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Viral Challenges for Nonprofits: A Blueprint for Digital Marketing Success

NonProfit PRO

Viral challenges can help nonprofits raise awareness and donations. Here's how to successfully leverage them in your digital marketing.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

The MatrixFiles

Matrix Group is officially 25 years old today. I say “officially” because May 1 is the date on our incorporation papers, but the real date is April 22, when I opened up shop in shared office space in Georgetown, Washington, DC. If you want to hear stories about when, why and how I started the company, listen to this week’s episode of Associations Thrive.

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2024 DonorPerfect Community Conference: SPARK

NonProfit PRO

SPARK your passion for change at the 2024 DonorPerfect Community Conference, led by celebrated nonprofit leaders and fundraising experts. Explore innovative solutions to engage your community and grow your impact. Mark your calendar now for two half-days of free, virtual sessions on June 4th and 5th.

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Priest arrested for using $40,000 of parish funds on mobile games, including Candy Crush and Mario Kart

TechSpot

Reverend Lawrence Kozak, 51, was charged with theft and other related crimes for allegedly using a church credit card to spend $41,879.83 on mobile games between September 2019 and July 2022, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Kotaku).

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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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StratusLIVE Unveils CRM Version 9.3, Improving Prospect Research, Financial Reporting

NonProfit PRO

StratusLIVE unveiled CRM 9.3 to enhance users' experience, expand donor tracking capabilities, and improve financial reporting and queries.

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Make Positive Change With Verified Legislator Data

NonProfit PRO

Access the most accurate elected official contact information to power your fundraising, petition, and awareness campaigns. Cicero data includes present, previous, and incoming elected official district, address, phone and even social media information! It’s great for moving legislative issues forward, identifying opportunities for grants, and mobilizing members in targeted areas.

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Streamline the Donor Journey: From First Gift to Lifelong Support

sgEngage

Whether your fundraising year is tracking ahead of schedule, right on track, or you’re off to a bit of a slow start, there’s no time like the present to consider what kind of experience you are delivering to both new donors and to long-time supporters. When it comes to the donor journey, a proper strategy can make all the difference. It should encompass friction-free and on-brand donation forms, personalized and automated communications, and integration of internal systems.

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Devious "Brokewell" trojan masquerades as Chrome browser update to steal your banking data

TechSpot

As reported by fraud risk company ThreatFabric, the modus operandi of this malware is deceptively simple - it tricks unsuspecting users into downloading it by disguising itself as an update for Google Chrome. The fake update page looks pretty legit at first glance, using similar visuals and branding as the.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

VisionLink

How is your mental health? And what about the mental health of your friends and family? Is it true that hundreds of thousands of people struggle with mental health issues? No way! Yes, this is true. In fact, mental health issues can affect anyone and are more prevalent than most people believe. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ) shared the following facts about the prevalence of mental health issues: In 2020, about: One in 5 American adults experienced a men

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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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Boston Dynamics bots could revolutionize the live entertainment industry

TechSpot

Boston Dynamics introduced its four-legged, canine-like robot in 2016. Over the years, we have seen Spot work alongside - and in place of - humans in several risky scenarios. In 2019, for example, the Massachusetts State Police leased a unit for a trial run in the bomb squad. The following.

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Strategic Planning for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Define your nonprofit's mission and your goals through a strategic plan! Show others how you'll achieve this with our tips, tricks and template.

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Ex-Google staff claim terminations over Israeli contract protest were illegal

TechSpot

Nine Google employees were arrested last month after occupying the company's offices in New York and California for an eight-hour sit-in. They were protesting against the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government for Google and Amazon's cloud services.

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Java 17 is most-used LTS version of Java – report

InfoWorld

Java 17 , a Long Term Support (LTS) version of the Java language released in September 2021, has become the most-used Java LTS version, according to New Relic’s 2024 State of the Java Ecosystem report , published April 30. Java 21 , an LTS version released in 2023, also is seeing higher adoption. More than 35% of applications are using Java 17 in production this year, compared to 9.1% in 2023, observability provider New Relic reported.

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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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Path tracing mods for Deus Ex, Dark Messiah, and Half-Life 2 show stunning progress

TechSpot

Modders working with Nvidia's RTX Remix toolset can now utilize DLSS 3.5 ray reconstruction when adding path tracing to older games. The company used the announcement to show its effects on some in-development projects.

