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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

As traditional funding models shift and societal needs evolve, nonprofits are being called upon to adapt and innovate to create lasting change. This increased need is coupled with a potential shift in funding priorities, as philanthropic organizations and governments allocate more resources to address climate-related emergencies.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur Halli Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts. “These problems have been discussed for decades, often with very little progress. So the approach was really to give people no excuses.

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Only 2% of tech jobs are held by Black women. Cristina Mancini knows thats unacceptable.

Mashable Tech

When it comes to the current state of Black women in tech, the vibes are ominous. Cristina Mancini, a former executive at Salesforce and 20th Century Fox, took the helm of BGC in late 2023, announcing at the time her push for workforce development and a goal of seeing one million girls of color in tech by 2040.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Beat AI Blandification

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At face value, AI appears to be a gift from the fund development and marketing gods. Thats the problem. By Greg Fine a marketing consultant who leverages 30 years of for-profit marketing and advertising experience to help nonprofits create larger-than-life giving campaigns and marketing that connect. But whats the reality?

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Why Nonprofits Should Pay Attention to Web3 and the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It has continued to gain traction with the growth of bitcoin’s blockchain technologies, expanding NFT markets, venture capital investments, and ongoing calls to reign in the power of big tech. Benefits of Web3 for Nonprofits: Security for donor PII and funds. Transparency to keep donors updated on how funds are used.

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Microsoft wants to hand off much of its Army HoloLens program to Palmer Luckey’s Anduril

Engadget

Anduril makes a wide array of defense tech, including drone interceptors , sentry towers, comms jammers, drones and even an autonomous submarine. The problems contributed to Congress denying the Armys request to buy 6,900 pairs as part of a 2023 government funding bill.

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This startup wants to reprogram the mind of AI—and just got $50 million to do it

Fast Company Tech

Goodfire founder and CEO Eric Ho, who left a successful AI app company in 2022 to focus on interpretability, tells Fast Company that the new funding will be used to expand the research team and enhance its Ember interpretability platform. Collectively, these researchers have delivered some of the fields biggest breakthroughs.

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