NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Fundraisers rarely engage in balanced dialogues with donors. Instead, incorporate active listening into your major gift asks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Artificial intelligence is simplifying the nonprofit slog work that ties up enormous banks of time and resources. For nonprofit managers who oversee tedious administrative work and grant proposal grinds, for instance, AI is a godsend for reducing time suck.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Learn from the experts in this highly anticipated session. Gain insights into how to fill your room with the right people who are bidders, not just eaters and discover how to acquire top auction items like trips, cruises, and more with ease and at no cost to you. Identify techniques for securing sponsors who are passionate about your cause and making your event a success.

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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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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A broad coalition of law enforcement agencies has dismantled Ghost, a platform offering advanced, encrypted communication services for criminals. The platform was run by a single administrator, a 32-year-old man arrested in Australia, and allowed users worldwide to exchange messages and even assassination requests.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

After the last few entries visited historical and near-future time periods, the next Battlefield game will return to a modern-day setting, aiming to recapture the essence of Battlefield 3 and 4. The follow-up recently entered full production, as EA hopes to move past the generally panned Battlefield 2042.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

OneCause unveiled new developments for OneCause AI, a suite of artificial intelligence tools built directly into its fundraising platform.

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Machine Learning Mastery

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Building machine learning projects using real-world datasets is an effective way to apply what you’ve learned. Working with real-world datasets will help you learn a great deal about cleaning and analyzing messy data, handling class imbalance, and much more. But to build truly helpful machine learning models, it’s also important to go beyond training and […] The post 5 Real-World Machine Learning Projects You Can Build This Weekend appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

People are often surprised to learn that I haven’t always supported corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. After all, I’m a Black woman from Jamaica who works in human resources. But I used to be a skeptic. I didn’t understand systemic discrimination and thought hard work alone was the great equalizer. I believed it was better to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” without any consideration for a person’s background.

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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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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Making up directions as you go along might work when you are trying to recreate your grandmother’s made-from-scratch apple pie. But it’s never a good plan when you are managing accounts payable for your nonprofit organization. Consistent AP processes keep data accurate, approvals moving quickly, and your month-end close stress-free. Your nonprofit’s accounts payable policies create easy-to-follow guidelines to help provide that consistency.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

GTA V has consistently ranked among the top 20 most-played games on the Steam Deck for at least two years, and it even remained in the top 10 list this week. However, the game's online mode has long been plagued by cheaters. To address the issue, Rockstar Games implemented the.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Your nonprofit’s annual silent auction may be your most crucial recurring fundraising event. Silent auctions , whether online or in-person, bring your community of supporters together to fund your mission and celebrate your cause. Because these events have significant fundraising potential, you must ensure they go off without a hitch. That’s where silent auction software comes in handy.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

LinkedIn recently confirmed that it is using user data to power its generative AI features. In a blog post by LinkedIn's SVP and General Counsel, Blake Lawit, the company outlined new user agreements and FAQs to inform users of these changes. However, it appears that LinkedIn began training its AI.

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VQ Strategies

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Over and over again, we have a front row seat in seeing research-based benefits of engaging volunteers really do play out in practice. We see that organizations which engage volunteers strategically and effectively really do outperform those that don’t, as volunteer talent and advocacy helps make these organizations be successful. We know that volunteers are an important part of the workforce – bringing in labor, talent, and connections — and important resource multipliers, as volunt

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Lenovo PC YouTube channel recently put the upcoming Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition laptop through its paces, pitting its Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake chip against Apple's M2 and M3 processors. The test involved playing a 1080p video at 24fps, with brightness locked at 150 nits and Wi-Fi disabled.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A Statement of Cash Flows is a detailed financial view used by nonprofit organizations to track inflows and outflows of money related to their activities during a specific time period, typically the fiscal year. Without a clear Statement of Cash Flows, a nonprofit organization may not be maximizing its resources or identifying areas of opportunity or concern.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a bill requiring all new vehicles to include AM radio. Known as the AM for Every Vehicle Act, the legislation passed with a 45-2 vote and will now proceed to the full House for consideration.

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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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Big Duck

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Learn more about ethical fundraising and inclusive communications, and get tools to address problematic language in marketing.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Confusion arose earlier this week when a Microsoft representative published an official forum post announcing that the next "annual Windows 11 feature update release" will roll out for all users, along with the monthly security update release on October 8. The post also suggested that early birds could install the.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Xiaomi on Wednesday promoted a new triple-fold smartphone patent, following Huaweis launch of the Mate XT, the industrys first triple-fold smartphone, last week. Chinas National Intellectual Property Administrations published patent shows that Xiaomi obtained a design patent related to triple-fold smartphone design having applied on December 21, 2022.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Those anxiously waiting to place a pre-order for a PlayStation 5 Pro might want to hold on a second. Sony just announced that it is releasing a 30th-anniversary edition that harkens back to the days of PlayStation yore. The deck comes in classic PlayStation gray and sports the old multicolor.

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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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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

TSMCs Arizona plant is producing its first batch of A16 chips using the companys 4nm process, with Apple becoming the facilitys first customer, said Taiwan-based independent journalist Tim Culpan. Apples A16 chips, first introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro in 2022, are currently in trial production at TSMCs Arizona plant using the same advanced N4P process technology as in Taiwan.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the Paleozoic Era that spanned 41.6 million years, from roughly 485.4 million years ago to about 443.8 million years ago.

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Around 7.45 million delivery riders earned a total of RMB 80 billion ($11.3 billion) from Meituan last year, company chief executive Wang Xing said in an employee-facing memo on Tuesday, in which Wang listed the social contributions his food delivery giant had made. Why it matters: Meituan handled 21.9 billion on-demand delivery orders in 2023, according to its annual report, which means its delivery workers made an average of about RMB 3.65 ($0.52) per delivery.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Experts at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) claim that second-generation, or "V2," Mini Starlink satellites emit interference that is a staggering 32 times stronger than that from previous models. Director Jessica Dempsey explained to the BBC that this overwhelming radio noise is effectively "blinding" their telescopes, jeopardizing research.

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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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