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YourMembership by Community Brands and Data Sangria by AMS Geek Announce Partnership

NonProfit PRO

YourMembership by Community Brands and Data Sangria by AMS Geek partnered to boost data portability and integration solutions for nonprofits.

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Total vehicle electrification could require significantly larger copper mining efforts over the next 30 years

TechSpot

Copper is essential for the future of EV technology, and recycling alone will likely not be enough to meet the automotive industry's needs. According to a recent paper by the International Energy Forum (IEF), humanity is likely to face a significant supply issue soon if we do not find a.

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Donor Management Tool Keela to Join Aplos

NonProfit PRO

Keela will join Aplos. Combined with Raisely, which joined Aplos last year, nonprofits will have access to a complete suite of technologies.

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Instagram's unskippable ads test causes outrage among users

TechSpot

A Redditor posted images of the Instagram ad breaks. FireCubX writes that users will suddenly find they have hit the bottom of their feed, so to speak, and can't scroll down any further. An "ad break" icon will appear with a countdown timer that prevents users from browsing through more.

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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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How funders can bolster direct voter engagement  

Candid

Direct, personal engagement is one of the most effective ways to increase voter turnout, especially among people who are less inclined to vote. In the 2021 New York City municipal elections, low-propensity voters who were engaged by nonprofits providing support and services in their communities and therefore seen as trusted messengers turned out at double the rate of those who were not.

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Practical Ways to Use AI For Grants

The NonProfit Times

You’ve heard that history tends to repeat itself and this also applies to technology. In 1994, the internet sparked both fear and excitement. Fast forward three decades, and perhaps you’re finding yourself both curious and anxious about artificial intelligence or AI. According to Margit Brazda Poirier, founder and CEO of Grants4Good , you might not be using AI; most nonprofits aren’t — citing lack of time and concerns about safety, privacy and ethics.

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Arm shows off new architectures at Computex, innovation in low-power computing

TechSpot

Haas started with the little-known story of Arm's origin in providing the first CPU for Apple's Newton handheld device. Though it proved to be one of Apple's few product failures, the tale highlighted that building low-power computing engines which run on battery power has been in Arm's DNA since the.

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What you need to do NOW to make sure your digital ads program is ready for election season

M+R

Read time: 5 minutes Okay. Don’t panic. We need to talk about election planning. We won’t say it’s too late to prep your ads programs for election and end-of-year season, but… it’s not NOT almost too late. Now — take a breath. We’ve got you! Let’s make a plan. We all know the media environment is going to be a chaotic hellscape saturated. Which is all the more reason to start now to ensure your ads program isn’t getting lost in the shuffle come September.

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This Saturn handheld borrows heavily from Sega's Project Venus prototype

TechSpot

Back in 2020, Sega showed off a prototype handheld from the mid-90s. Codenamed Project Venus, the device would ultimately become the Sega Nomad – a handheld version of the Genesis. Inspired by Project Venus, TZMWX decided to build a custom chassis for his Saturn that mimicked the look of the.

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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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Beyond the RFP: How to Choose Technology Partners for Impact

sgEngage

Grants managers are adept problem solvers. We conduct equivalency determinations and set up expenditure responsibility reporting. We review wire transfer forms for the global distribution of financial resources. We are customer service experts working in multiple languages, usually with the help of Google Translate. Upgrading and updating technology systems to keep up with the digital world are necessary evils.

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Hypercharge: Unboxed goes viral, available on Steam and now Xbox

TechSpot

Hypercharge: Unboxed is a Toy Story-like FPS that features a story mode campaign and PvP for up to 8 players. Following its Xbox release it's gone viral, and with crossplay support, PC and console gamers can battle each other.

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Postage Hikes Approved, USPS Warned On Discretionary Increases

The NonProfit Times

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the base postage rate hikes proposed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In doing so, however, the PRC urged the USPS not to take advantage of allowable discretionary increases. Under the terms of the new PRC order, First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, Package Services and Special Services classes rates would be allowed to increase by up to 7.755%, and the postage rates for Periodicals could jump by as much as to 9.754%.

