Everyaction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

DACA paved the way for these children of immigrants to obtain work authorization and relief from deportation, enabling them to go on to universities and build careers and families. They hold the government accountable for unjust immigration laws and educate the American public on the longstanding importance of immigrants in the US.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Ending hunger – especially by 2030 to achieve the United Nations’ Zero Hunger goal — can seem overwhelming. As Mwande Chileshe, Food Security, Nutrition & Agriculture Global Policy Lead, said, “We’ve created a false narrative that hunger must always exist.” Here are three of the key takeaways: 1. Hunger is not inevitable.

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Collaboration Challenge Hunger Kenya 76

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The University of Maryland (UMD) has joined forces with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to speed up the development of climate-smart engineering by integrating ?? About the Author. University of Maryland. World Wildlife Fund. Devi Thomas.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Immigration status For individuals who are not citizens, or who are not authorized to work in the US, their immigration status can create additional barriers to social mobility.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. What policies have they supported? What policies have they opposed? About the Author. Recent Posts.

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. Political organizations: Political nonprofits engage in advocacy, lobbying, and political activities to influence legislation and public policy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

As noted in “ American Muslim Philanthropy: A Data-Driven Comparative Profile ,” a report authored by Faiqa Mahmood in 2019 via The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, “The strongest motivations for American Muslims are a feeling that those with more should give to those with less and a sense of religious duty or obligation.” .

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. National University.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

We give inventors and authors a time-limited qualified monopoly on their creations to encourage them to bring them to other people through dissemination and commercialization, where appropriate. Universities and government labs encouraging their technology transfer offices to make social licenses of new technology.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. Some big news this week as President Obama further commits to opening up government data by signing an Executive Order. Open Government Data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

national experience. The Amazon Text-to-Speech issue This one has gotten a lot of press, especially since the National Federation of the Blind and the Reading Rights Coalition has formed to fight the soundproofing of books on the Kindle2. Authors are fighting over how much money they get: it’s clear that they are being paid.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2018

Facebook uses artificial intelligence (AI) to scan content (text, images and videos) for terms related to politic issues of national importance. Here’s a list of terms that could be flagged in your ads because they relate to “national issues of public importance”: abortion. foreign policy. government reform. civil rights.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Insights on Government Funding. Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.”

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Blackfoot people are from four First Nations: Siksika, Kainai, Apatohsipiikani, and Ammskaapipiikani (Piikani). Together, the four nations call themselves the Niitsitapi, the Real People. The museum couldn’t repatriate the bundles without government signoff. For years they fought to get government approval.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. As the government funding for parks declines, they're looking for people to care-take that land, essentially.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

In their study, the authors found that the definition of the digital divide "problem" had important consequences for what people thought was an appropriate solution: Defining the issue in terms of access to technology makes people more likely to think government organizations and corporations should address the problem.

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Digital Library Government Skills 44

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center. A first-of-its-kind, comprehensive national survey found that 86 percent of nonprofit board members in the United States are non-Hispanic whites. Similar disparities exist for blacks, who comprise 13.2

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2013

It is easy to equate recognition of an organization’s 501(c)3 status with a government stamp of approval, since it is required for many grant applications and for donors to claim gifts as tax deductible. Activities that are illegal or violate public policy. What does it mean to be organized and operated for an exempt purpose?

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Julia is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits and has a new book coming out this fall on nonprofit social media strategies. She is a local government expert and recently founded Equity Agenda, a nonprofit project that helps cities work to achieve gender equity. Heidi Gerbracht. Get your tickets today!

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2016

And we need advocacy for new levels of excellence and for policies that support our work. Simply importing frameworks or approaches from business or government doesn't work. Or take BoardSource, which has helped thousands of nonprofits improve their board governance. Others might focus on policy-oriented efforts.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

On September 17, 2017, leaders from government, business and nonprofits gathered alongside celebrities, activists, journalists and concerned citizens at the 92 nd Street Y in New York City for the 8 th annual Social Good Summit (#2030NOW ) to discuss how technology , media and activism can build a better world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Preparation Conference where policy-makers, practitioners, and innovators discussed how to use connection technologies to advance sustainable development in advance of the June USRIO2.o She has co-authored a number of articles; her most recent is “ Rediscovering Social Innovation. ” She is on the Board of Social Financial Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

That estimate comes from Noy Shoung, deputy general of human capacity building at the government's National Information Communications Technology Development Authority ( NIDA ), the government agency that oversees the country's telecommunication policy.

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Open Source Cambodia Software Open 50

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

I love reading speculative/science fiction, where the authors are able to dig into current issues in a way that explores, creates, and complicates the implications of different ways of thinking and being. I strive to do that every moment of my life, to engage with people in that way. What do you like to do when you’re not here at the Center?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

I started the keynote by reading a poem by Deanna Zandt, a friend and the author of Share This! Outside of our organizations, we have government institutions, and service providers. The community, partners, government, are all necessary for really making a change. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. What is a movement?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 9, 2007

What surprised me the most (you all probably already knew this), is that the Sudanese government officials who were close to Osama bin Laden (who lived there from 1991-1996) are cooperating with the American counterterrorism authorities, so the United States doesn't want to rock the counterterrorism information boat by upsetting them about Darfur.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

I took notes on the call today to share with you, but I'm not much of a policy person, so forgive me if I simplify too much, and feel free to correct me if I make an error. The solution to the violence in Darfur is to unseat the National Congress Party (NCP) though elections by the Sudanese people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. The Croatian government (@VladaRH) unilaterally follows 195 other world leaders’ accounts.

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Policy Social Media International News 103

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2022

Governments should embrace internationally recognised fundamental rights at work including ending forced labour, discrimination at work, respecting workers’ right to freely choose representation and ensuring safe and healthy working conditions. Enhancing Data-Driven Policies and Programmatic Responses.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Government has a rich legacy of social entrepreneurship. Consider some examples from American policy history. In response to the Great Depression in the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration enacted the nation’s first-ever social policy with the programs of the Social Security Act.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

AIDS.gov is a national HIV initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of HIV/AIDS Policy. We have a team of blog contributors and editors, coming from the fields of public health, government, health communications, and new media.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

She has co-authored publications on fair taxation, housing and the racial wealth divide. Our work focuses on advocacy, policy, education and political thought that helps to shape the dialogue and public conversation about the interests of these folks. military policies globally, not just what's happening with women domestically.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

We can see the larger regional or national view. . IISD is an internationally recognized not-for-profit policy research institute dedicated to implementation of effective policies by governments and business that are simultaneously beneficial to the human and social well-being and to the global economy and environment. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Placing thousands of Arab engineers in jobs and working to make recruitment and hiring policies more inclusive. Lobbying with local governments with the aim to make national policy changes. About the Author. Support Tsofen , and learn more about how to help students launch a career in the Salesforce economy.

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