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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Crystal Dionysopoulou is the founder and Creative Director of Lucid Fox , a dynamic web design and development agency that puts people first. She draws on years of experience as a UX designer and front-end developer to guide the creation of the perfect website for your organization from start to finish. If 2020 taught us anything, it was how crucial it is for us to be able to think on our feet.

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Onboarding Online, Keep New Hires on Track for Success

.orgSource

Congratulations! Online interviewing didn’t make you skip a beat. You found the talent to complete your dream team. You’re probably feeling pretty lucky. But you might be less than enthusiastic about navigating those first months of learning to work together through the small screen. If remote interviewing took some adjustments, virtual onboarding requires more.

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Write a Perfect Welcome Letter to New Members with These 10 Tips

Wild Apricot

I once received a new member welcome letter that was so drab, it caused me to cancel my membership with the association. Well. there's a little more to the story than that. Let me explain.

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Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for just $30 million

The Verge

Image: The Boring Company. Elon Musk told Miami’s mayor Friday that The Boring Company could dig a two-mile tunnel under the city for as little as $30 million — a fraction of the $1 billion price tag once quoted by local transit officials. Musk also told the Mayor that The Boring Company could complete the job in six months, versus the original four year estimate.

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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 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. There’s a new normal. We never seem to detach from our devices because they provide the most direct pathway to colleagues, donors, our communities, and our friends.

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Use This Easy Club Dues Tracker Template To Save Time and Money

Wild Apricot

If you run a club or a membership, you’ll agree that there’s nothing more frustrating than chasing members down for payments. Everyone has a different renewal date, a different amount and a different method of payment. Not to mention, there’s.

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Another SpaceX Starship nails clean test flight, but explodes on landing

The Verge

SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype launched on Tuesday, soaring miles above its South Texas facilities in a successful flight demonstration before exploding during the landing attempt. It’s the second failed landing in a row, after a previous prototype, SN8, launched and failed to stick the landing in December. This week’s launch demo — one of many in the books already — follows weeks of tension between SpaceX and the Federal Aviation Administration, which approves test launches like this one.

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6 Benefits of Launching a Website for Your 2021 Golf Fundraiser

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By GolfStatus.org – an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Free Webinar On February 23: How to Host a Successful Virtual or Hybrid Golf Fundraiser for Your Nonprofit. As virtual events continue into 2021 and the outlook for traditional in-person fundraisers looks bleak, golf tournaments have become especially crucial for nonprofits large and small.

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Alloy raises $4M to build out its e-commerce automation service

TechCrunch

Alloy Automation , a startup that was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 cohort , announced today that it has closed $5 million across two rounds, the most recent of which brought $4 million to the company in October of 2020. The new funds were raised at a $16 million pre-money, $20 million post-money valuation, Alloy told TechCrunch. The company’s latest fundraising was led by Bain Capital Ventures and Abstract , with participation from Color Capital , BoxGroup and a collection of indiv

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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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The best full-frame cameras for 2021

Digital Trends

For the ultimate combination of image quality and performance, look no further than these full-frame cameras.

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A German man is keeping $60 million in bitcoin from police by never revealing his password

The Verge

Photo by Michele Doying / The Verge. The wonderful thing about bitcoin is many of its apparent benefits, like the ability to be anonymously owned and securely transferred, are also the things that often create situations like this: police in Germany have seized more than €50 million ($60 million) in bitcoin, but they can’t access any of it because, as Reuters reports , the person they took it from won’t tell them his password.

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6 Online Speaking Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Beth Singer , Principal at Beth Singer Design, LLC – a design and communications firm specializing in nonprofit organizations to help them fundraise, educate, and promote membership and the mission of their institutions through design solutions. There’s a new normal. We never seem to detach from our devices because they provide the most direct pathway to colleagues, donors, our communities, and our friends.

