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Global AI Bootcamp 2024 with MVP Communities
The Global AI Bootcamp, an annual event series organized by the Global AI Community, took place in February and March 2024. This event drew participants worldwide, offering a unique opportunity to delve into Microsoft AI technologies. Featured technologies included Azure OpenAI Service, ChatGPT, Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, Semantic Kernel, and the principles of responsible AI, capturing the attention of many engineers and users.
Over 100 events worldwide featured Microsoft AI technologies at Global AI Bootcamp 2024, a remarkable event that focused on these innovations. Microsoft MVPs, Regional Directors, Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, and AI community leaders led these events and engaged with local enthusiasts eager to learn the latest in AI through technical sessions, workshops, and mentorships. Amazingly, communities in India organized nearly 20 community events and supported learners of all ages.
The Microsoft MVP Award Program recognizes community leaders in 12 Award Categories covering a wide range of Microsoft products and services, including AI. Global AI Bootcamp 2024 benefited from diverse MVPs, not just the ones in the AI Award Category. These MVPs, who focus on their own technology areas, are improving their AI skills and spreading their expertise, making the Global AI Community more valuable.
Global AI Bootcamp 2024 Ahmedabad in India
Global AI Bootcamp 2024 – São Paulo in Brazil
Global AI Bootcamp Seoul 2024 in Korea
You can find more information about all the events on the Global AI Bootcamp event page. Many events have recorded videos that you can watch later, giving you a great opportunity to continue learning about AI. You can also look at social media posts with hashtag #GlobalAIBootcamp on X and LinkedIn to see how attendees were feeling excited.
In addition to the Global AI Bootcamp, the Global AI Community also showcases information about other community-led events in various formats including in-person, online, and hybrid. Those interested in learning alongside the community are encouraged to check out these events: Events – Global AI Community
Furthermore, this year’s Microsoft Build is scheduled for May 23 and 24, 2024. For those curious about the latest AI technologies that will be unveiled, registration is highly recommended.
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Impact Summit: What happens when you get Nonprofits in a room together? Progress.
There was special energy in the air at LinkedIn’s Impact Summit 2024. As our nonprofit community and social impact professionals came together, we felt the collective sigh made possible by a space created at the intersection of global challenges, inspiration, and an unmatched bias for action.
Aptly themed Progress at Work, The Impact Summit in New York delivered a multi-layered dialogue around the future of work and the sector fueled with the distinct kind of actionable inspiration only made possible when our communities come together.
Shonda Rhimes, Founder and Chief Storyteller of Shondaland, described new ways to tell cause-related stories. YearUp CEO and President Ellen McClain highlighted how her organization is rooting their work on training, recruiting and career matching in a critical sense of belonging. Aneesh Raman, Vice President, Workforce Expert at LinkedIn, talked about the soft skills that tomorrow’s jobs will require, and encouraged a “pro-human” view in how we think about skills-based hiring.
This sentiment was echoed by Kate Behncken, Global Head of Microsoft Philanthropies, who identified together in an interview with Kelly Fukai, C.M, M.B.A, COO of WTIA, that we should not rush adoption of new technologies until we’ve trained ourselves on how and when to apply them. This was followed by a riveting Copilot demo by Erin McHugh Saif, Chief Product Officer of Tech for Social Impact for Microsoft Philanthropies, who taught us where to go, how to prompt and save time and energy with gen AI in grant writing and impact reports.
I had the honor of presenting with Brandolon Barnett, Head of Innovation and Philanthropy at Giving Compass, on the ways in which AI is redefining productivity for the nonprofits. As the sector finds itself managing a complex polycrisis with headwinds around generosity, staffing, and widespread burnout as the demand for nonprofit services continues to increase.
As a group, we discussed how AI can be used to lift the burden of day-to-day tasks by letting AI help with document searches, meeting summaries and emails. It can elevate our work by helping us create first drafts and edits. All of this can then save time for what nonprofits do best; the uniquely human work of creating connections, building relationships and serving the community.
