Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2016

Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a sweeping measure that suddenly allowed all American citizens access to public records that where previously out of reach to anyone but government employees. It may seem hard to imagine but it’s been 50 years since President Lyndon B.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This can happen if individuals who haven’t been vetted properly are given access to resources they shouldn’t or if the nonprofit’s internal systems are faulty. Strengthen Your Organization’s Internal Controls Internal controls are policies and procedures that nonprofits put in place to help avoid risky situations. Compliance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace. Organizations should commit to not using AI for the purpose of driving workers to higher levels of productivity at the cost of well-being.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. This post originally appeared on Arabella Advisors'' Greater Good blog as part of the series Impact 2014. Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” Fast-forward six years.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. The LGBTQ Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to electing openly LGBTQ people to all levels of government. Transgender Law Center.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

For example, consumers by law have access to credit reports used in making financial decisions about the consumer. It’s time for consumers to have access to the collection of data used by marketers, argues the Post. Is big data bad? Certainly not. Data is aggregated, analyzed and put to all sorts of good uses.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. Everything from news to shopping to their friends and influencers was accessible to them online. . Thankfully, they changed the name to Google.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Since 1922, they have put significant international pressure on governments to enforce and enact laws that defend women’s rights. Women's Refugee Commission. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Amnesty International USA.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

For example, advocating for a law change may require the work of multiple governmental bodies, sign off by various elected officials, and also changing public perception — each of which could be an advocacy campaign in its own right. Increase supporter accessibility. What policies have they supported? Where do they live?

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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

In this article, we will cover the six areas that any nonprofit board should be overseeing and providing some basic tips on proper board governance. But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

Salesforce, for example, founded its Office of Ethical and Humane Use to help build and foster a culture of responsibility as it relates to technology use, instilling a strategic framework around product, law, policy, and ethics to ensure the humane use of technology across Salesforce’s many clouds.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Our review of the application uncovered interesting facts about the founding history, challenges, missteps in designing for accessibility, and potential in the application’s future product mapping. Provides free access to thought leadership and global collaboration. Accessibility concerns. Data security & privacy law.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Funders working on sensitive issues and/or in sensitive contexts may rightfully be concerned that sharing data about who they’re funding could put grantees at risk of government or community harassment, unlawful detention, or physical harm, including death. Have Cybersecurity Policies and Practices in Place.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

This landmark federal law, known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” has been remarkably successful in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The ADA prohibits discrimination and mandates that Americans be accorded equality in access to employment, goods, services, and other opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. Donors should have access to customer support to deal with questions and problems. Principles for Responsible Crowdfunding. … Read More

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Today’s episode features experts Sally Ehrenfried, who leads government relations at Blackbaud, and Cameron Stoll, Blackbaud’s Director of Privacy. Whether legislation will contain limitations on changing your privacy policy. Congress, there is still federal data privacy legislation pending that could affect social good organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. While the overwhelming consensus was that such behavior isn’t right, there are few laws on the books to address these scenarios.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data. Landmark Steps to Liberate Open Data President Obama has signed an Executive Order to make government data more accessible to the public and entrepreneurs. Nonprofit Data.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2019

But for those with permanent or temporary disabilities, these companies are accused of violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by lacking the proper digital accommodations to enable access to their coveted online offerings. Everybody deserves to have that full and equal access to the world around them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. We did some exploration of the likely impacts on the market for audio books: that seems to be one of the major policy concerns about the text-to-speech issue. The Chafee Amendment The U.S.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A regulations governing email marketing in your recipients’ locations, but keep in mind laws are stricter in other parts of the world. Keep Compliance in Mind Understand U.S.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A regulations governing email marketing in your recipients’ locations, but keep in mind laws are stricter in other parts of the world. Keep Compliance in Mind Understand U.S.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

And once member lists, actions and events, emails and documents are collected and stored by an online service, outdated electronic privacy law is failing to keep this information safe from inappropriate access and potential misuse. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It’s a complicated equation that brings together core human rights concerns about privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and the direct practicalities of real-life struggle with the ways in which engineering, policy, legal and design decisions are made by companies, or placed upon them by the jurisdictions in which they operate.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Some would argue that promoting broadband should not be something with which the government should be heavily involved. Those of us working in the nonprofit and library sectors understand the profound effect of broadband and affordable access to underserved populations. This post originally appeared on TechSoup for Libraries.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This raises some interesting questions for how nonprofits and libraries talk about the digital divide and how they advocate for public access technology and technology skills development. I think this has interesting implications for how organizations talk about and advocate for public access technology and skills development.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

One of their main challenges is that they do not have adequate access to educational materials that are necessary to learn and succeed in school. Accessible ebooks and Bookshare have helped sixth grader Kevin Leong overcome his reading challenges.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

For easy access you can download all these incredible conferences to your Gmail, ICal or outlook click. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. It doesn't just stop here! So don't wait! Did your event make the list? Finance / @southwestfdns. 41st Annual FAE Nonprofit Conference.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. The plan will help determine the future of Internet access across the country. The FCC should review policies governing competition and pricing. Access and the Digital Divide.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

For nonprofits, access to an open Internet is the fundamental and necessary condition that will allow them to compete in the marketplace of ideas. Net neutrality has been the default law of the land since the Internet’s founding more than 40 years ago. It almost goes without saying: the Networked Nonprofit needs an open network.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Like the title suggest s, the new law provides kids with healthier, more nutritious food options at school and gives free lunch access to a larger number of chil dren in need. This law came as great news for anti-hunger activists and health advocates all over the county. Check out Pick Chow! and the whole list of other winners.

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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. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

" Privacy experts warn that these supercookies could be abused by advertisers, governments, and hackers. Privacy should be accessible to everybody! The Microsoft-Dropbox partnership will allow users to access their DropBox files within Office mobile apps. Free Editing for Office Mobile Apps.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

" Privacy experts warn that these supercookies could be abused by advertisers, governments, and hackers. Privacy should be accessible to everybody! The Microsoft-Dropbox partnership will allow users to access their DropBox files within Office mobile apps. Free Editing for Office Mobile Apps.

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Forj

JULY 5, 2017

We are paying close attention to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). Brown , Vice President, Government Affairs, American Medical Association and. Shawn Martin , Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy, . MACRA and the QPP.

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