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Appeals Court Rules Funding Process A Contract, Not A Grant

The NonProfit Times

The full ruling is available here: [link] “The majority ruled that an 1866 law designed to provide economic freedom to newly-freed slaves actually prohibits the Fearless Foundation from providing grants to Black women. Schwartz, partner at law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher wrote to The NonProfit Times. “As

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. Someone under the age of 18 who is in a battered or abusive situation is still a minor in the eyes of the law, even when they are married,” Allison explained. Each year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18.

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Former United Way Exec Sues For $12 Million

The NonProfit Times

But according to the suit, her relationship with management began to sour after she reported the allegedly suggestive comments made to her by a man she interviewed for a position with the nonprofit in 2017. United Way later retained a law firm to conduct an investigation into the various complaints.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers.

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Why We're Blacking Out Sites: PIPA and SOPA

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Like almost all libraries, we're scrupulous in following the law, because we're serving incredibly important communities. And, let's follow up Blackout Day with a campaign to pass laws that protect this critically important resource! But, we're not for piracy. Don't Break the Internet!

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

When The Guardian exposed this event, Facebook did not comment on how millions of users had their information harvested for political purposes by a third party, Cambridge Analytica, without their knowledge. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.

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Join me on the 100th episode of Nonprofit Radio today!

Amy Sample Ward

I’ll be joined by Tony’s regular contributors, including: Gene Takagi & Emily Chan of the Nonprofit & Exempt Organizations law group , Maria Semple , The Prospect Finder , and Scott Koegler , editor of Nonprofit Technology News. Join us by listening live and sharing your comments, questions, and feedback.

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