Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 22, 2010

This has been a really exciting week in Washington, DC, with the focus of today's 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Kareem wrote it up in a blog post about all the policy announcements, entitled The Power of Technology, The Power of Equality. And, the big finale is today, the actual 20th anniversary of the ADA.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Paul Marengo from The DC Theater Arts Collaborative Board Members Willing to Be Leaders, Not Followers I want people who like to collaborate, who value partnerships and coalitions, and who are committed to advancing the policy and professional priorities of both our state/territorial chapters and the national office.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The 2018 lawsuit accuses Facebook (and now Zuckerberg) of misrepresenting its policies around third-party data access and compromising user privacy with lax protections. The attorney general’s office alleges that Facebook violated the Consumer Protection Procedures Act and seeks civil damages for the offense.

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2021

The controversial firing came just two days after the employee warned colleagues in Washington DC to stay safe from Nazis — news first reported by Business Insider. He posted the message on January 6th, the day of the insurrection in Washington DC, as rioters associated with neo-Nazi organizations stormed the Capitol.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2008

Our Web Executive Seminar last month featured a terrific case study by District of Columbia CTO Vivek Kundra on the DC Data Catalog -- an archive of over 200 data feeds. Our next seminar, Online Video for Policy Impact is on October 29. I've embedded them below. You can register now !). tags: wes08sep forumone ).

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2022

DC Superior Court Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo granted Amazon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which accuses the e-commerce giant of anticompetitive behavior by preventing third-party sellers from offering lower prices for their products on other platforms, including their own websites.

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

I had a great time yesterday at Transparency Camp '09 in DC - kudos to Peter Corbett , and Gabriela Schneider and Clay Johnson and others at Sunlight Foundation , as well as others for catalyzing it. There were folks there from NYC, west coast, and elsewhere, but about 2/3 were locals from DC. Twitter feed and Flickr pictures.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

The company is also continuing a policy that blocks pages and accounts based outside the US from creating events located in the US. That policy was first put in place for the US presidential election. Accounts that have repeatedly violated Facebook’s policies could be restricted.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization Size: Approximately 70 DC/stateside employees; more than 100 field staff employees in eight countries in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. Organization: Women for Women International. Name: Lauren Shopp || lshopp@womenforwomen.org. Title: Multimedia/Online Coordinator. Website: www.womenforwomen.org.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Aaron has spent seven years as the Privacy Fellow for the Washington DC policy institute Liberty Coalition. Prior to moving to VisionLink , Aaron was also General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for Identity Finder.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Black women were not allowed to play, a policy that reflected the segregation of the Jim Crow era. thanks to the efforts of organizations such as Baseball for All and DC Girls Baseball. Players were required to wear skirts and makeup while playing and were fined if they engaged in any behavior deemed unladylike.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

An expert on agricultural economics and spatial analysis, Jerry most recently served as a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where he led major projects on food security and climate change issues.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Whether or not your work is directly related to politics and policy in Washington, DC, the political climate will have an impact on how your members, donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders receive your communications.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Just spent a week in Washington DC doing all kinds of things, including actual lobbying (it's fun!) She and her senior policy adviser, Hal Plotkin, are huge fans of Open Educational Resources (OERs), having been involved in starting that movement in community colleges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2009

I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. I'm back in DC where I facilitated two workshops on social media. CLEAR Training: Social Media and Mobile Phones View more OpenOffice presentations from kanter. The first session I co-lead with Katrin Verclas which was a look at social media and mobile tools.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

It has since changed that policy to ensure more transparent allocation of tips. Instacart this week expanded its sick pay policy as part of an agreement with Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine.) Instacart, like many other on-demand apps, has long had a controversial and at times exploitative approach to tipping.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The conferences bills itself as a “landpower exposition and professional development forum” held in Washington DC, October 11-13. Boston Dynamics, the best-known manufacturer of quadrupedal robots and makers of Spot, has a strict policy agains weaponizing its machines. The US military has started testing robot dogs on patrol duty.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

AGP Leaders will be in attendance 2025 ASAE Marketing, Membership, Communications + Tech Conference Washington, DC May 12-13, 2025 This event is designed for professionals who want to incorporate the newest innovations and tech trends to boost their giving and engagement. To Register: [link] **Lets Connect! To Register: [link] **Lets Connect!

