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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Community foundations sponsor many donor-advised funds (DAFs) which are like mini-foundations but they are not public. Canvas door-to-door.

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Send Your Feedback to the FCC: Net Neutrality Needs You

NTEN

I strongly encourage you to discuss the issues related to the FCC''s proposed rules, Internet accessibility, and your community as a staff and with those you serve. We are inspired to see so many NTEN funders, sponsors, and members standing up for the support of an open Web , including Google, Microsoft, and Twitter.

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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This was first introduced (to my knowledge) in the Stakeholder's Platform discussions, which were the quickly ginned-up alternative option created in response to the original introduction at WIPO of the Treaty for the Visually Impaired ("TVI") by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (and now co-sponsored by Mexico). The concept of TIs uses U.S.

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An Open letter to Crowdfunding Companies from the California Association of Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: The crowdfunding industry has sponsored legislation in California to clarify what is legally permissible. The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the broader nonprofit community about these proposed guidelines. Jan Masaoka’s guest post provides more details.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: Before MADD, there were little to no legal consequences for driving while intoxicated; her organization transformed American attitudes about drunk driving and successfully fought for stricter laws across the country. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story.

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Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Disaster and Hardship Relief Funds: A Guide for CSR Leaders

sgEngage

To be considered to benefit an indefinite class, the proposed relief program must be open-ended and include employees affected by the current disaster and those who may be affected by a future disaster. An applicant must begin and submit the application confidentially as an individual, not as an employee of the fund’s sponsoring organization.

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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. Benetech Labs: what are our intellectual property policies on Labs projects if we host projects proposed by third parties? That’s just a taste of what’s on the plate at Benetech.