Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty). law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now). and European privacy laws, and so on. • law today. •

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

His “Law of Amplification” was particularly insightful: “technology’s primary effect is to amplify human forces.” Toyama on that issue: If a private company is failing to make a profit, no one expects that state-of-the-art data centers, better productivity software, and new laptops for all of the employees will turn things around.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. These young girls are growing up in the Dharavi neighborhood of Mumbai India, one of the largest slums in the world. The Tech Girls of Dharavi.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2019

India drafted its first data privacy bill. Why does an EU law have such a monumental effect on privacy globally? Second, as the strictest privacy law in the world to date, it has become the gold standard for privacy frameworks. 2018 was a seminal year for privacy. Its executives were hauled before Congressional committees.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. Long post alert!]

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

which is their global pro bono service that connects NGOs and social enterprises with the best law firms around the world. It's also interesting to look at SOCAP's ' Good Capitalist Newsletter' Find all of their issues here. There’s lots more than this that trust.org offers that merits its own blog post.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Chatting with David Connor , we both had the same reaction – who knew? Microsoft researchers are collaborating with the academic community on environmental problems, such as aggregation and visualization of complex scientific data from many sources. The Accelerator Summit included interactive sessions show casing [.].

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Pulling together the facts, figures and stories that tell us where progress is being made and where it is lagging, we believe we will be better able to inspire real change and firm commitments from governments to really change the laws and policies and budget decisions that hold girls and women back. .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Pulling together the facts, figures and stories that tell us where progress is being made and where it is lagging, we believe we will be better able to inspire real change and firm commitments from governments to really change the laws and policies and budget decisions that hold girls and women back. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Last week at the United Nations General Assembly , Equal Measures 2030 launched a multi-country policymaker survey that explored perceptions of progress on gender-related issues and access to and use of data to inform decisions. Gender issues were not considered a priority in all areas of policymaking.

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Care2

APRIL 17, 2012

And like with many hot button issues, the slactavism debate has inspired a great infographic. For example, when Avaaz was lobbying to clean up corruption in India, over 500K people signed it in less than 24 hours. Thanks to public pressure and smart online/offline organizing new anti-corruptions laws are now in the works.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2016

You can inadvertently break any one of the CAN-SPAM laws. The client’s mission and work are exclusively in India. Instead, I researched the political, societal and health issues facing the average Indian. Instead, I researched the political, societal and health issues facing the average Indian.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

it doesn't have to be completely narrow, but you're going to get more of an audience if it's about a particular issue, rather than just everything. You don't want to write about everything, because then people won't find you in the same way as when they search on Google about "homelessness issues", or "the environment."

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Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

Remember the people on your list are not Members of Congress; they are everyday people who took the time to sign up to your list because they care about the issues you are fighting for. unlike most other countries) there is no law which requires employers to allow their employees to earn paid sick days. This needs to change ASAP.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Attended a networking events for social entrepreneurs, such as the one organized by the Schwab Foundation (the organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos), where we brainstormed about different issues. Met with the UN Foundation about a major grant they are giving us to bring Bookshare to India. And much more… Washington, D.C.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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