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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are? 

Candid

Here are some ideas to consider this April, which is National Volunteer Month. Community relationships strengthen public trust in nonprofits. A 2024 survey report by Independent Sector and Edelman finds that 57% of the public trust nonprofits to do the right thing. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S. in 2022-23.

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AI chatbots often distort nations human rights records, study finds

Mashable Tech

The MIT study found the LLMs distorting and under-counting the press freedom in nations that actually place relatively few restrictions on journalists. LLMs have millions of users around the world," Isabella Loaiza, postdoctoral researcher at MIT Sloan and one of the report's authors, told Mashable. "So

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This simple solution could help solve the public restroom crisis

Fast Company Tech

In Little Tokyo, there are almost no public restroomsin most of the restaurants and shops, you have to buy something first. After years of complaints from riders, LA Metro is rolling out more free public Throne bathrooms this year at transit stations across L.A. a public transportation advocate with the L.A. But overall, nice.

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher makes the case for why public radio is essential to American democracy

Fast Company Tech

Tomorrow, NPRs CEO Katherine Maher goes before a DOGE congressional subcommittee to defend the public media outlets case for federal funding. I think that that’s something that often gets lost in the conversation about public radio is the overall percentage of funds that go directly to local stations. We love This American Life.

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Tesla is trying to stop certain self-driving crash data becoming public

Engadget

Tesla has asked a judge to block a request for the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to disclose certain data related to crashes involving vehicles that have self-driving features, as Reuters reports. The agency has said the data being requested is exempt from public records laws.

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National Philanthropic Trust Donor-Recommended Grants to Charities Grow 179% to $6.46 Billion During Fiscal Year 2021

NonProfit PRO

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), granted $6.46 billion on behalf of its donors in Fiscal Year 2021, representing an increase in value of 179%, compared to Fiscal Year 2020. All eight charitable subsectors experienced increased volume of grantmaking.

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The Masters offers public phones as alternatives to cellphones. Here’s what attendees think

Fast Company Tech

The 16-year-old from Houston had the rare opportunity to use a public telephone for the first time. Augusta National requires its patrons to leave their cellphones and other electronic devices behind. Augusta National requires its patrons to leave their cellphones and other electronic devices behind. I figured it out.

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