NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2024

How far have we come in fundraising? After digging through documents from my 41-year career, here's how I've seen monthly giving change.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

The news coming out of Intel about its crashing 13th- and 14th-generation CPUs is not getting any better, even after it said it had finally solved the mystery behind the instability and promised that patch should arrive in the middle of next month.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2024

DAFgiving360 reported significant increases in giving in fiscal year 2024, with its donors recommending more than $6.6 billion in grants.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Much like other internet-connected devices, the online capabilities of modern vehicles allow companies to collect users' personal data. Reports in March revealed how connected cars with built-in telematics share driver statistics and data with insurers, often without the owners even realizing it.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Why are volunteer apps important? According to the Volunteer Management Progress Report , recruitment was the top challenge and priority of volunteer coordinators in 2023. Volunteer apps help widen your reach to new audiences, stay in touch with current volunteers, and build stronger relationships through a positive volunteer experience. This guide will cover top volunteer apps, features to look out for, and best practices for using your app effectively.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2024

Nonprofit membership models are all around us. Culture, arts, and environmental organizations live and breathe memberships. Advocacy and professional associations thrive on them. Lots of household nonprofit brands, like the AARP, ACLU, Girl Scouts, Human Rights Campaign, and the YMCA, use a membership model. What is a membership model? A membership is a type of business plan where individuals pay a recurring fee—dues—to access the value an organization creates.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Scientists at Aston University in the UK have broken the world record for data transmission speed, achieving an astonishing 402 terabits per second (Tbps) over optical fiber. This groundbreaking achievement surpasses the previous record of 319 Tbps, set by the same team just months earlier, by 83 Tbps. They detailed.

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Towards Data Science

JULY 29, 2024

Containerising and running dbt projects with Artifact Registry, Cloud Composer, GitHub Actions and dbt-airflow Continue reading on Towards Data Science »

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

The Google Password Manager is used by many of Chrome's 3 billion global users, storing passwords and usernames that can automatically fill the fields in corresponding websites. But millions of people found they could no longer find or save passwords stored in the manager for almost 18 hours starting on July 24.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Towards Data Science

JULY 29, 2024

Automate your Fabric capacity state with Azure Logic Apps Continue reading on Towards Data Science »

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Rob Smith unveiled his automatic floppy disk cleaning contraption earlier this year at the Amiga Kickstart event in Nottingham, where he says it "put a smile on just about everyone's face." This thing is wild – it's basically like a miniaturized automatic car wash, except it hoses down floppies.

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Machine Learning Mastery

JULY 29, 2024

Data cleaning: whether you love it or hate it, you likely spend a lot of time doing it. It’s what we signed up for. There’s no understanding, analyzing, or modeling data without first cleaning it. Making sure we have reusable tools handy for data cleaning is essential. To that end, here are 5 DIY functions […] The post 5 DIY Python Functions for Data Cleaning appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Security analysts at Truffle Security confirmed that developers can access data from deleted forks, deleted repositories, and even private repositories hosted on GitHub. The issue could be exploited as a potent attack vector by malicious actors, and the researchers have coined a new term to describe it: Cross Fork Object.

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TechNode

JULY 29, 2024

American video game company Blizzard announced on July 28 that the turn-based collectible card game Hearthstone will return to the Chinese market on Sept. 25. All Chinese server players, including new registrations, who log in will receive all the cards missed in 2023 for free, totaling 2,154 game cards. Last January, all Blizzard games on the Chinese server ceased operations due to failed agreement negotiations with Chinese game publisher NetEase.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Reports of a mystery RTX 3050 A laptop GPU started popping up last week. Tom's Hardware reached out to Nvidia, confirming its existence and key specifications. The most surprising aspect is that it leverages the newer Ada Lovelace architecture, unlike the rest of the Ampere-powered RTX 30 series lineup.

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TechNode

JULY 29, 2024

Taobao said it would relax the half-year in operation refund-only policy that allows shoppers to get a refund without returning the product, citing as a reason optimizing the business environment while ensuring consumer rights. The policy, perceived as being preferential to customers over e-commerce platforms, was a lesson both Taobao and JD.com learned from the policys inventor Pinduoduo.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

When the House of Representatives rolled out their version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2025 (NDAA FY25) last month, it resurrected the "Countering CCP Drones Act" – the same provision that previously pushed for a blanket prohibition on the sale of Chinese-made drones.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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TechNode

JULY 29, 2024

NIO on July 26 gave updates on some of its most important technological developments, including the worlds first five-nanometer chip for automated driving, its in-house developed operating system for vehicles, and a voice assistant powered by its large language model. Why it matters: NIOs fullest disclosure yet of its technological roadmap reflects how the Chinese electric vehicle maker spends its research and development money, and how it has made a strategic bet on artificial intelligence, hop

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

An international consortium led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) spent 10 years developing a new standard for haptic feedback transmitted via the internet. The standard has now been published on the IEEE's website, detailing "haptic codecs for the data reduction of kinesthetic and tactile signals" with three new.

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TechNode

JULY 29, 2024

Huawei is pushing for the wide release of its Advanced Driving System 3.0 in August, a move Richard Yu, chairman of the board of directors of the companys Intelligent Automotive Solution business unit, said would bring automated driving capabilities to the next level. Yu made the comments on Monday in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing where electric vehicle brand Aito announced it had produced its 400,000th EV, two and a half year after it was established by Huawei and its manufacturing

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

The project is a collaboration between teams at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, the University of Maryland, the University of Tsukuba, and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The researchers joined forces to develop a force-feedback system that can actuate much faster than traditional approaches using motors or electrical muscle.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!

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Pamela Grow

JULY 29, 2024

Storytelling plays an integral role in fundraising success. But have you considered implementing storytelling into all aspects of your fundraising event? Join Carly Euler, Marketing Manager at MemoryFox , as she shares all the ways you can embrace nonprofit storytelling before, during, and after your event. Fundraising event season is upon us, and it’s likely that your organization is considering sharing an impact story during your event to help drive donations.

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Back in the analog video era, it was relatively straightforward for hackers to reconstruct what was on a screen by detecting the leakage from video cables. But once digital protocols like HDMI took over, that became much trickier. The data zipping through HDMI is much more complex than old analog.

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Double the Donation

JULY 29, 2024

In June 2024, Double the Donation organized the industry’s first-ever Matching Gift Idea Exchange. This was an opportunity for nonprofits, schools, and other groups to share their best matching gift materials and be inspired by their peers’ ideas as well. Why?

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TechSpot

JULY 29, 2024

Ranked as the 33rd largest supercomputer in the world at the time, the "Condor Cluster" was built by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) using 1,760.

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Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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