ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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Policy Public Impact Illinois 52

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Bowman, who previously spent 15 years as a marketing executive for UPS, alleges in her suit that she received overwhelmingly positive reviews during her time with United Way. United Way later retained a law firm to conduct an investigation into the various complaints. Gallagher stepped down from his CEO position shortly afterward. “I

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Files Virginia Policy Interview 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors. Offer to review organizational materials and offer feedback on how it could adapt or improve its talking points. Cultivation. It’s easier than it sounds.

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Fundraising Mail Law Donation 351

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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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

A good way to make certain that the organization’s assets and reputation are protected is to ensure that there are proper financial policies in place, and they are being followed by all who have fiscal responsibility.

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Classes Team Foundation Create 80

Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

When is the last time you read through your organization’s privacy policy? Ensure your actions match your policies When you say you aren’t tracking website visitors, are you sure that’s the case? I used these tools to quickly review an organization’s website in the US and EU. Maybe… never?

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Marketing Plugin Track Policy 52

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. After a thorough review process, you’ll be ready to select your nonprofit’s board. Make it clear that your conflict of interest policy applies to everyone in your organization.

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Nonprofit Files Policy Software 78

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Strengthen Your Organization’s Internal Controls Internal controls are policies and procedures that nonprofits put in place to help avoid risky situations. Having your board review financial reports. Adopting a conflict of interest policy. Then, you can start taking the appropriate steps to prevent those risks.

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Management Strategy International Nonprofit 67

Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

When was the last time you reviewed your association’s Code of Ethics? Consider adding qualified members (those with law backgrounds or experience with ethical issues, or public policy specialists) to the Code of Ethics Committee or task force so they can serve in a greater capacity.

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Benefit Retention Associations Social Media 123

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Your privacy policy can no longer be an afterthought—it needs to be a prominent feature on your website and written in words that the average user can understand without hiring a lawyer. If a visitor or supporter wants to know the details of your policies, it should be available and easy to find on your website. Be honest.

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Policy Websites Law Nonprofit 28

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

People provide the real growth capital for any enterprise — and make it possible for them to have an impact,” writes Gerald Chertavian in the Harvard Business Review. Having a professional dedicated to creating and managing these policies will free up leadership to concentrate on their mission. recruitment, 2.) compensation, and 4.)

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Effective Arizona Strategy Retention 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. Ensure Legal and Ethical Integrity and Maintain Accountability The Board is responsible for making sure that the nonprofit operates with the laws that govern it at the local, state, and national level.

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Roles Director Evaluation Government 116

Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2021

With that in mind, now is the perfect time for you and your team to review what’s required to operate in different states. . Adhere to local mask and vaccination policies. Most states do not have specific laws covering online fundraising, making online fundraising compliance a grey area in most places.

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North Dakota District of Columbia Guidelines Registration 111

Candid

APRIL 26, 2021

Regulatory compliance means that your organization and your site need to comply with all relevant laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). What are the ADA and WCAG? Operable UI (user interface) and navigation. Understandable information and UI.

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Accessibility Design Web Guidelines 98

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. A check list to work through with your legal counsel: 1.)

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Social Media Media Chapter Social 95

Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

We should dust off those by-laws, pull out the board score card to self-evaluate our performance and bring in outside help to get our houses or in this case, our boards in order. . The Board Chair should refer to the Bylaws to review policies for conflict resolution and/ or removing members from the board.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Set clear policies. The foundation leaders need to set clear grantmaking policies. Research shows that grantmakers that are more connected to their grantees—those that have an ear to the ground—are more likely to provide the support that nonprofits need to be successful” (Stanford Social Innovation Review). Be a good partner.

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Adopt Foundation Practice Support 52

BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Conflict of interest policy – My New York nonprofit has a Conflict of Interest policy which: Includes both a definition of conflict of interest and procedures for disclosing, addressing, and documenting conflicts and their resolution. model conflict of interest policy. model whistleblower policy. Nixon Peabody.

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New York Nonprofit Policy Review 75

Neon CRM

JULY 21, 2023

But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term. Duty of Obedience: It is the board’s job to ensure their organization follows all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Government Roles Review 52

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things. It’s your car watching your every move to make your travel safe and efficient; it’s cameras on traffic lights and road-bed sensors watching your car’s every move to see that it obeys the laws. The mainstream IT press was alive with the topic.

