Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2022

Windows Pro full operating system is Microsoft's full operating system installation for organizations and a brand-new donation offer. This offer grants access to Windows Pro licenses at just $16 each and is only available through TechSoup.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Not all leaders think that way, but organizations that value equity of access must consider the plights of those who might be systematically excluded from engagement efforts. Although we did not start with a particular emphasis on equity and access, this theme came up regularly in our conversations with the field.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Multiple industries are represented at AIRS, including Housing and Homelessness, Aging and Disabilities, Crisis, Health Care, Public Health, and more. The conference Program Committee did an outstanding job of putting together quality sessions that incorporate cross-sector collaboration, diversity, equity, inclusion, and access themes.

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Byte Technology

MAY 4, 2016

Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a sweeping measure that suddenly allowed all American citizens access to public records that where previously out of reach to anyone but government employees.

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VisionLink

JULY 26, 2022

As we support whole-of-community approaches under both blue skies and gray, we are building solutions that are not only supportive of public users, but for staff users as well. Learning from WID, we do this so our systems can be used by disability-led organizations, not only those who support disabled clients. Your Visionlink Team

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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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Accessibility eBook People Copyright 135

Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

So when I learned about Candid’s Demographics via Candid —an initiative that allows nonprofit organizations to share demographic information on their Candid nonprofit profile , where funders, donors, and researchers could easily access it—I was both intrigued and skeptical. They built a public API and released a public data set.

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Candid

JUNE 4, 2021

As more than ten thousand people a day continue to die from COVID-19 around the world, a report from the Rockefeller Foundation calls for urgent action and proposes financing models for ensuring equitable global access to vaccines. No one is safe from COVID-19 until everyone is safe, and that means being vaccinated.

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Global Accessibility Proposal PDF 59

EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Ask if they’re capturing and maintaining data in places such as spreadsheets or email inboxes to make sure you migrate all necessary information into your new software system. Create a list of all queries, reports, exports, and dashboards that your organization uses so that they can be created in the new system as appropriate.

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VisionLink

JULY 12, 2023

How and why this starts with the Contact Specialist's work, and how the quality of this data goes on to impact public access to services, data exchange, reporting, community information exchanges, and your revenue and grant awards. We do, and there's more: Visionlink powers the most advanced disaster relief systems available.

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Conference Amazon API Disaster 130

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2023

Public libraries handle a surprising amount of personal information every day. You might already take steps to secure your library card database, but public-access computers and other systems can also pose a risk. If you aren't already, you need to pay close attention to securing these other systems, too.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

Types of AI Tools To start, it’s important to know about some of the models already available to the public. It’s also crucial to remember that by using a public AI tool, your organization’s data can become part of the training dataset. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 13, 2011

I just spent a couple of days in Vancouver with the team at the Public Knowledge Project , a terrific example of an open source social enterprise. Their largest project is Open Journal Systems, software for running a scholarly journal.

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Gyrus

APRIL 29, 2019

Emergency management training software for Public Safety provides a centralized system for training, managing, accessing, refreshing and sharing real-time need.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Reproductive Health Access Project works at the crossroads of the medical community and the reproductive rights space to mobilize and train clinicians to ensure access to abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care. How did the Reproductive Health Access Project start? We love a good origin story.

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Accessibility Project Advocacy Grant 69

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

They are also pivoting their mission, and driving systems change through new programs that fund climate action , and by integrating sustainability principles horizontally across all other existing programs. . As funders increase their focus on driving systems change, a key question emerges: What does this mean for grantees?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Other public information. Once Candid collects data from these sources, we clean, code, structure, and enhance the data to make it more accessible and useful. In fact, only a small number of grants are web-scraped from other public sources. This data is usually more recent than data received from the IRS. foundations (e.g.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

As you use these questions to engage in dialogue with your board, it helps to remember that board members may have opinions and learned experience about what tools and systems are best. They may even have used similar systems in past roles or managed a large tech implementation at some point in their career. Try one (or both!)

