sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Ensuring these guidelines are followed should be part of their risk management plans. Strengthen Your Organization’s Internal Controls Internal controls are policies and procedures that nonprofits put in place to help avoid risky situations. Adopting a conflict of interest policy. Compliance. Human resources professionals.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today, most modern nonprofits engage in at least limited online fundraising to engage supporters even while following social distancing guidelines. As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. Email Fundraising Laws Email is a popular nonprofit fundraising tool and for good reason.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. Harassment: Every organization needs a harassment policy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Foundation leaders’ responsibilities include identifying the foundation’s area of interest, developing strategies with regard to addressing that area of interest, developing guidelines for grantmaking to advance those strategies, and communicating its grantmaking guidelines to members of the public. Set clear policies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Furthermore, share the authors, “With hybrid work, leaders need to ensure that employees are engaged, remote work is productive, and hybrid teams are collaborating, all within legal guidelines.” The book is divided into four sections: Section 1: Planning and Preparing a Hybrid Work Policy. Section 2: The 7 C’s of Leadership.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Your privacy policy can no longer be an afterthought—it needs to be a prominent feature on your website and written in words that the average user can understand without hiring a lawyer. If a visitor or supporter wants to know the details of your policies, it should be available and easy to find on your website. Be honest.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

From preventing a Zoom meeting from being Zoombombed to ensuring that your event is following data privacy laws , digital safety needs to be ensured for all virtual events. . Provide guidelines for how attendees must behave. By providing these guidelines, you have a solid reason to restrict certain behaviors.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Laura Norvig shared the guidelines used for their email listserv: E-mail discussion lists hosted by the Resource Center are not moderated. And Claire Sale shared the British Red Cross guidelines: The British Red Cross values comments both complimentary and critical. Anyone who subscribes may post messages.

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Community Guidelines Americorp Listserv 108

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

Salesforce, for example, founded its Office of Ethical and Humane Use to help build and foster a culture of responsibility as it relates to technology use, instilling a strategic framework around product, law, policy, and ethics to ensure the humane use of technology across Salesforce’s many clouds.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 16, 2020

From preventing a Zoom meeting from being Zoombombed to ensuring that your event is following data privacy laws , digital safety needs to be ensured for all virtual events. . Provide guidelines for how attendees must behave. By providing these guidelines, you have a solid reason to restrict certain behaviors.

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Digital Online Virtual Guidelines 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the broader nonprofit community about these proposed guidelines. … Read More

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Care2

JULY 13, 2011

Respect copyright laws by quoting and linking to the full text and only use images that you have permission to use (i.e. What policies and expectations have helped put your bloggers at ease? As many people in the community like to say - if you wouldn't want your mom to hear you say it, it probably not something you should publish.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Changes in laws and regulations or in political regimes can rapidly turn what used to be a safe situation into an unsafe one. Have Cybersecurity Policies and Practices in Place. Are staff familiar with our policies? The security calculus can change a lot,” the funder said. It’s about information about us and our grantees.”

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. Regulatory compliance: Just like all organizations that have employees, your nonprofit’s HR department is responsible for compliance with labor laws.

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Nonprofit Retention Profit Professional 52

sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

That’s why you’ll need to see if you’re required by funders or by law to conduct a financial audit for your organization. . Be sure to check the guidelines for your state to see if you need to submit an audit when you accept a certain amount of funding. . When Financial Audits are Necessary . The federal government.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Delany, who heads up the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) online department, says that one tactic he uses to repurpose NWLC content in an engaging way is to share compelling stats from their policy factsheets. No organization should let their staff use social media to promote the organization without some clear guidelines.

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Social Media Media Tips Social 75

Tech Soup

AUGUST 25, 2014

As always, there’s plenty more news like how Facebook’s news feed policy is not good news for charities, how smartphone kill switch legislation will affect your organization, how things like your own perspiration will run your phone someday and some more NPTech quick hits. The effect of the law will be pretty fast.