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Intel unveils Lunar Lake CPUs for AI PCs and Sierra Forest processors for servers

TechSpot

According to Intel, Lunar Lake processors will offer a number of advantages over Meteor Lake, including better power efficiency, a 4x increase in NPU processing and 50 percent faster Arc GPU performance, thanks to the use of the next-gen Battlemage graphics architecture.

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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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Aplos Software Buys Keela, Building All-In-One Platform

The NonProfit Times

Constituent relationship management firm Keela has been acquired by Aplos Software and will become part of a three-application cloud solution for nonprofits. Aplos’ flagship product is accounting software. Aplos already owns Raisely, a fundraising software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aplos is backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors in San Francisco.

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Windows Copilot AI will eventually run on GeForce RTX GPUs

TechSpot

Developers creating Windows apps that leverage generative AI will soon gain access to an API for running GPU-accelerated small language models through the Windows Copilot Runtime. The collaboration between Microsoft and Nvidia will allow Copilot and related generative AI applications to run on both NPUs and RTX GPUs, potentially bringing.

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Small organization with big dreams? 7 tips to help you grow

Hands on Fundraising

Small organization fundraising You’re not alone. Here in the U.S., most nonprofits are smaller organizations, with nearly one million organizations having annual revenues below 50,000 U.S. dollars. Here are some tips to help small organizations fundraise: 1. Invest Most small organizations struggle with money. How to get it. What to spend it on.

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Researcher says Microsoft's Windows Recall has security gaps "you can fly a plane through"

TechSpot

Windows Recall stirred up controversy the moment Microsoft announced it, and with good reason. The feature is rolling out with the upcoming Copilot+ PCs and will constantly take screenshots of whatever you are doing. It stores these "snapshots," along with corresponding OCR (optical character recognition) files, to allow users to.

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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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Molly Mattessich named VP of Delivery

Forum One

We are excited to announce Molly Mattessich as Forum One’s new Vice President of Delivery. In this role, Molly ensures strong integration and delivery coordination of all our services. In her new role as Vice President of Delivery, Molly assumes a strategic executive position, shaping a vision for efficient delivery amidst evolving project landscapes.

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Intel strikes back: Pat Gelsinger outlines Intel's future at Computex 2024

TechSpot

For Intel, whose CEO Pat Gelsinger delivered the fifth major CEO keynote here, part of the task was to reassure the industry that the long-time leader was back in full force.

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AI supply is way ahead of AI demand

InfoWorld

Everyone wants in on the AI boom. For now, however, you can probably count on one hand the number of vendors cashing in. The most obvious one is Nvidia , of course. Nvidia has earned nation-state levels of cash for its GPUs ($26 billion in the first quarter of 2024 alone). Beyond Nvidia are the big three cloud vendors and OpenAI. Beyond that cast of five, however, it’s pretty hard to find many—yet.

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AMD demos AI tool at Computex that thinks the event is located in a high school

TechSpot

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su spent some of the company's keynote speech at Computex talking about how its Radeon Instinct MI300X graphics cards pair well with OpenAI's new tools, writes PC Gamer.

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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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Inheritance in Java, Part 2: Object and its methods

InfoWorld

Java's standard class library consists of thousands of classes and other reference types. Despite the differences in their capabilities, each of these types directly or indirectly extends the Object class. Together, they form one massive inheritance hierarchy. The first half of this tutorial introduced the basics of inheritance in Java. You learned how to use Java's extends and super keywords to derive a child class from a parent class, invoke parent class constructors and methods, override me

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Palmer Luckey's FPGA Game Boy clone lands just in time for the holidays

TechSpot

Oculus and ModRetro founder Palmer Luckey recently unveiled the Chromatic, a retro-style handheld designed to play Game Boy games more accurately than any other competitor. Pre-orders are open now for the device, which ships this holiday season for $199.

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Addressing workers’ concerns about AI

InfoWorld

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions are being adopted across every industry today. Quite often, these initiatives involve deploying ML models into operational settings where the model output ends up being a widget on the screens or a number on the reports that are put in front of hundreds, if not thousands, of front-line employees.

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Leaked Google database reveals some of its worst privacy failings

TechSpot

The leaked information, sent by an anonymous source to 404 Media, covers incidents that were reported by employees between six and nine years ago, a Google spokesperson confirmed.

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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.