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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year

The Verge

Comcast announced in March it was suspending its data cap policy for 60 days, and would not charge overage fees to home internet customers who exceeded its broadband data caps. Update November 23rd 1:41PM ET : Added background about Comcast and the Keep Americans Connected Pledge.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

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Key revenue volatility factors to consider: Stability of donated revenue from primary sources Predictability of pledge collections Reliability of grants and contracts for services Level of dependence on one or two major donors Level of dependence on a single fundraising event Funder policies on support of overhead, indirect expenses (operating vs. (..)

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

And the French government is taking advantage of this opportunity to make some progress on the tech startup policy front. As the name suggests, this new instrument is in charge of establishing a standard for startup policies around Europe. It’s the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union right now.

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Apple devices spoofed, Musk eggs on Zuckerberg and Better.com goes public

TechCrunch

In this week’s edition of WiR, we cover a $70 device that can spoof an Apple device, hackers stealing Americans’ health data from an IBM system, and Elon Musk pledging to fight Mark Zuckerberg in a proper cage match. Better.com goes public: Digital mortgage lender Better.com ’s proposal to combine with Aurora Acquisition Corp.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Download this Board of Directors Fundraising Worksheet to help your board members execute their board pledges to raise or give donations. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

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Several organizations I’ve worked with have had Fund and Campaign records set up backward, which caused a struggle when adding multiyear pledges and producing consistent pledge reminders. This could be especially troubling in a capital campaign when an influx of new pledges quickly becomes overwhelming.

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