NonProfit PRO

MAY 6, 2024

Good copywriting is informal and conversational, which helps engage donors. However, there are three rules that must not be broken.

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.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

Do you have a friend whose house looks like it belongs to neat freak Felix Unger, but the closets and drawers are clearly owned by lovable slob Oscar Madison? This Odd Couple disconnect happens to even savvy digital organizations. My writing about digital leadership often focuses on values and attitudes. But attention to the infrastructure’s nuts and bolts is also important.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 6, 2024

Independent Sector announced that the value of a volunteer hour is $33.49 — a 5.3% increase from the previous year.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Since announcing a beta tool last year allowing self-published authors to generate AI "virtual voice" narrations for their ebooks, over 40,000 AI-narrated titles have flooded onto Audible, Amazon's audiobook platform. The eye-popping stat, revealed in a recent Bloomberg report, has many authors celebrating but is also raising red flags for.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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VisionLink

MAY 6, 2024

Join us Monday, May 6th - Thursday, May 9th, in Phoenix, Arizona, for the annual NVOAD conference. This annual gathering of Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster is the nation's leading gathering of non-profit and faith-based disaster response agencies. Among these member agencies and their staff and volunteers are some of the most experienced practitioners ready to guide their communities through the short and long-term steps of disaster recovery.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Like a good recipe, your nonprofit budget requires high-quality ingredients, easy-to-follow steps, and a knowledgeable cook or two to put it together. Without those, it can be a struggle just to make a plate of spaghetti. But when you have all the pieces—accurate data, a clear process, and a finance team to put it together—you can make a three-course meal look easy.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Sony said on Friday that an upcoming update for Helldivers 2 would require all PC players to link to their PlayStation Network accounts. This mandate was supposed to be in place when the game first launched, but server issues meant it was temporarily made a optional choice for players.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways,” explains Jeff Wetzler , author of the new book, ASK. In his timely, must-read book, Wetzler shows you a powerful method called The Ask Approach™ , based on a simple premise: that tapping into what other people truly think, know, and feel is a game-changing superpower for leaders.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

A Windows "debloat" application previously known as Bloatynosy has been rebranded as Winpilot. It now features a completely new section aimed at removing all "promotions" and advertising that Microsoft has integrated into the OS interface. According to the app's developer, Winpilot is the "manic cousin" of Microsoft Copilot and was.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 6, 2024

By Olga Moshinsky Woltman “The growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.” – Carol Dweck It is a truth universally acknowledged that employees who are motivated to continuously learn and grow will be the ones to take on new challenges, innovate, and problem-solve. The concept of growth mindset, developed by psychologist Carol Dweck, is described as a belief that our abilities and intelligence can be developed and impro

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Until last year, there was plenty of talk about declining SSD prices. However, as we showed a few months ago, that trend has reversed. The AI race has also become a factor for SSD and HDD pricing.

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Double the Donation

MAY 6, 2024

Gift acceptance policies are an essential but easily overlooked part of nonprofit management. You won’t miss them until you need them, and then you’ll wish you’d created them earlier!

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

A new investor note from an analyst with a reliable track record suggests that Apple is developing not one, but two folding devices slated for potential launch in the next couple of years. According to Haitong Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the company plans to unveil a foldable hybrid iPad by.

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InfoWorld

MAY 6, 2024

Fortran’s return to the top 10 in Tiobe’s monthly index of language popularity is being attributed to the growing importance of numerical or mathematical computing. Fortran returned to the top 10 in the index for April 2024 and retains the 10th place in the index for May 2024. The rating for Fortran did slip a bit, from 1.47% last month to 1.24% this month.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Synergy Research Group has released its latest data on business trends in the cloud computing market. The three major companies involved in the lucrative business are racking up huge amounts of money, aided "in no small part" by the hype surrounding generative AI services.

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InfoWorld

MAY 6, 2024

About a decade ago, I was a CIO evaluating a technology solution and I shared our primary requirements with a prospective vendor’s rep. He demoed at least three products from the company’s portfolio. Each tool had its own user experience, development approach, and learning requirements, but all three were needed to solve our business requirements. As CIO, I recognized that different parts of my team would either need to collaborate using these different tools, or I would have to hire more advanc

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, Buffett talked about generative AI's well-documented ability to deceive people.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Machine Learning Mastery

MAY 6, 2024

Data science uses mathematics to analyze data, distill information, and tell a story. The result of data science may be just to rigorously confirm a hypothesis, or to discover some useful property from the data. There are many tools you can use in data science, from basic statistics to sophisticated machine learning models. Even the […] The post Beginning Data Science (7-day mini-course) appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA), a network of UK game studios and digital publishers, has released an updated manifesto outlining a new agenda for the country's video game industry. Developed in collaboration with Rebellion (known for titles like Sniper Elite and Alien vs. Predator), the manifesto comprises 10 detailed.

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InfoWorld

MAY 6, 2024

When we set out to rebuild the engine at the heart of our managed Apache Kafka service, we knew we needed to address several unique requirements that characterize successful cloud-native platforms. These systems must be multi-tenant from the ground up, scale easily to serve thousands of customers, and be managed largely by data-driven software rather than human operators.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Samsung's Galaxy A15 5G finished in sixth place, just ahead of the Galaxy A54. Apple's iPhone 15 Plus came in eighth place, and it was two Samsung phones – the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy A32 – that rounded out the top 10 in ninth and tenth place, respectively.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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InfoWorld

MAY 6, 2024

No one thinks software development is easy, but who would have thought it could be hard in so many different ways? Evans Data estimates there are 26.9 million software developers globally. Recently more than 100 of those developers weighed in on Ali Spittel’s question , “What’s the most difficult part of your job as a developer?” I expected the answers to mostly coalesce around a few key themes, but the responses were highly varied.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Amazon's use of robots in its fulfillment centers and warehouses goes back more than a decade, but it really started ramping up the numbers in recent times, from 350,000 robots in 2021 to more than 750,000 by June 2023.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Walk past any airport bookstore and you’ll find countless books about what it means to be a leader or a CEO, or how to nail your first 90 days as a general executive,” says author Ty Wiggins. “What you won’t find is a book that specifically covers the challenge you face now: the CEO transition – a period that covers your first 6–12 months in the role , which is often the most challenging and crucial time for a company and its new leader.

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TechSpot

MAY 6, 2024

Microsoft is finally doing something about this DNS vulnerability. The company recently released a preview of its new "Zero Trust DNS" (ZTDNS) framework to secure Windows DNS traffic. From what we have seen, it's a pretty comprehensive security overhaul.

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Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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