Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Unlike for-profit businesses, churches are not owned but rather are run by pastors, a church board, other governing bodies, and staff who are often a combination of paid employees and volunteers. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission. 2020-07.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 3, 2013

The Arizona legislature recently passed legislation that repeals Arizona’s solicitation registration laws and the requirement that nonprofit organizations file annual solicitation registration or renewal forms with the Secretary of State. These laws were designed to protect the public from misleading or unethical fundraising practices.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

Folks are divided on issues of police reform, virtual schooling, left or right politics, diversity-focused-vs-not diverse enough, and whether to mask up in this pandemic or not. . The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. They assert that boards that are slow to alleviate conflict show poor governing efficiency.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. One of the issues brought to the fore with artificial intelligence is privacy. In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses.

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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. (This also applies to the for-profit social enterprises we serve too!)

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

What exists today is a fractured sector that is governed by strict laws and limits on their ability to fundraise and work on issues that are contrary to government priorities. Its Foreign Agent law has sweeping language that requires any nonprofit who receives foreign funds to register as a foreign agent.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Rob has a deep understanding of what makes nonprofits successful. Rob is committed to the success of social enterprises.

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Forum One

MARCH 15, 2010

We've written previously about the Obama Administration's Open Government Directive. Last week the White House issued a new memorandum titled " Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government " (PDF) — a further step towards citizen engagement. They do offer, however, tremendous promise.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

On their website, they note that LGBTQ individuals suffer more hate crimes than any other protected group, which makes disarming hate a crucial LGBTQ issue. The LGBTQ Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to electing openly LGBTQ people to all levels of government. Transgender Law Center. LGBTQ Victory Fund.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Weather can be a big issue depending on where you live. Observe federal, state, and local laws. Whether it’s the federal drinking age, maximum occupancy rules, or any other law in place for safety (or legal fundraising), be sure you’re observing them! Laws vary widely depending on where your event is taking place.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The Treaty of Marrakesh, Top Issues: What’s the goal of the Treaty? It’s a nonprofit or government agency that makes accessible copies of Works, and limits distribution of those copies to people with bona fide disabilities, the “Beneficiary Persons,” defined in the next article. or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2016

In our quest to build better products and better meet the needs of the world for information, we built the most amazing system for effortless government surveillance as a byproduct. What laws they violate. And, without encryption of this information, the makers of smartphones had effectively handed those secrets to governments.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2014

There have been a tremendous amount of issues and disasters in the news recently, but I want to draw your attention to a critically important story that is developing as you read this: once again, our open Internet is in danger. Advocacy Communications fcc internet issues law net neutrality open web'

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. Practicing principled bipartisanship” by prioritizing issues over political party. A missed opportunity.

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Tech Soup

JULY 20, 2011

Most civil society organizations (CSOs) and citizens don’t use high-level jargon such as Internet governance and ICT policy. The 6th Internet Governance Forum will soon bring multiple stakeholders to Kenya to discuss key policy and governance issues. This was originally posted on the GuideStar International Blog.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

and as far as I know, most of the other exceptions) law, there is no approval or authorization by other entities, whether government, publishing industry or the disability consumer organizations. Compare that to the fair use exception, which has plenty of case law. As long as we obey the law, they are unlikely to sue us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

What should governments, universities and companies do? California Passes New Law That Bans Bots From Pretending to Real People: California Gov. The demonstration sparked a discussion around the ethical issues of having people unknowingly interact with bots. More on the new law here.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Define the demographic characteristics of who is most affected by the identified issues. Consider conducting surveys, interviews, focus groups, or community forums to gather input directly from those affected by the issues. Recruit board members Developing a clear governance structure is essential for your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

While some mistakes won’t cause legal issues, disgruntled employees will affect your bottom line. Typical PEOs will cost 2-12% of wages, which is much more inexpensive than the revenue loss you may incur from legal issues. HR Compliance Will Avoid Employment Legal Issues. Then, you might have a lawsuit on your hands.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Stevenson is a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School and started EJI to dedicate his life to fighting the unequal treatment of marginalized communities. DT: In your book, we learn that you found your calling quite young when you visited a death row inmate during your summer internship for law school.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I met key Congressional staffers who deeply cared about disability issues, and who had comprehensive knowledge of the issue. That’s when I called that advocacy firm, a “luxury” that soon became indispensable. I was surprised to find that advocacy wasn’t just about politics and pressure.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) Government delegation, as a next step possibility. It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty).

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

They’re values or moral principles governing the conduct and actions of a group of people or individuals. The emerging markets in some developing countries might have ethical issues with some vulnerable audience due to a lack of skilled marketing. A marketer that does not tell the truth is sinning against morality and the law.

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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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Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

In this article, we will cover the six areas that any nonprofit board should be overseeing and providing some basic tips on proper board governance. But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain. Special thanks go to Charles Coward and Xavier Domènech of the Barcelona law firm Uría Menéndez.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The end of the Guatemalan Civil War resulted in a flood of non-governmental organization (NGO) programs spreading across the country in the hope of helping desperately poor people gain everything from their human rights, to better health care, food and nutrition, and training in governance. Make sure you know what minimum wage laws provide.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management. which has secured a series of legal victories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. What are the legal issues? It is an thorough guide for the most common legal, governance, and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. Her writing style is less lawyerly, and well, human. First, let me clear.

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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. We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

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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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In looking at the problem from the perspective of smaller nonprofits serving high needs communities with growing multifaceted issues, sustainability becomes even more daunting. Charitable giving declined in 2018 due to tax law changes.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2018

Even when we know conflict may be necessary to resolve an issue, we choose to stay in our safe, nonconfrontational bubbles. The father-in-law then suggests that the family take a trip to Abilene, a nearby town about sixty miles away. She attributes many of issues involving conflict within boards to power dynamics. Crazy, right?

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Forum One

APRIL 2, 2010

Earlier this week, I addressed the topic of social media in the military and government on a panel at The Army and The Navy Club in Washington, DC. From my perspective, the central theme of the panel was that social media is a permanent fixture of government communications. cannot be ignored by the government and military.

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