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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

If the bill becomes law, wage increases will cease in January 2027. As a working person, if I have money in my check, do I care if its from paid sick days or from hours that I worked? To justify such changes, Republican state Representative Mitch Boggs said , Of course the people voted for it.

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Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

The company has been losing money for years, and a conflict between its board and CEO about future directions led to the entire board resigning back in September. On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was asking a court to arrange its sale.

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5 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Use Behavioral Science to Raise More Money Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By understanding how people make the decisions they do, your NPO can take strategic steps to raise more money and drum up more support, without running yourself ragged in the process. The field observes and analyzes human relationships through behavioral aspects including geography, biology, law, psychiatry, and political science.

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23andMe files for bankruptcy, CEO steps down

Mashable Tech

The DNA testing company said it would use the money from the sale to "resolve all outstanding legal liabilities stemming from the previously disclosed October 2023 cyber incident." The company agreed to pay a $30 million settlement over a massive data breach that affected 6.9 million users in October 2023.

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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

Personally, I think it’s pretty ridiculous that the FAA felt it had to choose between “everyone has to broadcast their location to everyone within earshot” and “everyone has to pay gobs of money to private industry and trust some data broker with their location,” but the reasons why we aren’t going with internet-based tracking make some sense to me.

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Useful Tips & Resources for Your Nonprofit’s Annual Report

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even though nonprofit organizations aren’t required by law to publish annual reports, most nonprofit leaders recognize the value annual reports can provide. Why did you spend your time and money the way you did? Nonprofit managers working on annual reports most frequently ask these five questions. What were the results?

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization.

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