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10 Fundraising Strategies to Adapt to Philanthropic Giving Trends

NonProfit PRO

With reports of fewer donors and dollars, here are 10 strategies you can employ now to boost your fundraising success.

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Almost half of all web traffic is bots, and they are mostly malicious in nature

TechSpot

As one of the largest content delivery networks on the market alongside the likes of Cloudflare and Amazon AWS, Akamai knows pretty well what's happening on the internet right now. And the internet as we know it is mostly bots.

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Giving USA 2024 Insights from the Report’s Lead Researcher

NonProfit PRO

Join us on July 11th at 2pm for an exclusive first-look at Giving USA 2024 from the report’s lead researcher, Dr. Una Osili. Discuss the latest trends and findings from Giving USA 2024 and explore the implications on charitable giving and the nonprofit community. Don’t miss this exclusive first look, secure your spot now!

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New Intel CPU vulnerability discovered, no new mitigations planned for "Indirector"

TechSpot

Recently published research has exposed a security flaw affecting 12th, 13th, and 14th-generation Intel processors. Similar to Spectre, Meltdown, and Downfall, it could cause the processors to leak sensitive information.

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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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6 tactics for excelling at fundraising campaign planning

Big Duck

Fundraising campaign planning is crucial for nonprofit leaders. Learn to lead the process with six expert tips and tactics.

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The Role of AI in Fund Accounting: How Blackbaud is Driving Innovation and Efficiency

sgEngage

The future of nonprofit accounting is analysis. Not bookkeeping. A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. At Blackbaud, we’ve seen the shift from manual data entry to deeper analysis first-hand. We’ve launched tools like automated payments and Insight Designer to help our clients get answers to their questions faster.

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Mind-controlled bionic leg enables amputees to move more smoothly and naturally

TechSpot

The study, published last month in Nature Medicine, details a pioneering surgical technique called the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI). It's a new approach to amputation that aims to preserve the neural and muscular connections needed for seamless limb control.

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What do Sponsors Want? Actually, Sponsors Don’t Exist!

The Sponsorship Collective

I know what you’re thinking “another post about how we should stop using the term ‘sponsor’ in favor of something like ‘partner.’” Nope. In fact, there is no word for “sponsors” because sponsors simply don’t exist. Wait…what?

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Windows 11 "Government Edition" is Microsoft's anti-bloatware nightmare

TechSpot

Sadly, this Windows build has nothing to do with the government nor Microsoft. It's actually an unsanctioned, heavily modified version of Windows 11 that strips out a bunch of standard components. The storage footprint is dramatically reduced by removing bundled apps like Microsoft Edge, the Windows Security suite, multimedia tools.

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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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Corporate Sponsorship Done Right: The Art of Doing Nothing

The Sponsorship Collective

In today’s post, I am going to share a case study with you about one of the biggest corporate sponsorship deals I’ve worked on. This is an example of how I closed a major, multi-year corporate sponsor in a way that will surprise you.

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Meta is putting ads in Facebook notifications, but hey it's "just a test"

TechSpot

From the Windows Start menu to Microsoft Outlook, there's no limit to the places that companies will monetize by selling ad space. PCMag's Rob Pegoraro has spotted a new location: the Facebook app's notification list.

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JetBrains launches Qodana Self-Hosted

InfoWorld

JetBrains has released an on-premises edition of Qodana , the company’s code quality platform based on the static code analysis engine of JetBrains IDEs. With Qodana Self-Hosted, users can manage and maintain the platform on their own infrastructure. With Qodana Self-Hosted, announced July 3 , developers gain complete control over analysis reports, user accounts, and other sensitive data, as well as Qodana maintenance and upgrades, JetBrains said.

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Even staunch fans are calling out Apple's less-than-transparent AI training data harvesting

TechSpot

So far, we haven't had a fair look at the feature since Apple Intelligence doesn't make a public debut until later this year. We have only seen what Apple showed us at WWDC, which is not an unbiased assessment. Like any other company, Apple will only present the best of.

