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5 Year-End Fundraising Emails That Are Sure to Increase Donations

Wild Apricot

Sending more year-end fundraising emails without burning out your list sounds like a dream come true, right? Here are the five emails you need to send to build relationships with your donors and increase donations.

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Millions of new materials discovered with deep learning

DeepMind Blog

We share the discovery of 2.2 million new crystals – equivalent to nearly 800 years’ worth of knowledge. We introduce Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME), our new deep learning tool that dramatically increases the speed and efficiency of discovery by predicting the stability of new materials.

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Okta admits hackers accessed data on all customers during recent breach

TechCrunch

U.S. access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data about all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, despite previously stating that only a fraction of customers were affected. Okta confirmed in October that a hacker used a stolen credential to access its support case management system and steal […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Donorbox + Little Green Light: A Powerful Integration to Streamline Your Workflow

Donorbox

How much time does your fundraising team spend manually ensuring all your various tools are in sync? This time suck is not only burning out your employees. It’s also wasting valuable time you could spend sharpening your fundraising strategy – and raising more for your mission. That’s where the Donorbox + Little Green Light integration […] The post Donorbox + Little Green Light: A Powerful Integration to Streamline Your Workflow appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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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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Elon Musk says ‘go f**k yourself’ to advertisers leaving X

TechCrunch

Your move, Linda. Elon Musk said “go f**k yourself” to advertisers who recently paused spending on X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform. Onstage at the DealBook conference, Andrew Ross Sorkin asked the X owner about these pauses in advertising. Musk replied, “Don’t advertise.” “You don’t want them to advertise?

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SpaceX acquires parachute company for $2.2M – because it turns out space-rated parachutes are very hard

TechCrunch

SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace after its parent company went bankrupt. The Information first reported the news. This is the second known acquisition for SpaceX, which acquired small satellite startup Swarm […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Nvidia RTX 3080 ex-cryptomining cards are being turned into 20GB AI accelerators in China

TechSpot

With the US government having banned the most powerful and fastest AI-focused and gaming (RTX 4090) cards from being exported to China, the country is turning to other means of meeting demand for AI accelerators.

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Amazon finally releases its own AI-powered image generator

TechCrunch

Amazon is releasing an image generator — joining the ranks of the many, many other tech giants and startups that have already done so. During a keynote at its re:Invent conference this morning, Amazon debuted Titan Image Generator, which is now available in preview for AWS customers on Bedrock, Amazon’s AI development platform. A part […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Official images and details of Amazon's Fallout TV show have arrived

TechSpot

From the massive power armor to the noseless ghouls and Brotherhood of Steel airship, these first official images of the Fallout series are ramping up the excitement ahead of the show's official release in a few months.

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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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Founder of spyware maker Hacking Team arrested for attempted murder: local media

TechCrunch

The founder of the infamous and now-defunct spyware maker Hacking Team was arrested on Saturday after allegedly stabbing and attempting to murder a relative, according to multiple news reports. David Vincenzetti, who launched Hacking Team in 2003, was arrested when police showed up to his apartment after his cousin called the police, local media reported, because […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Most kids want game currencies and subscriptions instead of physical titles for Christmas

TechSpot

An Entertainment Software Association report backs up similar surveys indicating that physical game sales are dying. While 72% of 10- to 17-year-olds in the US want something video game-related this Christmas (86% boys, 59% girls), the thing they most desire is a game subscription: Thirty-nine percent asked for the likes.

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Sam Altman’s officially back at OpenAI — and the board gains a Microsoft observer

TechCrunch

Sam Altman is officially back as OpenAI’s CEO after a tumultuous week and change. And OpenAI officially has a new board of directors, replacing most of the board that attempted to oust Altman in the days preceding Thanksgiving. In a letter circulated internally at OpenAI and subsequently published to the OpenAI blog, Altman announced that […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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AMD 3D V-Cache CPU memory used to create incredibly fast RAM disk

TechSpot

A resourceful user was able to turn the tiny 3D cache memory built by AMD in its latest consumer processors into a secondary, albeit puny storage unit. This peculiar "RAM disk" turned out to be extremely fast, but the method to create it isn't straightforward as it requires some trial-and-error.

