Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

He brings each person into his mind and heart, expresses gratitude for their work in the world, and considers how he can best support them. If we spend even as short of time as we do brushing our teeth nourishing our mind, our findings and the findings of other scientists show that this world would be a different place, he adds.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Not only do we have our daily work tasks but we also have more meetings, longer commutes, and more interactions with more people in more locations than at any time in the history of work. It might be admiration from you, an acknowledgment of their enthusiasm, or a bit of respect for their work. This is called mind reading.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Here are five ways major giving and the sector in general have changed, and what nonprofit professionals should keep in mind as they work toward their organizations’ missions. Over the past 20 years, a lot has changed in the nonprofit sector, and with major giving in particular.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2023

Is this event still working for your audience, your organization, and your team? Keeping mission in mind, this can include re-establishing or reimagining traditional donor engagement events. As a nonprofit administrator, have you ever inherited a fundraising special event?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf. However, we were mindful of the best practices that suggest brands and organizations not post about every issue or trending event so to avoid piggybacking via hollow, void content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. Have these changed over the past year? 4) Focus on the Benefit. 6) Don’t Forget A/B Testing.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 11, 2023

Making technology or process changes in the workplace is hard work. Since staff turnover, leadership changes, shifting business priorities, and/or platform updates can happen at any time, it’s important to keep in mind that user adoption does not necessarily have a start or end date. It takes time. It takes effort.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

The total value of the hours of unpaid work volunteers put in totals an estimated U.S.$170 Tocqueville observed that Americans of all ages, all conditions, all minds were likely to unite in many kinds of groups or associations. Halvorsen is an associate professor of social work at Washington University in St.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In a previous article, I shared the first two things I learned during my 30 years of working on sustainer programs. Most of this is not rocket science, but it’s important to keep in mind when you’re looking to grow or retain your sustainers. Here are my next two lessons.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nonprofits work with consultants for a variety of reasons, from strategic planning to fundraising, capacity building and grant writing. Register for This Webinar The post Blue Avocado Presents: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Working with Consultants Live Q&A appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

By Sean Kosofsky, The Nonprofit Fixer — a strategic advisor who has worked in nonprofits for 30+ years and served as an executive director for five organizations in the past 20 years. His consulting firm, Mind the Gap Consulting , focuses on executive director coaching and training as well as fundraising and board development.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 4, 2025

The psychology behind mindfulness and cozy gaming Here's what research on wellbeing, social and emotional learning, and play tells us: "Engaging in genuine play is good for you and is restorative," says Kurt Squire, a professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine and a veteran video game researcher.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

According to a recent study conducted by MissionSquare Research Institute, the debt thats carried by one in four Americans under 40 affects job-acceptance decisions for 56% of public-sector employees and 62% of those working in the private sector. When they choose to accept.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Consider an author hesitating before sharing their work, questioning whether its good enough. And when they finally share their work, they do so with confidence. In fact, its the sign of an open, curious mind, always ready to learn something new. That doubt didnt hold them backit sharpened their writing.

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Ars Technica

APRIL 3, 2025

If today's AI systems are on a path to AGI, we will need new approaches to ensure such a machine doesn't work against human interests. Researchers at DeepMind have been working on this problem and have released a new technical paper (PDF), which you can download at your convenience. Read full article Comments

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Keep in mind that to qualify for this tax credit, a small business must also have fewer than 25 full-time employees and pay average wages below the annual inflation-adjusted limit. The tax credit covers 50% of premiums paid and is available for small business owners for up to two consecutive taxable years.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Past Is Not Always Prologue On its face, it can make a lot of sense to look at what has worked, and continue doing that. What worked last year will likely be relevant to the interests of your members next year. Data can tell you what works much more than just the whims and musings of a longtime executive or board member.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Recently, the challenges of the work, like race and gender biases, imbalanced power structures, and increasing political polarization have left me exhausted. This has often translated into unhealthy habits: sacrificing sleep, prioritizing work over my own health, and internalizing the pressure to succeed.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

You are the "Slayer," kept as a mind-controlled "super weapon of gods and kings." According to the cutscenes, the Slayer's captors have erased everything from his mind except "hatred for demons." Even so, he apparently still retains a working knowledge of commerce, being capable of collecting gold to exchange for weapon upgrades.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Two billion people worldwidethats 80% of the global workforcemanufacture products, provide services, or work directly with customers. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning. Leaders, are you listening to your frontline employees?

