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Building a Tech-Driven Legal Aid Network for the 21st Century

Saleforce Nonprofit

And in most civil cases (typically those covering issues of housing, family, and consumer law), people represent themselves because there is generally no right to legal counsel in civil matters. Through Salesforce, we began to build our vision of one legal aid network to help all of Illinois. live in near poverty.

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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

Achieve

From fundraising legal requirements to digital privacy laws, it’s important to understand the rules to which your nonprofit can be held accountable. Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive.

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Community Building begins with Community Organizing

Amy Sample Ward

We focused on principles for community building and community organizing, as well as examples of both short-term and long-term engagement. There are many proven practices and strategies for engaging with communities and building up participation, whether around an event, a campaign, or a cause. Here are the slides! Transparency.

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5 Key Software Compliance Questions to Strengthen Your Approach

sgEngage

Every organization, no matter your mission, function, or size, is subject to a variety of laws and standards intended to protect the individuals you engage with. Software compliance is critical guide to ensuring that you are following these laws and standards in a digitally driven world. How will you help us navigate future change?

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

.orgSource

Operate from a position of trust and the desire to build a positive culture both inside and outside of the office. If you don’t have the budget to provide these resources, you probably need to rethink staffing and business models. Policing remote workers should not be included in your goals. Those are the basic requirements.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models? These social enterprise efforts can add a business model by creating sustainable revenue.

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Congressional Testimony Statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In my prepared statement, I explained why well-balanced intellectual property laws inspire technology innovation and social good, and described how our Bookshare initiative models the good that copyright exceptions can create. We call this building the last “social mile.”

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