Donorbox

APRIL 25, 2025

Every dollar counts when it comes to supporting your mission, but how do you know if you’re spending the right amount on fundraising? Fundraising Efficiency Ratio (FER) is a key metric that ensures your nonprofit is using your funds as efficiently as possible to support your mission, ultimately helping you do more good in the […] The post Understanding Your Fundraising Efficiency Ratio: Why It Matters appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 25, 2025

Independent bookstores have long been champions of community, curiosity, and cultureand on Saturday, April 26, they get their moment in the spotlight. Independent Bookstore Day , a nationwide celebration of indie bookstores, invites readers to shop locally and support the spaces that keep storytelling vibrant. But this year, the festivities come with a wrinkle: Amazon is holding a major book sale at the same time, and many booksellers and readers aren’t having it.

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Ars Technica

APRIL 25, 2025

A lawyer representing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation case admitted using artificial intelligence in a brief that has nearly 30 defective citations, including misquotes and citations to fictional cases, a federal judge said. "[T]he Court identified nearly thirty defective citations in the Opposition. These defects include but are not limited to misquotes of cited cases; misrepresentations of principles of law associated with cited cases, including discussions of legal principle

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Futurism

APRIL 25, 2025

Now here's a legal-drama-worthy twist in the recent spate of dumb lawyers getting caught using AI : it turns out that the very bar exam administered to aspiring attorneys in California was itself created with the help of a large language model, The Los Angeles Times reports. The admission was made by the State Bar of California on Monday, following complaints about the quality of the test's questions, and numerous glitches experienced by test-takers when they took it in February.

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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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Ars Technica

APRIL 25, 2025

The FBI is offering $10 million for information about the China-state hacking group tracked as Salt Typhoon and its intrusion last year into sensitive networks belonging to multiple US telecommunications companies. Salt Typhoon is one of a half-dozen or more hacking groups that work on behalf of the Peoples Republic of China. Intelligence agencies and private security companies have concluded the group has been behind a string of espionage attacks designed to collect vital information, in part f

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Ars Technica

APRIL 25, 2025

There's a curious contradiction at the heart of today's most capable AI models that purport to "reason": They can solve routine math problems with impressive accuracy, yet when faced with formulating deeper mathematical proofs found in competition-level challenges, they often fail. That's the finding of eye-opening preprint research into simulated reasoning (SR) models, initially listed in March and updated in April, that mostly fell under the news radar.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 25, 2025

The latest Fundraising Effectiveness Project data shows donors are down 4.5% year over year, plus other findings pointing toward nonprofits' need to improve donor engagement.

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Ars Technica

APRIL 25, 2025

Multiple studies and investigations have found that about half of American households watch TV and movies with subtitles on, but only a relatively small portion of those include someone with a hearing disability. That's because of the trouble many people have understanding dialogue in modern viewing situations, and Netflix has now introduced a subtitles option to help.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 25, 2025

Whats your favorite brand? Now ask yourself, why? Brands That Matter is Fast Company s effort to answer that question on a broader scale. To recognize the brands that have significant cultural relevance, find unique and powerful ways to connect with audiences, and of course, drive business impact. Now, were calling for brands of all shapes, sizes, and stripes to apply.

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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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Ars Technica

APRIL 25, 2025

What does the "typical" exosolar system look like? We know it's not likely to look like our own Solar System, given that our familiar planets don't include entire classes of planets (Hot Jupiters! Mini-Neptunes!) that we've found elsewhere. And our discovery methods have been heavily biased toward planets that orbit close to their host star, so we don't really have a strong sense of what might be lurking in more distant orbits.

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Wired

APRIL 25, 2025

Social Security workers are being asked to use an AI chatbot. An animated video on how to do so failed to mention that the chatbot cant be trusted with personally identifiable information.

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VentureBeat

APRIL 25, 2025

Hyena Edges success positions Liquid AI as one of the emerging players to watch in the evolving AI model landscape.

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Wired

APRIL 25, 2025

Several founders of hot startups took big payouts and let Mark Zuckerberg gobble up their companiesand came to regret it.

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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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Mashable Tech

APRIL 25, 2025

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says much more research on AI is needed. Generative AI's impact on the environment is still deeply understudied, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and its human effects are just as unclear.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 25, 2025

Choosing the right software can make or break your nonprofits success. Our Nonprofit Software Buyers Guide walks you through the must-ask questions to ensure you invest in a solution that saves time, maximizes fundraising, and drives long-term impact. Download now and make an informed decision that fuels your mission!

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TechSpot

APRIL 25, 2025

The ad first appeared in cinemas in 2004 as a joint production of the UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), before expanding to DVDs and Blu-rays.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 25, 2025

Blackbaud unveiled the innovation roadmap for YourCause, its corporate social responsibility platform that empowers employee giving.

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Wired

APRIL 25, 2025

Manufacturers in India would need to double production to meet US iPhone demandand the shift still wouldnt solve Apples China problem.

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TechSpot

APRIL 25, 2025

While the Pentagon now uses custom-built controllers to operate its systems, Russia continues to rely on off-the-shelf video game controllers manufactured in the West. Authorities in the UK aim to block exports of these devices after reports revealed that Russian forces have repurposed them to control drones in Ukraine air.

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VentureBeat

APRIL 25, 2025

Thank you all for the kind words related to our announcement that GamesBeat is going independent as we spin out of VentureBeat.

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TechSpot

APRIL 25, 2025

In a note to investors, Tan wrote that Intel would be streamlining its operations. That means cuts to various departments, the end of non-core products, a change to the return-to-office mandate, and layoffs.

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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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Wired

APRIL 25, 2025

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red Planet.

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VentureBeat

APRIL 25, 2025

Remnant Protocol will take us back to the age of sci-fi spaceflight sims as it launches in VR on the Meta Quest Store and on Steam in Q4.

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Wired

APRIL 25, 2025

These wireless earbuds with an open design let you zone out to your music while also keeping you aware of your surroundings.

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VentureBeat

APRIL 25, 2025

Remnant Protocol will take us back to the age of sci-fi spaceflight sims as it launches in VR on the Meta Quest Store and on Steam in Q4.

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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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