Tootfinder

Sources allege that nonprofit Ruby Central took control of some Ruby open-source projects from their maintainers without consent, after pressure from Shopify (Joel Drapper)
https://joel.drapper.me/p/rubygems-takeover/

This is awesome... Milwaukee (and other cities) need more of this kind of thing!
https://www.wpr.org/culture/milwaukee-walkers-point-skatepark-diy-shanahan-skateboarding

Under the bridge: A skatepark grows in Milwaukee
The National DIY Skatepark in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood started out as an illegal project in the midst of COVID-19. Now, it's a nonprofit with city backing.

👾 Invasion intensifies on Karipuna Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/invasion-intensifies-on-karipuna-indigenous-land-in-the-brazilian-amazon/

Invasion intensifies on Karipuna Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon
Illegal invasions in the Karipuna Indigenous Territory in the northwest of the Brazilian Amazon have started to advance again, Karipuna leaders told Mongabay following an alert by global nonprofit Survival International. “This year has been very difficult because there are a lot of people on our territory,” André Karipuna, the chief of the Karipuna people, […]

#Drumpf administration budget cuts undo decades of progress on #humantrafficking and sexual slavery, forced labor and child sexual exploitation.
In addition the #AnnualReport from US on sex

Former USA government staffers and others are banding together to keep #ClimateScience available -
http://Climate.us – independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

Climate.us
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

Group Formation through Game Theory and Agent-Based Modeling: Spatial Cohesion, Heterogeneity, and Resource Pooling
Chenlan Wang, Jimin Han, Diana Jue-Rajasingh
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18551

Nonprofit news outlet Spotlight PA teams up with Nexstar in Pennsylvania to widen the reach of Spotlight PA's reporting, funded by a $500K Press Forward grant (Sophie Culpepper/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/can-nonp

Can nonprofit news mix with local TV? A Pennsylvania partnership aims to find out
“This is a nut that no one else in the country has cracked — how to translate what nonprofit newsrooms are doing for commercial TV.”

OpenAI says its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100B (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/openai-says-nonprofit-parent-to-own-stake-in-compa…

OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion
OpenAI said that its nonprofit parent will continue to oversee the company and have a very large stake in its future.

Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack cost $2.5 billion, says monitoring group https://therecord.media/jaguar-land-rover-cyberattack-economic-impact

"A nest with a chick brings rare hope for hooded vultures in South Africa"
#SouthAfrica #Birds #Vultures

A nest with a chick brings rare hope for hooded vultures in South Africa
In rare good news for vultures in Africa, conservationists have confirmed the first-ever nest of a hooded vulture containing a chick in KwaZulu-Natal, a province in southeast South Africa. That marks the southernmost recorded nesting site of the critically endangered vulture species, according to KwaZulu-Natal-based nonprofit Wildlife ACT. “It gives us as conservationists some new […]

The Shadow President -- ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. (Andy Kroll/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb
http://www.memeorandum.com/251017/p7#a251017p7

I just ran across this smart and well written/edited site. They've been there a while--I'd just never heard of them. They're free. They have top-notch personnel.
Undark is a great science website and podcast. Check em out. (Orion browser worked better than Safari for me.)
https://undark.org/
I…

Undark: Truth, Beauty, Science.
Undark is a nonprofit, editorially independent digital magazine exploring the intersection of science and society.

A June ranking of the top nonprofit US news sites by traffic shows The Conversation leading by far, followed by the Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica (Joshua Benton/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/nonprofi

Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.

PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals found in 98% of US waters tested https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/pfas-forever-chemicals-found-in-98-of-us-waters-tested/

PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals found in 98% of US waters tested
A recent study from the U.S.-based environmental nonprofit Waterkeeper Alliance has found “forever chemicals” contamination in 98% of the waterways it tested in the United States. The findings come at a time when representatives from the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations to hammer out a plan to […]

Mastodon, the nonprofit behind the social network, plans to offer paid hosting, moderation, and support services for organizations joining the fediverse (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/19/mast

Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web | TechCrunch
Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.

