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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

Non Profit Quarterly

Image Credit: dole777 on unsplash After more than a decade of dominating the social media landscape, Big Tech platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are in flux. Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. Long-time users of Twitter are concerned about hate and harassment after Elon Musk recently acquired the company, as some accounts that were previously banned for v

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Donations Decline for the First Time Since 2012, Fundraising Effectiveness Project Data Shows

NonProfit PRO

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project released its full-year 2022 numbers at AFP ICON yesterday. And they weren’t good. Donor dollars had been rising since 2012 — until now. Here’s a breakdown of the findings.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

.orgSource

AI, which once lived on the far horizon, is making a swift and dramatic entrance into our daily lives. The technology promises to upend the way business operates. Yet no one is sure how that new reality will unfold. It’s certain that jobs, which are ubiquitous in the current economy, will disappear in the same way that file clerks and gas station attendants have vanished.

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[Free Webinar] How Nonprofits Can Overcome the Challenges of Disconnected Fundraising Software

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Time: 1 pm ET / 10 am PT (1 hour) Cost: Free Presented by: Sylogist Join Sylogist to learn how nonprofits can overcome the challenges caused by using disconnected fundraising, CRM, and fund accounting software systems. In this free webinar , we will: Discuss the challenges that arise from using disconnected software systems including the cost to maintain, inaccurate data, and the extensive staff time required to administer.

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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 to Write a Sponsorship Letter (+ 7 Templates)

Wild Apricot

The post How to Write a Sponsorship Letter (+ 7 Templates) appeared first on WildApricot.

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End of an era: The last two print computer magazines just pressed their last issues

TechSpot

When high-speed internet came along, many computing publications began producing digital versions of their magazines online. Those with subscriptions still got their physical copies, but the online component was a nice perk for when readers could not just pick up a magazine and start reading, like at work.

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Don’t Assume Your Nonprofit Supporters Know These 7 Terms

Bloomerang

It happens to the best of us: You’re talking with friends or family members, and you use a word or phrase that you don’t say outside of work—one that no one else in the room understands. In the tech industry, that word might be something like “tech stack.” We might use an acronym like CRM without explaining what that stands for or that it’s sometimes used interchangeably with donor database or donor management software.

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Visual Blocks for ML: Accelerating machine learning prototyping with interactive tools

Google Research AI blog

Posted by Ruofei Du, Interactive Perception & Graphics Lead, Google Augmented Reality, and Na Li, Tech Lead Manager, Google CoreML Recent deep learning advances have enabled a plethora of high-performance, real-time multimedia applications based on machine learning (ML), such as human body segmentation for video and teleconferencing, depth estimation for 3D reconstruction, hand and body tracking for interaction, and audio processing for remote communication.

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How to Handle Your Donor Data

NonProfit PRO

Securely managing donor data provides the foundation for analyses that can reveal deeper insights into donor sentiment. Here are three steps that every nonprofit should take to ensure that their donor data is both private and secure.

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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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Scalpers are struggling to sell PlayStation 5 consoles as supplies return to normal

TechSpot

Getting a PlayStation 5 for its suggested retail price was a near impossibility in 2020 and 2021. Scalpers and scalping companies unapologetically bought the consoles in their thousands to sell at massively marked-up prices. Retailers tried some innovative and sometimes effective ways to stop the practice, but it made little.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] When to Start a New Nonprofit vs. Work within an Existing One

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m trying to start a charity in my late husband’s name. My question is how can I go about getting this initiative started? His death just happened, and I am overwhelmed and raw, but need to do something positive in his name.

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Responsible AI at Google Research: Technology, AI, Society and Culture

Google Research AI blog

Posted by Lauren Wilcox, Senior Staff Research Scientist, on behalf of the Technology, AI, Society, and Culture Team Google sees AI as a foundational and transformational technology , with recent advances in generative AI technologies, such as LaMDA , PaLM , Imagen , Parti , MusicLM , and similar machine learning (ML) models, some of which are now being incorporated into our products.