At its core, we hope our audience walked away with the understanding that a culture of trial and error is critical to nonprofit AI adoption. Use cases abound in impact. We need to fundamentally change the way we approach our work, from holding the pen to becoming editors. Rethinking how we ask questions. Challenging our own assumptions around what barriers are real and what are perceived. We have only scratched the surface of this work.
Fundamentally, our role in the broader scope of innovation, purpose and impact is that we believe that the nonprofit sector can do the most with our technology. Nonprofits are on the frontlines of every major challenge we face, so it is mission-critical for all of us that they get much closer to the solutions we build.
The Impact Summit ended with Sal Khan, Founder of the Kahn Academy, reminding us that we are all ” just protagonists in an epic adventure.” And if that’s so, then AI will be ok when used as “an amplification of human intent.”
And finally, let’s use our energy for what we are uniquely positioned to solve. Save the rest.
Continue the conversation by joining us in the Nonprofit Community! Want to share best practices or join community events? Become a member by “Joining” the Nonprofit Community. To stay up to date on the latest nonprofit news, make sure to Follow or Subscribe to the Nonprofit Community Blog space!
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Can’t change section background after selecting one of the new images
After update https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=378647 I changed a section background to one of the new images. I can now no longer change back to a solid colour. Choosing it and publishing I see the solid colour but when I refresh the page it reverts to a white background. I have tried in incognito in case of caching issues.
Editing the page again I can see the solid colour is selected despite the white background.
The only backgrounds that persist are the new images and gradients.
Anyone else seeing this issue?
After update https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=378647 I changed a section background to one of the new images. I can now no longer change back to a solid colour. Choosing it and publishing I see the solid colour but when I refresh the page it reverts to a white background. I have tried in incognito in case of caching issues. Editing the page again I can see the solid colour is selected despite the white background. The only backgrounds that persist are the new images and gradients. Anyone else seeing this issue? Read More
Edit Microsoft 365 profile picture modal from web part
Hi there!
I’m currently working on a sharepoint web part, from this web part I want to open up the edit profile picture modal from Microsoft 365 just like described over here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-your-profile-photo-to-microsoft-365-2eaf93fd-b3f1-43b9-9cdc-bdcd548435b7
If you open up sharepoint this functionality is already there, if you click on the user icon on the right top and edit your profile picture you will see this modal being opened. I want to create a button which links directly to this modal.
Does anyone have any experience with this? I can’t find any info on this.
Thanks in advance!
Hi there! I’m currently working on a sharepoint web part, from this web part I want to open up the edit profile picture modal from Microsoft 365 just like described over here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-your-profile-photo-to-microsoft-365-2eaf93fd-b3f1-43b9-9cdc-bdcd548435b7 If you open up sharepoint this functionality is already there, if you click on the user icon on the right top and edit your profile picture you will see this modal being opened. I want to create a button which links directly to this modal. Does anyone have any experience with this? I can’t find any info on this. Thanks in advance! Read More
Moving AD from 2012 to 2022 server
Hi All
I have a new server to put in to replace our 2012 r2 server which was previously migrated from 2003 server. The 2012 server will eventually go and the new 2022 server will run the AD. Is there anything I need to update on the 2012 server for this to go smoothly. If I remember correctly when we did 2003 to 2012 I needed to run something on the old 2003 server to all this all to happen.
It’s been a while since I have done a migration so just trying to make sure I have everything in place
Hi All I have a new server to put in to replace our 2012 r2 server which was previously migrated from 2003 server. The 2012 server will eventually go and the new 2022 server will run the AD. Is there anything I need to update on the 2012 server for this to go smoothly. If I remember correctly when we did 2003 to 2012 I needed to run something on the old 2003 server to all this all to happen. It’s been a while since I have done a migration so just trying to make sure I have everything in place Read More
SharePoint List Link Inventory Items
Don’t know if I’m searching for the right thing or making this over complicated. We have a SharePoint list with our asset’s. Some of the assets have two parts (mainframe, module). We can switch modules between mainframes in case one goes down. Can I link assets together somehow?
Thanks!
