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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

They established national AI committees and working groups that spanned learning and development experts, local chapter leaders, and technological advisors (often Googlers). The most important question Project Evident asks when working with nonprofits on AI adoption is 'Why AI?'"

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Reddit bought a five-second Super Bowl spot celebrating GameStock

The Verge

Who knows, maybe you’ll be the reason finance textbooks have to add a chapter on ‘tendies.’”. Who knows, maybe you’ll be the reason finance textbooks have to add a chapter on “tendies.” Maybe you’ll help r/SuperbOwl teach the world about the majesty of owls. What just happened? Maybe you’ll even pause this 5-second ad.

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Melinda French Gates explains her $1 billion promise to change the world for women

Fast Company Tech

After turning 60, leaving The Gates Foundation, and beginning a new chapter in her philanthropy, I was curious about the story that she is authoring. What do they have to teach you? The last line of that chapter is to allow yourself to feel the ease of letting go. How are you thinking about that as you enter this next chapter?

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Training on your new database

Robert Weiner

I discussed training at a high level on page 13 of this chapter from CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement. The trainer needs to understand the database, present technical concepts clearly and without jargon, teach at the students' level, and be incredibly patient. Not everyone can train. It's an art.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. I particularly have appreciated his help with the SF chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, a national organization I helped found and am now the immediate past chair.

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What To Do When You're New

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. Each book chapter examines: Why the skill is important to your success.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve been curating resources and teaching workshops on the topic of information coping skills for a couple of years. His chapter on “Data Literacy” describes what sounds a lot of good content curation skills minus the social sharing part. 11-12: Email. 4-5: Email. 10-11 pm: Book Reading.

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