Before you spend $59 on that iPhone strap, consider giving the same amount to the World Central Kitchen. They help feed people in a humanitarian crisis around the world.
Many thanks for considering my request.
https://wck.org/

this looks pretty bad for Phil Ginsburg tbh
https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/phil-ginsburg-parks-alliance-drew-becher-crane-cove-port-of-s-f/

One call could’ve saved S.F. millions. Nobody picked up the phone.
Rec and Park GM Phil Ginsburg knew his nonprofit ally the Parks Alliance was in trouble, and kept quiet. Whose interests was he serving?

Q&A with Hearst CEO Steve Swartz on the company's recent "opportunistic" acquisitions of local newspapers in Texas, the role of nonprofit news outlets, and more (Richard J. Tofel/Second Rough Draft)
https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/why-hearst-is-buying-ne…

Why Hearst is Buying Newspapers: A Conversation with Steve Swartz
The CEO on "opportunistic" acquisitions in Austin and Dallas-- and more

A look at OpenAI's campaign over the past year to secure its transition from a nonprofit, led by a team of Democratic insiders in California (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/sam-altman-chatgpt-california-00449492

I donated to Give Directly https://www.givedirectly.org/
"GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors like you send money directly to the world's poorest households. In doing so, we aim to accelerate the end of extreme poverty globally."
Give Directly believes is data and facts over wi…

GiveDirectly: Send money to people living in poverty
GiveDirectly allows donors to send money directly to people in poverty with no strings attached. Our approach is guided by rigorous evidence of impact and our values of efficiency, transparency, and respect.

Staffers, including 14 full-time reporters, from three nonprofit newsrooms backed by Signal Ohio are unionizing with the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild (Sophie Culpepper/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/signal-ohio-joins-wave-of-nonprofit-n…

Signal Ohio joins wave of nonprofit newsroom unionization
Journalists from Signal Cleveland, Signal Akron, and Signal Statewide are seeking voluntary recognition.

I'm not even putting a politics warning here, the shitheads in the U.S. government made The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS) shut down due to lack of funding and NPR will face similar cuts, etc, really making some rural areas in the USA lose access to news. I grew up loving Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, and this is beyond fucked.
I hope the useless garbage assholes who allowed this to happen are happy with themselves. Fuck everything that led to this.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a nonprofit that provides funds to public radio and TV stations, including NPR and PBS.

N.Y. Attorney General Sues Far-Right Group VDARE for Misusing Funds (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/politics/letitia-james-nonprofit-castle.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250903/p90#a250903p90

Shaping a Profession, Building a Community: A Practitioner-Led Investigation of Public Interest Technologists in Civil Society
Mallory Knodel, Mallika Balakrishnan, Lauren M. Chambers
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.07230

Shaping a Profession, Building a Community: A Practitioner-Led Investigation of Public Interest Technologists in Civil Society
The label `public interest technology' (PIT) is growing in popularity among those seeking to use `tech for good' - especially among technical practitioners working in civil society and nonprofit organizations. PIT encompasses a broad range of sociotechnical work across professional domains and sectors; however, the trend remains understudied within sociotechnical research. This paper describes a mixed-methods study, designed and conducted by PIT practitioners at the Center for Democracy and Tec…

Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/10/1…

A 3-person policy nonprofit that worked on California’s AI safety law is publicly accusing OpenAI of intimidation tactics
In a widely read post on social media, the general counsel of Encode said OpenAI used subpoenas and political muscle to intimidate the firm and to undermine California’s new AI safety bill, all while falsely claiming the firm was funded by Elon Musk.

"Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades"
#Argentina #Jaguars #Animals

Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades
A 5-month-old jaguar cub has been spotted along the Bermejo River in northern Argentina’s Gran Chaco region — the first wild-born cub in the region following a rewilding program at El Impenetrable National Park led by conservation nonprofit Rewilding Argentina. Researchers had suspected a birth several months prior, finding paw prints and other indirect signs, […]

"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday it would begin winding down its operations after its funding was eliminated by the Trump administration and Congress."
"The CPB is a private nonprofit founded in 1967 that serves as a steward of funding for public media. It provides funds to 1,500 local public radio and television stations as well as PBS and NPR. It employs about 100 people."