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Google lays off Flutter, Dart staffers – reports

InfoWorld

Along with releasing Python specialists , Google also has laid off Flutter and Dart teams according to various reports. Google did not respond this morning to InfoWorld's inquiry about Flutter and Dart layoffs. But comments were circulating online about staff reductions at Google. Flutter is an open source framework for building multi-platform applications from a single codebase.

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iOS 18 could overhaul several built-in iPhone apps with AI features

TechSpot

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the updated Notes app will feature enhanced support for displaying mathematical equations and recording voice memos directly within the app. Gurman also suggests that Apple will introduce a dedicated Calculator app for iPad.

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6 Rust programming mistakes to watch out for

InfoWorld

Rust offers programmers a way to write memory-safe software without garbage collection , running at machine-native speed. It's also a complex language to master, with a fairly steep initial learning curve. Here are five gotchas, snags, and traps to watch for when you're getting your footing with Rust—and for more seasoned Rust developers, too. Rust gotchas: 6 things you need to know about writing Rust code You can't 'toggle off' the borrow checker Don't use ' _ ' for variables you want to bind C

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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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The US government is auctioning the Cheyenne supercomputer: 145,152 CPU cores and 313 TB of RAM

TechSpot

Cheyenne is driven by 8,064 Intel Xeon E5-2697v4 processors. Each Broadwell-class chip is built on a 14nm process and features 18 cores / 36 threads with a base frequency of 2.3 GHz that can Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz. In total, that works out to a staggering 145,152 processing cores.

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MongoDB aims to jumpstart AI app development with MAAP

InfoWorld

MongoDB has introduced the MongoDB AI Applications Program, or MAAP, to help enterprises jumpstart their development of generative AI applications. MAAP, according to the company, will offer enterprises strategic advice, professional services, and an integrated end-to-end technology stack from MongoDB and its partners. These partners include consultancies, foundation model (FM) providers, cloud infrastructure providers, and generative AI framework and model hosting providers including Anthropic,

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Nvidia thinks its GPUs are better for onboard AI than NPUs

TechSpot

A recently leaked internal presentation from Nvidia explains the company's apparent preference for discrete GPUs over Neural Processing Units (NPUs) for running local generative AI applications. The graphics card giant could view NPUs from other companies as a threat since its earnings have skyrocketed since its processors became integral for.

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How to use JavaScript statements in your programs

InfoWorld

JavaScript statements control the overall flow of JavaScript programs. Statements are used to declare variables and manage iterative processes, and they can also be used to declare classes and functions. Unlike properties, methods, and events, which are inseparable from the object that owns them, statements work independently. That means you can use a statement in any context, whether you're programming a client-side or server-side application.

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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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Hyped Rabbit R1 AI device faces harsh criticism in first reviews

TechSpot

The Rabbit R1 uses what its maker calls a large action model (LAM) to learn how to perform and complete app-based tasks on behalf of its user. A personal assistant, basically, but a lot more advanced. The device's CES appearance proved so popular that 10,000 units were sold in pre-orders.

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Svelte 5 moves to release candidate stage

InfoWorld

Svelte 5 , a planned update to the reactive UI framework, has reached the release candidate phase. No breaking changes are anticipated between now and the stable release. The release candidate was announced on April 30. It features a rewrite of Svelte to be faster, easier to use, and more robust. Runes , a signal-powered reactivity API, is a highlight of this release.

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Samsung on cloud nine after 933% Q1 profit jump, thanks to AI wave

TechSpot

The tech giant reported blowout Q1 2024 results on Tuesday, with an operating profit of 6.61 trillion Korean won ($4.76 billion) - up an eye-popping 932.8% compared to the same period last year. That crushed analyst expectations of 5.94 trillion won and was bang on their pre-release guidance from earlier this month.

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Are we building the Candid tools you need? 

Candid

As you may have heard, we’re building new Candid tools to help those working in the social sector to do good even more efficiently and effectively in a fast-changing world. To understand how Candid products can best serve our users, we need to know what problems those users are trying to solve. With the combined resources of Foundation Center and GuideStar, we at Candid have a unique opportunity to build the most effective solution for providing information for and about nonprofits and funders.

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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.