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What Donors Want, What Fundraisers Need

Bloomerang

Donor retention isnt just a numberits the pulse of a nonprofits long-term impact. Yet every year, fundraisers face the same uphill challenge: keeping donors engaged, committed, and connected to their mission. Whats driving this retention gap? More importantly, how can nonprofits close it? To get answers, we surveyed 1,000+ donors and over 380 fundraisers to uncover what truly drives donor loyaltyand whats getting in the way.

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7 Tech Trends Nonprofit Golf Tournament Planners Should Know for 2025

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. As golf grows in popularity, it has become a vital fundraising tool for nonprofits of all sizes. Technology is making planning and managing charity golf tournaments easier, more efficient, and more impactful than ever before. Here are seven tech trends nonprofit golf tournament planners should watch for their 2025 events. 1) Online Registration Will Be Standard Gone are the day

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5 Website Design Mistakes Nonprofits Should Avoid in 2025

NonProfit PRO

A well-designed website can build trust, engage supporters and encourage action. Avoid these mistakes to make an impact online.

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Highlights from Issue Lab’s most popular 2024 resources 

Candid

Candids Issue Lab is an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing reports, case studies, surveys, and toolkits published by social sector organizations. As of December 2024, you can search and download over 35,500 such resources about efforts to improve the lives of people in their communities and beyond. In 2024, more than 195,000 users accessed Issue Labs collection of shared knowledge.

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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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New Year’s Resolution: Fix Your Data Issues

NonProfit PRO

In a data driven world, a well-chosen CRM is so much more than a tool. With so many CRM options on the market, how do you choose the one that best aligns with your mission, enhances donor engagement, eliminates duplicate data entry, and supports capacity building? Join our session to find out! With the right CRM your organization can leverage data for actionable insights, personalized donor communications, and increased fundraising success.

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Bonterra Reveals Key Generosity Takeaways From 2024 GivingTuesday

NonProfit PRO

Nearly $100 million was raised through Bonterra for GivingTuesday 2024. The company shared some key insights from the giving day.

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Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11

TechSpot

According to a presentation shown during the recently held Chaos Communication Congress at the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Windows BitLocker can be screwed without a screwdriver. A Hacker named Thomas Lambertz found a way to exploit an old, supposedly fixed vulnerability in Microsoft's encryption tech, bypassing many security features to.

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The Complete Guide to In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits

Double the Donation

In-kind gifts are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations, providing essential goods and services without the requirement of tapping into financial resources. Whether its donated office equipment, pro bono professional services, orbid-worthy auction items, in-kind donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference in an organizations ability to achieve its mission.

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Cutting the cord again? Americans are spending less on streaming as fatigue and options grow

TechSpot

According to Review's annual State of Consumer Media Spending Report, the average American spent 23 percent less on streaming subscriptions in 2024 than in 2023.

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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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LLM Evaluation Metrics Made Easy

Machine Learning Mastery

Metrics are a cornerstone element in evaluating any AI system, and in the case of large language models (LLMs), this is no exception.

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Japanese store deploys remote workers as convenience store clerks for graveyard shifts

TechSpot

Interactions through the new system function similarly to a video call for customers, except they interact with cartoon avatars rather than seeing the actual clerk. The remote operator's movements are replicated using cameras, allowing for a more dynamic experience. While this approach might feel a bit impersonal, the avatar system.

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Can Small Nonprofits Run Successful Capital Campaigns?

Care2

If your organization wants to pursue a major project like constructing a building, renovating an existing facility, or buying land, a capital campaign can help you raise the funds needed while improving your vital donor relationships. But the prospect of launching a multi-year fundraiser can feel daunting for anyone, especially small nonprofits. You might even wonder if its possible for small organizations like yours to run capital campaigns successfully.

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Intel's latest microcode update fails to fix Arrow Lake performance issues

TechSpot

Arrow Lake's debut is shaping up to be one of the most disappointing chapters in Intel's business history. The new Core Ultra CPUs have been heavily criticized for forcing customers into a significant performance downgrade compared to both AMD's latest offerings and Intel's previous processor generations.

