent her "a lovely thank you note essentially saying how happy he was to copy and share games with his friends." PC Gamer pulled that interesting tidbit from a talk Harrington gave at last week's Game Developers Conference.

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The top 3 attitudes of wildly successful Fundraisers

Get Fully Funded

Adopt these three attitudes and watch things start to change. . . . . Some of them stop watching the news because they don’t want all that negativity about the economy. They focus on the good stuff and on the lives that are being changed by their nonprofit. You can be a wildly successful fundraiser, too!

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Consumer Attitudes Toward Mobile Giving

NTEN

Despite the continued growth of the medium and tens of millions of dollars raised for North American nonprofit organizations, very little research has been performed on consumer attitudes toward mobile giving. 48 percent were interested in a "tally of funds raised". 28 percent were open to "regular email updates from the charity".

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Why I read 597 applications for one job—no AI involved

Fast Company Tech

But for a high-impact, high-trust role at a pre-seed VC fund like mine, it makes a world of difference. What hiring managers should know AI is changing how we work, fund, and build. To consider the people who have the right attitude, not just the right experience. Another lesson? I lost count of how many times I read that.

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Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide bags $200M in funding

TechCrunch

WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised a $200 million strategic round from Chinese bus maker Yutong. Autonomous driving startups in China are racing to showcase their progress, in part to attract funding for their cash-bleeding businesses.

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Digital Storytelling to Access, Attract and Activate U.S. Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

International organizations planning their fundraising strategies for the new decade and looking for new funding sources may be wondering how to maximize their success in attracting U.S. Select one of four legal paths for raising funds in the U.S. Shifting attitudes in the U.S. billion to charities in 2018, with $22.88

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Commentary: The Full Potential Of The Social Sector  

The NonProfit Times

Now imagine if they had been constrained by funding streams that stipulate how, when and where to spend money. Imagine, for example, if nonprofits could use funding earmarked for housing services to address the underlying issues leading to homelessness, such as substance use or mental health disorders.

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