Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most recently, Nadine comes to Benetech from Water.org, where she developed and executed the organization’s public affairs strategy. We have had the benefit of incredibly generous pro bono legal assistance over our history, including our board members Gerry Davis and Rob Wexler.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

While funders may have in-country staff or advisors who can flag potential security risks, grantees are often in the best position to assess risk, and especially the risk to them from information being public. And, as another funder noted, the grantee’s decision on information being public or confidential may not be static.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Almost all organizations produce some sort of annual financial reporting, but it’s may not always be public information. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. public service?organizations One of the main benefits of accounting software is to ease the burden of financial audits. At churches,?it?may

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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. There are others, such as Shawn Olds and Andrew Ng, who believe in the benefits of human and artificial intelligence partnership.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” Link Between Artificial Intelligence and Wellbeing . This is a more macro lens.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. The Three Step Test This arcane bit of international copyright law caused a lot of concern among advocates that it might be a Trojan horse for more extensive commerciality requirements.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

For local governments that rely on Twitter for law enforcement alerts, public transportation updates, and to hear directly from residents about service requests, this has been especially problematic. For government agencies, the pitfalls and benefits may be even more pronounced as issues surrounding the platform continue to evolve.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Before joining the Ford Foundation, McGruder served as COO of New York Public Radio (NYPR), where she led daily operations and strategic planning for WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, WQXR, Gothamist.com, and The Greene Space. McGruder is also the founder and president of Moms of Black Boys United and M.O.B.B. With M.O.B.B.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

National Public Radio :: Download. The App allows users to listen live to public radio stations coast to coast and create a playlist of stories to hear in any order or to save for later. Amnesty International :: Download. International Committee of the Red Cross :: Download. App Name: NPR News. Updated: March 4, 2010.

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Achieve

APRIL 2, 2020

A prepared nonprofit will not only spend less time on their tax season, but they’ll also see the benefits of it. Nonprofits must also follow state compensation laws and provide required benefits to their employees. . was signed into law on July 1, 2019, and does impact nonprofit organizations. Taxpayer First Act.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Here is what we've found out about how drone technology is being used to benefit humanity. law enforcement agencies have been expanding their use of surveillance drones. According to a recent economic study by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International , the potential for the civilian drone industry in the U.S.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

On Friday, March 27, the House of Representatives and the President signed into law H.R. 748, the third relief package Congress has passed, and the President has signed into law to address the US response to COVID-19. There are more provisions of this bill that benefit social good organizations. These loans cannot be forgiven.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

Speaking of impact, London, England-based Childreach International works in partnership with local communities in the developing world to help improve children’s access to healthcare, education, child rights, and protection. In the past year, Childreach International has impacted the lives of over 70,000 children.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

This spring, we’ve been evaluating some of the new social platforms on the market to see if there is anything new that would help elevate nonprofit and/or public sector missions. It too offers the opportunity to demonstrate credibility with the public in terms of the services they provide. Key benefits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

My early career was in international development, working for the U.S. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO. We’ve already seen AI’s potential to transform our own products and benefit the world through applications like flood forecasting or monitoring whale species. aichallenge.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

It is no question that the nonprofit sector lacks the internal infrastructure that the government and for-profit sectors have built. The truth is, by not accommodating internal growth in areas such as Human Resources, the agency will suffer more in the long term and be unable to serve the mission as effectively. Dan Pallotta.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Jay Finch is the founder and CEO of Polydelta, a platform that helps to deliver public sector outcomes with AI. He was recognized in Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” for law and policy and as a Rising Star by Federal Computer Week. The rush to machine learning can overlook the benefits of regular rule-based coding.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2014

I retired from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of 2011 after 25 years of service. Charitable organizations as described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §501(c)(3) are by far the most common types of nonprofit. Another page, “Life Cycle of a Public Charity,” is also very useful. Know the Law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

It creates an opportunity to have public benefit being balanced with business interests. For the content of books, this flexibility is expressed in ideas like public domain, when the copyright owned by the author or publisher ends at some point. The second group of enablers of the brighter future are business model innovations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Perhaps one of the most compelling benefits associated with the concepts of nonprofits is the potential for a nonprofit to be recognized as tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which means it is not required to pay federal income taxes on profits that it earns. Can I Deduct It? 26 USC § 501(c)(3). 26 USC § 501(c)(3).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

For-Profit with a Social Overlay: Under this classification we have the for-profit organizations that by law or by definition are expected to work for the common good. For example we have the following: Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C) and Benefit Corporation. Benefit Corporation." Benefit Corporation.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Despite having modeled institutionalized sharing for literally centuries ( hello, public libraries! )

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

This is what I wrote: "The specific and primary purpose of the corporation is to engage in educational and charitable activities which educate the public regarding the appropriate use of computer technology." " This was 1988. There was no web. There was no donations program.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

public charity. and to learn about the benefits of more efficient equivalency determination. She provides guidance on international philanthropy law, oversees the equivalency determination review team, and educates the. philanthropic community about the requirements of international. On March 18, 2013, NGOsource.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Imagine what a regular library would look like if it couldn’t stock books that could be purchased by the general public! Countries implementing the Marrakesh Treaty, might benefit from hearing the experience of other countries which have already put such copyright exceptions into place.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

New laws and policies will help, but any movement toward greater cultural and racial understanding and communication must be supported by our country’s cultural and educational infrastructure. University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson. Looking at the website for International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.

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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. Historically, federal and state laws have viewed nonprofit and for-profit entities as mutually exclusive organizations whose work rarely, if ever, overlapped. Defourny et al.,

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

In the case of the above grassroots fundraiser, lots of international press easily verified the fund’s legitimacy. Communicating accountability, responsibility, and impact with the general public should be a priority for any organization. Researched by Nicholas Azulay + Isabelle Brauer.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

You know this, and so does the general public. Who: Who will benefit from the donation you are requesting? ” Speak The Donor’s Language No matter how many times you ask for donations, always act as though your audience or your “askee” doesn’t know much about your nonprofit, especially your internal shorthand.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Finance / @southwestfdns.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. In 1969, the Tax Reform Act gave us Section 501(c)3 in the Internal Revenue Service Code, which said that every charity in the U.S. In 1991, the World Wide Web became available for public use. entered the Progressive Era.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits are legally defined by the IRS as “Organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational, or other specified purposes and that meet certain other requirements are tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).” Create your bylaws.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

For government, they offered reams of paper showing that they were following the letter of the law in the use of their grants. This was especially true for those that accepted (or largely lived on) public dollars -- primarily those that provide human services, international relief, health care or educational services.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Here’s why: Extra attention and spotlight thanks to high publicity around #GivingTuesday Plug-and-play tools and assets from GivingTuesday.org to help market your campaign More participants ultimately means more support for the nonprofit community overall. The best partnerships benefit everyone involved. Public Relations And Outreach.

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