Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2014

They note that nearly 50 percent of their policy reports have the goal to inform and influence the social impact sector, yet more than 31 percent of these reports are never downloaded, and 87 percent are never cited.” – Amy Schiller – The Atlantic – “Charity is for patsies.

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JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2013

A recent national survey of Ethiopia’s vaccination coverage reported vastly different results from the government’s own estimates. Ethiopia could have ignored this conflict and reported the most favorable data.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013. This meeting will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Recently we announced the launch of our 2013 Communities of Impact program. In addition to the case studies NTEN has compiled , here are some more examples the Communities of Impact and I have spotted: Children’s museum data informs health policy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). National Council of Nonprofits - What is Capacity Building? 2013, March). Pallotta, D. Pallotta, D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Community engagement fosters the transformative relationships and increased ownership necessary to build sustainable communities of opportunity” (Bergstrom, 2013). Lecture presented at National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), the International Association for Public Participaction (IAP2). Sources: Atlee, T.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

Industry and policy leaders shared information on the current state of African electronics recycling and refurbishment policy and practice. The event's purpose was to join industry and government in putting into action some of the precepts developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

Year Up, another national nonprofit, teachers business skills, tech training, and provides job connections to urban youth. American Library Association's "Digital Literacy Libraries, and Public Policy" report. Defining Digital Literacy. But first, what exactly is digital literacy? A United Front. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

The network application integrates with Active Directory to leverage the organization's existing Windows domain structure and group policies. National Cyber Security Alliance resources to assess risks, develop a security plan, and protect your organization's data. Awards and Praise. Integrated with Active Directory (networks).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Nonprofit organizations are vital to the nation’s economic well-being and have nearly doubled in the last 30 years (National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2015).

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. The most significant data breach , so far, affected 3 billion users around the world and happened in 2013 and 2014.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Earlier this year, BoardSource launched Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices , which is a comprehensive scan of current nonprofit board practices, policies, and performance. A seasoned nonprofit professional, Anne has held leadership positions with a number of local and national organizations.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

When Detroit was going bankrupt in 2013, the city's emergency manager fought to sell off some of the prized artworks in the Detroit Institute of Art. It could even happen on a national scale. Accredited American zoos, for example, have a strict policy that governs how animals move from one institution to another.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 The Tax Policy Center projects that those who will get an itemized deduction for their charitable donation will be reduced from 37 million to 16 million in 2018. percent in 2018. This could also lead some to decide not to itemize.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. Facebook’s Problematic News Feeds. The Give App.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

My 12-person nonprofit, National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) in Minneapolis, began work on a Office 365 implementation in mid-April last year, and by late-May our email migration was complete. This blog provides an overview of how we did it. How We Got Started. Executing the Migration.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 18, 2016

…and sometime in April or May, during National Volunteer Week , when Independent Sector often issues its updated data on the value of a volunteer hour. This is an increase of 2% from last year and is up $1 from 2013. So here’s the good news. According to the experts at Independent Sector, every hour of volunteerism is now worth $23.56.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I also facilitated several design labs with nonprofits as part of the research for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the National Arts Marketing Project. One happy, healthy habit I started in Oct, 2013, was to integrate more movement into my work day.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2014

Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013. As an example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that by not commuting, each NSF teleworker reclaims an average of 62 hours of their lives back and saves $1,201 a year. TechSoup: Telework Policies. Tablet adoption is very brisk. Find their report here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. 2013: A Year in Social Media. In fact the range of issues is pretty wide ranging. Benchmark Studies and Examples.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Three years of turmoil followed, including replacement of the management team and moving the national headquarters not once, but twice. Comply with laws, regulations, and policies . Ignored or missing policies . Here’s an example: . Provide for reliable financial reporting .

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 4, 2015

When a museum hosts a one-off community conversation in response to a national crisis, I often wonder: is this opportunistic? Consider the Victoria and Albert Museum's "rapid response collecting" program , which started in 2013. But it makes space for it when warranted.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2022

Forum One has worked as a digital strategic partner to PCORI since 2013 to help the organization establish its identity and extend its reach online, providing services spanning digital strategy, user experience, design, Drupal development, analytics, and ongoing support and optimizations. American Council of Learned Societies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Nationally and in Arizona, systemic challenges are present. While poverty was rising, so were national high school graduation rates. percent in 2015 (National Center for Education, 2016). Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Shore, Hammond, Celep, 2013). Public Policy Advocacy: What, Why and How. (Senge, et.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2014

Jason Shim has spent his career working with youth and technology and understands the challenges of the front line, helping numerous nonprofit organizations develop and deploy effective digital media strategies and policies to better engage community members.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. don't have a coherent national collection infrastructure. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. World Snapshot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Having benefited from the generous advice and expertise of many others, we’re honored to share our experience from The Encore Fellowships Network as the “Action” case study in the Winter 2013 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Leslye Louie is the National Director of The Encore Fellowships Network. More to come!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2017

Here’s an example: In 2013, CBS News reported that the U.S. Three years of turmoil followed including replacement of the management team and moving the national headquarters not once, but twice. Comply with laws, regulations and policies. Ignored or missing policies. Three years later, the nonprofit reached a $1.6

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

I was building social media contacts with progressive policy organizations and conducting a routine communications capacity audit. And don't forget to enter TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with your own story by April 30 to win prizes! How have you looked for great stories?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

National Marine Life Center :: @ MarineLifeCtr. The National Marine Life Center forcus on rehabilitating stranded sea turtles, seals, dolphins, porpoises & whales while advancing scientific knowledge and education in marine wildlife health & conservation. National MS Society :: @ MSSociety. MomsRising :: @ MomsRising.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014. Peter Campbell.

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Care2

APRIL 3, 2017

Over the last 18 years, we've watched small organizations like Moveon.org (1998) and Black Lives Matter (2013) grow into massive movements in response to injustice. Check out five new sites and apps being utilized to fight back against Trump's policies. org, National Center for Transgender Equality, Voto Latino, and more.

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2022

5 As for Uber and Lyft, these companies maintain policies that reward workers for low ride- cancellation rates—policies that are so tightly enforced, drivers are pressured to continue their rides even in the face of verbal abuse or physical assault. There has been some movement in this direction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2016

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? GiveMN learned the importance of having a crisis plan during a catastrophic technical glitch in 2013.

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