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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

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From fundraising legal requirements to digital privacy laws, it’s important to understand the rules to which your nonprofit can be held accountable. Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive.

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How Government Can Adapt to the Current State of Twitter

Forum One

As a government entity, you may have joined Twitter years ago, using it to provide valuable customer experiences to your constituents and communities. For government agencies, the pitfalls and benefits may be even more pronounced as issues surrounding the platform continue to evolve.

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

ASU Lodestar Center

Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding. Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. “In

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

What is it like for a nonprofit to have a successful, lasting partnership with a private philanthropic foundation? One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. That’s what a lot of foundations would love to see happen: in this case, it’s happened multiple times!

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. NYSSCPA / New York, NY / $480. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Planned Giving Primer.

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Ideas Wanted to Increase Participation in Elections

Tech Soup

Knight Foundation has launched a particularly interesting Knight News Challenge this year. The foundation plans to fund 20 plus projects with new ideas on how to increase participation in U.S. Several states have enacted voter suppression laws. The Knight Foundation wants to do something about it.

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Guest Post by Aspen Baker: Friend or Foe? UC Berkeley Investigates the Legal Landscape of Social Networking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.