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An Open (Online) Book: What SB 272 Means for California Public Records

Byte Technology

Johnson signed into law the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a sweeping measure that suddenly allowed all American citizens access to public records that where previously out of reach to anyone but government employees. It may seem hard to imagine but it’s been 50 years since President Lyndon B.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

Classy

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. The UK will ban new gasoline or diesel car sales by 2030, and California plans to follow .

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Earth Day 2021: Climate Impacts Everything

Media Cause

According to NIFC , in just California alone, 52,113 wildfires burned 8,889,297 acres in 2020. Voting – Hold your representative accountable at the local, state, and federal levels. Although COVID halted travel and slowed down our manufacturing, climate change continued to fuel raging wildfires and an endless hurricane season.

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What Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Overtime Ruling

Blue Fox

Over the past month, we’ve answered these questions a lot: How will changes to the federal overtime law will affect my organization? Before we delve into how the new overtime law affects the nonprofit industry, know that not all states have the same guidelines. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Law.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

The professionals who work for your organization, who are knowledgeable in subjects such as taxes and laws, will be better apt and able to rise to the challenges as they occur and will ultimately support with the sustainability of the organization. Diablo Unified School District in Northern California.

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Non-Boring #Tech4Good Meetings for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

"Meetings" come in diverse and innovative formats like Mississauga, Canada's Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo; Pangani, Tanzania's Social Media Surgery ; and Birmingham, United Kingdom's Summer Tech for Good Social in a local pub. Join us at your local group. Los Angeles, California: Summer Social.

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

Tech Soup

Embargo Countries): Sponsor is offering this Sweepstakes from the State of California, U.S. and makes no representation or warranty that the Sweepstakes is in compliance with your local law. It is your sole responsibility to review local laws to determine whether the Sweepstakes is lawful in your country.

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