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#AI4Good: Artificial Intelligence & Wellbeing, Ethical Dilemmas, and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Chronic Homelessness Artificial Intelligence model (CHAI) . Launched in August by a local government social service agency in Canada, the AI system analyzes the personal data of participants to calculate who is likely to have nowhere to sleep for an extended period. To understand the ethical dilemmas, see these scenarios.

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Broken Crayons: What Happens When Nonprofit Leadership Fails Fundraisers of Color

Bloomerang

The book is an anthology of stories written by fundraisers of color in the United States and Canada: . The editors, a wonderful cadre of African American women in Canada including Nneka Allen, Camila Pereira, and Nicole Salmon, had come to a place of fatigue and exasperation and felt compelled to share their journeys with the world.

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Bookshare without Borders: #1/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Reading a Bookshare-downloaded book on the BrailleNote portable device Launched in 2007 to replicate the proven Bookshare model internationally, our Bookshare International library has already grown to serve members in more than 40 countries , many of whom are in the developing world.

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NetSquared Local Events: Week of June 17, 2013

Tech Soup

In fact, we’re excited to announce that our new chapter in the the popular holiday destination of Victoria, Canada is holding their first meetup this week ! Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model. It you can’t make it to Victoria ( you’re missing out! )

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Senior Vice President for Military, Veteran and Government Affairs. Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Jane Gooddall Institute USA. Interim Chief Operating Officer.

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Commercial Availability: The Poison Pill for Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

exception model works well here. Government funding is slim, and not available in most of the world. Canada, and the UK all fund our work, with a focus on serving their citizens. We simply act to ensure the person who needs an accessible book can get it. The Practical Case Charity provision is done on a shoestring.

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Research Friday: Transforming the mindset from charitable giving to the social economy

ASU Lodestar Center

The term social economy is used more in Canada, Europe and Latin America. She discusses the need for standardization of practices and government regulation to catch up with new technologies surrounding the use of data. Modern forms for accountability and governance are required. This is not seen as a negative.