Don’t know if I’m searching for the right thing or making this over complicated. We have a SharePoint list with our asset’s. Some of the assets have two parts (mainframe, module). We can switch modules between mainframes in case one goes down. Can I link assets together somehow? Thanks! Read More
Have booking page default to first date rather than todays date
Hi there
Does anyone know if it’s possible to set the default view on the public booking page to display the month bookings are available, rather than starting on today’s date.
We only have bookings available for a service in September, and want users to land on the September month view on bookings page. Currently the app defaults to the month showing the current date and users have to scroll across to September to see the available slots.
We have availability set to just September and have played around with the custom and default scheduling policy with no success.
Appreciate any advice on this. Or if anyone else has faced this without success it’d be great to know that too.
Many thanks
Ian
Hi there Does anyone know if it’s possible to set the default view on the public booking page to display the month bookings are available, rather than starting on today’s date. We only have bookings available for a service in September, and want users to land on the September month view on bookings page. Currently the app defaults to the month showing the current date and users have to scroll across to September to see the available slots. We have availability set to just September and have played around with the custom and default scheduling policy with no success. Appreciate any advice on this. Or if anyone else has faced this without success it’d be great to know that too. Many thanksIan Read More
How to remove Schema Legacy LAPS
Before that we try extent schema Legacy LAPS. Now how to remove schema this LAPS.
I try find out more document to update to new Windows LAPS. but no need document remove old schema laps
Before that we try extent schema Legacy LAPS. Now how to remove schema this LAPS. I try find out more document to update to new Windows LAPS. but no need document remove old schema laps Read More
Tre colonne da un database studenti sempre aggiornate in altro foglio
Buonasera. Sono nuovo su questo forum ed ho la seguente esigenza.
Ho un database in cui raccolgo dati di studenti al momento della loro iscrizione.
Vorrei che tre di questi dati (rispettivamente cognome, nome e codice fiscale), risultassero anche in un altro foglio e si aggiornassero ogniqualvolta verranno modificati nel database principale.
Inoltre, vorrei che aggiungendo o rimuovendo qualche riga nel data base principale (quindi se aggiungo o rimuovo qualche studente), anche nell’altro foglio che riporta i vari cognomi, nomi e codici fiscali si verificassero le stesse modifiche. Ho provato con l’opzione Power query ma non mi sembra andare bene.
Grazie.
Accetto risposte anche in inglese.
Buonasera. Sono nuovo su questo forum ed ho la seguente esigenza.Ho un database in cui raccolgo dati di studenti al momento della loro iscrizione.Vorrei che tre di questi dati (rispettivamente cognome, nome e codice fiscale), risultassero anche in un altro foglio e si aggiornassero ogniqualvolta verranno modificati nel database principale.Inoltre, vorrei che aggiungendo o rimuovendo qualche riga nel data base principale (quindi se aggiungo o rimuovo qualche studente), anche nell’altro foglio che riporta i vari cognomi, nomi e codici fiscali si verificassero le stesse modifiche. Ho provato con l’opzione Power query ma non mi sembra andare bene.Grazie.Accetto risposte anche in inglese. Read More
What is the best way to update actuals against MS Project Tasks?
We are currently working with PWA and Microsoft Project Professional. We conduct all of our estimates in hours and task contributors advise of progress by providing hours progress against each task. The PM then inputs this information against the task.
Our question is, which is the most efficient method to enter these ‘progress’ hours against a task:
Gantt View?Task Usage?Resource Usage?Task Sheet?
Thanks in anticipation of your support
We are currently working with PWA and Microsoft Project Professional. We conduct all of our estimates in hours and task contributors advise of progress by providing hours progress against each task. The PM then inputs this information against the task. Our question is, which is the most efficient method to enter these ‘progress’ hours against a task:Gantt View?Task Usage?Resource Usage?Task Sheet?Thanks in anticipation of your support Read More
Direct action quietly dropped
Has anyone else noticed that under MC788953 / roadmap 393937 we lose the ability to run remediations direct from Threat Explorer? Instead, the action goes to the Action Center where I have to (a) wait for it to appear, (b) find it amongst all of the automated clutter with none of the information I originally input in the Threat Explorer and (c) approve it. Is the rest of the civilised universe all on third-party tools working through the APIs?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=393937
Has anyone else noticed that under MC788953 / roadmap 393937 we lose the ability to run remediations direct from Threat Explorer? Instead, the action goes to the Action Center where I have to (a) wait for it to appear, (b) find it amongst all of the automated clutter with none of the information I originally input in the Threat Explorer and (c) approve it. Is the rest of the civilised universe all on third-party tools working through the APIs? https://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=393937 Read More
iOS device showing only 2 days of email in Outlook Mobile App
Anyone ever deal with a new enrolled iOS device only seeing 2 days of emails? It seems like it has only happened to a handful of devices, but they are all getting the same config profile and policy.
