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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Using computers and mobile phones, and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, help in gathering and circulating knowledge and information quite effectively. Technology assists associations by helping them create a greater social impact as well as taking forward their social mission as a whole. Download Now!

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Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists

The Verge

The tool, intended for journalists and other public figures, employs Jigsaw’s Perspective API to let users sort through potentially abusive comments on social media platforms starting with Twitter. For now, however, there’s not a standalone application that users can download.

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An interactive Doja Cat music video can introduce you to programming

The Verge

Girls Who Code, the nonprofit organization that aims to get more women and girls interested in the field of computer science, has debuted what it calls the “first ever” codable music video. The Doja Cat codable music video. Photo by Girls Who Code.

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How public radio is trying to save print

The Verge

Part of the financial health of public media stations in general involves the financial perks of being a nonprofit. They can apply for grants reserved for nonprofits while reserving the right to pull at heartstrings — and wallets — by saying their programming is funded by “viewers like you.”

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Google removes TikTok clone Zynn from Play Store after reports of plagiarism

The Verge

Zynn is currently the most downloaded free iOS App. Zynn arrived on iOS and Android at the beginning of May and quickly rocketed to the top of the download charts. It became the most downloaded free iOS app by the end of May and a top 10 download on the Google Play Store. Its listing on the Play Store is now defunct.).

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WhatsApp clarifies it’s not giving all your data to Facebook after surge in Signal and Telegram users

The Verge

But a wave of misinformation on social media, not helped by Facebook’s abysmal track record on privacy and its reputation for obfuscating changes to its various terms of service agreements, has resulted in a full-blown WhatsApp backlash that has users fleeing to competitors like Signal and Telegram.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

CIO Business Intelligence

As a critical part of the governance ecosystem, we impact the economy, social welfare, and all of those people who rely on these organizations to deliver the outcomes they need. One way to get experience is by joining a nonprofit or small private board. Investors rely on the board to ensure they get the return they expect.

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