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New! 2024 Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising Program Now On-Demand

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The next series of webinars required to earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good starts October 23, 2024, but if you would like to earn the certificate now, you can purchase the notes and recordings from the last series presented in March and April 2024. Customized for nonprofits with limited time and financial resources, the certificate program covers the fundamentals of website and email marketing, online fundraising, and social media for nonprofi

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INSPIRATION On-Demand!

NonProfit PRO

What do you get when you combine more than 600 nonprofit leaders, 26 speakers and 11 sessions over the course of one amazing day? You get INSPIRED. For those unable to attend the AWS IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference in person this year, the content is now available on-demand. Log-on, listen and share with others. Together we’ll inspire leaders across our mission-driven organizations, as we work to solve the world's most pressing challenges.

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Google will invest more than $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says

TechSpot

According to Demis Hassabis, the child prodigy who founded DeepMind, Google is likely to invest more than $100 billion in AI technology and applications in the near future. DeepMind is a British-American research laboratory that has been working on AI since 2010. Google acquired the company in 2014.

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Understand the Seasonality of Major-Gift Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits need to understand that major donor fundraising has a seasonality. Here's some guidance on how to work with this ebb and flow.

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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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Creating clarity about vital community services

Big Duck

Related Content CampaignsParent Project Muscular DystrophyEngaging the community to raise funds BrandsNew York City Campaign Finance BoardUsing research to bring out more voters BrandsBlue EngineBuilding a brand for change BrandsKeshetBuilding a brand for a thriving organization BrandsShriver Center on Poverty Law Shaping a unified voice for a national audience

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The VoodooX 3Dfx project tries to revive the legend of early 3D graphics cards for PC

TechSpot

3Dfx Interactive is a brand that is long gone but not forgotten. It's a name known by many PC enthusiasts who experienced and survived the crazy hardware innovations of the 1990s that changed PC gaming forever. Oscar Barea is a Voodoo doctor (pun intended) who decided to resurrect the brand.

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It’s Time to IMAGINE, with Up to $200,000 from AWS for Nonprofits!

NonProfit PRO

Calling all nonprofits. Instructions for the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant cycle are available. With three grants to choose from, you can accelerate foundational IT projects or think big about ways to deliver on your mission in the cloud. Grants include an opportunity for unrestricted funding up to $200,000, AWS cloud credits of up to $100,000, and so much more.

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The Best Phones: Top Picks for Every Price Range

TechSpot

Whether you're a budget-conscious buyer, a dedicated iPhone fan, or an Android enthusiast , there's a wide diversity in smartphone choices with many well-rounded options at every price level.

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In Case You Missed It, IMAGINE Is Now Available On-Demand!

NonProfit PRO

Were you scrolling through your feed, enviously reading posts about the 2024 AWS IMAGINE: Nonprofit Conference, wishing you had been there too? Or maybe you attended, but had to step out to take a call and missed that session everyone was talking about? No problem, all 11 sessions are now available on-demand. So don’t wait, log-on, listen and let others know – let’s spread the word and inspire each other as we work to solve the world's most pressing challenges.

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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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Microsoft warns that Russia's online influence campaigns targeting US elections have picked up pace

TechSpot

Russia's US election influence campaign has picked up the pace over the last two months, writes Microsoft, but the less contested primary season means it hasn't been as intense as in 2016 and 2020.

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Some Alerts Are More Important Than Others

NonProfit PRO

PHLYSense is a 24/7 property monitoring and alert solution. Organizations get real-time alerts if water is detected or temperatures reach a hazardous level. The program includes sensors and 24/7 monitoring and support all at no-cost to policyholders with property coverage.

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Hackers attempted to trick LastPass employee with cloned voice of CEO

TechSpot

Bad actors targeted a LastPass employee with fake WhatsApp messages, going as far as creating an audio deepfake of the company's CEO, Karim Toubba. This digital twin, which LastPass says was likely made with AI, showed a forced urgency that usually comes with traditional social engineering attempts.

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Struggling to Attract More Donors for Your Nonprofit?

