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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

sgEngage

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The results have been outstanding, and the work is rewarding. .

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What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know About Amazon Alexa

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Smart speakers are voice-activated digital assistants that enable users to use their voice to command a wide variety of activities, such as play music, listen to news, make calls, watch video clips, shop online, and control smart home devices (thermostats, home alarm systems, lights, smart TVs, etc.). Voice-commerce is on the rise.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

Connection Cafe

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The results have been outstanding, and the work is rewarding. .

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Around 2,200 local newspapers have closed since 2005, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events. Hope FM is a local media ministry that encourages families through today’s worship, contemporary music, and relevant programs. What’s the problem?

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Court Rules That Cars Can Be For Kids

The NonProfit Times

However, only one of them is happy with the result. The ads with precocious hipsters urging listeners to “donate your car today” were such a hit that they were expanded to radio and television stations nationally and eventually to the internet. With the ruling, a 10-year legal battle between them appears to be at the end of the road.

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Five Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Should Prioritize the Mobile Web in 2013

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As of May 2012, 20% of web traffic in the United States and Canada occurs on a mobile device through a mobile browser (such as m.bing.com ) or a mobile app (such as NPR Music ). Conclusion: Nonprofits pioneered the Social Web, but are woefully behind on the Mobile Web – an unfortunate result of nonprofits becoming accustomed to “Free!”

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Watch Your Content: Protecting Your Website Against Copyright Infringement

Byte Technology

It might even be something less nefarious, such as students—so many of whom today do their research solely on the Internet—not realizing the implications of copying and pasting words into their homework. Or having a writer steal a column from your blog and present it as their own work on their own site.

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