Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Many receive a combination of both.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Although reports of the massacre appeared in the United States, Salvadoran army and government leaders denied them and, all too soon, El Mozote was forgotten. The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Although nonprofits are often composed of good, trustworthy individuals, there are still times when someone close to an organization steals its money or technology. By ensuring regulatory compliance and fostering reliable reporting practices, your organization can maintain a positive reputation in your community. Compliance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

Ultimately, this community should have equal access to all of the books that are needed for education, employment and social inclusion. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. Technological Protection Measures. Article 2(c).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Rob has a deep understanding of what makes nonprofits successful.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Even so, it’s possible that you’ve noticed a need in your community for something that could be helped through charitable efforts, and now you’re inspired to start your own nonprofit. Their goals are often focused on helping others in need and bettering their community. What does your community have to say?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 22, 2011

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! Presentation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

These relationships generate countless ideas for using technology for social good. Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

and as far as I know, most of the other exceptions) law, there is no approval or authorization by other entities, whether government, publishing industry or the disability consumer organizations. Compare that to the fair use exception, which has plenty of case law. As long as we obey the law, they are unlikely to sue us.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

We’re grateful to our socially responsible publishing partners who give us world rights to their titles, even though they are not required to do so under international copyright law. We’re standing by to help support these Indian organizations with the technology and services of Bookshare in pursuing these expanded digitization efforts.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 health crisis in health access, education equity, underinvested neighborhoods, and lack of or underemployment, all play a role in the disproportionate impact the crisis will continue to have on Latino and underserved communities nationwide. Charitable giving declined in 2018 due to tax law changes.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

We’re also exploring synergetic markets like corporate giving, which has suffered from a similar technology deficiency over the last 40 years. The move to a PBC integrates our commitment into the company’s governance, one of the most meaningful steps you can take as a business to ensure that your values are everlasting. .

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 30, 2021

Governance Surrounding the Healthcare Industry Moments like these make me thankful to be in the Salesforce ecosystem. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Similar to HIPAA, PIPEDA is Canada’s federal law protecting patient privacy. One of those strides includes the Salesforce Shield product.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Marketing & Communications. Nonprofit Technology, and more! The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse enables organizations to take a new approach to how they communicate their missions and engage with their audiences. . For nonprofit organizations, we know that community building is important. Clubhouse makes community-building easy for mission-driven organizations. Data security & privacy law.

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) " This was 1988. There was no web.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

We want you to tell us how you are using products donated through TechSoup to help the youth in your community develop valuable life skills that will prepare them to take full advantage of their bright futures. All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology. Submission Restrictions.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If I am building a community, maybe my community needs/wants/desires something different.” When you’re in the business of creating a community, it’s really important to be intentional about nomenclature.” Looking for technology custom-designed for your fundraising goals? Keep Compliance in Mind Understand U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) My recommendation to the advocacy community is to continue to pursue a “yes-and” approach, as we have so far with the TVI and the Stakeholders’ Platform. Government delegation, as a next step possibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. A donation to the NTC scholarship fund will help professionals make it to the 2018 Nonprofit Technology in New Orleans.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

With AiCandle App supporters can light the iCandle and be a human rights activist by taking part in international campaigns and petitions to ensure that more prisoners of conscience are released, death sentences are commuted, torturers are brought to justice and governments are persuaded to change their laws and practices.

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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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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Funders working on sensitive issues and/or in sensitive contexts may rightfully be concerned that sharing data about who they’re funding could put grantees at risk of government or community harassment, unlawful detention, or physical harm, including death. For some funders, those concerns could extend to their own staff as well.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. Even if you’re a small nonprofit focused on a niche community or cause, expand your fundraising efforts to everyone. The government also became much more involved in social and cultural welfare programs. entered the Progressive Era.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

The impact of new technologies is invariably misjudged because we measure the future with yardsticks from the past.” - Stephen Baker, a technology journalist in a recent NY Times Blog. She discusses the need for standardization of practices and government regulation to catch up with new technologies surrounding the use of data.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Some would argue that promoting broadband should not be something with which the government should be heavily involved. Tags: Acquiring Technology Community Tech Centers Community Tech Centers Connecting to the Internet Digital Divide Services.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On October 6, 2015, join TechSoup, CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, FHI 360, and +SocialGood for a deeper dive into the threats that civil society faces. Chris Worman, senior director, community engagement; @ChrisWorman. Dara Westling, VP, alliances and community engagement; @darawestling.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. Government, and it talks about being interested in working on addressing the problem and discussing a wide range of solutions including the proposed Treaty. The Chafee Amendment The U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

Leaders identified big-picture challenges like technology, which makes it harder to separate work and home, and organizational change as top contributors to stress while employees were focused on concerns like low pay, unclear job expectations and company culture. Governments should address toxic workplaces in policies.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2011

This raises some interesting questions for how nonprofits and libraries talk about the digital divide and how they advocate for public access technology and technology skills development. I think this has interesting implications for how organizations talk about and advocate for public access technology and skills development.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 14, 2009

Charity, business, and government, all accomplish great things but have their limitations. I come out of the business sector and I admire what business can do in terms of creating jobs and new technology and new ways for people to communicate. Fails for people where the business community decides that the market is too small.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Since people with disabilities tend to be the poorest of the poor, it seems odd to campaign to hobble libraries that serve only this community. I hope they follow the lead of the great majority of these countries and allow libraries serving that community to be fully stocked with the needed accessible books!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 5, 2015

government and states like Texas. grant by the Lavelle Fund and with welcome changes to Indian copyright law in effect, we embarked on a new project to increase service and expand the number of accessible books for people who are blind in India. The Lavelle Fund also supports programs benefiting the developing world.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Today, we are poised at a moment in time where we can transcend the limitations of past book technologies and bring the power of books to all humans. However, as a technology, printed books come with serious challenges for some communities (like blind people) that technology can unlock. Love of the print book.

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