NonProfit PRO

Get the blueprint to increase donors via peer-to-peer campaigns. Download our Fundraiser Toolkit today and watch your donations soar! This guide will assist you in creating an effective fundraiser toolkit, making it easy for fundraising ambassadors to share your campaign with their networks, stay aligned with your mission, and increase donations.

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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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System requirements for Windows 11 "AI Explorer" leaked, could be exclusive to Arm devices

TechSpot

While Microsoft is yet to release an official statement on AI Explorer, a leak has now seemingly revealed the minimum system requirements for PCs to run the new feature. The leak comes from noted Windows Insider Albacore, who says strings of code within the latest Windows 11 Build 26100 Beta.

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Fund the AI-powered Future of your Organization!

NonProfit PRO

New this year, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to announce the Pathfinder – Generative AI Award. Part of the IMAGINE Grant program, funding will be provided to nonprofits pursuing scaled, repeatable solutions that directly accelerate mission through the purposefully application of Generative AI. Learn more about the inaugural Pathfinder Award, which includes up to $200,000 in unrestriced cash funding, by downloading guidelines to enhance your project proposal today.

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Logitech thinks the computer mouse needs an AI upgrade

TechSpot

The newly-launched Signature AI Edition Mouse is essentially a souped-up version of the popular Signature M750. It's virtually the same package but packs an extra button that launches the Logi AI Prompt Builder app, powered by none other than ChatGPT.

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Wix Launches Wix Donations, an All-In-One Donations Collection Platform

NonProfit PRO

Wix.com announced the launch of Wix Donations, a dedicated online platform designed for the collection of donations.

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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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Storytelling with social media: Amplifying your nonprofit’s impact

Charity Village

The abandoned dog that found his forever home, the woman who was able receive treatment and is now cancer-free, the mother and children fleeing abuse who accessed clothing and shelter, all thanks to your organizations. These are the stories that make your cause worth donating to. These are the stories that explain why you do […] The post Storytelling with social media: Amplifying your nonprofit’s impact appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Micron set to receive grants totaling over $6 billion for US chip production

TechSpot

Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the deal is not yet finalized but could be wrapped up and announced as soon as next week. Based on the language used in the article, it does not sound as if the money is coming from the Chips and Science Act.

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Using LoRA in Stable Diffusion

Machine Learning Mastery

The deep learning model of Stable Diffusion is huge. The weight file is multiple GB large. Retraining the model means to update a lot of weights and that is a lot of work. Sometimes we must modify the Stable Diffusion model, for example, to define a new interpretation of prompts or make the model to […] The post Using LoRA in Stable Diffusion appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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Russia-backed hacking group suspected of attack on US water system

TechSpot

In January, a resident in the small town of Muleshoe, north Texas, noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Tens of thousands of gallons of water flowed into the streets and drains in what the authorities determined was due to the water supply control system being hacked.

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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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Charity resilience: Navigating uncertainty with confidence and strategy

Charity Village

This blog series aims to equip charities with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate uncertainty effectively, leveraging opportunity and risk analysis for decision-making, and creating adaptive structures for sustained success. Part 1: Leading with confidence in uncertain times In the ever-evolving landscape of our globalized world, uncertainty has become the new constant.

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Nintendo emulator Delta lands on the Apple App Store, now the top free app

TechSpot

According to Testut, iGBA was a knockoff of GBA4iOS, which he developed while still in high school. Testut expressed frustration that Apple approved the clone (despite it being filled with ads and trackers) while his own app had been stuck in the approval process for well over a month.

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How to upstream code to open source projects

InfoWorld

Code commonly flows downstream, from an open-source project into an organization’s own products. Upstreaming is the process of reversing that flow—contributing code back to an open-source project. The value proposition of upstreaming includes harnessing the strength of an open-source community to examine code, find and fix problems, and add their own features that make the code more valuable to everyone using it.

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Apple is finally rolling out AirPlay support in hotel rooms

TechSpot

Apple's AirPlay is finally available in some hotels starting today. At last year's WWDC, the company announced it was working with LG to bring the feature to hotel TVs by the end of 2023. It initially said the capability would arrive with the launch of iOS 17 last September.

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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.