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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Many receive a combination of both.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). This is a crucial point.

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An Open letter to Crowdfunding Companies from the California Association of Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the broader nonprofit community about these proposed guidelines. Individuals also use crowdfunding campaigns to encourage their friends to donate to various nonprofit or community efforts. Jan Masaoka’s guest post provides more details.

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Tips to Maintain Momentum for Your In-Person Fundraising Events Amidst COVID-19

Connection Cafe

It also can help reinforce the vital role your organization plays in the community. In response to some who proposed that we should cancel the event, I can vividly remember our Race Chair, Dorothy Paterson, saying, “The effects of breast cancer will remain long after the homes have been repaired from the hurricane.

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Great reads from around the web on August 10th

Amy Sample Ward

Introducing the National Talent Bank - The National Talent Bank is an idea proposed by the Council on Social Action. How have you made sure to evaluate where or what kinds of tools or platforms your community uses before you choose what to do with your social media strategy? These are some links I wanted to share from August 10th.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team).

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How Can Nonprofits Address the Challenges and Opportunities of Disrupting Technologies?

ASU Lodestar Center

This means conducting a process of needs assessment, community stakeholder consultation and strategic planning that considers the following four factors: Re-envisioning programs to be relevant and using technology creatively. For example, universal basic income or a tax on robots have both been proposed by various CEOs of technology firms.