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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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But a poor web design won’t get anyone on the bad side of the law whereas ignoring those important statements might. When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. This includes the laws relating to financial reporting and fundraising.

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Lucy Bernholz Named Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A thought leader in the intersection of philanthropy, law, policy, and technology, Bernholz writes about the business of giving in books, articles, and her award-winning blog, Philanthropy2173.com. She will continue in this role in addition to her work with the Packard Foundation.

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Hosting Harkin at the Hub

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This landmark federal law, known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” has been remarkably successful in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The ADA and the special education laws have produced the best-educated population of people with disabilities in U.S.

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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue. Of course, part of the role is the bread-and-butter work of a nonprofit GC: day-to-day transactions, reviewing our 990, providing counsel to our senior team and board.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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.

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Doing the Right Stuff Right for Human Rights

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The human rights technology we eventually built and that anchors our Program— Martus —has since played a crucial role in strengthening the human rights community. The moderator was Stephan Sonnenberg , Clinical Supervising Attorney and Lecturer in Law at the Stanford Law School.

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Why Kansas City Has a Shot at Bridging the Digital Divide

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Founding donors to the fund include Google Fiber , the Illig Family Foundation, Sprint , Global Prairie , Polsinelli Law , and J.E. The Kansas City Public Library System will also have a role in this work. Digital Divide libraries digital inclusion digital literacy tspubliclibraries' Dunn Construction. The City Of Reinvention.