Candid

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising. While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. The other option is to outsource registration to a compliance solutions provider such as Harbor Compliance , or a law firm.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. The other option is to outsource registration to a compliance solutions provider such as Harbor Compliance , or a law firm.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

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? At the very least, there are filing fees required by the IRS to start your organization. Even a small nonprofit requires some staff to keep it going.

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

Although increasing revenue to fund your mission is an important goal, you’ll eventually find yourself sorting through donation records and event recaps to craft financial statements and file the necessary paperwork to maintain your nonprofit’s compliance with the IRS. Data is not only important for Form 990 filing.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

Why Circumvention for the Purposes of Access is Crucial A Bookshare Briefing Paper Prepared for the Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons The distributors of digital content often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to discourage the making of unauthorized copies.

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fusionSpan

APRIL 13, 2022

It’s all about the policies and procedures businesses put in place to safeguard personal data against unauthorized access, data breaches, cyberattacks, and unintentional or deliberate data loss. Data security guarantees that data is accurate and trustworthy and that only authorized people can access it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. Most organizations seek business benefits from their award management system such as these: Improve decision-making with access to real-time information, expenses, subawards, and obligations, presented in easy-to-understand displays. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

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 Accordingly, U.S. In this sense, you could say that we are radical braille advocates.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

By virtualizing their web-based operations with products like Office 365 and SharePoint, employees were able to access documents, Outlook, shared calendars and even their desktops from any computer or mobile device. Women’s Law Project. ” Information Technologies Director and Programs Manager, Barbara DiTullio. .”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. Our partners proofread the text, fixing mistakes and adding accessibility, and ship us the files back to add to our Bookshare library. We scan the books in the U.S., We scan the books in the U.S.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When it comes to compliance with state laws, online fundraising initiatives have created a regulatory challenge for nonprofits everywhere. Approximately 45 states have laws regulating charitable solicitation activity. Almost every state requires nonprofits to file annually to renew their license to solicit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

When it comes to compliance with state laws, online fundraising initiatives have created a regulatory challenge for nonprofits everywhere. Approximately 45 states have laws regulating charitable solicitation activity. Almost every state requires nonprofits to file annually to renew their license to solicit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). that has ever been filed on this point. 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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. The deal was: help people with disabilities that can't access books and don't hurt the economic interests of the publishers (and authors). At Benetech, our commitment is to uphold that social deal.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. For example, different states have different processes for filing articles of incorporation and the fees required. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. You can either file Form 1023 or 1023-EZ.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

Twelve years ago, the Fund made its first grant to Benetech, in support of the then newly launched Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with disabilities that get in the way of reading print, including visual impairments and dyslexia. This pilot paved the way for our work in the education field.

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Be prepared for turnover by having a plan that lists all of the actions needed when turnover happens – from changing permissions to access accounts to ensuring you have all data and files created by the employee to collecting any devices owned by the organization. Disaster Plan. How will you recover?

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

My previous position taught me that if you cannot pinpoint what exact data was accessed during a security breach, the assumption becomes that all data was accessed. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Similar to HIPAA, PIPEDA is Canada’s federal law protecting patient privacy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue. The DMCA 1201 ruling on ebook access through DRM circumvention was clearly aimed at us: should we take up the challenge? Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2019

But for those with permanent or temporary disabilities, these companies are accused of violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by lacking the proper digital accommodations to enable access to their coveted online offerings. Everybody deserves to have that full and equal access to the world around them.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

Betsy Beaumon, Benetech VP and General Manager of Bookshare During the event, our Bookshare staff offered demos of our Bookshare library and our Go Read accessible ebook reader for Android. They also demoed Read2Go, the accessible ebook application for the Apple OS and Route 66 Literacy, Benetech’s online literacy instructional program.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Our breakthrough in the conception of Martus came in 2000, when I was looking to expand Benetech to new frontiers of social good beyond our origins—helping disabled people access books in what is now our Global Literacy program. We did just that and handed the Witness.org domain over to what is now WITNESS.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. Grievances and complaints: If a volunteer needs to file a grievance or a complaint, the volunteer shouldn’t have to ask an employee how to do that, as they may be intimidated to do so.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years. These smaller nonprofits were not required to file a year-end information report.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 14, 2017

For example, you can use SharePoint to host and share files instead of going with a third-party cloud storage provider like Box. Find Out Who Owns Data You Upload — and Who Can Access It. Figure out whether you can use a given provider or service while still conforming to applicable laws and regulations. But should you?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2017

and makes no representation or warranty that the Sweepstakes is in compliance with your local law. It is your sole responsibility to review local laws to determine whether the Sweepstakes is lawful in your country. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Unfortunately, many organizations and individuals that usually collect insightful data lack access to such resources. Over the past year, many different initiatives and projects have emerged that focus on tracking people killed during interaction with law enforcement. We're helping to bridge that gap.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. Converting and delivering these accessible books was expensive and time consuming. With the old approaches, only a tiny fraction of print materials were made available in accessible formats. copyright law.

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Everyaction

MAY 14, 2018

Today’s college students show skyrocketing levels of political interest and activity , giving Student Activities departments a clear opportunity to provide access to information and resources on campus. While they have received increasing attention in the recent years, on-campus voter registration programs aren’t a new phenomenon.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

When I founded CompuMentor (which became TechSoup) in 1987, I had to file articles of incorporation that would legally bind the organization. tax law that cleared the way for this service — ultimately reducing costs, complexity, and duplication of efforts for both grantmakers and their global grantees.

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NTEN

MARCH 2, 2011

Real world projects require far more agile and accessible tools. You want to use tools that your project participants can access easily, preferably ones they're already using. Share status, links, and files in a microblogging client. keep the plan updated, not manage the project, necessarily), then MS Project is overkill.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

And once member lists, actions and events, emails and documents are collected and stored by an online service, outdated electronic privacy law is failing to keep this information safe from inappropriate access and potential misuse. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

If your organization has access to providing unique, customized experiences yourself, such as environmental conservation causes hosting walk-and-learns and/or native gardening workshops, even better! Check if you have to acknowledge in-kind gifts based on state laws, audit status, requirements from lenders, and value.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial. This Challenge is void in the U.S. Submission Restrictions. (a) a) In General.

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