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Futurism

MARCH 13, 2025

In this case, Lu's work duties shifted, and he found that his system access had been reduced. Lu may not know it, but he joins a tradition of like-minded neo-Luddites, a term harkening back to militant worker groups in Britain who smashed shiny new textile machines to protect their jobs from automation. Cyberslacking, in a word.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. Crafting a Compelling Employer Brand People want to work where they know theyll make a difference. When candidates see the real-world impact of your work, theyll want to be part of it.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

” SEE ALSO: The end of remote work doesn't work for women Before joining Yahoo in 2023, the graduate of San Francisco's Academy of Art University held leadership roles at Disney Interactive, Rodale, iWin, and News Corp., where she led the launch of the first mobile apps for Fox News and Fox Business.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2025

Rushed pre-work : High-quality planning sessions start with pre-work that takes time to create and time to complete. Comprehensive pre-work The best strategic planning sessions arent rushed; theyre carefully developed through input from board members, staff, and facilitators. Confirm travel and accommodations without hiccups.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As you plan your annual appeal mailing, keep the following rules in mind: Write your appeal 10x faster. Thus, don’t belabor your explanation about what the organization does or the mechanics of your work. Your “choir” needs to see and feel a connection to your work. Write professional drafts with A.I. for free. #1

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Key Actions : Build with Members in Mind : Develop a strategy that aligns with your members needs and preferences. Empower Cross-Functional Collaboration : Create opportunities for different teams to work together on shared goals. Experimenting with small-scale innovations allows you to discover what works before scaling it up.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2024

They still rely on external media outlets to help get the word out about their work and raise their profile. The fact is, you never know what else an editor is working on, and you may never learn why your pitch was declined. But it doesn’t mean your next pitch won’t work. Be a resource.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2024

When you think of the most critical tools for driving your nonprofit’s mission forward, what comes to mind? A well-designed website can work wonders for your nonprofit in spreading awareness of your mission and converting first-time visitors into loyal, active supporters. Color palette. 1 ratio for copy and 3:1 for headings).

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This really was never designed with the thought of access in mind, says Helen Schneider, associate principal and project manager at Perkins & Will , the architecture firm that redesigned the camp. It’s not just that they’re exposed to a camp that is for blind kids in the summer, she says.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2023

If you mostly work with baby boomers, for example, then you may want to prioritize establishing a Facebook page. If you work more with millennials and Generation Z then you might decide it’s more important to establish an Instagram and a TikTok. First ask yourself, what demographics do these stakeholders fall into?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On Wednesday, the freelancing marketplace announced a program for users to train AI on their own body work and use it for future creative projects. Now gig workers are forced to compete with generative AI — often trained on their own work – which can code, write, create images, audio, and video, and doesn't need to sleep or eat.

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Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

When work starts to feel mundane or job frustrations arise, it can be tempting to jump ship. Just show up to the office every day, and more likely than not, colleagues would know your name and what youve been up to at work. The shift to remote work in recent years presents unique challenges to ensuring visibility.

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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

The deal is available through March 30, but just keep in mind that the Duo Basic plan includes advertisements on both Disney+ and Hulu content. Keep in mind that the ad-free Duo Premium plan isn't covered in this promotion, nor is the option that also bundles ESPN into the package.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Wait…how does it work? You’ll use a far more user-friendly interface to plug in a channel, genre, actor, or a specific movie or TV show you have in mind, then this content aggregator scours the web to find it. And, for a limited time, you can get it for $14.99 with code BITMAR5 at checkout (reg. Is it legal?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 31, 2025

Grant consultants are often experienced grant writers and fundraisers whove chosen to work with multiple organizations instead of being on staff with a single nonprofit. In this article, were going to delve into some surprising lessons weve learned from both working as grant consultants and coaching grant consultants.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. When your board can’t work to the best of their ability, it holds your entire organization back from reaching its true potential. They are likely to be juggling a variety of professional obligations in addition to family life and other interests outside of work.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

From top: Scenes from Running Point ; Pepperdine University branding [Photos: Kat Marcinowski/Netflix 2024 (top), Pepperdine University (bottom)] Litigating fiction vs. real life At the heart of the dispute is whether a work of fiction can use names from real life.

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