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Free Tools to Maximize the Success of Your Paid Media Campaigns

NonProfit PRO

Managing successful paid advertising campaigns with tight budgets and limited resources can be challenging. Fortunately, there are several platforms with programs that offer exclusive resources to nonprofit organizations to help them further their mission.

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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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How to sell a CPU

TechSpot

Much of this comes down to the structure of the data center market, and it is much more complicated than many would think. This is important for any company looking to tap into this market, whether with a CPU or the latest AI accelerator.

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Marketing is not just for corporations. Here’s why.

Big Duck

The post Marketing is not just for corporations. Here’s why. appeared first on Big Duck.

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How to appeal like a Girl Scout

Hands on Fundraising

Girl Scouts have a great product – do you? Your organization probably doesn’t sell Girl Scout Cookies… but they didn’t become wildly popular in a vacuum. They’re good. Really good. And they’re special because you can’t just find them on the store shelves. So think about: What is your organization really, really good at? Where […] The post How to appeal like a Girl Scout appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Powering Purpose: Understanding Your Organization’s Digital Mindset

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits increasingly rely on technology to accelerate their mission and meet the expectations of their supporters. Today’s technology encompasses elements that touch people, process, and culture. Grounded in research, Powering Purpose in the Cloud presents three digital mindsets alongside actionable pathways to guide your organization’s successful adoption of technology.

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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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Malware discovered in 60 Android apps with over 100 million downloads

TechSpot

McAfee's mobile research team discovered a third-party software library it named Goldoson, which collects sensitive information and performs ad fraud. However, the developers who used Goldoson didn't realize that they were adding a malicious malware component to their programs.

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Is there a future in light-powered AI chips?

TechCrunch

The growing compute power necessary to train sophisticated AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT might eventually run up against a wall with mainstream chip technologies. In a 2019 analysis, OpenAI found that from 1959 to 2012, the amount of power used to train AI models doubled every two years, and that the power usage began rising seven times faster after 2012.

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How to take your association’s online advocacy efforts to next level

Nimble AMS

Your organization does much to advocate for industry issues—petitioning local and federal level politicians to generate support for association-backed programs. Member advocates are the backbone of your campaigns and the heart of your advocacy program. Read our blog to discover how to advance your advocacy program’s efforts and better engage your member advocates online. 3 Tips to elevate your association’s online advocacy efforts Follow these strategies to address any pain points in your organi

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Fund your next project with an IMAGINE Grant from AWS for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Calling all nonprofits who need funding for their technology-driven projects! Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to support the mission-critical components of your work that rely on cloud technology. The AWS IMAGINE Grant supports foundational IT projects as well as think big projects leveraging advanced services, with an opportunity for unrestricted funding up to $150,000 and cloud credits of up to $100,000.

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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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This PCIe card houses 21 M.2 SSDs for up to 168 terabytes of blazing-fast storage

TechSpot

Last year, Sabrent revealed an exotic SSD called the Destroyer 2 that was monstrously fast compared to your average consumer solid-state drive. Designed primarily for workstation use, the behemoth could be configured with up to 64 terabytes of storage and reach sequential read and write speeds of around 28,000 megabytes per second.

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Betterdata uses synthetic data to keep real data safe

TechCrunch

Betterdata , a Singapore-based startup that uses programmable synthetic data to keep real data secure, announced today it has raised $1.55 million. The seed round, which it says was oversubscribed, was led by Investible with participation from Franklin Templeton, Xcel Next, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Bon Auxilium, Tenity, Plug and Play and Entrepreneur First.

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4 cost-saving tech tips

Charity Village

The key word here is “cost-saving.” Because very few organizations have a robust technology budget, we want to help you make technology choices that will save you money and keep you focused on your mission. If you’ve been following our series on technology for nonprofits, you may have seen our top tips on using technology […] The post 4 cost-saving tech tips appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Join the AI Movement for Social Good

NonProfit PRO

Are you ready to be at the forefront of the AI movement for social good? Introducing StratusLIVE’s groundbreaking AI solutions designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. Discover the power of our AI-driven content wizard and how our innovative technology can revolutionize your operations and fundraising strategy. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your nonprofit’s impact with cutting-edge AI technology.

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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.