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Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy

Vox

Increasingly, that’s seen as a problem by researchers and by nonprofits scratching their heads at why they’re seeing fewer people donating. That’s the assumption that the nonprofit sector is now reexamining. That has puzzled researchers and nonprofits. But it only counts donations to religious and nonprofit organizations.

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Training Evaluation – 5 Best Ways to Evaluate Training Effectiveness and Impact

Kitaboo

Training evaluation refers to an attempt to obtain relevant information on the effects of a training program. The primary objective of evaluating any training program is to develop an understanding of whether it has achieved its stated objectives. Isolate the effects of a training program. Transparency in Feedback.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

That’s just one major drive under way by the nonprofit golf association, which is also delivering myriad tournaments and events, special services, and classes to its 28,000 members, a roster including celebrities, national golf pros, golf coaches, amateur players, and people who work in the golf industry, says PGA of America CTO Kevin Scott.

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Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

CIO Business Intelligence

Feeding America is a nonprofit that behaves like most for-profits,” says Maryann Byrdak, chief information technology officer of Feeding America. “We The nonprofit brought her onboard with a mandate to build a roadmap to drive innovation and modernize the organization’s IT footprint. We source a lot of food.

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How public radio is trying to save print

The Verge

New York Public Radio acquiring the website Gothamist was one of nine similar deals in recent years, triggering researchers to document the trend by creating the Public Media Mergers Project. Part of the financial health of public media stations in general involves the financial perks of being a nonprofit.

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OpenAI’s text-generating system GPT-3 is now spewing out 4.5 billion words a day

The Verge

One of the biggest trends in machine learning right now is text generation. OpenAI started life as a nonprofit, but for the last few years, it has been trying to make money with GPT-3 as its first salable product. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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It’s not just about bringing workers back to the office: 10 indicators of a downtown resurgence

GeekWire

And according to data from the Downtown Seattle Association , worker foot traffic is declining this year after hitting a peak in February, a trend also seen elsewhere. The Art in Public Places Program in Miami, Fort Collins, Greenville and many other cities allows artists to transform everyday spaces into artworks.