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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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Layla taps into AI and creator content to build a travel recommendation app

TechCrunch

Many companies are trying to use AI chatbots (beyond ChatGPT) in different industries — especially in the consumer sector. Berlin-based startup Layla is banking on this trend to build an eponymous chatbot (along with an app) that suggests new travel destinations. It can also help them when it comes to bookings. The company was started […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Apple wants to end partnership with Goldman Sachs on Apple credit card

TechSpot

Sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that Apple recently informed the bank and financial services company of its intent to exit their deal within the next 12 to 15 months. It isn't yet known which company would step in to replace Goldman Sachs, but several possibilities.

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Innovation or folly? The Cybertruck will test whether anyone still trusts Tesla

TechCrunch

The Tesla Cybertruck, the first of which will be delivered Thursday four years after its debut, is loved and loathed. For fans, it’s a symbol for what Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk stand for: creativity, irreverence, rebellion. Others see it as an act of hubris. It could be both. Either way, the stakes are […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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A critical vulnerability in ownCloud servers is being exploited en masse

TechSpot

This past week, ownCloud publicly disclosed a critical vulnerability in the "graphapi" app. The security flaw is being tracked with the highest level of risk on the CVE scale (10) as CVE-2023-49103. A week later, security researchers have now started to witness what could amount to "mass" exploitation of this.

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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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Relativity Space CEO: Building a backlog isn’t “worthless,” it’s the path to product market fit

TechCrunch

Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis is hitting back against recent comments from fellow aerospace exec Peter Beck, who called launch contracts for un-flown rockets “basically worthless” earlier this month. In sharp contrast, Ellis argued in an exclusive interview with TechCrunch that building a backlog is the only way to validate product market fit. “Deciding not […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Blizzard wants to know if it's okay to charge $100 for Diablo 4 DLC

TechSpot

The Blizzard survey was shared by a fan and reported by YouTube channel Bellular News. It asks questions about pricing for future Diablo 4 DLC and expansions, and while Vessel of Hatred is not mentioned specifically, Blizzard never revealed how much the first expansion will cost when it was announced.

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WSJ says the Goldman-Apple deal is dead. Apple says not yet.

TechCrunch

Apple is quietly disputing a headline by The Wall Street Journal that claims the tech giant has “pulled the plug” on its Goldman Sachs partnership which covers the Apple Card credit card and savings account. Instead, Apple says the two companies remain focused on providing “an incredible experience” for customers, in a statement provided to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Sam Altman returns as CEO, OpenAI has a new initial board

OpenAI

Mira Murati as CTO, Greg Brockman returns as President. Read messages from CEO Sam Altman and board chair Bret Taylor.

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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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GM to slash spending at Cruise by ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’

TechCrunch

GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra reiterated Wednesday plans for Cruise to be more “deliberate” when operations eventually resume at the troubled self-driving vehicle subsidiary. For GM, that will include slashing spending at Cruise “by hundreds of millions of dollars” in 2024, an action that is expected to result in widespread layoffs at the San […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Amazon unveils super fast AI chips to compete with Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft

TechSpot

One of the new chips is Trainium2, meant for AI model training and said to deliver up to 4x better performance and 2x energy efficiency when compared to its predecessor. It is also expected to offer 3x more memory capacity than the first-gen Trainium chips. In the press release, Amazon.

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Tola Capital, investing in AI-enabled enterprise software, closes largest fund at $230M

TechCrunch

Tola Capital, investing in AI-enabled enterprise software, is the latest venture capital firm to announce its new fund, securing $230 million in capital commitments for its third fund, raising the largest amount to date. It’s been a great couple of weeks for new VC funds.

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Building a culture of nonprofit compliance at Candid

Candid

Here’s a familiar scene: your nonprofit organization just won its first big grant, and you’re ecstatic. But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign. It’s a lot of due diligence and compliance work to handle.

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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.