Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The Treaty of Marrakesh, Top Issues: What’s the goal of the Treaty? It’s a nonprofit or government agency that makes accessible copies of Works, and limits distribution of those copies to people with bona fide disabilities, the “Beneficiary Persons,” defined in the next article. or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Random House Mondadori and Expanding the Spanish-language Bookshare Program Benetech’s strong relationships with numerous partners across sectors are fundamental to our continued success. We, too, are working hard to expand Bookshare into more geographies and languages. Spanish publishing is one of the hottest digital battlegrounds.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

Violence, Hate, and Discrimination is Still a Major Issue Across Europe and U.K. The increase in violence and hatred has not only been observed in countries with a history of exclusionary laws but also in France and Germany which saw a 39% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. In the U.K., Solving The Problem.

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

nonprofits requires that funders undertake one of two processes laid out by the IRS: equivalency determination (ED) or expenditure responsibility (ER). To directly support Ukrainian or other European nonprofits, funders should consider which of these options makes more sense for them. based nonprofits and foundations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

In the statute: "authorized entity" means a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities; In this case, authorized means authorized under the statute.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. Make the language of these buttons and phrases inspiring and specific.

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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.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 9, 2020

At first thought, most people recall The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , which the President signed into law in late 2017, as legislation that changed the rate for standard deductions and capped certain other deductions, including charitable contributions. If you ever need a case for obtaining good tax advice, this is it.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: A short vignette, such as this, will grab the reviewers' attention and encourage them to learn more about the issue. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2019

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. These events all pale in comparison, though, to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) in the European Union.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

Consider the issues with printed books. The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. I’m a big fan of the printed book and always have been.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Forum One

APRIL 9, 2024

Nonprofit leaders know there are both challenges and opportunities that need careful consideration before adopting AI tools. Focusing first on generative AI can help address the most pressing issues that most organizations face because of the scale and speed of possible effects of the technology.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

Flickr Photo by Cursed Thing Last year at this time, I was in Austin, TX doing a keynote workshop for Legal Services Corporation on the ROI of Nonprofit Technology. I shared case studies and tips for nonprofits on measuring efficiency and effectiveness and looking at tangible/intangible benefits. I think that is dangerous.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. Wendy Harman is a professional listener, an online communities explorer, a hopelessly addicted Tweeter, and a nonprofit lifer (so far).

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 17, 2006

I came across a Joi Ito post today about how he's joined the board of WITNESS , an incredible nonprofit that helps other nonprofits and NGOs to use video to document, create educational materials about and advocate against human rights abuses. You can read case studies of how their videos have made a difference here.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 6, 2023

It’s easy to overlook the value of blogging for your nonprofit when you work for hours or days on a post only to get a handful of views. Good content ideas for nonprofits don’t require you to go back to the drawing board for every new post. You’ll notice that the language of Ruby’s summary has been tweaked slightly.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are so many different kinds of nonprofit event ideas out there! The type of events that will work best for your nonprofit will depend on three major factors: Your organization’s mission, your available resources, and your supporter’s preferences. It’s a healthy and engaging way to support your nonprofit’s cause.

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See3

AUGUST 23, 2007

And they say China is being Orwellian with language as they prepare for the Olympics.) Their video is too long, and there are other production quality issues with it, but they don’t really matter. How are you showing your issue? This is a technical issue and engineering and scientific facts should prevail.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Since most nonprofits rely on events as part of their income strategy each year, it’s critical that you take the time to set yourself up for success and do your best to prepare for incidents that could negatively impact your mission. We know the ultimate goal of any nonprofit fundraiser is to raise as much money for the mission as possible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Many nonprofits considering starting a blog should look at a team approach so the onus isn't on one person to blog. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 Alexandra Samuels has a terrific post on Best Practices for Nonprofits Using Web.2.0. The Technovist offers some 5 tips for nonprofits to get started with social networking sites.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work for a nonprofit that is totally stuck in the donor acquisition cycle from hell. If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Donor management refers to the strategies and processes a nonprofit organization uses to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

JER HR Group has produced a delightful and informative curated paper tackling some of the most important—and challenging—HR issues facing leaders and HR executives today. Wing tackles tough issues in Managing Political Activism in the Workplace and Dr. Robin Kelley lays out Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: How to Start & Keep Going.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

My Networked Nonprofit co-author Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about the Age of Automation with an eye towards our next book. The report provides an overview of the technology in easy to understand language. Can Machine Learning Predict Social Impact? This webinar on Sept.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Here are some questions and answers I've prepared on this topic, based on my recent trip to Geneva to attend the first week of discussions on the issue. Answer: Many Americans want to access materials from other countries, both in English and many other languages, for education, employment and cultural reasons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Global Voices has issued a statement explaining why they are supporting this Internet strike. In the last six years, we’ve produced more than 75,000 posts that link to blogs and other citizen content for readers in over 20 languages. Current copyright laws are occasionally misused in the U.S,

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

She asked me to comment on a bunch of issues around Bookshare, and we prepared the comments below. Background Information Benetech is Silicon Valley’s deliberately nonprofit technology company. We have IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” It's easier for people to get really passionate about national issues, but local issues are just as important. The Tenderloin has a lot of issues, to say the least. A lot of that is useless when it comes to starting up a nonprofit. Yes, definitely.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Here are some of their stories: Aleda Schaf fer A student at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Aleda Schaffer has worked as an American Sign Language Interpreter in Washington, DC, Alaska and Boston. At Benetech he’s able to indulge in his passion to find market market-based solutions to social issues.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

In the nonprofit advocacy world, we’re used to having to fire people up. How can nonprofits provide resources and expertise to citizen activists without getting in the way? For example: Build a library of content related to your issues. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot? Let the grassroots be grassroots!

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies—” especially those involved in child welfare, mental health, and other direct services ”—are often unable to increase workers’ pay like the for-profit sector, and their employees are burned out. And participants are not alone in facing challenges in this process. And “in 2020, 8.6

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Perhaps we’re having a technical issue with that, so bear with us. Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . That is our intention here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2017

The danger is amplified even more so for people living in oppressive contexts; there the law of the land does not offer protection to people whose social behavior differs from the norm. Aware of our limitations in grasping the complex details of this issue, Chayn decided to crowdsource the guide with female survivors. Images: Chayn.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 31, 2022

But even when you are not overly dependent on a single funding source, losing a big donor can impact your nonprofit goal. Your issue isn’t getting the news coverage it once did. Often two or more of these issues hit you at the same time, making your year-end goal seem out of reach. An event got canceled or had low attendance.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

The most common gifts to nonprofit beneficiaries are cash, securities, and real property including homes and personal property (things). Depending on state law, payments could begin immediately or may be allowed to be deferred until a future date. Charitable Gift Annuity: This is an irrevocable transfer of property (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But don’t do that right now because I am so excited to have one of my favorite people in the nonprofit sector. I’m the nonprofit education manager over at Qgiv. You want to keep this group of people very engaged with your nonprofit because they are more than just peer-to-peer participants who engage with you once a year.

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