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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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AWS’ new approach to RAG evaluation could help enterprises reduce AI spending

InfoWorld

AWS’ new theory on designing an automated RAG evaluation mechanism could not only ease the development of generative AI-based applications but also help enterprises reduce spending on compute infrastructure. RAG or retrieval augmented generation is one of several techniques used to address hallucinations, which are arbitrary or nonsensical responses generated by large language models (LLMs) when they grow in complexity.

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Apple iPhone 16 lineup could feature the same A18 chip across all models

TechSpot

As we approach the fall iPhone launch season, details are starting to trickle out about Apple's next generation of smartphones. Fresh code findings indicate a significant change for the iPhone 16 series: all models will likely use the same A18 chip.

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Intro to multithreaded JavaScript

InfoWorld

The JavaScript language is one of the wonders of the software world. It is incredibly powerful, flexible, and versatile. One limitation of its fundamental design, however, is its single-threaded nature. Traditional JavaScript appears to handle parallel tasks, but that is a trick of syntax. To achieve true parallelism, you need to use modern multithreading approaches like web workers and worker threads.

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Microsoft Office adds support for OpenDocument format 1.4, raising interoperability concerns

TechSpot

ODF developers are still working on the 1.4 release of the popular, open file format for productivity applications, but Microsoft is already adding support for the technology in the latest iteration of its Office tools. As announced on the Microsoft 365 Insider blog, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have been updated.

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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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How to get started with GraphQL

InfoWorld

Developed by Facebook and released as an open standard for all to use, GraphQL is intended as an alternative to REST APIs. Like REST, GraphQL provides a way to create and consume web-based APIs, but queries and returned data use formal schemas and a type system to guarantee consistency. In this article, we’ll walk through the basics of designing and implementing a GraphQL API and discuss many of the key considerations and decisions you’ll make during the process.

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Pixel 9 phones could ship with a Microsoft Recall-like feature called "Google AI"

TechSpot

A tipster claims Pixel 9 devices will ship with an assortment of AI tools collectively called Google AI, similar to the Galaxy AI suite in the Galaxy S24 series. The tools will reportedly include Gemini, which will replace Google Assistant in the upcoming devices. It will also include "Circle to.

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ECMAScript 2024 JavaScript standard approved

InfoWorld

ECMAScript 2024 , the latest version of ECMA International’s standard for JavaScript , has been officially approved, with features including transferring ArrayBuffers and advanced capabilities for working with string sets. The ECMAScript 2024 specification , also generally known as ECMA-262, was approved on June 26. Among the features are added facilities for resizing and transferring ArrayBuffers and SharedArrayBuffers.

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A developer somehow got an entire OS running on Google Drive

TechSpot

"Competitiveness is a vice of mine. When I heard that a friend got Linux to boot off of NFS, I had to one-up her," Sambhav explains. "I had to prove that I could create something harder, something better, faster, stronger.

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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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Cause Marketing for the Small Shop

The Sponsorship Collective

In part one of this series “Sponsorship and Cause Marketing: Common Mistakes” we took a look at sponsorship and some of the things holding back the small shop in that area. In this article, we are going to turn our attention to cause related marketing for the small shop.

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New rules for Detroit police after wrongful arrest prompts facial recognition scrutiny

TechSpot

Robert Williams was arrested in January 2020 after his drivers' license photo was flagged as a likely match to a man seen stealing designer watches from a store in 2018. During questioning, Williams was told he was being arrested based solely on the results of a facial recognition lineup.

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Understanding and Implementing Data Governance: Unlocking the Power of Data in Modern Organizations

fusionSpan

In today’s data-driven world, organizations that harness the power of data thrive. Data governance is about managing data and using it correctly, securely, and efficiently. A well-executed data governance framework has the potential to revolutionize an organization’s operations, making it more data-driven, efficient, and compliant, thereby significantly impacting its success.

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Google's greenhouse emissions are growing because of AI, and AI could help with that

TechSpot

Google's environmental report for 2024 outlines the company's strategy for energy consumption and sustainability. Despite its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the report reveals a 48 percent increase in emissions since 2019.

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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.