Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedback. Here are four technology policies and practices nonprofits and foundations of any size or mission area should leave behind in 2025: 1.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

Digital Twins the Training Ground for Physical AI Industrial facility digital twins are physically accurate virtual replicas of real-world facilities that serve as critical testing grounds for simulating and validating physical AI and how robots and autonomous fleets interact, collaborate and tackle complex tasks before deployment.

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy.

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TechSpot

JUNE 27, 2024

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission warned that companies would be sorely tempted to change the terms and conditions of their privacy statements to allow them to use their customers' data to train AI models. To avoid backlash from users concerned about their privacy, companies may try to make. Read Entire Article

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Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I also heard that fundraising training is not for us, meaning it was designed for large nonprofits like universities, museums, and hospitals. Every leader we train fights both internal and external voices saying, No, you cant. Get the board on board Unique to our fundraising training is that we require board member participation.

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TechSpot

MAY 29, 2024

Facebook's privacy policy will change on June 26, 2024, at which point public user content – not private messages – will be used to train and improve its AI services. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Additionally, nonprofits can create their own custom-trained GPT chatbot with their custom data. This enables the creation of a tailor-made AI assistant, specifically trained to understand and address your nonprofit’s unique needs. Regular Reviews: The world of AI is constantly evolving, and your policies should reflect this.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

In 2024, Google.org announced an initiative-wide investment in nonprofit AI integration, including a generative AI accelerator program and an AI Opportunity Fund , which would funnel nearly $100 million into training and integration programs for participating nonprofits. SEE ALSO: Character.AI

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With the right guidance and training, someone who joined your team as a staff accountant may develop into a strong finance leader. Help enforce established internal controls and policies, actively and by setting a strong example. For current members, incorporate training into a bi-annual or annual board meeting.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Your nonprofit’s accounts payable policies create easy-to-follow guidelines to help provide that consistency. These AP policies not only ensure the smooth operation of your organization but also provide a framework to scale as your technology evolves.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

By Ryan Polk , a Policy Advisor at the Internet Society , where he is primarily focused on issues related to Internet trust. In its recent survey on the State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity , NTEN found that nearly 70% of nonprofits do not have policies and procedures in place in case of a cyberattack.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Many associations use data-driven decision making to move their missions forward, advance public policy, and enhance advocacy programs. MTSBA leads an intensive advocacy program working to advance public policy to improve student achievement and outcomes before the Montana Legislature and Congress. What challenges did MTSBA face?

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Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedback. Here are four technology policies and practices nonprofits and foundations of any size or mission area should leave behind in 2025: 1.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many companies report low utilization of VTO, however, so nonprofits that encourage people to check their employer’s VTO policy when signing up as a volunteer can tap into this underutilized benefit. Or a Fortune 500 company might provide professional development training to your nonprofit staff.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

Does your association have a data governance policy? Continue reading to learn how your association can adopt its own data governance policy and become a more data-driven organization. A set of rules, metrics, or policies established by an organization to bring clarity and ease of use to data practices is a data governance policy.

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Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The 78-page report provides insight into how nonprofit leaders view their role in public policy advocacy and engagement. The Pursuit of Influence follows Independent Sector’s 2023 report, The Retreat of Influence , which filled a 20-year gap in nationally representative data on whether and how nonprofits advocate around public policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

Workers want to use AI tools right now but leaders in both the for-profit and nonprofit space worry that they won’t be able to demonstrate the impact AI has in objective terms and are leery to implement new technology without proper security and policy in place. This means less training and quicker implementation for all users.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Provide an opportunity for board members to get personal training in reading statements and financial reports from a staff member or other expert. Don’t Forget Policies and Procedures There’s more to oversight than reading the financial statements. Be sure to review important policies and procedures. Share information.

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The Verge

MARCH 12, 2021

Today, Facebook announced a new initiative that it hopes will give it an edge in this consequential work: training its AI on Facebook users’ public videos. Facebook is vague about its future plans for AI models trained on users’ videos. This is information, incidentally, that has often been indexed by AI systems trained on user data.).

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Candid

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Training staff and volunteers, developing policies, and establishing incident reporting systems all require significant investment, which is often not prioritized in funding allocations. Capacity-building and resource gaps: Many organizations lack the resources or expertise to implement comprehensive safeguarding measures.

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Google Research AI blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Pre-training on diverse datasets has proven to enable data-efficient fine-tuning for individual downstream tasks in natural language processing (NLP) and vision problems. So, we ask the question: Can we enable similar pre-training to accelerate RL methods and create a general-purpose “backbone” for efficient RL across various tasks?

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Practice Good Stewardship Even if your digital resources are in order, a data governance policy is an important piece of responsible stewardship. While a policy that restricts access might keep your data safe, it also builds a wall around that wealth of information. It belongs to your members.

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Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

A Compliance Learning Management System (LMS) is a comprehensive digital platform meticulously crafted to administer, deliver, track, and report on compliance training initiatives within organizations. Certifications Provides verifiable evidence of training completion through certificates with expiration dates and re-certification reminders.

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The AI Alignment Forum

APRIL 18, 2025

After youve caught 10-1000 escape attempts, you probably have enough data to mostly resolve risk from escape attempts, either by training the policy to not do those escape attempts or doing something fancier. For example: Maybe youve learned that lots of other models, especially models you trained similarly to this one, are schemers.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Solution : Solve this challenge by creating a data capture policy. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. You may also consider training for all employees to become more familiar with how your association uses data. Consider reassigning their seats.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations and policy decisions, so its important for the people making those calls to know how reliable the analysis is. Then, they use this dataset to train a machine learning algorithm that learns to predict a substances chemical identity from its spectrum.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 15, 2024

His consulting firm, Mind the Gap Consulting , focuses on executive director coaching and training as well as fundraising and board development. By being thoughtful about shifting to a four-day workweek, you can achieve multiple goals with one policy, and give yourself a nice well-deserved break!

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your organization should create data security policies to guide all your software systems, hardware, user devices, and storage devices. Train employees in data security best practices Ramp up cybersecurity efforts by training your staff on how to handle member and customer data. What is a data security strategy?

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The papers were filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida – Miami Division.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In natural disasters, the training and quick action of first responders and emergency services save lives and livelihoods. Screen Every Volunteer Spontaneous crisis volunteers need to be screened so they can be given suitable roles and be properly registered and trained. Resources the volunteer can provide (boat, truck, chainsaw, etc.)

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. Keep in mind that the more specific the model gets and the more specific the training dataset, the better outcomes you’ll find. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 8, 2023

The AI furor began in March when Stack Diary reported on Zoom's updated Terms and Conditions that included the right to train AI on users' calls without consent. More light was shined on the policy when it appeared on Hacker News over the weekend. Read Entire Article

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Support Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers, Peer Support Group Leaders, who plan and lead not only the support groups but also events to engage and build connections with warriors and their families. Through Peer Support Groups, warriors connect with each other, work to overcome challenges, and develop a renewed sense of community.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Use board training sessions, retreats , or orientation programs to educate board members on their roles. Providing board members with a written governance charter or policy that outlines their responsibilities and expectations versus those of the staff is a must.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Employee Roles and Responsibilities Define clear policies regarding employee roles, especially for those who might help with on-the-ground cleanup efforts versus those who will keep the organization running. Define clear policies on when and how this fund can be used, particularly in the event of a climate disaster.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Your staff members should be fully trained and familiar with your emergency response plan. Conduct drills to ensure your nonprofit is ready for an emergency and require all who are on-site on training day to participate. Have an emergency preparedness and response plan in place.

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