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Applying welcoming and inclusive practices in project management

Big Duck

Learn how to integrate welcoming, inclusive practices into project management for stronger, more equitable outcomes.

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Report Illustrates Best Practices for Fundraising With Donors Who Use Donor-Advised Funds

NonProfit PRO

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Inside the firm turning eerie blank streaming ads into useful nonprofit messages

Ars Technica

StreamTV Insider provided flights from New York City to Denver and two nights of accommodation so Ars could attend its StreamTV Show. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. DENVER—Ads shown while you're streaming shows or movies are disruptive enough. But there's something uniquely eerie about what you see when a connected TV (CTV) platform fails to sell ad inventory.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Do We Rally Support When Public Funding Disappears?

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they should send a summer appeal to make up for their loss of state funding: The organization I’m working with will be losing 30% of their state funding.

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Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement

There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how

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As brands pull out of Pride, this beer maker is giving $25K directly to trans people

Fast Company Tech

It’s not just you—Pride is a lot less corporate this year. But one company sees it as an opportunity to adjust how it serves the LGBTQ+ community during June. What was once a month full of colorful ads, temporary rainbow-hued logos, and big-name brands committing advertising dollars and sponsorship money to Pride efforts throughout June, is now a time in which big businesses are dialing down their monetary support for Pride initiatives due to fears of political backlash.

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New data explores how charities are experiencing leadership turnover

Charity Village

The charitable sector has a history of leaders staying in their positions for decades, which can make leadership transitions tumultuous and challenging. The Charity Insights Canada Project‘s most recent data explores how many charities are experiencing leadership turnover and how prepared they were for the transition. Nearly half (49%) of organizations reported no leadership changes […] The post New data explores how charities are experiencing leadership turnover appeared first on Ch

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Agentic Marketing with Salesforce: Exciting Marketing Announcements at Connections 2025

Cloud 4 Good

Salesforce’s marketing community has converged in the Windy City of Chicago for the 2025 Connections conference, Salesforce’s annual gathering for marketing, commerce, and service professionals of all levels to connect with peers, be inspired, learn from thought leaders and experts, and discover the latest trends in marketing and upcoming marketing product innovations.

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5 years after George Floyd’s murder, performative DEI is dead. What comes next? 

Fast Company Tech

Five years ago, I watched alongside millions of Americans as the news media looped a clip of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis. In the days that followed, as a national movement came to life, dozens of CEOs and executives reached out to me for advice on how their companies should navigate this sudden “racial reckoning.” One time donations or DEI policies would no longer be enough.

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Report Unveils Top Trends Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility in 2025

NonProfit PRO

The "2025 State of Corporate Purpose" report shows corporate social responsibility continues to be a contributor to business success, despite its complexity.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

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

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects 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.

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Red flags to look for during a job interview

Fast Company Tech

One of the worst mistakes I ever made applying for a job was ignoring red flags during the job interview process. Looking back, there were several things that made me uneasy. But I was enamored with how the company described its culture, the people, and the role, and so I ignored them. As it turned out, all of those things were poorly defined or a far cry from what was promised.

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Wikipedia cancels plan to test AI summaries after editors skewer the idea

Engadget

Wikipedia is backing off a plan to test AI article summaries. Earlier this month, the platform announced plans to trial the feature for about 10 percent of mobile web visitors. To say they weren't well-received by editors would be an understatement. The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) then changed plans and cancelled the test. The AI summaries would have appeared at the top of articles for 10 percent of mobile users.

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AI is Bringing New Hope to the Undiagnosed

Fast Company Tech

If you or someone you love has faced a medical mystery—a child with unexplained symptoms, a diagnosis that never quite fits—you know the agony of waiting for answers. For many families, the search for a diagnosis can take years, filled with uncertainty, frustration, and fear. But today, something remarkable is happening behind the scenes: Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how quickly and accurately we can find those answers.

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AI-TRiSM

Medium Technology Section

Sitemap Sign up Sign in Medium Logo Write Sign up Sign in Member-only story AI-TRiSM Seema Nair Follow 4 min read · Just now -- Share The Art of AI Trust: Painting a Future of Responsible Intelligence Imagine standing before an unfinished canvas, brush in hand, contemplating the first stroke. Every choice-the colors, the textures, the composition-defines the final masterpiece.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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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What 29 rejections taught me about raising startup capital

Fast Company Tech

If you’re a founder, raising money is as high stakes as it gets. For a startup, capital can be the difference between scaling and failing. I’ve raised rounds from under $1 million (yes, that’s how things were done back in the day) to over $200 million, in timeframes varying from months, to a tightly orchestrated two weeks, to getting preempted with a term sheet.