Anyone ever deal with a new enrolled iOS device only seeing 2 days of emails? It seems like it has only happened to a handful of devices, but they are all getting the same config profile and policy. Read More
Hilarious word experience
Hello Microsoft.
I have a usb stick – and somehow the word on the usb stick, got corrupted.
Look at this :
The word document is corrupted – it brings up this error when im trying.
The paper was supposed to be printed out, and giving to the teacher.
I have tried multiple guides on how to helping it.
But it seems most of them dont work, because the word document was saved on a usb stick.
The best solutions I found was :
But thats a solution requiring to send it to him.
I have spent around 45 minutes now, because its exam paper – but i simply can not figure out how to save it.
Also the anwers to the exam is around 22 to 24 kb, so it ain’t much.
I feel like all those weird “files” is my word document split up in multiple pieces.
There are nothing I can do with those files.
If you count them together its around 28 kb – so no doubt thats the originally file splitted to a million pieces.
I also tried repairing online – but without success.
Hello Microsoft.I have a usb stick – and somehow the word on the usb stick, got corrupted.Look at this : The word document is corrupted – it brings up this error when im trying. The paper was supposed to be printed out, and giving to the teacher.I have tried multiple guides on how to helping it.But it seems most of them dont work, because the word document was saved on a usb stick. The best solutions I found was : https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/corrupted-word-documents-from-editing-on-usb/6ff92864-f432-42eb-84ec-01ecbf4d048bBut thats a solution requiring to send it to him.I have spent around 45 minutes now, because its exam paper – but i simply can not figure out how to save it.Also the anwers to the exam is around 22 to 24 kb, so it ain’t much.I feel like all those weird “files” is my word document split up in multiple pieces.There are nothing I can do with those files.If you count them together its around 28 kb – so no doubt thats the originally file splitted to a million pieces.I also tried repairing online – but without success. Read More
Will the SharePoint migration assessment tool work on a windows server 2019 shared drive?
I’m migrating an on premise Fileshare to Sharepoint online. I need to run the assessment tool to see if we will run into any errors. will it work on a file share and if not what is the best way to go about it? Also, Will the migration tool migrate 1TB of data in one operation or is there a 250GB limit?
I’m migrating an on premise Fileshare to Sharepoint online. I need to run the assessment tool to see if we will run into any errors. will it work on a file share and if not what is the best way to go about it? Also, Will the migration tool migrate 1TB of data in one operation or is there a 250GB limit? Read More
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Why Is My QuickBooks Database Server Manager Stopped Working
I’m encountering an issue with QuickBooks Database Server Manager; it keeps crashing. Whenever I try to open it, I get an error message saying “QuickBooks Database Server Manager stopped working.” What could be causing this problem, and how can I fix it? I’m in urgent need of a solution as it’s affecting my work productivity.
I’m encountering an issue with QuickBooks Database Server Manager; it keeps crashing. Whenever I try to open it, I get an error message saying “QuickBooks Database Server Manager stopped working.” What could be causing this problem, and how can I fix it? I’m in urgent need of a solution as it’s affecting my work productivity. Read More
Capability to connect Excel to a protected OData Feed by OAuth2.
I am working in a utility company and we have some OData Feeds (build via asp.NET Core) that we expose to the business so they can consume their data and build by their own the reports they want.
As we consider security seriously, we are protecting all our service endpoints with OAuth2 and check also if the person has or not access to the data.