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4 strategies for deep tech founders who are fundraising

TechCrunch

Jessica Li. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jessica is on the growth marketing team at Zageno, a multi-vendor, online marketplace for life science products, and is head of content at Elpha, a Y Combinator-backed community of 40K+ women in tech. More posts by this contributor. How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies. Fundraising is challenging, especially for deep tech founders who need to get investors excited about a complex technology, a complex sales cycle and a complex ri

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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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Valve to pay $4 million to Corsair in Steam Controller patent infringement lawsuit

TechSpot

Ironburg Inventions and SCUF, the Corsair-owned maker of high-end performance controllers and holders of an "extensive patent portfolio," had warned Valve in 2014 regarding its Steam Controller design, accusing it of copying the paddle/trigger mechanism located on the gadget's backside.

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Distressing animation captures a whale’s struggle to avoid ship strikes

The Verge

A blue whale’s tail above the water. | Photo by Jeff Gritchen / Digital First Media / Orange County Register via Getty Images. An eye-catching animation ricocheted across Twitter this week, showing the struggles of a single blue whale as it tried to avoid crowds of shipping vessels in the Corcovado Gulf. The animation accompanied a study published in the journal Nature this week examining the overlapping paths of ships and blue whales in the waters off Chilean Patagonia.

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The best VR apps for 2021

Digital Trends

The world of Virtual Reality has a lot of unique experiences to offer. Here are the best VR apps for 2021.

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A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch

This week, flexible workspace operator (and one-time unicorn) Knotel announced it had filed for bankruptcy and that its assets were being acquired by investor and commercial real estate brokerage Newmark for a reported $70 million. Knotel designed, built and ran custom headquarters for companies. It then managed the spaces with “flexible” terms. In March 2020, it was reportedly valued at $1.6 billion.

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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 HarmonyOS 2.0 is a poorly-disguised Android 10 clone

TechSpot

Two years ago, Huawei confidently explained that it was ready to give up using Android on its phones and tablets in case the US were to block its partnership with Google. At the time, the Chinese tech giant hinted at the possibility of an alternative operating system developed entirely in-house.

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Nike’s hands-free Go FlyEase shoes look very comfy and just the right amount of ridiculous

The Verge

Image: Nike. Nike is pushing the envelope of shoe technology further with today’s announcement of the Go FlyEase , a contact-less $120 shoe for both athletic and everyday use. The core innovation here is a so-called bistable hinge that lets the shoe move between two positions: an upright one in which the inner sole of the shoe sits at a roughly 30-degree angle so you can easily slip your foot in, and the collapsed position in which the outer layer sits snugly around the inner one while you walk

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The best Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra screen protectors

Digital Trends

Here are some of the best Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra screen protectors to keep your smartphone display safe.

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Analytics extensions are now available in Tableau Online

Tableau

Nathan Mannheimer. Product Manager, Tableau. Kristin Adderson. February 1, 2021 - 6:58pm. February 1, 2021. First thing’s first: I am thrilled to announce that Tableau’s analytics extensions are now available in Tableau Online! Starting with R integration in Tableau 8.3, analytics extensions have allowed Tableau users to dynamically bring sophisticated analysis and integrations into their visualizations.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Google will begin showing you optional website descriptions in Search results

TechSpot

To be clear, this is not the same as the small text blurbs that already appear under search results. Those will still exist, but you'll now be able to tap the three-dot menu at the top right of a given result to see an expanded site description, instead of just.

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Parler’s CEO has been fired

The Verge

Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images. After his social media platform was largely wiped off the web , Parler CEO and co-founder John Matze says he has been fired by his company’s own board of directors, according to a memo obtained by Fox News and a text message confirmation he sent to Reuters. Parler, of course, is the social network that found itself wholly deplatformed after its role in the January 6th riots at the US Capitol.

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The best QWERTY phones for 2021

Digital Trends

They're harder to find now, but phones with physical keyboards still exist. Here are the best QWERTY phones.

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Vivino raises $155 million for wine recommendation and marketplace app

TechCrunch

If you’re at all interested in wine, chances are you’ve turned to Vivino at least a few times for recommendations. The app and the company behind it have been helping people enjoy better wine since 2010, and now the startup has raised $155 million with its Series D round – a sum over twice as large as all of its previous funding to date.

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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.