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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And stuck was the operative word: I stayed in that role for seven years. This seemed exceptionally clever: even if we lost money, we’d be successful by definition as a deliberately nonprofit tech company! This group was the cream of the publishing industry’s legal talent, the general counsels of all the major publishers.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Attend Nonprofit Summit

Saleforce Nonprofit

But if you’re still on the fence about whether or not to join us for the nonprofit event of the year on April 21, we put together a list of the top seven reasons why you should absolutely, definitely be there. Clooney is a globally recognized, high-powered barrister in the field of international human rights and criminal law.

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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Further, a Concord Group Study found that 49% of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan. Conduct initial research Before taking any steps to formally establish your nonprofit, conduct background research into the people and groups who will help you get your new organization off the ground. There are over 1.8

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! The context We’ve been supporting the World Blind Union and other groups in the pursuit of a Treaty for the Visually Impaired for the last five or six years.

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Five Ways Nonprofits Can Use Social Media to Build Their e-Newsletter List

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, the roles of email and e-newsletters are constantly evolving and even though the number one activity on mobile phones is email, that could change in the future. Group text messaging could become the new email of the Mobile Web. Once crossed, the Law of Diminishing Returns begins to kick in.

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Who's Responsible for the Digital Divide? The Answer May Surprise You

Tech Soup

First, some definitions. The article says there are two main frameworks usually used to define the digital divide: The access definition : "The gap between those who have access to information and communication technologies, and those who do not." Photo: William and Mary Law Library. Defining the Digital Divide.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

Tech Soup

Pew reports that the groups least likely to want to use the Internet are senior citizens, disabled people, monolingual Spanish speakers, adults with less than a high school education, and those living in households earning less than $30,000 per year. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work.