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Automation Nation? AI Adoption in Canadian Businesses Report

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The Dais, a public policy and leadership institute at Toronto Metropolitan University, released the Automation Nation: AI Adoption in Canadian Businesses Report, funded by AWS, Conseil de l’innovation du Québec, and Mitacs. With the rise in […] The post Automation Nation?

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. and George Smith–also known as the “Chicago Six–contacted all 288 accredited engineering programs in the nation. Background. Barnette, Jr.

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Guatemalan National Police Archive Goes Online

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The Guatemalan government human rights ombudsman invited the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) to analyze the contents of the estimated 80 million documents in the Guatemalan National Police Historical Archive or the Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional (AHPN).

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

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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). Despite the importance of public policy to the nonprofit sector, there is a severe lack of engagement among nonprofits. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Fewer restrictions, greater impact: How Candid shifted to unrestricted support 

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One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data. The report highlights declines in philanthropic support for historically Black colleges and universities.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

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To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity. Moreover, when their foundation announced a dramatic increase in annual spending, it made national news. That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy.

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February Cause Awareness: Black History Month

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February is Black History Month in many countries in the United States and Canada, an annual observance dedicated to honoring and acknowledging the valuable contributions of Black people in both nations. Woodson believed that it was important to establish a theme to help focus the attention of the public.

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