ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 percent in 2018. percent in 2018.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Podcast Title Description A Sustainable Mind A Sustainable Mind by Environmental Activist Marjorie Alexander interviews change-makers in Sustainability | Ecology | Food Waste | Intentional and Resilient Community | Conservation Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast by Rash Pixel Center Stage Center (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). For example, many charities like churches and synagogues will pay a stipend for educational programming. bulk mail permits, rules and regulations, mail houses).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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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. A volunteer handbook is an essential piece of a successful volunteer program at a nonprofit. Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. Are there certifications volunteers can earn?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Board members should be able to help you decide if the programs and services you currently have are pertinent to the mission. They should also help create new programs and services that accomplish your mission plus help raise needed funds to fund the work. it’s the IRS), and renewing solicitation permits.

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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. When connecting with reporters, she draws heavily on her own experience working in the newsroom for leading PBS news programs. This post originally appeared on Benetech''s Blog.

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Everyaction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

With the announcement of DACA’s repeal, the program has stopped accepting new applications. For those currently in the program, their work permits and legal status will begin expiring March 2018. Check out their publications detailing “DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers.”. National Immigration Law Center.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. Transgender Law Center. Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. . How Did the Environmental Justice Movement Arise?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Organizations need to have structures and policies to support and enhance an individuals work/life balance and enable healthy technology use habits including a right to disconnect from the workplace. Organizations should commit to not using AI for the purpose of driving workers to higher levels of productivity at the cost of well-being.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2023

Successful board members also make an effort to be well-informed about the organization’s mission, services, policies, and programs. Board members should follow conflict of interest and confidentiality policies, signing statements annually and excusing themselves from discussions and votes where they have a conflict of interest.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

An important factor that several nonprofits fail to initially consider is how they can sustain programming beyond the initial stages. If donors only wish to support program spending, a nonprofit cannot survive. Azra Hussain is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Against all odds, we—a novice bidder with a less than $1 million-a-year program—won a five-year, $32.5 Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?”

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Since 1922, they have put significant international pressure on governments to enforce and enact laws that defend women’s rights. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Women's Refugee Commission. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. The IRS recommends that nonprofits develop conflict of interest policies to prevent any issues down the line regarding the appearance or actuality of impropriety.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Their work covers everything from achieving equality in education, health and economic security, to offering workforce services, summer youth programming, and civic engagement opportunities! Southern Poverty Law Center. Since then, the organization has evolved to address policy issues as well. Advancement Project.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

For example, advocating for a law change may require the work of multiple governmental bodies, sign off by various elected officials, and also changing public perception — each of which could be an advocacy campaign in its own right. What policies have they supported? What policies have they opposed? Where do they live?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Set clear policies. The foundation leaders need to set clear grantmaking policies. Jessica Tudyk is the Program Officer at the Mary E. Jessica has spent the last five and a half years managing grantmaking and scholarship programs at foundations. Be a good partner. Bivins Foundation in Amarillo, Texas.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2020

On Friday, March 27, the House of Representatives and the President signed into law H.R. 748, the third relief package Congress has passed, and the President has signed into law to address the US response to COVID-19. Treasury Industry Stabilization Loan Program. A list of these programs and funding amounts can be found below –.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. The new system was initially called BackRub because of the backlinking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

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. million to 6 million by 2015.

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MARCH 9, 2023

He was recognized in Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” for law and policy and as a Rising Star by Federal Computer Week. You really have to want to be on a learning journey and be willing to see what it shows you about your programs and processes. ‍Jay earned a B.A. Alexis: AI is not a set-it-and-forget-it tool.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. This Disability Pride Month is a perfect time to let your elected officials know about accessibility problems in your community and policies that help and hurt the people with disabilities that they represent. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Doug Flutie Jr.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

And if a nonprofit lacks funding and resources for HR functions, then policy manuals and forms, performance reviews, and regular training can all become desperately out of date or be nonexistent. New TechSoup Program: Human Resources Expert Service. The program has no limit on the number of these requests.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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. as well as our Human Rights Program, which supports activists fighting injustice around the world. Human Rights Program policies: what are contingency/crisis plans for our staff?

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

In the new funding area of accelerating women's inclusion in leadership roles—primarily in health, law, and economics—the foundation has committed $100 million over five years and $230 million over ten years, with an initial contribution to Co-Impact 's newly launched Gender Fund. Ford Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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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. Volunteer management aspect: Nonprofits frequently rely on the support of volunteers to bolster their projects or programs.

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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 legislation signals the need for more responsible and ethical practices that support nonprofits, donors, and platforms. Principles for Responsible Crowdfunding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2013

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 be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 26, 2022

Then we set off down the mountain to learn more about the climate action that students at Davos Middle School had undertaken over the past few years as part of Davos Codes , a year-round program designed to engage youth in Davos through a series of STEM classes and workshops that promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. which get Bookshare at no cost when serving students with qualifying disabilities (thanks to funding from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. Can we post their photos on Facebook or our Web Site?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Jane Meseck , senior director of global programs at Microsoft Philanthropies. Law and Advocacy. Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at ACLU.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The lists are supported with federal funding; therefore, messages that appear to be political in nature, partisan, lobbying, or in any way perceived as in violation of the law or against relevant government policy are prohibited. Announcements of member openings are also permitted.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 19, 2015

Meanwhile too many of our people continue to be unemployed, too few can even earn enough to pay taxes, our medical entitlements continue to grow through the roof, we are spending considerably more than we take in, we have no long-term economic strategy-let alone a tax policy to enable it.

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