NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the U.S., Meta has made some changes to payment processing. Here's some insight into the changes and what they mean for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2024

Welcome to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub for Nonprofits! The AI Hub is an actively curated list of the most useful AI tools and resources for nonprofits found on the internet. To request an addition to the list, please post it to our Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 6, 2024

Version2 launched with the goal of advancing the development of autonomous AI for fundraising in the nonprofit sector.

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Tableau

AUGUST 6, 2024

Spencer Czapiewski August 6, 2024 - 6:34pm Kyle Massey VP Lead Software Engineer Kyle Massey, a two-time Tableau DataDev Ambassador and co-leader of the DataPride Tableau User Group, shares his experience with VizQL Data Service. What is VizQL Data Service? The VizQL Data Service was first demoed at Tableau Conference 2023 and allows users to make programmatic (API) requests for data from published data sources in Tableau.

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Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phill Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks. Join Gareth Webb and Phil Selley in this new session as they walk through the grant lifecycle, highlighting key operational and financial challenges

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

According to internal Slack chats, emails, spreadsheets, and several other sources obtained by 404 Media, Nvidia asked workers to download videos from various online platforms to compile data to train its Omniverse, autonomous vehicles, and digital human products.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

After six years of development, Google Chrome is transitioning to Manifest V3 – Mountain View's new version of the Chrome extension platform – which will become mandatory for all extensions. Initially introduced in 2018, the last update regarding Manifest V3 came a few months ago when Google indicated that extensions.

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Machine Learning Mastery

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you’re familiar with machine learning, you know that the training process allows the model to learn the optimal values for the parameters—or model coefficients—that characterize it. But machine learning models also have a set of hyperparameters whose values you should specify when training the model. So how do you find the optimal values for […] The post Tips for Tuning Hyperparameters in Machine Learning Models appeared first on MachineLearningMastery.com.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Intel's CPU stability issues persist, with a microcode update expected in a few weeks. While TechSpot has covered various angles, hands-on testing remains pending, here's our take so far.

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The Sponsorship Collective

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you read my guide to micro-influencer sponsorship, the gears in your brain might have begun turning. You might have thought, why stop at influencers on a smaller scale when you can supersize them instead? That brings me to this guide on macro-influencers.

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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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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

The FCC's efforts to reinforce net neutrality in the US received a setback last week when the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the agency's plans to reinstate Obama-era regulations that classify internet service providers as "common carriers.

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The Sponsorship Collective

AUGUST 6, 2024

It’s not just the temperatures that are sweltering right now. There have been plenty of red-hot sponsorship activations all July long that you have to see to believe. And that’s exactly what I’m here to help you do, see them!

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Built on Samsung's 12nm process tech, the new packages will come in 12GB and 16GB sizes. They utilize an innovative 4-stack design made possible by some clever engineering tricks, including optimizing the printed circuit board, epoxy molding compound, and back-lapping process.

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DonorDock

AUGUST 6, 2024

In this episode of Beyond the Donation, Matt Bitzegaio talks with Katy Calloway and Daniel Stern about nonprofit growth. They discuss fundraising, board governance, fiscal sponsorships, and the importance of patience and persistence for nonprofit success.

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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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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Apple is introducing a new, previously unannounced Safari feature called Distraction Control in the latest beta versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Designed to enhance the browsing experience by allowing users to remove distracting elements on webpages, it is currently available in developer betas and will soon.

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Hands on Fundraising

AUGUST 6, 2024

We’ve got work to do. I recently read a piece from Give.org, “Public Perceptions of Charity Impact.” In it, they refer to their recently released Special Donor Trust Report. And one of the findings left me with my head in my hands. Those with household income above $200k who report they know the meaning of […] The post Empowering donors: measuring impact appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

A US judge has ruled that Google's massive payments to various tech companies in exchange for favoring its search engine constitute an illegal monopoly. The company was determined to have exploited its market dominance to gain an unfair advantage over the competition.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Each year, I select my pick for the best new leadership book released that year. As published earlier on my blog, my pick for 2023, was When Everyone Leads. Some years, among the many books about leadership that I read, there is another book that is so good, it becomes my runner up for the best new leadership book of the year. That runner-up book for 2023 was, The Communication Code , by Jeremie Kubicek and Steven Cockram.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

The process, as detailed on GitHub, begins by jailbreaking the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3, which grants low-level access to the device's internals. The developer suggests consulting a thread on the MobileRead forums for instructions, though any method is acceptable as long as it provides access to the root shell.

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TechNode

AUGUST 6, 2024

Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin has urged authorities to investigate Temu, amid worries the e-commerce platform may hurt the countrys small- and medium-sized enterprises following its recent launch in the country, Thai media outlets have reported. The PDD-owned low price shopping app debuted in the Southeast Asian country in late July, offering promotions of up to 90% off retail prices and free 90-day returns.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Worldwide tablet shipments reached 34.4 million in Q2 2024, up from 28.2 million during the same period a year earlier. That marks a record yearly growth rate of 34.4%, according to IDC.

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TechNode

AUGUST 6, 2024

Chinese automotive companies had a strong presence on the Fortune magazines annual list of 500 top global businesses, with ten of them listed despite the countrys overall economy having been dragged down by slowing consumer demand. Electric vehicle giant BYD rose 69 spots on the 2024 Fortune 500, recording the biggest jump by a Chinese automaker, to rank 143th largest corporation worldwide by revenue.

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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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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism regularly reports on the congestion rates of trains in the country's major metropolitan areas, notes The Reg. Up until now, the authority had used the illustration below to show just how busy trains were.

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TechNode

AUGUST 6, 2024

Huawei on Monday launched its first foldable phone in the Nova series, the Huawei Nova Flip, one of the few foldable phones on the market targeting young consumers. To showcase its new flip phone, Huawei partnered with Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili for a launch titled Super Science Night: New Scene. The event featured performances from popular celebrities, including Jackson Yee of TFBOYS, pop singer Lexie Liu, and Fei Qinyuan, a member of idol group SNH48, presenting a fusion of techno

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TechSpot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Micron didn't reveal much in its press release, but the company did say the tech "delivers sequential read bandwidths of over 26 GB/s." Making the tech available to partners will help kickstart the PCIe Gen6 ecosystem, we're told, and builds on recent advancement in data center storage.

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TechNode

AUGUST 6, 2024

Tencent has reportedly joined the latest fundraising round of Moonshot AI, Chinas star venture in the current AI wave, according to a Bloomberg report. The over $300 million funding values the Beijing-based startup at $3.3 billion, making the ChatGPT-like Kimi creator the latest AI startup backed by both the countrys tech giants Alibaba and Tencent, after Baichuan, MiniMax, and Zhipu AI.

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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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