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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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Nonprofits Navigating ChatGPT Quirks: Understanding the Mistakes it Can Make

John Kenyon

When pressed, and suggesting it may have 6 “n”s, it stuck to it’s decision that it had 4 “n”s: But this is more than an inaccurate guess – the spelling of a word is an accepted fact, but ChatGPT doesn’t understand that. The key lies in having clear organizational procedures and policies.

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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. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

.orgSource

They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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5 Things Colleges Can Do Right Now to Impact Fall 2024 Enrollment

sgEngage

If there are financial resources or scholarship opportunities that do NOT rely on FAFSA information to be considered, share these with your prospective students! Consider offering office hours so students and families can meet with an enrollment or financial aid expert for guidance and to address pressing questions.

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It’s 2013: Where’s your nonprofit’s social media policy?

ASU Lodestar Center

Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? Handling controversy: This quite possibly the most important part of any social media policy. How to write your policy.