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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. For one, busy and understaffed organizations are requesting filing extensions—the IRS expects roughly 762K tax-exempt extensions for fiscal year 2022. Case in point: 990 data. IRS Form 990s, which U.S.

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How to Start a Nonprofit in 10 Steps

Qgiv

How to start a nonprofit: first steps How to start a nonprofit: build a strong foundation How to start a nonprofit: file the paperwork What is a nonprofit organization? Identify the most pressing needs and challenges facing your community. Define the demographic characteristics of who is most affected by the identified issues.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues? The answer could be “both.”

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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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On the Future of Braille: Thoughts by Radical Braille Advocates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

federal law supports braille instruction. argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract. Accordingly, U.S.

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Stick To Our Knitting? What Is TechSoup?

Tech Soup

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) Images: Image : mirtmirt / Shutterstock.

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Provide the Nonprofit Voice to America's Broadband Plan

NTEN

If you're an NTEN Member -- or have been lurking around for awhile -- you know that Universal Broadband Access is an issue we care deeply about. You have until Friday, June 8, to file comments online at the FCC website. I learned about the public comment period in an email from Free Press. It's essential that they hear from us.

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