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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

Qgiv

November is National Native American Heritage Month! Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. In the following years, New York adopted the Congress’s plan, designating the second Saturday in May as American Indian Day.

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Boy Scouts Of America Rebrands To Scouting America

The NonProfit Times

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which in recent years has been rocked by declining participation, a coronavirus pandemic that limited in-person gatherings, sexual abuse litigation and Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring for the national organization, is being rebranded.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Two days ago, on Tuesday, June 10, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York made a major ruling that emphasizes the legality of fair use for book digitization. In Authors Guild v. In September 2011, the Authors Guild sued the HathiTrust, alleging massive copyright violations. copyright law). copyright law).

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Launched in February 2021, MWA was created to destigmatize and center mental health care nationally, while also building long-term generational support for Black communities. Less than half of all Americans with a mental disorder actually get the treatment they need. .” Listen to episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. Header image: Smoke from wildfires in Quebec, Canada shrouds New York City on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023. Hermann / Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Patrick’s Cathedral.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“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 new system was initially called BackRub because of the backlinking. We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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