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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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What is a 50/50 Raffle and How Does it Work?

CauseVox

From school fundraisers to upscale galas, hosting a raffle is unequivocally a great fundraising tool for any nonprofit. While traditional raffles can be lucrative and fun, they can also be a timesuck when it comes to prep. Thats why we want to introduce you to the concept of a 50/50 raffle. What Is A 50/50 Raffle? A 50/50 raffle works just like any other raffle where participants purchase tickets for a chance to win a prize if their name is drawn.

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Nintendo Switch 2 alleged motherboard leaks, patent confirms DLSS upscaling-like tech

TechSpot

New photos of an alleged Switch 2 PCB emerged on Reddit on New Year's Eve. Around the same time, the US Patent Office published a document from the company describing machine learning-based upscaling functionality similar to Nvidia RTX graphics cards and the PlayStation 5 Pro.

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5 Simple Projects to Start Today: A Learning Roadmap for Data Engineering

Towards Data Science

Start with 5 practical projects to lay the foundation for your data engineering roadmap.

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Industry push could see barcodes replaced by QR-style 2D codes within two years

TechSpot

GS1, the global non-profit organization that develops and maintains standards for supply chain communication, including barcodes, aims for widespread adoption of QR-style codes by 2027 through its Sunrise 2027 initiative.

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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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Data Engineering — ORM and ODM with Python

Towards Data Science

Manipulate database data leveraging an object-oriented programming paradigm Continue reading on Towards Data Science

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Think CAPTCHAs are frustrating? Try this new Doom version

TechSpot

Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart have been frustrating internet users for years. Preventing the likes of account-creating bots, spam, data-scaping, etc., is important, but it's hard to remember that fact when squinting at a squiggled word on the screen, or faced with the dilemma.

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How I Built a Real-Time Weather Data Pipeline Using AWS—Entirely Serverless

Towards Data Science

Introduction Data Proposed Workflow AWS Cloud Components Collecting the Data (Lambda Function 1) Writing the Data to the Table (Lambda Function 2) Converting the data in CSV

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Apple stops Vision Pro production amid weak demand and customer dissatisfaction

TechSpot

Apple is said to have scaled back production of the Vision Pro last summer after building up a large inventory that it believed would last through the year. Now that production has ended, the company reportedly has enough units in stock to meet demand for the device's remaining lifespan through 2025.

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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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Huawei to pre-install self-developed HarmonyOS on all new devices in 2025

TechNode

In 2025, all new Huawei smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices will come pre-installed with HarmonyOS, with older models gradually receiving the upgrade, according to Huawei. To date, the Mate70 series and Mate X6 smartphones come in HarmonyOS 4.3 and HarmonyOS 5.0 versions. In a New Years speech on Tuesday, Huaweis rotating chairwoman Meng Wanzhou said 2024 was a crucial year for HarmonyOS, marking the start of the companys extensive ecosystem development.

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US Army soldier accused of selling stolen AT&T and Verizon customer data

TechSpot

Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs wrote that Wagenius went by the name Kiberphant0m online. Shortly after the arrest of Connor Riley Moucka, one of the men accused of stealing sensitive customer data housed by cloud storage service Snowflake, Kiberphant0m posted on BreachForums what he claimed to be the stolen AT&T call.

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Black Myth: Wukong Xbox version delayed due to memory limitations

TechNode

Black Myth: Wukong won Game of the Year, Outstanding Story-Rich Game, and Best Game You Suck At in the 2024 Steam Awards on Wednesday. But while Game Science CEO Feng Ji shared in a post on the Chinese social platform Weibo that his firms flagship game winning three awards on Steam wasn’t a surprise to him, he also noted that an Xbox version of the title is still some way off.

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DRAM manufacturers explore new designs to overcome 3D stacking hurdles

TechSpot

While flash memory has made significant strides in capacity through monolithic 3D processing, DRAM has faced challenges in achieving a similar 3D architecture. The primary obstacle has been the need for a sufficiently large means of storing charge, typically in the form of a capacitor.

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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.