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News Review Technology Adobe 62

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers. It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on the age of automation and it implications for civil society. NPR interviewed ethics expert Mason Marks, a medical doctor and research fellow at Yale and NYU law schools, and recently wrote about Facebook’s system, to discuss the ethical and privacy concerns.

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Cancer San Diego Social Calendar 93

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. 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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United States Library Copyright License 134

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

copyright law. The publishing industry and disability organizations both agreed on this provision of copyright law. A professional with expertise in assessing disabilities needs to certify each Bookshare member as meeting these qualifications (the copyright law in the U.S. Employ "Social Digital Rights Management" technology.

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Copyright Social Law Student 158

sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

We’ll review the following topics: . That’s why you’ll need to see if you’re required by funders or by law to conduct a financial audit for your organization. . Reviewed large-scale expenses and ensured they’re recorded according to your capitalization policy. . Purpose of Nonprofit Financial Audits .

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Nonprofit Process Grant Government 64

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Public Policy," "How to Calculate the Public Support Test," and "Family. Foundations and the Law." Carolina School of Law and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from. College and Harvard Law School. Kelly has authored several publications for. " Kelly holds a J.D. from University of North.

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North Carolina International Grant Law 55

Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

Our review of the application uncovered interesting facts about the founding history, challenges, missteps in designing for accessibility, and potential in the application’s future product mapping. Data security & privacy law. More: Clubhouse’s full privacy policy. Time sensitivity.

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Application Social Media Media Social 47

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Boards continue to adopt conflict-of-interest policies, whistleblower, and document-retention policies. In the past two years, The Fiesta Bowl has implemented many of these policies in order to increase and strengthen its governance. However, as the BoardSource report states: “having policies doesn’t guarantee strong governance.

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Government Lesson Research Asia 80

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A Harvard Business Review reports that when asking for help, nonprofits tend to ask people “to give , to donate , or to help the cause.” Try asking your constituents to be a donor, a leader, or a changemaker.

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email Communication Effective Fundraising 74

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. Action Item: Review your organization’s privacy notice against a checklist of the GDPR requirements. The New York Privacy Act (S.5642,

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Rhode Island Law Connecticut Hawaii 21

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Also, review your website in the mobile view to ensure each element appears correctly. When deciding what images to include in your nonprofit’s website, think about what will showcase your mission most effectively. This underlines the crucial importance of making your website and online donation page mobile-friendly.

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

surveyed in the November 2018 “State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity” report have created a policy to guide their approach to the risk of cybersecurity, but nearly 39 percent don’t have any policy and 6 percent said they didn’t know if they did or not. Many nonprofits store information that’s protected by law as confidential.

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Guide Management Profit Issue 61

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Finally, the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Education reviewed Bookshare’s status as an authorized entity as part of the awards process for the Bookshare for Education project. In addition, the Library of Congress is the agency responsible for issuing regulations supporting Section 121.

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Authoring Copyright Library Award 100

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Tycely Williams, chief development officer of The Bipartisan Policy Center, encourages nonprofits to step outside expectations. “A Harvard Business Review reports that when asking for help, nonprofits tend to ask people “to give , to donate , or to help the cause.” Try asking your constituents to be a donor, a leader, or a changemaker.

email 67

email Communication Effective Fundraising 67

NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

surveyed in the November 2018 “State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity” report have created a policy to guide their approach to the risk of cybersecurity, but nearly 39 percent don’t have any policy and 6 percent said they didn’t know if they did or not. Many nonprofits store information that’s protected by law as confidential.

Guide 58

Guide Management Profit Issue 58

Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2013

Under the terms of the Executive Order and a new Open Data Policy all newly generated government data must be made available in open, machine-readable formats. This post in Foreign Policy calls for a look at the weakness of big data rather than just the strengths. It is hoped that this will spur more innovation and economic growth.

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Data Open Map Law 40

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Strategic Change – this involves changes to the policies and processes. In this phase, you will review performance, metrics, and outcomes. If the change is being forced upon you by a change in law, policy, or I don’t know, a global pandemic , try and tie the response to that change into the goal at hand.

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