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. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” Human Rights Program policies: what are contingency/crisis plans for our staff?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My latest post on HuffPo is now up: Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet , about my proposal to the WEF's Global Redesign Initiative. What would you propose to global leaders to make humanity better off? That's not an endorsement of my proposal by the WEF, but I am certainly looking forward to going next week!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

It encompasses a vast array of activities from developing mobile phone apps to launching advocacy campaigns to strengthening the policies and infrastructures involved in media creation, transmission and access. Media Access and Policy. The term “media” now means so much more than journalism and documentary film.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Wheeler wrote a proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules, which would allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to charge websites for faster services. Companies, such as the ones sitting beside Wheeler at the keynote, could pay money to be in a virtual "fast lane" for sending content. million comments. million comments.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 5, 2010

I'm in Kyoto, Japan for the STS forum, an incredible gathering of top scientists and policy leaders from around the world. Since I came to STS to plug open content, open data and transparency in general, it really resonated. The event is the brainchild of Koji Omi, former Finance Minister of Japan.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Organizations should critically review proposed data collection and ensure that the intended benefits and impact justify the risks of data collection in the first place. Appropriate data retention policies should be implemented, including considerations for the rapid decay of the physical security situation. Alex Parker.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Overview One of the great things about the Obama Administration is that they've generally lowered the bar for citizen participation in federal policy. Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse. Specific comments on the proposed Chairman’s Awards.

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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. The Proposals A. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). The African Union Proposed Treaty (“AUPT”).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Infographics can be used in different and creative ways and some obvious ones such as marketing messaging , educating about a social issue , to celebrate a successful campaign , to report to stakeholders on key performance metrics , an annual report, and even a marriage proposal ! Need some more ideas?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Their web site tools provide useful information for grassroots advocates or anyone for that matter to stay informed on health care-related topics such as the proposed Medicaid cuts in the budget that are currently being debated in Congress. Clusters will form around Sparks content.

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NTEN

MARCH 20, 2012

Personal and Professional Identity: Social Media Policies for Nonprofits. Schipul, a web marketing agency based in Houston, Texas, announced yesterday during the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival that Tendenci, a content management system (CMS) will be released as an open source solution. Tech Talk at SXSW.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

As a trainer, one of the most exciting parts of working on a book is developing instructional materials based on the content and leading workshops to help put the ideas into practice. Over the past six months, I have been developing and piloting workshops on self-care and we-care as part of the leadership development training I do.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With any proposal, you need to explain why implementing your suggestion benefits whomever you’re persuading. You can access this resource here and use their free template to kickstart the policy creation process. For example, let’s say an employee wants to advocate for a matching gift program. Benefits breakdown. Google Ads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2010

But in recent years, a battle has been raging between consumer groups and telecommunications companies over the fate of the Internet—whether it will remain neutral in the way content is delivered or whether phone and cable companies will be able to offer special deals featuring their own content.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2010

In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. Since I’ve been working on IP policy and licensing on Bookshare, I was quite interested and had ideas of how to work with companies to apply their IP to social needs.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Present the recommended process to the Board, so they can adopt a reimbursement policy. Think about proposing to your Board a stipend for yourself as you work toward raising enough money to fund a full-time salary. Some volunteer Executive Directors are content to remain an all-volunteer operation. Next, how about a stipend?

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

There really are a lot of amazing people working on web technology, strategy and policy in the DC area. Chatting with web strategy blogger Jon Udell about the challenges in his work to promote adoption by content producers and aggregators of the very valuable local community calendars. * Twitter feed and Flickr pictures.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Never schedule or conduct meetings without a full agenda, and ensure the content is both relevant and critical. Create a Volunteer Engagement Policy Remember that volunteers are donors (of time, talent, and often financial support), but not all donors are volunteers. Create an agenda, attend the meeting, and be mindful of distractions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

A blog carnival is a series of blog posts related to one theme, in this case, the promotion of USDA-proposed nutritional standards for snacks in schools, which coincided with a Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project poll showing that most Americans support the guidelines. What strategies have you used to promote your blog posts?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

By hard coded, I mean in the legal policies you've adopted, the features you've released and prioritized, your data taxonomies, your site map and information hierarchy. Do we need more user generated content? I proposed a panel for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference. Where is your community online? Of what sort?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

Is AI content from GPT tools detectable? For the nonprofit communications professional, Chat-GPT can summarize meeting notes, create essay outlines, write emails, draft grant proposals, write social media posts—and provide a firm foundation for nearly any text-based assignment you can dream of. What is AI, and why should I care?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

Jeremiah Owyang posted this case study about how they used YouTube and Flickr to share their media and encouraged the community to create content. Proposed by psychologist Mih??ly The art and practice of blogging for nonprofits (planning, policy, writing, commenting). American Coaster Enthusiasts ??? using social media tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. So how do we propose to pay for it? Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. NpTech Community.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

It’s also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your website’s content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

executive summary here ) ContinuousProgress: Better Advocacy Through Evaluation is an online guide to more effective foreign policy advocacy and evaluation. The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

After the reorganizations and budget cuts, no one had time to spare and any practical proposal was sure to get opposed by the one whose workload would be afflicted. The solution was to get impractical proposals on the table. It’s important that no one takes the scenarios as predictions or proposals. Following the Museum 2.0

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

If you post interesting content, the word of mouth aspects will follow. We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. can really provide content for audiences who use those sites—AND it provides a way to broadcast on your own site. We’re very clear about our photography policy everywhere.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

You should also create engaging and visually appealing content that showcases the impact of your organization and its work, and track the results of your outreach efforts to continually improve and refine your plan. Develop clear policies and procedures for using your donor database. Get social.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

Its also a good idea to use a content management system to manage your websites content and updates, like Wordpress , Joomla , and Squarespace. spam filters: are you using spam-like words in any of your content? Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill. All rights reserved.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

To add more fuel to the fire, the Direct Marketing Association says that due to rising consumer hostility toward Direct Mail, laws have been proposed in 15+ states to create “Do Not Mail” registries. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Classy

MAY 28, 2021

President Biden’s proposed tax plan has raised a number of questions, particularly from charitable organizations that rely on tax-deductible donations to fund their efforts. Proposed Policies Your Nonprofit Should Note. Proposed Policies Your Nonprofit Should Note. On April 28, President Biden proposed his $1.8

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

To add more fuel to the fire, the Direct Marketing Association says that due to rising consumer hostility toward Direct Mail, laws have been proposed in 15+ states to create “Do Not Mail” registries. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. February 24, 2009 | Laura Copyright © 2008, Care2.com

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

A social media policy provides the rule book for all staff to participate. The process of creating a social media policy includes discussion about the issues, reviewing policies from other organizations , and reviewing and approving the policy internally. Finally, there will are two specific policy points for Facebook.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Yes, it is possible for someone to reveal private information on a public comment board, but the number of community eyes on each board means that that kind of content can be seen publicly and addressed quickly. Inappropriate Content: Debatable. Let's look at #3--the promotion and featuring of content.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2017

Never schedule or conduct meetings without a full agenda , and ensure the content is relevant and critical. Create a volunteer engagement policy. Ideally, you should have a volunteer engagement policy that’s developed by management, key (active) volunteers, and leadership. Utilize their strengths.

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