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News Charity Mobile New York City 61

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

APRIL 5, 2019

With the Texas legislative session currently in progress, I called Tara Lee, Development Director of Texas Watch to talk about current policy issues and how they work to bridge the divide between their community and the political process. So the legislative session in Texas happens every odd year and there are 140 days to make laws.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2009

They also have some specific examples about how to present the branding for the United Way on Twitter and have incorporated Twitter into their social media policy guidelines. (See I know of about 30 chapters that have adopted it, but haven't heard any amazing success stories.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

Don’t wait until the end of the fiscal year to start thinking about how to revamp your policies and procedures to comply with the FASB update. Year-end balances and purposes of board designated funds must also be disclosed along with policies for managing those funds. How ASU 2016-14 Will Affect Nonprofits in 2018.

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Change Fund Classes Report 21

Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 30, 2007

Rochelle specializes in online advocacy using technology for positive change in public consciousness, law, and social policy. Check out the guidelines before you submit). One of the cool things on her site is a link to Social Change Websites , a directory of nonprofit, grassroots and advocacy campaign web sites.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2019

According to law firm Seyfarth Shaw, its researchers counted a whopping 5,592 ADA Title III lawsuit filings within the first six months of 2019! Today, despite the growth in lawsuits over several years, federal website accessibility guidelines don’t exist yet. This law ensures that information is available to those with disabilities.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

While WWF’s climate change work is ongoing and touches many policy areas, this blog post shares specific examples from a three-week campaign window in 2015. Environmental Protection Agency puts out safeguards and regulations for our country to help us do our part – clean power, reducing usage of fossil fuels, and other guidelines.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you plan on serving alcohol, work to understand federal, state, and local guidelines and be prepared to have signage that indicates your compliance with the laws (for example, “Must be 21 years or older to consume or purchase alcohol. If you have to use pens, enforce a one pen per guest policy to avoid shared materials.

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

Now, I’m not saying compliance with rules and guidelines is not important. Comply with laws, regulations, and policies . Ignored or missing policies . Broken laws . The answer may surprise you because the most important role of internal controls is not compliance. It’s trust-building. Here’s an example: .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Provide volunteers with clear expectations and guidelines for their roles and responsibilities. Develop clear policies and procedures for using your donor database. Including guidelines for data entry, security, and access. This will help them feel more confident and comfortable in their roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

The session will focus on exploring how nonprofits are expanding their efforts to influence public policy through social channels and understanding the legal issues and how to evaluate the work. (I’ll The “ Influencing Public Policy in A Digital Age ” is their comprehensive guide.

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sgEngage

MAY 6, 2021

According to Earthday.org, “b y the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of other first of their kind environmental laws, including the National Environmental Education Act,?the the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Clean Air?Act.?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2017

Now I’m not saying compliance with rules and guidelines is not important. Comply with laws, regulations and policies. Ignored or missing policies. Broken laws. Why should the whole organization put forth the effort to ensure internal controls are implemented, improved, and integrated into the whole organization?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

City governments are increasingly passing laws to strengthen the local, green economy. They sign a sexual harassment policy document, fill out a demographic profile, and sign an agreement between themselves and Project Open Hand. Green economy sectors (solar, wind, organic, recycled) are increasingly price competitive and popular.

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Care2

JANUARY 28, 2009

When the National Women’s Law Center first applied for a Google Grant ? Check out the official guidelines. We had to be careful to include keywords that matched both our internal policy-speak and the common terms for which people might be searching. my co-workers and I knew it was at least worth trying.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

60) Search « Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 | Main | On Frogloops Radar » Wednesday Jan 28 2009 The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:51AM | by Robin Reed When the National Women’s Law Center first applied for a Google Grant ? Check out the official guidelines.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Designed to foster greater community engagement, Clear on what’s reasonable to expect of volunteers, and; Compliant with the laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and many state and local laws are quite specific about the roles of paid staff and volunteers. Volunteer Engagement, Community Engagement. Ask Yourself these Questions.

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