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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. At its core blockchain is a database technology. Overall blockchain is still very much a nascent technology. Blockchain Simplified.

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

Not only has AI forever altered the technological landscape, but it also carries monumental and potentially corrosive impacts on the economic, political, and interpersonal terrain that makes up our everyday lives. Among the most recent and rapid developments of AI is facial recognition technology.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

NonProfit Quarterly

While the grantmaking guidelines are still in the works, slated for release in early 2024, Press Forward did share the four areas of focus for funding : Supporting local newsrooms that have the trust of communities Growing the infrastructure of local news by supporting efforts to help publishers with scalable technology and shared services Supporting (..)

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The Risks of Carbon Capture

NonProfit Quarterly

1 The Global CCS Institute, a think tank dedicated to researching and developing the technology behind CCS, calls the technology a “game-changer” that can build a path to a “zero-carbon economy.” 3 The first step is “capturing” the carbon, often from the air, from places like power plants, by using post-combustion capture technology.

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

Bloomerang

Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive. Research and advocacy: Conduct research on the state of local journalism, produce reports, and advocate for policies that support the industry.

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The Ghost Workforce the Tech Industry Doesn’t Want You to Think About

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2022, TechEquity Collaborative released its Contract Worker Disparity Project report, looking at various ways the technology sector relies on subcontractors and what that means for those workers. He was promptly fired. Even worse was to come for Kenya’s content moderators.

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Why Funders Should Go Meta

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Or you could spend $30 million to try to improve the regulatory and technological obstacles to doing quick and efficient clinical trials. To be sure, we’re not suggesting a hard-and-fast rule, and there are many reasons that a philanthropy might choose to focus more on direct services or on public policy.