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Anne Wojcicki is taking back control of 23andMe

The Verge

23andMe co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to buy back the company after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year. On Friday, 23andMe and TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit public benefit corporation run by Wojcicki, announced in a press release that TTAM would be buying “substantially all of the Company’s assets” for $305 million.

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Can AI fact-check its own lies?

Fast Company Tech

As AI car crashes go, the recent publishing of a hallucinated book list in the Chicago Sun-Times quickly became a multi-vehicle pile-up. After a writer used AI to create a list of summer reads, the majority of which were made-up titles, the resulting article sailed through lax editorial review at the Sun-Times (and at least one other newspaper) and ended up being distributed to thousands of subscribers.

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Big Tech Comes to Tucker County, West Virginia

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Laura Harbert Allen/100 Days in Appalachia Editors’ Note: This article was originally published by 100 Days in Appalachia , a nonprofit, collaborative newsroom telling the complex stories of the region that deserve to be heard. Sign up for their weekly newsletter here. Republished with permission. Pamela Moe was reading the paper in late March when she spotted a public notice from a company she’d never heard of.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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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Is retirement legislation setting small businesses up to fail?

Fast Company Tech

As a wave of state-level retirement mandates quietly rolls out across the country, most small businesses aren’t prepared. More than 30 states have proposed mandates that would require small businesses to offer a retirement plan, and 10 states already have active state-sponsored retirement plans. California, the largest state economy, is leading the charge.

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House Passes Rescissions Bill That Would Eliminate $9.4B in USAID, Public Media Funding

NonProfit PRO

The House of Representatives passed a bill that could officially rescind $9.4 billion in funding for the United States Agency for International Development, Corporation for Public Broadcasting and others.

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Who will build the next generation of digital products?

Fast Company Tech

AI is significantly impacting software development. Programmers write code. Their job is to translate product specifications into text a computer can understand, compile, and execute. There is some room for programming creativity to architect an application to simplify future maintenance or improve performance. However the most creative aspects of digital product development (e.g., mobile, wearable, web, and desktop apps) involve humans, from identifying their challenges when contemplating a pro

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ICYMI: Email Deliverability: Have the Rules Changed? WEBINAR RECORDING

M+R

AKA: Pride and Prejudice and Deliverability* We held an action-packed (and Austen-packed) webinar a couple days ago covering what’s changed and what hasn’t when it comes to email deliverability. ICYMI (or if you just want to relive the good times) Here’s the recording! M+R’s Managing Production Specialist Anne Paschkopić and Trust for Public Land’s Josh VanDavier covered how email providers like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have tightened the rules for getting into inboxes along with best practi

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Rice University students design high-tech vest to help blind dogs navigate

TechSpot

The project began when Kunde's owners, Grant Belton and AJ Price, reached out to Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, hoping for a solution that would let their dog, who lost his vision to glaucoma, move freely and safely.

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Former DingTalk executive criticizes Alibaba culture in viral memo, Jack Ma responds

TechNode

A former senior product executive at DingTalk, Alibaba’s enterprise messaging unit, published a lengthy internal letter upon leaving the company, criticizing Alibaba’s cultural erosion, failed M&A strategy, and lack of innovation. The post prompted a rare response from Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Why it matters: The memo has triggered wide internal and public reflection on the company’s direction.

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Trump administration throws wrench into $42 billion broadband rollout

TechSpot

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has put the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program on pause, unveiling sweeping new rules last week that require states to rethink how they allocate grants to Internet service providers. The move has left state officials scrambling to adapt, erasing months – sometimes years.

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Canadian companies leaving productivity gains on the table by not effectively adopting new technology

Charity Village

While Canadian companies have been making technology investments to improve productivity, insufficient investments in their people have limited effectiveness and held back productivity gains, finds new KPMG in Canada research. KPMG recently surveyed 250 business leaders across Canada to understand what actions they were taking to improve their operations in response to the trade war with the U.S.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.