Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

And this year the theme is “Only One Earth,” highlighting the need for us all to live sustainably and in harmony with nature by making transformative changes in our policies and our choices. But help is at hand, and he sees funders having a key role in helping to build the sector’s capacity here. . About the Author.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This lab will bring together leaders from across the nonprofit, government, and for-profit sectors to lend their expertise to ideate and co-design technology solutions to advance progress on this issue. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

Terri Givens is an author, CEO, and Founder of Brighter Higher Ed. Terri has over 30 years of success in higher education, politics, international affairs, and nonprofits, including roles as Provost at Menlo College, Vice Provost at University of Texas at Austin, and positions on numerous boards. About the Author.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Matt Hugg, President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses – He’s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia and Europe. Everyone’s Roles. Program volunteers will also have policy implementation duties.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

It can sometimes be difficult to find trusted individuals to fill a campaign’s leadership roles. Once you’ve filled these roles, you can use their contacts to continue to expand your network and begin the process of securing volunteers. What policies have they supported? What policies have they opposed? About the Author.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Devex and Global Citizen are engaging a broader audience — and Salesforce.org is playing a key role in supporting innovation. 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.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Appropriate data retention policies should be implemented, including considerations for the rapid decay of the physical security situation. This could be identified through the roles of individuals, contact addresses, names of provinces, language, or currency, as examples. About the Author. Rakesh Bharania. Alex Parker.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding. Tip 1: Have your leadership drive the conversation on grant funding and the policies associated with this revenue stream. Update your policies accordingly.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help the organization get authorized for receiving donations on Facebook. Many boards have policies requiring the full board (or each member individually) to hit a fundraising goal and this worksheet helps get them organized and on a path to success. Offer to be a role-play participant to demonstrate fundraising to the board.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2019

A 2015 Stanford study on boards of directors in nonprofit organizations found that “over two thirds (69 percent) of nonprofit directors say their organization has faced one or more serious governance related problems in the past 10 years.” Earlier research focused more on improvements of procedural documents, structures, policies and bylaws.

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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. Kimberly Mitchell. Abby Maxman.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

The diverse amounts of nonprofits play a vital role in addressing societal needs and helping their communities. An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. What is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 17, 2013

And there’s more: Martín is the author of books on economics, development, municipal government, education and even poetry! To my inquiry about his current role Martín replied: “Well, you know how things happen… I was asked by our new President to serve as his chief of staff until August 2013, when he finishes his term.

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Achieve

MARCH 4, 2022

Steps You Should Take To ensure general compliance with the GDPR, follow these best practices: Actively update your website’s privacy policy and notify your email contacts whenever changes are made. Work with a nonprofit technology consultant if needed to conduct an assessment of your current data policies and protections.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

They are accustomed to thinking that a government controls its citizens — that a film or documentary cannot be produced without government approval. I believe that social networking can do better by thinking about network structures, understanding roles of people, making organizations more sociable and blending social media.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 5, 2022

While CVS lost $2 billion in annual cigarette sales in the first year of its new policy, its pharmacy sales jumped. Timberland doesn’t only connect its purpose with day-to-day roles, but to broader issues impacting the people who make its products. About the Author. It’s reached more than 100 cities so far.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2016

"Organizations will pay significant consequences if they don't work openly, honestly and proactively with government and society. This is the advice from the authors of the new book, Connect: How Companies Succeed By Engaging Radically With Society. Apply world-class management to traditionally "soft" societal topics.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

And your role (board or staff) determines how you contribute to the overall security of the nonprofit with which you are affiliated. And there should be board policies about how reserve funds can be used and the authorization for such use. You serve on a nonprofit board of directors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

That worries me, because I don’t think I’ve heard about a groundswell of demand for changing Chafee in the United States, other than when one textbook publisher's representatives get up in public and sound like banking executives from five years ago (if the government would just stop regulating us, we'd take care of everything).

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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! What’s our role? If organizations are a part of the solution, a part of the process, what does that role really look like? Instead of asking what’s our role, let’s look at what the opportunity is. What is a movement?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2013

Questions about the application for 501(c)3 status or form 1023 are by far the most common I get in my role as a professional-in-residence at the ASU Lodestar Center. Activities that are illegal or violate public policy. Do you have questions about starting, governing, managing or operating a nonprofit organization?

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sgEngage

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. In the last five years, nonprofits have witnessed a significant upswing in the availability of federal funding.

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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 The focus of the conference was on the role of technology/connectivity to drive social change. conference (Rio+2.0:

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

government and encouraging participatory democracy. Players participate in simulated Senate sessions, including role-play, deliberation, negotiation, and debate, to make sense of the legislative process. Kennedy (EMK) Institute to support it in educating the public about U.S. Half the Sky Movement: The Game.

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sgEngage

APRIL 24, 2023

According to research by NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, 80% of nonprofits don’t have a policy to address cyberattacks. A good place to start building a policy (if you don’t already have one) is to assess your organization’s risk with our checklist. Involve your staff in the policy-writing process. Welcome to the team!

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

What roles can program and finance play? What policies and procedures are in place to oversee subawards and contractors? How Finance and Programs Work Together During this initial step, it is critical that the project manager—whoever is designated that role within the organization—reviews the 2 CFR 200 Internal Control requirements.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Ceremonial practices had ceased to be relevant to most Blackfoot people, due in large part to a century-long campaign by the Canadian government to “reeducate” native people out of their traditions. They were relearning their own ceremonial rituals and the role of medicine bundles within them. For years, the government resisted.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

Desai came to the Women of Color Resource Center from a Deputy Director role at United for a Fair Economy. She has co-authored publications on fair taxation, housing and the racial wealth divide. military policies globally, not just what's happening with women domestically. So, that was quite inspirational.

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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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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 3, 2021

Cloud for Good is seeking a director of Last Mile Training (LMT) to develop and deliver Salesforce training programs for several different roles. . Successful candidates must have experience working in the Salesforce ecosystem across a variety of clouds, roles and functionalities. . In addition, candidates should have: .

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