TxDOT’s new West Texas effort aims for fewer roadside deaths | The Texas Tribune #Texas

Hoping to curb roadside deaths, TxDOT is helping stranded drivers in West Texas
The one-year experiment in Midland and Ector counties is based on similar efforts in larger cities. A nonprofit backed by oil companies and Midland County are helping pay for it.

Spannende Timeline, nicht nur mit US-Themen:
https://masto.nyc/public/remote

Masto.NYC
🗽 A regional server for New York City! Engage with your neighbors, friends, and the whole fediverse. Operated with ❤️ by a dedicated nonprofit.

The Salt Lake Tribune will launch The Southern Utah Tribune in October, to serve 200K residents via a monthly print paper, a weekly newsletter, and a website (Lauren Gustus/Salt Lake Tribune)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2025/09/26/nonprofit-newspaper-…

GiveDirectly plans to pilot a program using Google's AI-based Flood Hub, which provides forecast warnings, to send early aid to at-risk families in Bangladesh (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/google-flood-hub-cash-aid/

AI flood forecasting allows aid to reach farmers before disaster strikes
Using Google’s Flood Hub, nonprofit trial program sends early warning and unconditional cash to workers.

A US district court judge temporarily blocks an FTC probe into Media Matters, part of an antitrust investigation into ad boycotts, calling the probe retaliatory (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/ft…

A US district court judge temporarily blocks an FTC probe into Media Matters, part of an antitrust investigation into ad boycotts, calling the probe retaliatory (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/ft…

How thousands of small-scale farmers in Malawi are using a government-backed AI chatbot, designed by the nonprofit Opportunity International, for farming advice (Gregory Gondwe/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/malawi-ai-fa…

AI is helping small-scale farmers in Malawi
Some small-scale farmers in the southern African country of Malawi are using an AI chatbot for advice to help them improve their methods and become more resilient to climate change. The chatbot is designed by the non-profit Opportunity International and is being used by around 180,000 rural households. The project is also backed by the Malawi government. Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost productivity in African agriculture, which is lagging behind. But there are many challenges…

Memo: PBS is cutting its current budget by 21% and reducing dues paid by local stations by $35M to deal with Congress' decision to eliminate ~$500M in funding (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/pbs-budget-cuts.html

PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
The nonprofit will receive less revenue from its members, which are under pressure to make up for shortfalls of their own.

"New bat species described from Western Himalayas"
#Bats #Animals
https://

New bat species described from Western Himalayas
Researchers reviewing the diversity of bats in the Western Himalayas in India recently confirmed a new-to-science species from Uttarakhand state. Named the Himalayan long-tailed myotis (Myotis himalaicus) in a new study, the bat boasts a tail nearly as long as its body. Rohit Chakravarty, a bat researcher and conservationist with the nonprofit Nature Conservation Foundation, […]

A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss's "Free Press" (Drop Site News)
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/the-free-press-israel-cbs-bari-weiss
http://www.memeorandum.com/250728/p114#a250728p114

A look at Re:Public, a new nonprofit outlet focusing on US public lands and aiming for 10-12 stories/year, founded by former Outside Magazine EIC Chris Keyes (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/republic-is-rep…

Re:Public is reporting stories about the lands that belong to all of us
The new publication, from former Outside Magazine EIC Chris Keyes, will focus on longform stories about the 660 million acres of public lands and waters in the U.S.

Source: the clause rescinding Microsoft's access to OpenAI's most powerful tech if OpenAI develops AGI remains part of their new deal, but it has been modified (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/technology/openai-microsoft-deal.html

OpenAI Takes Big Steps Toward Its Long-Planned Reorganization
The start-up reached a tentative deal with Microsoft, its biggest investor, and said it would give a $100 billion stake to the nonprofit that manages it.

