It's disappointing that you check in after a year and some fundraising website donation tools are still not WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliant. This is after the same companies told you last year that they were working on it.
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
-- Leonardo da Vinci
This is my last tweet for some time. I'll check in now and again but won't be as active on this platform.
(2/5) Today, I got to publish what I see as the big picture around that story. It's about an entire movement quietly taking off in tech & VC circles of people who believe it is their DUTY to fill the earth with their genius children... to save humanity.
https://businessinsider.com/pronatalism-elon-musk-simone-malcolm-collins-underpopulation-breeding-tech-2022-11…
NEW: Twitter just alerted employees that effective immediately, all office buildings are temporarily closed and badge access is suspended. No details given as to why.
This is a thread of my thoughts and feelings about the actions that led to FTX’s bankruptcy, and the enormous harm that was caused as a result, involving the likely loss of many thousands of innocent people’s savings.
Asking people if they ‘feel safe’ isn’t journalism. Finding out if the setting IS safe — it most definitely is, per every context available — is journalism.
Know what this is?
It’s race-baiting trash. By the reporter and the station. Let’s call it exactly what it is. https://twitter.com/NicoleFordTV/status/1592997792343285760…
Pretty brutal set of quotes from Google executives in privacy lawsuit just unsealed. And on the same day as Google’s massive location data settlement. 1/2
TODAY! 3:30 Eastern time! Don't miss our friend @DaveTheCFRE Tinker's presentation for the @AFPNAZ AFP Northern Arizona Chapter of @AFPIHQ. Learn how to make your fundraising efforts more accessible and the ethical importance of those efforts.
The verified brand situation is getting out of control. Quick thread of twitter blue brands, and brands who might be pissed off at Elon right about now.
I’m sorry Joe but Chuck Noll won 4 Super Bowls and he saw his kids more than once a week. Jim Caldwell and I took the Colts to 2 Super Bowls and I promise you we saw our kids more than once a week. To be an NFL coach does take commitment but not everyone has to do it like that. https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1591082413878177792…
Brentwood has applied for a permit to temporarily close county-owned Willett Rd to permit the repair of a collapsed sewer line. Tentatively planned that no through traffic will be permitted between the intersections with Churchview and Francis next Mon-Fri. Detours posted.
NEW: A senior member of Twitter’s legal team just posted this message in Slack:“Everyone should know that our CISO, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Compliance Officer ALL resigned last night. This news will be buried in the return-to-office drama. I believe that is intentional.”
I just got word that the *entire* Social Impact team at Facebook was laid off in that recent group of layoffs.
If you are having technical problems with FB or Insta, GivingTuesday gave me this form to share: https://facebook.com/help/contact/513795398968461…
Good luck!
Friendly reminder for my non-profit and social impact peeps. You don't have to destroy yourself in the pursuit of any cause or mission. It's not worth it. We need you whole, fulfilled, and rested for the long game.
"On the cloudy days, the sun never disappears. It’s still there. We just can’t see it from where we are...sometimes you just have to change your perspective and mentally rise above the clouds to see it." -
Brett Favre is a top investor in concussion drug companies that exaggerated the known effectiveness of their drugs while raising money
The companies are alleged to have received more than $2.1 million in Mississippi funds that were for welfare
https://espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34971744/review-shows-favre-backed-drug-companies-overstated-benefits-connections…
-"We understood this to be an isolated incident"
-It was documented long ago that it wasn't an isolated incident
-"Based on new information..."
-Because they never did the "due diligence" they claimed in the first place? Like checking in with victim, NHL, and AHL, for starters? https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1589437328757440514…
Half of all people making 6 figures are living paycheck to paycheck ‘Fundraising Update - 2nd Quarter 2022’ by First Day Podcast from The Fund Raising School is on #SoundCloud