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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

The MatrixFiles

Last week, I attended and spoke at the International Foundation’s Technology and Benefit Communications Conference, held in Boston, MA. Most professionals budget for whatever technical or operational project they are proposing, e.g., a custom database application, a website redesign, etc. Megan’s advice is brilliant.

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RAG-Enhanced Conversational AI: A Comprehensive Guide

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The introduction of Retrieval-Augmented Generation, or RAG, now allows AI applications to enhance the capabilities of machine learning models by integrating them with a retrieval component. However, developing these conversational AI applications in a robust, scalable, and efficient way is no easy task.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We’ve all heard about blockchain, or at least its most famous application – bitcoin. At its core blockchain is a database technology. What makes blockchain unique as a database, however, is its distributed nature. Each node is required to verify transactions and store the same records in the database it hosts.

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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

The MatrixFiles

Last week, I attended and spoke at the International Foundation’s Technology and Benefit Communications Conference, held in Boston, MA. Most professionals budget for whatever technical or operational project they are proposing, e.g., a custom database application, a website redesign, etc. Megan’s advice is brilliant.

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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The best way to do this is to require volunteers to fill out an application. Volunteer applications may vary depending on the nonprofit. Volunteer applications can also uncover valuable skills, interests, and certifications. Keep all of this important personal information organized and in a secure database.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Create a link to the guide anywhere that would be convenient for your team members to find, such as on your organization’s internal website or in a Links tile on your grant management system dashboard. Consider reporting access, administration rights, ability to edit communication templates, or handling applications. Likely no.

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Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice

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Reviewing Internal Processes for Equity The first place to start is internally with your organization’s operations. If you aren’t seeing a diverse set of applicants, is there something in the way the job description is written or the places where it is advertised that should be reconsidered?