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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

The money they’ve pledged, in context, looks an awful lot like pocket change. Apple theoretically could have made its $100 million pledge back in less than a day. million would be the biggest pledge from big tech companies to date, that’s like if a middle-class American worker made a one-time donation of $92.55.

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The Essential Nonprofit Fundraiser’s Guide to Mobile Giving

Bloomerang

Recent research helped shed some light on this issue and provided a clear path forward for nonprofit professionals. A study from the University of Notre Dame revealed that people are much less likely to donate to charities when using smartphones than when using computers. Researchers call this phenomenon the mobile giving gap.

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Google is poisoning its reputation with AI researchers

The Verge

The firing of top Google AI ethics researchers has created a significant backlash Google has worked for years to position itself as a responsible steward of AI. Its research lab hires respected academics, publishes groundbreaking papers, and steers the agenda at the field’s biggest conferences. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Others found ways to expand the opportunities within existing hometown industries: NCBiotech built pathways to bring more local residents into the Research Triangles booming life sciences sector. Naval Shipyard with a $1 billion diversity pledge. Of course, crafting entirely new narrative works, too.

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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. Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on foundations in your area or state.

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Research Friday: Volunteering and Financial Statements - What’s Missing?

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Pledges receivable. Faculty of Education, York University. ^ [5] Alan J. in Residence. Volunteers.

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Walmart, Ikea, and Amazon have a dirty shipping problem

The Verge

Giant retailers, including Amazon and Ikea, have pledged to go green, but their shipping is still pretty dirty. They then commissioned the University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS), which has access to other maritime import databases, to cross-reference the public data with their own proprietary information. amid the pandemic.

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