Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

The treaty does a lot of things, but let me highlight a few: • A global norm that there be copyright exceptions that allow for the making of accessible versions of copyrighted works for free on a nonprofit basis by a broad range of people or organizations, without having to get permission from the rightsholders.

Accessibility 133

Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

Every organization, no matter your mission, function, or size, is subject to a variety of laws and standards intended to protect the individuals you engage with. Software compliance is critical guide to ensuring that you are following these laws and standards in a digitally driven world. Here are 5 key questions to get you started.

Software 73

Software Question Law Data 73

Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S. Southern Environmental Law Center. percent gets recycled. Youtube: @natlforests.

San Diego 126

San Diego San Francisco California Conservancy 126

Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Words of Peace Global – Featured Webcasts Words of Peace Global – Featured Webcasts by Prem Rawat on iTunes Nonprofit SNAPCAST Data = Donors, Aligning Your Business Goals with Your Digital Strategies Nonprofit News Feed Podcast Nonprofit news summaries Also check out the Nonprofit.ist podcast network for great topics from top consultants.

Podcast 96

Podcast Hunger Nonprofit Summary 96

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

As a long-time advocate for a global copyright exception and the founder of Benetech—which I started twenty-five years ago in order to make technology tools to address the needs of people with print disabilities—I was thrilled to become an active player in global diplomacy and witness the adoption and signing of this landmark Treaty.

Accessibility 194

Accessibility Celebrate United States Copyright 194

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

s performance on our global mainstage to connect our worldwide attendees through the power of music. Clooney is a globally recognized, high-powered barrister in the field of international human rights and criminal law. I’m so excited to be attending the first-ever Nonprofit Summit for the global nonprofit community.

Nonprofit 134

Nonprofit Headline Teach America 134

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I’m not sure even the global scientists, engineers, and futurists have a full sense of where we’re heading with AI. Facebook, which is the dominant social networking platform globally with 2.4 Google, which is the most-used search engine globally, was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while both were Ph.D.

Donor 138

Donor Law Data New York 138

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 11) Global Goods Partners :: globalgoodspartners.org. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade.

Benefit 324

Benefit Online Museum United States 324

Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI has garnered a lot of global and national attention across most industries in recent months. If your association caters to healthcare, law, finance, or other industries, start brainstorming about how your members can use AI to create content and make better decisions faster.

Associations 317

Associations San Diego Las Vegas North Carolina 317

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

Accessibility 205

Accessibility Copyright Law Library 205

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.

Copyright 196

Copyright Law Accessibility Library 196

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

We are highlighting an excerpt from the Skills UP Webinar Series where Deb Taft, CEO of Lindauer Global, will be talking about the dynamics of hiring and how you can achieve success in effective retention. Tax laws and wages for remote workers. Many organizations are struggling to hire right now. 2020-21 Employee PTSD.

Podcast 75

Podcast Process Retention Interview 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 9) Global Goods Partners :: globalgoodspartners.org. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade.

Benefit 275

Benefit Online Asia Museum 275

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally. billion to advance gender equality globally." Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021. The beauty of our fight for gender equality is that every human being will gain from it.

Open 91

Open Empowerment Press France 91

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries. This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do.

Work 63

Work ROI Law Project 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It is convening groups to work on a comprehensive global standard-setting process to provide AI with a strong ethical basis that protects human rights and dignity. It envisions this as an ethical guiding compass and a global normative bedrock allowing to build a strong respect for the rule of law in the digital world.

Homeless 163

Homeless Research Global System 163

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Working with global intermediaries. Many of the organizations listed on our Ukraine response page act as global intermediaries and have a proven track record supporting non-profits in the region and are therefore trusted by many US foundations and corporations. Please see below for other ways you can support relief work.

Ukraine 105

Ukraine Grant Support Charity 105

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Digitization and globalization are giving rise to growing publishing markets that promise new business opportunities. Globalization and the digital transformation of the book industry also stand behind the recent big news in the publishing world about the mega-merger of Penguin and Random House , says Ed Nawotka.

Spain 151

Spain Language America Law 151

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2010

As a capacity-building organization for the global nonprofit and social benefit sector, we at TechSoup are very conscious of the need to understand and work within different cultural contexts for philanthropy. It is easy to forget that the U.S.

