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7 Tips for Standout Nonprofit Website Content in the Age of AI

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Laura S. Quinn – a consultant with more than 25 years working with nonprofits and curator of the Nonprofit Website Insider. Everyone is talking about the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline the process of creating articles, stories, or posts. It sometimes sounds as though tools like ChatGPT or Gemini could entirely replace humans in writing website content.

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How to Prevent Nonprofit Payment Fraud

NonProfit PRO

With nonprofits increasingly relying on online donations, it's important to protect against payment fraud. Here's how to spot common scams.

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The legendary Zilog Z80 CPU is being discontinued after nearly 50 years

TechSpot

The iconic IC device, developed by Federico Faggin, will soon be phased out, and interested parties only have a few months left to place their orders before Zilog's manufacturing partner ends support for the technology.

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Moore Expands Technology Investment in Production for Hyper-Personalized Direct Mail

NonProfit PRO

Moore is expanding its production personalization capabilities through investments in data-driven equipment and workflow automation.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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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Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store following government order

TechSpot

The four apps are some of the many Western services and products already blocked by China's Great Firewall, but users can bypass these restrictions using VPNs. Reuters writes that other Meta apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, were still available on the App Store in China, as were other Western.

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Amazon denies claims it started a business just to spy on rivals

TechSpot

Amazon set up a company called Big River Services in 2015 that sold items such as t-shirts, shoes, and beach chairs, writes The Wall Street Journal, part of Project Curiosity, a program designed to compare rival businesses against Amazon's own.

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Find Corners to Cut: Save Time and Energy with Efficient Fundraising

DonorPerfect

I have five hours a week and no budget. Here’s how I fundraise. This blog is written for the founders, one-human-shows, every-hat-wearing, grassroots champions of small and lean nonprofits. As a communicator and former full-time fundraiser, I know that a lot of advice for nonprofits and fundraisers assumes readers already have industry knowledge, connections, and Read More » The post Find Corners to Cut: Save Time and Energy with Efficient Fundraising appeared first on Nonprofit Technology &

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Astronomers gather additional evidence suggesting Planet Nine is real

TechSpot

Astronomers typically do not look at these bodies when hunting for Planet Nine because they interact with Neptune's orbit.

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3 Best Practices for Bridging the Gap Between Engineers and Analysts

Towards Data Science

Assigning code owners, hiring analytics engineers, and creating flywheels Continue reading on Towards Data Science »

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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SpaceX to launch a swarm of US reconnaissance satellites next month

TechSpot

Unnamed sources told Reuters that SpaceX is working with aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman to develop a highly advanced network of spy satellites. The devices are almost ready to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The US government will likely use them to acquire high-resolution imagery of Earth's surface.

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Why You Should Leverage AI For Nonprofit Data Management

Bloomerang

In the realm of nonprofit organizations, effective data management is essential for optimizing resources, enhancing donor relations, and achieving mission-driven goals. However, many nonprofits grapple with the challenges of managing data efficiently due to limited resources, disparate data sources, and manual processes. At our nonprofit firm, we have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform our data management practices, enabling us to make data-driven decisions, enhance

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Use BatteryInfoView to see detailed information about your laptop's battery

TechSpot

BatteryInfoView shows you the current status of your laptop's battery capacity, charge/discharge rate, voltage, as well as the manufacturer name and date, serial number, and more.

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The ethics of advanced AI assistants

DeepMind Blog

The ethics of advanced AI assistants Exploring the promise and risks of a future with more capable AI

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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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Microsoft's Xbox credit card is out of beta and available to all US residents

TechSpot

The Xbox Mastercard is now available in all 50 states to eligible residents aged 18 and above, Microsoft announced.

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Cloud cost management is not working

InfoWorld

Asia/Pacific companies are struggling with wasteful cloud spending, according to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting. The study found that cloud cost management initiatives and tools are being introduced too late and without a full picture of their environment to be very effective. The study, paid for by IPaaS provider Boomi, found that 87% had exceeded their set cloud budgets over the past two years and that 69% foresee exceeding their cloud budgets during the current fiscal

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These credit cards feature OLEDs that light up upon payment

TechSpot

With this, issuers can emblazon their logos and designs in radiant color at every card swipe or contactless transaction. This, Sentry hopes, will help banks and issuers amplify their brands and boost customer engagement.

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Android 15 reaches beta

InfoWorld

Google has released the first beta of the Android 15 mobile OS for developers and early adopters. This version of the Android operating system emphasizes productivity, user privacy and security, and making apps more widely visible and accessible. The beta was released on April 11 and a final release is expected sometime in August. Apps targeting Android 15 are displayed edge-to-edge by default, so they no longer need to explicitly call Window.setDecorFitsSystemWindows (false) or enableEdgetoEdg

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How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth

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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As the next Baldur's Gate game searches for a new developer, Larian teases two new projects

TechSpot

Wizards of the Coast recently told PC Gamer that it is negotiating with other companies to build on the explosive success of Baldur's Gate 3, but we might not hear details on follow-up projects for some time. Meanwhile, Larian is preparing another large update for its award-winning RPG.

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How to use the new minimal API features in ASP.NET Core 8

InfoWorld

ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. Ideal for building fast and simple services, minimal APIs were initially introduced in ASP.NET Core 6 to strip away the complexity of traditional APIs and make it easier to build microservices. The goal of this post is to explore the new features for building minimal APIs introduced in ASP.NET Core 8.

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Fallout TV show secures second season after stellar debut

TechSpot

There were concerns that Fallout might be closer to Netflix's Resident Evil than HBO's The Last of Us when it comes to television adaptions of video games. Thankfully, the naysayers were proved wrong; the show has a 94% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, an 89% audience score, and, according to.

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Java proposal would streamline module package imports

InfoWorld

Java would be enhanced with the ability to succinctly import all packages exported by a module, under a proposal floating in the Java community. The plan would simplify the use of modular libraries in Java. The preview language feature for Java SE (Standard Edition), called Module Import Declarations , has been filed as a JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) in the OpenJDK community.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

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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The US Air Force successfully tested an AI-controlled fighter jet in dogfight against human pilots

TechSpot

The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) first started testing a Lockheed Martin X-62A VISTA (Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft) fitted with AI software back in December 2022, part of the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. Able to mimic the performance characteristics.

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AWS Snowmobile drives into the sunset

InfoWorld

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has slowly and silently phased out its Snowmobile service—an offering launched at its annual AWS re:Invent conference in 2016 to help enterprises move data from their on-premises servers to the cloud provider’s data centers to accelerate their migration to the public cloud. The Snowmobile service , essentially an eighteen-wheel truck and trailer or “big rig” with 100 petabyte data storage and network connectivity, was commissioned by AWS then-CEO Andy Jassy (now CEO of

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Microsoft VASA tech can create realistic deepfakes using a single photo and one audio track

TechSpot

The Visual Affective Skills Animator, or VASA, is a machine-learning framework that analyzes a facial photo and then animates it to a voice, syncing the lips and mouth movements to the audio. It also simulates facial expressions, head movements, and even unseen body movements.

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Meta eyes LLM dominance with new Llama 3 models

InfoWorld

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp parent Meta has released a new generation of its open source Llama large language model ( LLM ) in order to garner a bigger pie of the generative AI market by taking on all model providers, including OpenAI, Mistral, Anthropic, and Elon Musk’s xAI. “This next generation of Llama demonstrates state-of-the-art performance on a wide range of industry benchmarks and offers new capabilities, including improved reasoning.

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.