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Minneapolis will no longer use influencers to cover first George Floyd murder trial

The Verge

The Minneapolis City Council has walked back a plan approved last week that would have paid influencers to share city-approved messages during the upcoming trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, Motherboard reported. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images.

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Embracing rapid change: Trends shaping the nonprofit sector in 2025

Candid

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues. They need a long-term approach to tackle the underlying causes and ongoing challenges of health inequity.

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Register Today to Change Tomorrow: Registration for the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference Is Now Open!

NTEN

We hope you'll be able to join us in Minneapolis, April 11-13, for three days of learning, community, and fun. > With a wide mix of social events, seminars, trainings, and resources, the 2013 NTC will help you put technology to work to further your cause. You'll leave Minneapolis energized and brimming with actionable strategies.

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Change.org?accused of ?siphoning? donations from George Floyd petition

The Verge

Launched by activists shortly after Floyd’s death, the Change.org petition calls on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and local DA Mike Freeman to file charges against the police officers involved in Floyd’s death. “These actions constitute Change.org profiting from the death of Black people,” the Medium post reads. “We

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Reminder: The Early Bird Price for the 2013 NTC Expires January 11th

NTEN

We've posted the full list of breakout sessions , organized by time and track, on our conference social networking platform, myNTC , so you can now peruse the learning opportunities that will be available to you in Minneapolis, April 11-13. Where : Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Ave. See you in Minneapolis!

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Big tech companies are responding to George Floyd in a way they never did for Michael Brown

The Verge

More meaningfully, many companies have committed donations to causes fighting racial injustice in the millions of dollars. Cook has also tweeted twice about Minneapolis: Minneapolis is grieving for a reason. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s May 28th remarks to employees about the protests in Minneapolis were published on LinkedIn.

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4 Common Volunteer Management Problems & How to Fix Them

Volunteer Hub

What barriers is your volunteer management process causing? Paul and Minneapolis had to say: “We greatly appreciate the customer service and support that we receive from VolunteerHub’s team. Paul and Minneapolis. Check out what Catholic Charities of St. When we need support, we receive it quickly and efficiently.”