Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law. Our partners are responsible for verifying and maintaining records of each member’s proof of disability – a process that is best done with local knowledge.

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Greater Giving

MAY 11, 2023

For example, if you’re a nonprofit that supports animal rescue, you could offer a vacation package to a destination known for its wildlife. You will want to check with your local and state laws that govern rules on raffle ticket sales. Consider offering a prize that is related to your organization’s mission or cause.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Benefits of corporate philanthropy Types of corporate philanthropy Corporate philanthropy trends 7 effective corporate philanthropy examples 7 tips to raise more through corporate philanthropy Once you understand corporate philanthropy inside and out, you can develop processes to grow this funding stream and better engage with corporate donors.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Over the past month, we’ve answered these questions a lot: How will changes to the federal overtime law will affect my organization? Before we delve into how the new overtime law affects the nonprofit industry, know that not all states have the same guidelines. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Law.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It envisions this as an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock allowing to build a strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world. Here’s just one example of the ethical issues we need to anticipate as we embrace AI. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. If you’re a new organization without many resources or contacts, you may have more luck working first at the local level.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

You know you have to keep accurate records for your nonprofit’s health and transparency and to be in good standing with state and local laws. For example, someone who donates $20 this year might return and donate $300 the following year. For example, Bloomerang has ways of keeping the boring part as pain free as possible. .

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Blue Fox

JUNE 28, 2022

So, we thought we would share a few examples to help other nonprofits keep their books and payroll tax situation clean and avoid the cost and totally unnecessary stress of rework. (1) THE FIX: The employer will need to create a new W-2 and amend all previous quarterly state (and local, where applicable) tax returns to correct the issue.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

Through a range of projects that combine science and technology, such as monitoring air and water quality and local wildlife, students develop a wealth of skills applicable to their futures—from learning to own and take responsibility for an entire project to discovering the impact of data analysis and sharing at local and global levels. “In

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As the operators of Bookshare in the USA, which was made possible through a great exception in our copyright law here, we would love to make all of our books available to people with qualifying disabilities around the world. For example, we run Bookshare in the U.S. The biggest challenge for access is that it’s expensive.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Each method provides step-by-ste instructions, examples, templates, and additional reading links. Overall, the program led to over 100 collaborations and its impact is ongoing. . The facilitation methods are participatory.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, if you are an animal welfare organization , perhaps dog bowls or pet toys with your logo or designs on them would be appropriate. Think about hosting a pop-up shop or partnering with local businesses to host events. Each state may have its own unique laws on sales tax so please do your research.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Many law firms do much more pro bono work than 50 hours. TechSoup has had an ongoing relationship with the famous Silicon Valley law firm, Cooley LLP for several years. TechSoup’s Pro Bono Law Firm, Cooley LLP. many if not most local bar associations may have pro bono programs and/or referral services. In the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

And yes, public policy at the local, state, and federal levels can and will impact your ability to achieve your organization’s mission and day-to-day activities. I would like to highlight two examples of federal policy making from late December 2019 to illustrate this point: Unrelated Business Income Tax.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

For example, consumers by law have access to credit reports used in making financial decisions about the consumer. We need to understand how potential changes in government policy and the law may impact us down the road … impact our ability to acquire and use data, impact our own data governance policies.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Her grantmaking in 2020 appears to follow a regular pattern of proportionality—perhaps a “power law distribution,” a mathematical pattern found across natural and socioeconomic systems where one quantity varies as a power of another. In addition, Scott made use of another kind of trust: regranting.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

MAY 5, 2006

The difference between you and the reporter at your local newspaper is that in many cases, you may not have the benefit of training or resources to help you determine whether what you're doing is legal. This a link every blogger needs to have on his or her desktop.

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

That $500 package won’t catch the eye of your local bank, but a $5,000 package might. Check out this example from Bear Creek Regional Park: Potential sponsors saw a summary of the perks associated with each sponsorship package, then see the full description when they click on individual item. Check out this example from St.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

The professionals who work for your organization, who are knowledgeable in subjects such as taxes and laws, will be better apt and able to rise to the challenges as they occur and will ultimately support with the sustainability of the organization. Diablo Unified School District in Northern California.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, if you’re a law firm partnering with an organization that provides support to new immigrants, you might donate pro bono legal services to those who need it or spending time providing education to immigrants looking to take their citizenship tests. For example, Darden Restaurants, Inc.,

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Darrell Law is the VP and Chief Growth Officer at Infinity Concepts. For example, let’s say you had 2,000 unique donors in 2020 and of those donors, 876 gave a gift in 2021. He’s a 20-year veteran leader of a multi-campus megachurch and international television and radio broadcast ministry. 876/2,000 =.438] 438] X 100 = 43.8%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2014

Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, libraries, and networks such as the NetSquared Local should be leading this movement as they are already committed to social good. On the one hand you have examples of s hare economy services for wealthy people and on the other a whole group of people who do not have access to the share economy.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

Here are some examples of pro-bono work you can request from your community: Graphic design. Organizations in our community, such as Social Venture Partners and local foundations, may exist to connect nonprofits to pro bono support. In contrast, volunteering is a more general service that doesn’t require prior experience or knowledge.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We have learned to ask our local bakers, farmers, and grocery stores the same questions: “What happens at the end of the day? Lesson 2: Understand the laws. 2 This important, nationwide law empowers nonprofits and other like-minded folks to be able to share donated food amongst people in need. 3 3 Lesson 3: Create partnerships.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Check out the example below. Want to know what a great entry looks like?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2018

For more information on the likely impact of the new tax law, click here. Perspective 1: Yes, we are now undergoing significant changes to tax law changes that impact individuals in new ways. Will those with moderate giving patterns have less to give because of the $10,000 cap on state and local income and property taxes?

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

During her tenure, she played a critical role charting NYPR’s path forward in the midst of an evolving media landscape, setting the course for the organization’s digital content and local news, talk, and cultural programming. McGruder is also the founder and president of Moms of Black Boys United and M.O.B.B.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). Even if your organization is not selected as the winning nonprofit, we would still love to feature your organization on our Success Stories page or on our Local Impact Map. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Similar to HIPAA, PIPEDA is Canada’s federal law protecting patient privacy. Even with that in mind, Salesforce and Cloud for Good always architect their solutions to ensure data privacy beyond the limits of local regulations.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

For example, if your community is already into cornhole, then a Cornhole Tournament might make sense. You could partner with a local bookstore to set out some popular books and invite your book-loving friends. Provide other family activities such as face-painting, performances by local musicians, and food vendors.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). Check out the example below: Although there is only one winner there are certainly no losers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

One of our favorite ways to share success stories is through our Local Impact Map (LIM). Even if your organization is not selected as the winning nonprofit, we would still love to feature your organization on our Success Stories page or on our Local Impact Map. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

The points related to online tactics include such items as a web site privacy policy, sweepstakes, other privacy considerations such as HIPPA, and social media sites. Rosenthal educates about these laws and the implications for nonprofits in pretty clear langauage and points out that these laws apply to social media sites.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Check out the example below! Even if you don't win this month, we would still love to place your organization's story on the Local Impact Map. The winning stories will also be featured on the Local Impact Map at TechSoupGlobal.org as Featured Stories in November 2014. Want to see what a great story looks like?

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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. There is also a lack of moderation, a rise in hate speech , and concerns about how data is handled.

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