In Altadena, a Cash-First Model Lets Survivors Decide How to Spend

Eight months after the Eaton Fire tore through the foothills of Altadena, families are using modest relief grants for the basics — gas, rent, even fall school clothes — under a “dignity-based” model that lets survivors decide how best to spend the money. The grants come from the Altadena Eaton Fire Relief Fund, a community-run initiative born in the wake of the January 7 wildfire. Set up in February by the Altadena Town Council in partnership with GoFundMe.org, the fund is testing […]

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to Using AI Responsibly in the Boardroom

This guide is designed to help nonprofit boards navigate this transformation responsibly. We’ll explore practical use cases for AI in the boardroom, the benefits it offers, the risks to be aware of, and 6 actionable steps to help you adopt AI in a secure, thoughtful, and mission-aligned way. http://dlvr.it/TMMcP4

Voyager 1 Celebrates 48 Years in Space; Pasadena’s JPL Marks Historic Milestone

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is celebrating the 48th anniversary of Voyager 1’s launch, commemorating nearly five decades of pioneering interstellar exploration led from Southern California. Launched on Sept. 5, 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Voyager 1 was originally tasked with studying Jupiter and Saturn. Today, it remains the most distant human-made object in space, traveling about 15 billion miles (25 billion kilometers) from Earth — and it’s still revealing secrets from the space between the stars, according to […] http://dlvr.it/TMwtDc

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