Blue Avocado

AUGUST 16, 2021

With employees, management, and board members focused on helping people in the communities the nonprofit serves, time and attention to key financial internal controls has more than likely been refocused to the organization’s mission and purpose. The post #RiskyBusiness: Don’t Let Internal Controls Slip at Your Nonprofit Organization!

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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This article is all about shoring up your ability to sustain operations when the unexpected happens (like when your office temp is 88 degrees) internally or externally. First off: do you have an operating reserves policy? If so, when is the last time your leadership team reviewed the policy?

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NCE Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I was fortunate enough to serve on a committee of AFP International that brought together some social media gurus to hash out guidelines that nonprofit organizations can use to craft their own social media policies. With the release of these guidelines I wanted to share 7 reasons why you should have a social media policy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Earlier this year, I spoke at the 50th Anniversary Annual General Meeting of Amnesty International (AI). Over the years, AI has altered and expanded its mandate to address new human rights issues and to ease the creative tension between the demands of its grassroots membership and its organizational policy.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. To help your nonprofit succeed in its compliance efforts, you need awareness and support from all levels of your organization, from board members to interns. At Candid, we can relate.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Prevent Internal Injuries The first category includes the situations that we can, and should, prevent. These are internal challenges that might be related to culture, human resources, or operations. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Organization: Women for Women International. Following that, Women for Women International moved on WordPress, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter throughout 2008-2010. Because Women for Women International has an engaged and vocal online supporter base, I am lucky that my time investment usually pays off.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. More About International Women's Day. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. International NGO Leadership. Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at ACLU.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

International development: 6.2%. Research and public policy: 1.5%. International development: 4.2%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. International development: 4.9%. Research and public policy: 1.8%. Women and girls: 8.5%. Health and safety: 8%. Education: 7.4%. Arts and culture: 6.8%.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Make information readily available to internal stakeholders so it’s easier for people to do their jobs. Talk to your funder, peers, and internal experts to ensure that you understand the language of grants and other funding sources. Develop top-notch policies and procedures. Foster strong internal partnerships.

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Grant Process Management Tips 92

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Mentoring Policy Review Technique 97

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This might be due to internal circumstances at the organization itself or external factors that pose a greater social risk.” This can happen if individuals who haven’t been vetted properly are given access to resources they shouldn’t or if the nonprofit’s internal systems are faulty. Adopting a conflict of interest policy.

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Management Strategy International Nonprofit 68

.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

My colleague, Joanna Pineda, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix International Inc., Your audit might explore any, or all of, these seven areas: Technology systems Policies and procedures Security Productivity Communication Culture Professional development How you present this initiative to your employees is critical.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 15, 2014

According to Twiplomacy study of how International Organizations use Twitter, Helen Clark of UNDP is one of the most conversational heads of international organizations on Twitter. Tweet behind the scene pictures, no handshakes please pic.twitter.com/SJB3MXDmGR #TwitterTips — Twiplomacy (@Twiplomacy) January 1, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m just back from a trip to Europe where I was part of the opening plenary at this year’s International Fundraising Congress outside of Amsterdam. (I Source: Pamela Sutton-Legaud. I also keynoted the NGO track at the Internet Festival in Pisa, Italy (more about that in separate post later).

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 92

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Solution : Solve this challenge by creating a data capture policy. In this scenario, the data is there, it’s more likely a matter of internal culture and possibly budget. Solution : Restart your data governance efforts by ensuring you include the 5 Ps: people, process, priorities, policy, and plan. Unsure where to even begin?

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Associations Challenge Data Taxonomy 319

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2017

Drug Policy Alliance. Greenpeace International. The Things They Said… Survival International. You can also explore the winners of the DoGooder Video Awards back to 2010. The War on Drugs: From Prohibition to Gold Rush. Still Most Shocking Second a Day. Save the Children. Follow-up to: Most Shocking Second a Day ].

