Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2025

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director at iMission a full-service digital-first marketing agency working exclusively with nonprofits and social sector organizations. Healthy nonprofits know that building a strong base of repeat donors is an essential element of long-term success. And that makes sense because as research shows, retaining existing donors is significantly more cost-effective than acquiring new ones.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2025

It makes absolutely no sense to base a fundraising appeal on a logical argument, but you see it all the time. Here's what you should do instead.

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Wired

MAY 7, 2025

High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.

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Futurism

MAY 7, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a type of CRISPR gene-edited pig for human consumption. As MIT Technology Review reports , only an extremely limited list of gene-modified animals are cleared by regulators to be eaten in the United States, including a transgenic salmon that has an extra gene to grow faster, and heat-tolerant beef cattle.

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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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2025

The 2025 Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising program covers the fundamentals of website and email marketing, online fundraising, and social media for nonprofits. Packed with practical advice and customized for nonprofits with limited time and financial resources, the certificate program requires following three webinar recordings: 1) Website & Email Marketing for Nonprofits Presented April 23, 2025 2 hours Website design best practices that improve the user experience and SEO

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TechNode

MAY 8, 2025

Tencents tech team has optimized DeepSeeks open-source DeepEP communication framework, boosting its performance across different network environments, according to the Chinese AI startup. Testing showed a 100% improvement on RoCE networks and a 30% gain on InfiniBand (IB), offering more efficient solutions for AI model training. On GitHub, DeepSeek acknowledged the Chinese tech giants contribution had led to a huge speedup.

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Futurism

MAY 9, 2025

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, is building one of the world's largest AI supercomputers in Memphis, Tennessee. Since coming online in September, the facility, dubbed Colossus, has amassed an absurd arsenal of 200,000 Nvidia graphics processing units to train Musk's chatbot, Grok. That comes with monstrous energy demands, and the way xAI is meeting them has angered environmental groups and the residents of Boxtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood just three miles south of th

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Wired

MAY 8, 2025

The Choose Europe for Science program will invest more than half a billion dollars between 2025 and 2027 to recruit researchers and scientistsespecially from the United States.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 5, 2025

For nonprofit marketers and social media managers who do it all, here are seven tactics to help you spread the good word about your cause.

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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

MAY 8, 2025

The vast majority of people these days use some form of social media, but some develop what's known as problematic social media use (PSMU). It's not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but it does share some symptoms with addiction and substance abuse disorders. And according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, someone who exhibits PSMU is also more likely to believe inand sharefake news online, contributing to the rampant spread of misinformation that is the bane of the 21st-century

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Futurism

MAY 8, 2025

To bypass artificial intelligence writing detection , college students are reportedly adding typos into their chatbot-generated papers. In a wide-ranging exploration into the ways AI has rapidly changed academia, students told New York Magazine that AI cheating has become so normalized, they're figuring out creative ways to get away with it. While it's common for students and for anyone else who uses ChatGPT and other chatbots to edit the output of an AI chatbot, some are adding typos manually

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Wired

MAY 9, 2025

Apple is paying out $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving Siri. Users need to submit claims by July 2.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 9, 2025

Not all nonprofit web design solutions are created equal. Our one-pager breaks down the must-have features every nonprofit should prioritize, including mobile-friendly accessibility, seamless donation integration, SEO, top-tier security, and affordable customization. Learn how to maximize your websites impact without breaking the budget. Download now to ensure your nonprofits site is built for 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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Fast Company Tech

MAY 8, 2025

Im a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues, who fear that AI is accelerating a glut of superficial content , impeding critical thinking and hindering creative expression. They worry that students are simply using it out of sheer laziness or, worse, to cheat.

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VentureBeat

MAY 8, 2025

Alibabas ZeroSearch trains large language models to beat Google Search and slash API costs by 88%, redefining how AI learns to retrieve information.

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Ars Technica

MAY 6, 2025

Although we are still waiting for SpaceX to signal when it will fly the Starship rocket again, the company got some good news from the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday. After a lengthy review, the federal agency agreed to allow SpaceX to substantially increase the number of annual launches from its Starbase launch site in South Texas. Previously, the company was limited to five launches, but now it will be able to conduct up to 25 Starship launches and landings during a calendar year.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 9, 2025

Tune into this webinar emphasizing how to acknowledge donors as key contributors to transformation. We'll explore how volunteering, joining events, advocating, and collaborating can strengthen connections. Gain insight into building meaningful relationships with donors to support shared aims and increase your organization's influence. A must-attend for professionals in the nonprofit sector.

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Fast Company Tech

MAY 7, 2025

Todays managers have to guide both human professionals and AI systems As far back as records of the subject go, the art and science of leadership has always addressed one constant question: How should humans lead other humans? Today, that paradigm is shifting.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 8, 2025

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Over the past couple of years of hosting my Associations Thrive podcast , Ive interviewed well over a hundred association and nonprofit CEOs about what theyre doing to help their organizations thrive. The conversations are inspiring, filled with examples of strategic initiatives, membership growth, innovative partnerships, and new revenue streams.

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Ars Technica

MAY 7, 2025

French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL! shenanigans one usually reads about. No, these crimes involve abductions, (multiple) severed fingers, and (multiple) people rescued from the trunks of carsonce after being doused with gasoline. This previous weekend was particularly nuts, with an older gentleman snatched from the streets of Paris' 14th arrondissement on May 1 by men in ski masks.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 9, 2025

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation opened grant applications to support nonprofits that may be facing significant funding gaps.

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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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Fast Company Tech

MAY 8, 2025

Scammers are using deepfake voices, caller ID spoofing, and machine learning to target victims with frightening precision. But telecom providers and regulators are deploying AI defenses of their own to stop the surge in fraud. Scam calls are turning the world on its head.

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Engadget

MAY 9, 2025

While the company might be pulling back some of its investments in the infrastructure that makes it run, Microsoft remains, at least publicly, intensely focused on AI and Copilot. The company's annual Microsoft Build developer conference runs from May 19 to 22 and typically touches on all of the company's various platforms, but it seems like AI will once again be the star.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2025

Over the past few months, nonprofits and funders alike have been trying to understand the impact of a potential loss of government grants. In our previous analysis , weve found private foundations would have to increase their grantmaking by 282% to address the potential $303 billion gap left by government grantmaking. Additionally, Urban Institutes data tool estimates that two-thirds of nonprofits receiving government grants would face deficits if these grants disappeared.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 5, 2025

Findings from "The Generosity Report" show nonprofits must reimagine donor engagement strategies around long-term relationship building.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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