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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

Nonprofits often juggle tight budgets and unique operational demands, making it even more difficult to keep sensitive information safe—but here's the thing: you don't need a fortune to build a strong defense against the possible cyber threats out there. Because of this, it's crucial to understand the types of threats nonprofits face.

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Amazon keeps fueling philanthropic efforts under leadership of former nonprofit executive

GeekWire

Working with a budget, kids could choose clothes, school supplies and books for their home libraries. Bellevue School District students this past August were able to “shop” for free back-to-school items at an event held by Amazon at Bellevue LifeSpring’s Bellevue Family Hub. “We’re visible and becoming more visible.”

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Seattle considers expanding ‘JumpStart’ tax on big businesses to plug budget deficit

GeekWire

The city this week released findings from a report detailing ideas for progressive taxes to help plug a budget gap that is expected to reach $221 million in 2025 and grow by another $207 million in 2026. The group included Smith and other leaders from various sectors including business, nonprofits, and real estate.

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Seattle City Council approves nearly $1M grant to help reopen Cinerama theater

GeekWire

The Seattle City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to approve a nearly $1 million grant to SIFF to help the nonprofit reopen the Cinerama, the historic Belltown movie theater it purchased in May. SIFF purchased the Cinerama for an undisclosed price from the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

This decision to repeatedly under budget for technology and staff training prevents non-profit associations from reaching their full potential. A survey by Fairfield County Community Foundation found that 22% of non-profit associations have no budget for information technology. A Few Things to Keep in Mind.

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Washington state wants a bigger piece of the growing offshore wind sector

GeekWire

The nonprofit Washington Maritime Blue is leading the collaboration, which is dubbed Blue Wind. Blue Wave’s initial annual budget is $485,000 with funding roughly evenly split between public and privates sources that include federal, state and port dollars, as well as foundations, industry and labor, and seed funding.

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Book Excerpt: How Microsoft leverages employee giving to build a culture of purpose

GeekWire

First, she convinced then-CEO Steve Ballmer that the employee giving budget should be budgeted as an employee benefit within human resources rather than part of the philanthropic budget. More importantly, by moving the budget within HR it would ensure its permanency and be treated similarly to other employee benefits.