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Still Confused About AI, Learn the Facts A-Bot Us!

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Training is the magic that transforms LLMs from a blank slate into a bot, or a machine with a ‘personality.’ In training the AI is exposed to vast amounts of text, datasets, and other types of information from the internet. The big guns that are getting all the press are currently power-hungry and prohibitively expensive.

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So Your Issue is on the Docket: A SCOTUS Media Checklist, Part One

M+R

If your work involves one of these issues (or one of the many others on the docket!), There are big moments like oral argument and Decision Day to plan for, media strategies to design and execute, spokespeople to find and train, and rallies to organize. you know just how crucial the months ahead will be.

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Here are a few key ways to mobilize your advocates: Provide training opportunities.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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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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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Even in the absence of tech failure, setting up a shared drive will allow new members to read through previous minutes to get context on issues of interest. Depending on the members’ comfort level with tech, you may also need to do some training. FULL BIO ].

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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Less than stellar board performance might not have been an issue. Don’t muddle trivialities, like how to fill out a reimbursement form, with significant issues like these. Feature new directors prominently throughout your social media platforms and send press releases to their local publications and news outlets.

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