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JUNE 25, 2023

shared this valuable advice. Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical. Fortunately, subpar technology is a problem that can be fixed.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 24, 2018

Gerry’s incredible advice guided me along my entire path, and so many crucial turning points went well because of Gerry’s invaluable insight and guidance. Gerry served on Benetech’s board of directors for 29 years, always there for advice and tackling the next big opportunity. He also firmly suggested that I needed to change the name.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

Our Nonprofit Legal Expert Continues to Offer Wise Advice My last post mentioned our recent Benetech board meeting. 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.

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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. M-Changa uses the latest technology and due diligence processes to ensure funds passing through the platform are secure. How do you see it evolving over the next 10 years?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With the advent of various communication technologies, nonprofits have broadened the reach of their programs and fundraising efforts greatly, and at a much lower relative cost. When it comes to compliance with state laws, online fundraising initiatives have created a regulatory challenge for nonprofits everywhere.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

With the advent of various communication technologies, nonprofits have broadened the reach of their programs and fundraising efforts greatly, and at a much lower relative cost. When it comes to compliance with state laws, online fundraising initiatives have created a regulatory challenge for nonprofits everywhere.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

I just finished reading Kentaro Toyama’s new book, Geek Heresy, tackling the cult of technology as a cure-all for society’s ills. He’s a geek (former Microsoft Research guy) who is making the case that technology doesn’t make the kind of social impact it claims to deliver. A technology intervention is only a tool, a seed.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Some examples include technology upgrades and person hours or large items donated for our live auction which make us thousands of dollars in the auction for each item. — Charity Clairity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. I’m the Head of Product Impact at Google.org, working to use emerging technology and Google’s expertise for social impact. First, can you introduce yourself to my readers? Can you explain more about Google’s take on this?

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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. employment, intellectual property, business law etc). OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S International.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2019

Before SEI, I do not believe I would have been able to talk “volunteer” with someone in a technology position. Words of advice? Susan is the Director of Volunteers for the Foundation and manages the volunteer base for the legal services and Law-Related Education programs administered by the Foundation.

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NTEN

APRIL 2, 2014

NTEN staff has finally recovered and we are positively overwhelmed with all the blog posts, videos, pictures, and other instances of the 14NTC celebration from the nonprofit technology community. VisionLink Nonprofit Technology Conference: NTC14 — The Best and Biggest Ever! Did we miss anything? Please let us know in the comments.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships. What is your organization''s mission?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Almost twenty years ago, he took trip back to that rural village and my sister-in-law, who is from the Philippines snapped this photo. She and her family live in the US now and like many American Filipinos they are rushing to send aid to their homeland. Donate to Help Victims in Philippines.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book. And, the U.S.

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BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Thanks for the great advice in this guest post Paul! Contains procedures for reporting violations or suspected violations of laws and organizational policies. This post is being shared for general information only and should not be relied on as legal advice. Are you familiar with the requirements of the new Act? Nixon Peabody.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

Leaders identified big-picture challenges like technology, which makes it harder to separate work and home, and organizational change as top contributors to stress while employees were focused on concerns like low pay, unclear job expectations and company culture. Governments should address toxic workplaces in policies.

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Everyaction

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Over 50 EveryAction partners - including Greenpeace USA , Equality Federation , and National Women's Law Center - joined us at our headquarters for an afternoon filled with panel discussions, product showcases, and ample networking opportunities. Last week, we had the honor of hosting our first ever User Summit in Washington D.C.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2019

Our best advice is to clarify your institution’s goals and ensure that you have the capacity to deliver on your campaign. However, the law’s full impact on donors and fundraising will only be fully known after we’ve had a few years of data to analyze. The higher education sector brought in 32% of Giving Tuesday revenue. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

who is the Law & Technology Director at Fenwick & West LLP (F&W), a Silicon-Valley-based law firm. Legal implications of using technology to learn about employees and applicants. The guidelines should not make technology evil. presented by Electronic information expert, Robert D. Brownstone, Esq.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. She’s been working in the area of nonprofit technology for more than twenty years. Otherwise, we would have gotten the same advice over and over. What's an Innovation Workshop?

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Forj

APRIL 13, 2018

That’s good advice, as GDPR might require quite a bit. This law provides transparency to how consumer data is being used or not used. CMS Wire’s article “ An Introduction to the GDPR ” explains the main components of this privacy protection law and what has changed from the previous Data Protection Initiative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I've found that my generation has a habit of teaching ourselves new technologies, and I am no exception. That's how I found my way into advocating for nonprofit technology and encouraging others to activism over technological legislation. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

I come out of the business sector and I admire what business can do in terms of creating jobs and new technology and new ways for people to communicate. When I was a business person, the most valued advice I ever got was from my peers. Next, business. There’s so much traditional business can do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. Bill Johnson has some advice, what nonprofits may call the "Opportunity Cost" S how the Cost of Not Participating. Improvement in marketing efficiency.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Susie Halksworth photo in flickr Susie Halksworth is the Resources Director at AFL (formerly the Cambridge Independent Advice Centre ), a not-for-profit organisation based in Cambridge, focused on advice and ICT projects. If you read other blogs, what are the most useful ones for nonprofit/VSC technology issues.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

What I saw, introducing it to two law firms, was that the resistance faded quickly once the system was in place, and users had such better tools to find and work with their documents. All of the problems with any sort of document management solution (or knowledge management solution) are human, not technological (or even eschatological).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

It will be interesting to see how this evolves given the technology platform came before the social design , but as online community pundits note, web2.0 Netsquared Technology Innovation Fund which is high on the agenda of this year's Netsquared Conference. applications have changed the rules of online community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

without becoming slaves to technology. Small dots is an advocate for technology in the arts. A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. Edge4Dev blog aims to help. non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2018

” Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. Life-saving advice and assistance. Digital technology has a positive impact on aspects of life – family, work, and play. 11, 2017, and Jan. Glorious connectedness. Invent, reinvent, innovate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

So, whatever "house" your organization is building, be it strong youth, empowered women, more just laws, or healthier people — dont just be content with donors sending in checks. The more our communications become technology driven, the greater impact in-person contact can have. Great advice! It's a nice trade.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s also very easy for just about anyone to put on due to modern portable karaoke technology. One huge benefit of technology is that these are no longer cash-only events. Of course, this one can put you at odds with the law if you’re not careful, so make sure to get legal advice on any laws or local ordinances you need to follow.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Have you experimented with Google AdWords?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Liberty Asia is dedicated to making world class technology available to anti-trafficking nonprofit organizations in Asia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The report provides an overview of the technology in easy to understand language. There is also a section that points out the benefits as well as examples of UK charities using the technology , including WaterAid’s Bot and an AI-powered virtual assistant for people living with arthritis. This webinar on Sept.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

Background Information Benetech is Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit technology company. The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section.

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