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Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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?”

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Your 2022 Guide to Blackbaud’s K-12 Conference

sgEngage

With opportunities for virtual peer networking and small group discussions, there will be tracks for admissions and enrollment, the business office, student and learning management, and technology and innovation. Washington International School used multiple, disconnected means for collecting, storing, and communicating student information.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. These require policies covering whistle-blower protections and document preservation. Conflict of interest policy.

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Thank You Marissa Mayer for Yahoo’s No Work From Home Policy

Tech Soup

It’s been well over a year since Yahoo’s controversial non-telecommuting policy, which created a firestorm of reaction. The Washington Post talked about Yahoo’s perplexing work-from-home ban. I actually like that piece because it has a balanced discussion on the pros and cons of telecommuting.

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What’s up with consumer data privacy?

3rd Sector Labs

There’s been a lot of recent activity coming out of Washington, DC … it’s a good time for an update. And the discussions are heating up. Consumer Data Privacy Activities in Washington. The Washington Post Editorial Board published an opinion piece advocating on the side of consumer rights.

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How an Effective Partner Ecosystem Strives for Collaboration Over Competition

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jo will discuss how businesses of all sizes and resources can unite to build each other up and grow individually with a view towards growing sustainably. Lorenzo has over ten years of experience in public policy, government, talent pipeline development, diversity, and inclusion. She has a B.A.

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Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

NRDC combines the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of more than 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. congressional districts. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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