Dutch court rules Meta violated European law by pushing users to profiled feeds https://therecord.media/dutch-court-meta-violated-european-law-social-feeds

"Land was Owned by Billionaires Who Didn’t Allow Access to National Monument – Now it’s Open"
#Environment
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.…

Land was Owned by Billionaires Who Didn’t Allow Access to National Monument – Now it's Open
The private ranchland blocked a 3.8-mile access road to a large National Monument in Montana, which will now be opened by the nonprofit.

At the Man vs. Machine hackathon, co-hosted by AI nonprofit METR to test if AI helps people code faster and better, the top prize went to an "AI-supported" team (Kylie Robison/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-hackathon-man-vs-machine/

Inside the Man vs. Machine Hackathon
At a weekend hackathon in San Francisco, more than 100 coders gathered to test whether they could beat AI—and win a $12,500 cash prize.

Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more (Dell Cameron/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/eff-cindy-cohn-stepping-down/

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battle.

Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more (Dell Cameron/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/eff-cindy-cohn-stepping-down/

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battle.

European AI company’s ‘reputation reports’ are inaccurate and illegal, watchdog claims https://therecord.media/reputation-reports-data-broker-noyb-complaint-lituania

"PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals found in 98% of US waters tested"
#US #USA #America #PFAS

PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals found in 98% of US waters tested
A recent study from the U.S.-based environmental nonprofit Waterkeeper Alliance has found “forever chemicals” contamination in 98% of the waterways it tested in the United States. The findings come at a time when representatives from the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations to hammer out a plan to […]

C-SPAN, a nonprofit network supported by license fees from cable and satellite companies since 1979, lands distribution deals with YouTube TV and Hulu Live TV (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/c-span-youtube-tv-carriage-1236505312/

C-SPAN Networks Land Distribution On YouTube TV And Hulu+Live TV
YouTube TV will carry C-SPAN‘s three channels on its base package starting this fall, a major break as the public affairs network grapples with consumers cutting their cable subscriptions. C-SPAN also said that YouTube TV would sponsor the network’s coverage of America250 celebrations, and C-SPAN’s presence on YouTube will be boosted. A C-SPAN spokesperson said […]

European AI company’s ‘reputation reports’ are inaccurate and illegal, watchdog claims https://therecord.media/reputation-reports-data-broker-noyb-complaint-lithuania

How Mode to Code, a nonprofit founded by a teenager, is teaching Bay Area seniors to use AI and avoid scams through free coding and tech literacy classes (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/tech/sillicon-valley-seniors-ai-course

Silicon Valley’s seniors get a crash course in AI
From tech lessons to tech support, the Mode to Code program offers a positive space for the curious seniors who might be intrigued by the possible applications of AI in their daily lives or simply looking to set up their emails on their phones.

A look at the National Trust for Local News under new CEO Tom Wiley, who is focused on stabilizing the nonprofit and its newspapers before buying more outlets (Liam Scott/Local News Initiative)
https://localnewsinitiative.northweste

Hitting Reset After Months of Turbulence, the National Trust for Local News Seeks Stability
Two days after Tom Wiley joined the National Trust for Local News in May as its new CEO, the organization announced that it was selling 21 of its Colorado newspapers to a for-profit Arizona-based company.

The US Commerce Department voids a Biden administration deal with the nonprofit Natcast to oversee $7.4B in semiconductor research funds, calling it illegal (David Shepardson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/u

The Baltimore Banner names Audrey Cooper as its EIC, replacing founding editor Kimi Yoshino; Cooper has been EIC of WNYC since 2020 (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-baltimore-banner-names-wnycs-audrey…

Noisy Creek, owner of Seattle's The Stranger and the Portland Mercury, is acquiring the Chicago Reader and also plans to expand its ticketing service to Chicago (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/noisy-cr

Noisy Creek, owner of alt-weeklies in Seattle and Portland, acquires the Chicago Reader
After years of financial struggles and narrowly avoiding closure at the start of 2025, the Chicago Reader is getting another lifeline. On Tuesday, the nonprofit alt-weekly known for covering arts and culture in the city announced it had been acquired by Noisy Creek, a media company founded last …