Global 43

Global Philanthropy Russia Classes 43

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

Although it might seem like a complicated document , we’re really excited about it because we think it will greatly improve global access for people with bona fide print disabilities. 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.

Copyright 158

Copyright Law United States Library 158

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Global giving appeals to grantmakers of all sizes and types, from family foundations with enduring legacies to new foundations exploring novel pathways of giving. NGOsource, a project of the Council on Foundations and TechSoup Global , streamlines the task of evaluating whether a non-U.S. organization is equivalent to a U.S.

Global 36

Global Service Giving NGO 36

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Maximizing each partners’ strength, global reach and diverse experience, we are coming together to tell the story of progress (and lack thereof) for girls and women against the promises guaranteed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Global 28

Global Goal Senegal Indonesia 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

Kenya 197

Kenya Trend Mobile Giving 197

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Previously she was an independent consultant working with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on the 2012 NATO Summit, Chicago Ideas Week, news platform Syria Deeply and FEM Inc., She spent more than 15 years at major international law firms, including Jones Day and Dechert LLP.

Team 167

Team Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco 167

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Foundation staff insight HBCUs educate and support the largest number of Black professionals in fields, such as medicine, law, and engineering. It becomes a domino effect when you empower and live within this community [that then] impacts the global community.” It lifts the entire household when you educate one student. …

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Comparison Student Grant 131

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We’ve learned that there’s immense power in showing up in Washington with new ideas based on actual performance in the field—and that Washington is no less technical than Silicon Valley; the difference lies in what the famous scholar and activist Larry Lessig describes as “East Coast code” (laws) vs. “West Coast code” (software).

Advocacy 176

Advocacy Change Literacy DC 176

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries. This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do.

ROI 52

ROI Law Authoring Measure 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 28, 2022

An important part of what we do at Salesforce.org is to convene those who can push the needle on improving the state of the world, and Davos was an ideal opportunity for us to engage inspiring speakers on pressing issues such as mental health, climate change, inequality, and global health. Jack Harries understands the power of storytelling.

Benefit 59

Benefit San Francisco Iran Storytelling 59

Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Clubhouse—the invite-only, audio-based social application that’s been drawing in celebrities and expert thought leaders—facilitates widespread collaboration on global topics by allowing users to participate in different conversations on different topics in real-time. Provides free access to thought leadership and global collaboration.

Application 47

Application Social Media Media Social 47

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 25, 2022

Climate anxiety is seriously affecting our youth: In a recent global survey of 10,000 young people aged 16–25, 59% were very or extremely worried about climate change, and 83% said they think people have failed to take care of the planet. We believe it will make local residents interested in the local environment.”.

Student 52

Student San Francisco Technology Charlotte 52

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Maximizing each partners’ strength, global reach and diverse experience, we are coming together to tell the story of progress (and lack thereof) for girls and women against the promises guaranteed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Global 28

Global Goal Senegal Indonesia 28

Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Transgender Law Center. Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. In 2010, Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Miller, started a global movement with these three words.

Support 112

Support Organization Oklahoma Law 112

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

Accessibility 247

Accessibility License Copyright Library 247

Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The 990 data shortage isn’t likely to end any time soon, nor is there any reason to believe that global crises will subside. The law took effect between July 2019 and July 2021, depending on organization size and type. Currently, we only have about 76% of 2019 filings (compared to 2017/2018 numbers.).

Data 124

Data Create Files Chart 124

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). 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. This is a crucial point.

Authoring 150

Authoring Paraguay Law Copyright 150

EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

From publishing the first-ever global research report on disabilities among refugees to playing a significant part in the passage of two critical UN Security Council Resolutions, WRC has long been a pivotal player in humanitarian action. Concern Worldwide’s global community operates on the belief that eliminating extreme poverty is possible.

Support 126

Support Somalia Guinea United States 126

fusionSpan

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I love watching Marvel movies, such as The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, etc, and any law/detective-based show. fusionSpan is always looking for talented team members to join our global, growing, and diverse team! What is your favorite movie? We Are Hiring!

United Kingdom 52

United Kingdom Movie Nigeria Collaboration 52