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Candid

AUGUST 9, 2023

Another example is the work of Brad Fulton, associate professor in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. paper filings, Candid Seal of Transparency status, and the Philanthropy Classification System). Research about the social sector is growing in the United States and around the world.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Its compelling aim promises to empower nonprofits to share vital information about their organizations, one time, on their Candid profile, where it can be accessed and re-used by all to reduce the inefficiency and reporting burdens faced when applying for funding. nonprofits and foundations.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

They pointed out efforts to expand education to make it more accessible, and their wishes to create a more inclusive workforce. Join OUR system. We’re not going to change or redefine what the system looks like, we want to TEACH YOU what it is and how you can be part of it. We often think of design as objective and fundamental.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

PEAK Grantmaking’s “Reimagining Philanthropy” conference in March exploring these themes was a fitting setting for a session Candid organized about advancing systems change via data collaboration at scale. As a grantmaking public charity, United Way of Massachusetts Bay is both a fundraiser and a grantmaker with a place-based focus.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Ease of access means that with more people using these systems, the potential impact of unethical use grows.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Implementation Guidebook , by The W.K.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Request a demo Explore pricing nicole.kowalcz… Sat, 04/13/2024 - 18:14 Deliver strategic funding with maximum efficiency With access to the largest network of vetted nonprofits and easier approvals for your team, you’ll deliver better, faster funding.

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Grant Software Management Analytics 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Every board member should have easy access to committee reports, strategic plans, fundraising goals, and any other document that will help them make the best possible decisions about the nonprofit. But by the end of the switch, your board will have more access to information, a more reliable memory, and increased collaboration options.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

In February 2023, Candid launched Demographics via Candid , an initiative to empower nonprofits to share their demographic data just one time through their profiles, where it can be accessed and reused by funders and other stakeholders. What supports could help reduce the burden on nonprofits and increase engagement with this data via Candid?

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Demographics Data Support Profile 59

VisionLink

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A simple three digit code lets anyone access a wealth of comprehensive, vetted, and regularly updated information to help those in need, and to help advocates and agencies who focus on helping others. It's why we call our software the Community Operating System™ for successful communities.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

Martha Stewart took her company public in 1999 and became America’s first self-made female billionaire. If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system. Staying ahead of business and industry trends is another way to access a continuous stream of expertise.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

thank you notes or comments written by fellow volunteers, staff, visitors or program participants, or the public) Yard Signs (this was something I had seen another local county provide at the height of COVID lock down, to provide a thank you to volunteers even when they could not be on site) MOTIVATIONAL Digital badges (i.e.,

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 24, 2022

But just as there is a difference between being nice and being kind, there is a difference between being easy and being accessible, between being open and being welcoming. An alternative is to focus instead on being accessible. These considerations shift the focus from making volunteering easy to instead making it accessible.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

84) and Donna Manning ('85, '91) in support of efforts to increase access and opportunity across the five-campus university system. Rockefeller report outlines agenda for digital public infrastructure. September 2, 2021 The University of Massachusetts has announced a $50 million gift from alumni Robert J. ('84) Read more. .

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Charity Village

JUNE 20, 2022

Access to adequate housing is a human right in Canada. The Federal Housing Advocate receives submissions from the public on systemic housing issues and unmet housing needs across Canada. However, many people in Canada live in housing that does not meet basic standards, and many do not have a place to live at all. If […].

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Canada System Public Issue 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Almost all organizations produce some sort of annual financial reporting, but it’s may not always be public information. public service?organizations Productivity goes up since information silos are eliminated; everyone has access to the same information reducing time-wasting ”back and forth” communications. At churches,?it?may

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Software Guide Award Grant 292

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. The cohort of Community Fellows posed provocations like: How might we leverage each other’s innovations to make accessing food more streamlined?

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Hunger Impact Puerto Rico Arkansas 93

Forum One

APRIL 30, 2024

Design Responsibly Responsible AI refers to the practice of designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence systems in a manner that is ethical, transparent, and accountable. Safety and Reliability: AI systems should be safe and reliable.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 1, 2009

To gain access to these resources, clients need to provide at least basic information about themselves. Complex statutes and policies govern privacy rights and the competing claims for the public''s health and safety. This helps measure need and response, and mitigates fraud.

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