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In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location

The Verge

But the biggest change is this: in 2023, it may be illegal for you to fly some drones at all unless you retrofit them with their own broadcasting equipment. pounds (0.25kg) to broadcast your location — and I do mean your location, not just the location of your drone. What does “broadcast” mean?

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

The importance of the local station network, and the fact that when people are listening to public radio, they are not listening to us broadcasting from D.C., I think about my colleagues in Eastern Kentucky who have to put repeaters and hollers in order for Eastern Kentuckians to be able to hear those radio broadcasts.

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29 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s a lot of consumer spending power that when spent consciously can help finance nonprofits and good causes worldwide. Public Broadcasting System. The National Retail Federation is projecting that the average American holiday shopper will spend on $738 this holiday season generating more than $602 billion in total sales.

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The Essential Tech Elements for Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You’ll need a livestream platform for your virtual event if you are going to broadcast videos, live presentations, a combination of both, or if you want to pre-record a presentation but still make it appear live. With MobileCause, nonprofits create a branded keyword that reflects and reinforces their cause or event. Streaming Platform.

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10 Social Media Strategies That Increase Engagement and Inspire Donors

Nonprofit Tech for Good

59% of people of who engage with causes on social media donate money to nonprofits. GivingTuesday 2015 was very successful and the trend will likely continue in 2016 – not only on #GivingTuesday, but also on cause awareness days. Broadcast your story live. It was the final presentation of the social media strategies webinar.

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How Nonprofits Can Use Behavioral Science to Engage Supporters on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are more likely to donate to a cause, attend a virtual event, or volunteer when they are invited by people they know and trust. In fact, behavioral science should inform the ways you recruit and engage supporters as well as raise awareness for your cause. Social media makes participating in campaigns easy and fun.

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A company is returning to the moon. Heres how it will avoid tipping again

Mashable Tech

Neither NASA nor Intuitive Machines has announced a specific time for the liftoff, but the space agency intends to broadcast the event live with commentary. The tilt had apparently caused an antenna to be blocked, forcing the team to use a backup with lower bandwidth to send back data. "IM-1

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