Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

If your organization has benefitted from generic Facebook Fundraisers or donations on your Facebook Page, you could be made an administrator of the organization’s Facebook page and thank those fundraisers and donors. If the organization does not have pro-bono legal support, you can approach law firms in your state for help.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

If your association caters to healthcare, law, finance, or other industries, start brainstorming about how your members can use AI to create content and make better decisions faster. That ChatBot holds all your association’s data so it can answer any question they have about their membership; benefits you offer members or upcoming events.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

For more than a decade, Nadine has worked at the intersection of policy and media in major markets including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. We have had the benefit of incredibly generous pro bono legal assistance over our history, including our board members Gerry Davis and Rob Wexler.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

The book is divided into four sections: Section 1: Planning and Preparing a Hybrid Work Policy. They are changing as organizations are struggling to figure out what policies (including work location and time differences) yield the highest-level productivity and the company’s definition of success (e.g., Section 3: Making Hybrid Work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace. Nethope’s research identifies the benefits of using AI systems as well as many examples of how AI is deployed in the humanitarian sector.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. Determine the type of leadership your nonprofit would benefit from What skills or connections would you like board members to have?

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here !

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Strengthen Your Organization’s Internal Controls Internal controls are policies and procedures that nonprofits put in place to help avoid risky situations. Adopting a conflict of interest policy. In addition to encouraging proactive risk management, implementing the above strategies can benefit your nonprofit day to day.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. However, given the specificity of the law, it is necessary to understand what counts as online donation solicitations and how crossing state lines can impact your online fundraisers. What is online fundraising? and Canada report preferring to give online.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Being aware of the benefits that a diverse work environment in the twenty-first century has on its staff and community is a fundamental requirement for any organization. Having a professional dedicated to creating and managing these policies will free up leadership to concentrate on their mission.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Advocacy, we’ve recognized, is essential for realizing our vision of a world where the benefits of technology reach all of humanity, not just the richest five percent.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

If you’ve experienced this type of growth with your organization, you’ve probably realized that your nonprofit could benefit from a comprehensive HR framework. . HR is the department responsible for managing hiring, onboarding, training, and benefits. After all, your nonprofit is practically run like a business.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

He was recognized in Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” for law and policy and as a Rising Star by Federal Computer Week. The rush to machine learning can overlook the benefits of regular rule-based coding. ‍Jay earned a B.A. Jay: There are certainly times when AI can deliver worse results than more traditional methods.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

For example, consumers by law have access to credit reports used in making financial decisions about the consumer. We need to understand how potential changes in government policy and the law may impact us down the road … impact our ability to acquire and use data, impact our own data governance policies.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

This landmark federal law, known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” has been remarkably successful in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The ADA and the special education laws have produced the best-educated population of people with disabilities in U.S. million to 6 million by 2015.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. After all, they’re proud of their creations and would love to see them benefit disadvantaged people and communities, where regular market forces would fail to go.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Here is what we've found out about how drone technology is being used to benefit humanity. law enforcement agencies have been expanding their use of surveillance drones. Foreign Policy magazine's Predators for Peace Drones is a short history of humanitarian drones. What Are Drones, Anyway? The FBI and other U.S.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

There are others, such as Shawn Olds and Andrew Ng, who believe in the benefits of human and artificial intelligence partnership. Ashley Madison had a policy of not deleting any user information, including real names, addresses, credit card information, and other information. The US Constitution enshrines privacy into law.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. The legislation signals the need for more responsible and ethical practices that support nonprofits, donors, and platforms. Principles for Responsible Crowdfunding.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now). law today. •

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

On Friday, March 27, the House of Representatives and the President signed into law H.R. 748, the third relief package Congress has passed, and the President has signed into law to address the US response to COVID-19. There are more provisions of this bill that benefit social good organizations. These loans cannot be forgiven.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com.

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Blue Fox

JULY 1, 2022

What we’re probably looking at to keep employer risk as low as possible is the setup of a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with clearly outlined policies on what types of expenses will be covered. Chantal NOTE: Blue Fox is an advisory and financial consulting firm, not a law firm or a public accounting firm.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Changes in laws and regulations or in political regimes can rapidly turn what used to be a safe situation into an unsafe one. Have Cybersecurity Policies and Practices in Place. Are staff familiar with our policies? The security calculus can change a lot,” the funder said. It’s about information about us and our grantees.”

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BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Conflict of interest policy – My New York nonprofit has a Conflict of Interest policy which: Includes both a definition of conflict of interest and procedures for disclosing, addressing, and documenting conflicts and their resolution. model conflict of interest policy. model whistleblower policy. Nixon Peabody.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Add Value Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” If you require more data, make sure it’s going to benefit your strategy.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Key benefits. Data security & privacy law. Like its predecessors before it, Clubhouse is navigating the law and (negative) user sentiment about the sessions being recorded and the requirement to share contact lists for access are two concerns that early adopters have expressed about the use of the app. Time sensitivity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2014

That’s also the scary part because there are no clear policies protecting people’s privacy of their individual data. I am huge fan of fitness devices and I personally have gotten a lot of benefit from being able to track my personal health metrics. It opens up the question: Who owns our data?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy. The resolution opens with the observation that the deduction “is one of the oldest preferences in tax law.” It is a basic feature of the charitable sector in the United States.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2009

who gave the keynote speech at UC Berkeley’s conference on law, ethics and technology, “ Social Networks: Friends or Foes? ,” complaints of hijacked accounts increased by one-third from 2007 to 2008. While the overwhelming consensus was that such behavior isn’t right, there are few laws on the books to address these scenarios.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

My TechSoup Global colleague Lewis Haidt was at the conference as well and penned Nonprofits Imagine a Better Sharing Economy , which provides a good primer on what it is and how a nonprofit-centric sharing economy can benefit all of us. Blurred Policy Lines and the Downsides of Sharing. Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 28, 2009

There are many things you need to consider: Should your on-line presence adhere to the same laws as your physical space? Some rough math tells us that 10 hours of social networking costs $8,528 annually (without benefits). The mission and vision of your organization may be at odds with your social network choice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

It is well documented fact that Americans are taking fewer and shorter vacations or forgoing them all together, despite having paid vacation benefits from work. Governments should address toxic workplaces in policies. Working excessive hours during the year, but not taking paid time off. Working when sick.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Strategic Change – this involves changes to the policies and processes. How does this change benefit them? If the change is being forced upon you by a change in law, policy, or I don’t know, a global pandemic , try and tie the response to that change into the goal at hand. Be strategic in this answer.

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

That’s why you’ll need to see if you’re required by funders or by law to conduct a financial audit for your organization. . Even if you’re not required to conduct an audit, your nonprofit might still consider doing so in order to gain the benefits listed in the last section. When Financial Audits are Necessary .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Although basics like issuing paychecks can be handled through a payroll service, when it comes to benefits, compensation, and compliance, only a professional with up-to-date knowledge can be trusted for advice. Comply with federal and state employment laws.

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