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The Verge

JUNE 19, 2020

Apple’s decision has put a spotlight on Apple’s confusing App Store policies, just as the European Commission announced a formal antitrust investigation into the App Store and Apple Pay. Microsoft hasn’t revealed exactly why xCloud is limited by App Store policies. Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge.

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Candid

MAY 14, 2025

After unified advocacy efforts, Seattle and Washington, DC reallocated several million dollars from their development budgets to help keep affordable housing providers afloat, while longer-term solutions like emergency rental assistance and eviction reform make their way through the system. How did we get here?

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have agreed to rescind a policy that would require international students to take in-person classes in order to remain in the US. The agencies have reached an agreement with Harvard and MIT, who filed a lawsuit on July 8th over the policy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 29, 2009

Sometimes, it's often hard to find the comments to reply to, at least for me, since I'm not a DC insider. The Office of Science and Technology Policy is trying something cool and new: they've set up new OSTP Blog for commenting on an important issue that President Obama wants feedback on: the question of maintaining scientific integrity.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Sponsor Privacy Policy Sponsor: Vox Media, LLC, 1201 Connecticut Ave., 12th Floor, Washington DC 20036. Subject to Official Rules, additional eligibility restrictions apply. Official Rules, which govern, can be here: Official Rules.

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The Verge

MARCH 28, 2022

Eric Schmidt speaks at a technology summit in Washington, DC. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s foundation poured money into the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy over the past year, according to a report from Politico. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Formerly the chief technology officer the nation's capital city, Washington DC, his job now is to direct "the policy and strategic planning of federal information technology investments and is responsible for oversight of federal technology spending," according to the White house.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life.

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The Verge

JANUARY 18, 2022

This comes as cell carriers, federal agencies, airlines, and airplane manufacturers struggle to reach an agreement on policies regarding how the rollout should be handled. The airline will continue to fly to New York JFK, Los Angeles (LAX), and Washington, DC (IAD).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 14, 2009

Add Ask Your Lawmaker to Your Site | Ask Your Lawmaker - Check out the Ask Your Lawmaker widget from Capital News Connection, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. As <a href="[link] target="_blank">Deborah Elizabeth Finn</a> explains, "constituents from any district in the U.S.

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The Verge

AUGUST 27, 2021

DoorDash’s lawsuit also includes a shot against the company’s tipping policy — which solicited “tips” to pay drivers’ existing wages rather than actually passing them on as a bonus. DoorDash announced that it would change the policy in 2019.) Last year it settled a Washington, DC lawsuit over its tipping policy for $2.5

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. 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. DMA Nonprofit Federation / Washington, DC / TBA. Marketing & Communications. Feb 10 - 13.

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M+R

APRIL 22, 2025

Only 42% reported having policies, procedures, or guidelines in place around the use of AI. Download the full pdf now , or visit mrbenchmarks.com for key findings and literally 115 charts about digital fundraising, marketing, advocacy, and more. Download the full 2025 M+R Benchmarks Study to peruse the full findings.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

But due to Epic’s public dispute with Apple over the iPhone maker’s App Store policies, Epic currently isn’t able to update Fortnite on iOS. Fortnite has also featured DC Comics characters, including Aquaman , Batman, Catwoman , and Harley Quinn , and Epic will be selling a bundle with the Joker and Poison Ivy skins in November.).

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

There’s been a lot of recent activity coming out of Washington, DC … it’s a good time for an update. We need to understand how potential changes in government policy and the law may impact us down the road … impact our ability to acquire and use data, impact our own data governance policies.

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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC. When we say that M+R has its roots in organizing, we mean it. He led the effort to restore public broadcasting funding from Newt Gingrich.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2008

I had a vision of this being a DC-3 or some such, but it's a modern 737 that is rated as "ETOPS" which means it's able to fly for three hours on one engine. The weirdest thing about the island hopper was the security policy. Getting to these islands is not simple. The way to get to the main islands from the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2009

I was particularly fond of the talk series, where important policy makers and leaders would come to Caltech and talk to 15 or 20 people at the Y and drink Mountain Chablis! They had just take a group of students to Washington DC to meet Caltech alums working in science policy, but they want to go further.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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