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

The Nonprofit Ready Podcast The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation on iTunes Through the Noise Through the Noise by TTN on iTunes Tiny Spark We investigate philanthropy, nonprofits and international aid.

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Podcast Hunger Nonprofit Summary 96

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2012

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. These require policies covering whistle-blower protections and document preservation. Conflict of interest policy. Whistle-blower protection policy*. Whistle-blower protection policy*.

Policy 71

Policy Public Adopt University 71

M+R

APRIL 5, 2023

We get it: this policy is intended to prevent hate speech. Was the policy being fairly applied across different religions or … not? It’s a bummer to be right, especially when being right means that a major advertising — and everything else — platform is enforcing policy inequitably. So, we did a little experiment.

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Google Policy Offline Press 106

John Kenyon

APRIL 11, 2024

Have frank internal conversations about priorities. Define clear “red line” policies. Here are some tips on Crafting AI Policy The post If Racial Equity is Our North Star, How Can We Navigate Racial Bias in AI/LLMs? Here are some tips: Discuss values upfront. Complement with human judgment.

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Charity Village

MAY 5, 2023

The award recognizes a remarkable individual whose health sciences policy or research contributions have improved the lives of Canadians and advanced health research in Canada and internationally. The Health Research Foundation of Innovative Medicines Canada announced that nominations are now open for the 2023 Medal of Honour.

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Research Open Canada Award 68

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 81

Mentoring Policy Technique News 81

Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

Question: My organization has made strides with DEI internally – training for the staff and relatively diverse hiring , but leadership is very hesitant to discuss DEI with our fairly conservative donor base and actively avoids it. How do we incorporate that into a DEI policy? What other DEI-related questions do you have?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.

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Policy Goal Lesson Share 98

sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Consider if outsourcing makes sense for your organization, especially if you lack the necessary budget or skilled staff to build a strong internal finance department or for situations that require a specific skillset. Set the Right Tone from the Top The finance team extends beyond the finance department.

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Classes Team Foundation Create 81

Tech Soup

AUGUST 16, 2013

An acceptable usage policy (AUP) is a set of rules applied by the. The AUP is an integral part of security policies for businesses, universities, schools, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and website. For schools and libraries that offer Internet as well as internal. In short, a policy ensures that every user understands that.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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Social Media Policy Media Social 99

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

For more than a decade, Nadine has worked at the intersection of policy and media in major markets including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. But with Benetech’s expanding involvement in major domestic and international intellectual property policy , we recognized that it was time to increase our capacity.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

To that end, the ten-year initiative will coordinate donor resources to build international networks in the independent moving image ecosystem that foster deeper collaborations between civic leaders and content creators — funding aligned organizations, research, and creative content appearing across traditional and digital platforms.

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Storytelling Foundation Fund Asia 110

Blue Fox

JUNE 8, 2023

One of the organization’s focuses is to improve Florida’s national and international reputation as an inclusive place to live, work, and visit. To meet their goal, they established Equality Means Business.

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Florida Business Policy Studies 78

fusionSpan

APRIL 13, 2022

It’s all about the policies and procedures businesses put in place to safeguard personal data against unauthorized access, data breaches, cyberattacks, and unintentional or deliberate data loss. Both internal and external policies are required for a comprehensive data privacy strategy.

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Data Difference Policy Law 52

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Be internally and publicly transparent about the processes for data collection. Policy Change Furthermore, the implicit idea that widespread quality data leads directly to positive policy change is also not accurate. Ensure consistent processes for collecting the most accurate data.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 97

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

March 8th is International Women’s Day. We need more better policies to address gender parity and more programs that build the capacity of nonprofits and the tech skills of women and girls in the development world. This day was intended to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.

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International Cambodia Technology Ukraine 50

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nonprofit endowments 101 How endowments work Nonprofit endowment fund rules and policies Benefits of nonprofit endowments How to start an endowment fund Nonprofit endowments 101 Exactly what is an endowment fund? Investment policy For your investment policy, you need to decide what your organization can invest the endowment into.

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