One of the top feature expected from the business users is to have access to their Data in a protected way via Excel/Power BI so only authorized people can see and consume them!
In Excel and Power BI, doing this is not possible (I have opened a case for that via our services hub portal) and we need votes to increase the visibility on this feature so this can be considered by the Office365 team.
Thanks in advance.
I am working in a utility company and we have some OData Feeds (build via asp.NET Core) that we expose to the business so they can consume their data and build by their own the reports they want. As we consider security seriously, we are protecting all our service endpoints with OAuth2 and check also if the person has or not access to the data. One of the top feature expected from the business users is to have access to their Data in a protected way via Excel/Power BI so only authorized people can see and consume them! In Excel and Power BI, doing this is not possible (I have opened a case for that via our services hub portal) and we need votes to increase the visibility on this feature so this can be considered by the Office365 team. Thanks in advance. Read More
A list of the groups could not be retrieved in GroupCalendar Web Part
When i try to add a GroupCalendar Web Part to a modern Sharepoint site I only get this message:
A list of the groups could not be retrieved.
The message is translated from the German version. Sorry don’t have a English version at hand. And in the Web Part it says: “You need to join the group”
I tested different scenarios with different users. It does not wort even when I’m the owner and also a member of the Group. When I Click on the link in the WebPart it say “You already joined this group”
What am I doing worng? Did something change in the Sharepoint universe that i have missed?
We are only using Sharepoint Online, no on prem Server.
AD is synced with Azure. But for this use case with M365 Groups that should not be the problem as they are created in the Admin Center.
I am at a loss. Any help is appreciated.
Regards
When i try to add a GroupCalendar Web Part to a modern Sharepoint site I only get this message: A list of the groups could not be retrieved. The message is translated from the German version. Sorry don’t have a English version at hand. And in the Web Part it says: “You need to join the group” I tested different scenarios with different users. It does not wort even when I’m the owner and also a member of the Group. When I Click on the link in the WebPart it say “You already joined this group” What am I doing worng? Did something change in the Sharepoint universe that i have missed?We are only using Sharepoint Online, no on prem Server. AD is synced with Azure. But for this use case with M365 Groups that should not be the problem as they are created in the Admin Center. I am at a loss. Any help is appreciated.Regards Read More
Delete Version History
Hello Team,
I’m looking for help with deleting the version history of specific files in SharePoint, but retaining the last 10 versions. I can see that I can manually delete the version history, but this is going to be a rather long task for this particular file, or i can delete them all which we don’t want. I’ve found powershell commands which will go through all files in a document library but nothing for a specific file. Does anyone have anything which will do this?
Thank you.
Hello Team, I’m looking for help with deleting the version history of specific files in SharePoint, but retaining the last 10 versions. I can see that I can manually delete the version history, but this is going to be a rather long task for this particular file, or i can delete them all which we don’t want. I’ve found powershell commands which will go through all files in a document library but nothing for a specific file. Does anyone have anything which will do this? Thank you. Read More
SSIS & Azure SQL Managed Instance with MFA
We’ve been testing out Azure SQL Managed Instance and created SSIS packages to run against it. We set connections using the ADO.Net connection manager and all worked well.
We recently had to apply MFA to all logins and this is causing issues within SSIS as there is no MFA option for logins like there is in SSMS. We can connect if we use SQL Server Authentication but we’d rather not do that. When using Active Directory Integrated Authentication, all of our test connections fail and the package will not run locally. In SSMS, there is an integrated authentication with MFA option and that works from within SSMS.
How can we use SSIS and connect to the database using Windows Authentication when MFA is required?
We’ve been testing out Azure SQL Managed Instance and created SSIS packages to run against it. We set connections using the ADO.Net connection manager and all worked well.We recently had to apply MFA to all logins and this is causing issues within SSIS as there is no MFA option for logins like there is in SSMS. We can connect if we use SQL Server Authentication but we’d rather not do that. When using Active Directory Integrated Authentication, all of our test connections fail and the package will not run locally. In SSMS, there is an integrated authentication with MFA option and that works from within SSMS. How can we use SSIS and connect to the database using Windows Authentication when MFA is required? Read More