John Kenyon

MARCH 4, 2024

When pressed, and suggesting it may have 6 “n”s, it stuck to it’s decision that it had 4 “n”s: But this is more than an inaccurate guess – the spelling of a word is an accepted fact, but ChatGPT doesn’t understand that. The key lies in having clear organizational procedures and policies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Having a social media policy in place will help you answer these questions, and inform you or your social media manager on what to do in similar situations. What’s in a social media policy? Handling controversy: This quite possibly the most important part of any social media policy. How to write your policy.

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M+R

MARCH 1, 2024

powell is the co-author, with Stephen Menendian, of the forthcoming book, Belonging without Othering, How We Save Ourselves and the World , with Stanford University Press.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Policy Change Furthermore, the implicit idea that widespread quality data leads directly to positive policy change is also not accurate. While exposure to data itself is one step, access is a more complicated notion that involves the ability to engage with the data and use it in ways that improve life outcomes in communities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this webinar follow-up, Kristal Frazier answers your pressing questions on DEI donor best practices. How do we incorporate that into a DEI policy? Answer: One way to incorporate strengths-based messaging into your DEI policy is to highlight u nique skills, experiences, and perspectives from diverse backgrounds.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

Consider offering office hours so students and families can meet with an enrollment or financial aid expert for guidance and to address pressing questions. Share the SAI (Student Aid Index) Estimator tool to fact check their FAFSAs.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This could be a template for your: newsletter, PowerPoint presentations, meeting pages, PDFs, press releases, or social media posts. A great example of this is ERISA Industry Committee’s Policy Priorities document that they turned into a web page, while still making the PDF available. See ERIC’s Policy Priorities web page here.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021. Gender Fund Announcement." Co-Impact press release 06/28/2021. " $420 million to tackle gender inequality around the globe post COVID-19." Ford Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

News articles on your website can serve the same function as blog posts on your website provided they are dated and written like a blog post, not a press release. For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Now, Hope Street Group (a Forum One client) has opened up the policy making process with a new collaboration platform: Policy 2.0. The three steps are: Recruit engaged citizens from outside of government -- most importantly the people directly impacted by the policy. Hope Street Group pilot tested its Policy 2.0

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A recent article by the Associated Press sheds light on a troubling trend: nonprofit organizations, particularly 501(c)(3)s, are becoming increasingly wary of lobbying and advocacy efforts. In a time of uncertainty and shifting societal dynamics, nonprofits find themselves navigating treacherous waters.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

New cultural organizing approaches are needed to complement philanthropy's more traditional funding in research, advocacy for policy change, rights-focused legal strategies, and organizing." " Social justice funders launch international initiative to strengthen impact of moving image storytelling.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 10, 2021

Press Release. In an effort to provide even more support, VolunteerHub is excited to refer its clients to the capabilities of Taskly’s on-demand HR expertise to assist them with recruiting, training, employee turnover, policy development, and other operational challenges. “We the provider of VolunteerHub.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here ! Connect with her on LinkedIn !

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Forum One

APRIL 9, 2024

An organization-wide use policy and associated training can help educate employees on some of the risks and pitfalls of the technology and provide rules and recommendations for how to responsibly use AI in their daily work. Forum One is approaching AI through research, planning, and side-by-side client work.

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VisionLink

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Aaron has spent seven years as the Privacy Fellow for the Washington DC policy institute Liberty Coalition. Aaron Titus’ work has been covered in countless newspapers and news media outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, ABC, MSNBC, and NPR.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

She has been recognized with a Screen Actors Guild Award®, an Emmy®, and a Golden Globe®, and has a strong track record of using her platform to stand up to pressing societal issues. Data and Diversity: Building a Culture of Belonging in Education How can technology and data advance a culture of belonging in education?

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Candid

JUNE 25, 2021

Renewable Thermal Collaborative selected as awardee of $10 million climate challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S." Lever for Change press release 06/22/2021. The four other finalists announced in January 2021 were the Carbon Leadership Forum , Solar United Neighbors , RMI , and the World Resources Institute.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . This funding is awarded to programs or organizations working to change systems, often through movement building, policy work, and rights-based approaches. . underlying systems and structures that?generate

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). More on the new law here.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. He holds a master’s in neuroscience and a master’s in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes scholar. Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Source: Urban Libraries Council Working Group: Press Release ). Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. … Read More

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Forum One

MAY 21, 2014

"What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world''s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF, somewhere nobody will ever read them?" " The dearth of PDF downloads has been known (and fretted over) for years, but what can be done about it? read more.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choose a board of directors A nonprofit’s board of directors is a governing body typically made up of unpaid volunteers who set policies, determine strategic priorities, and provide oversight. Describe how your nonprofit will handle a breach of the policy, such as disciplinary actions or removal of the individual from their position.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With a growing interest in the “AI4Good” field, Google is sharing this information to help strengthen the ecosystem of people and organizations hoping to solve some our most pressing social challenges with AI. . The key findings in the report are listed below. Machine learning is not always the right answer.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your contributions have allowed us to make significant strides in addressing pressing needs, supporting vital programs, and fostering positive change. Your job is to figure out how to navigate policies for its responsible use, both for internal and for external communications. Can you say bland and uninspiring? And that’s saying a lot.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A donor’s objectives based on their interests, The most pressing needs within social impact areas or geographic locations, Nonprofits working to address those needs, Which of these nonprofits is most effective, Additional variables such as giving models, tax implications, legal considerations etc.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

It is great when we get wins and can celebrate them, and it’s tough when we take a loss and have to re-group and press onward. But what sometimes isn’t captured in a breaking moment is that most of these are the result of weeks, months, or years of steady work to create that singular moment. Advocacy is a long-term calling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2011

Since December, over 12,000 people have signed an online petition to urge Steve Jobs to change Apple’s unfriendly iPhone donation policy. As more nonprofits look to the promise and potential of mobile contributions and the iPhone becomes available on Verizon , the donation policy will become more pressing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2005

The press release says: Modeled on PBS???s s McLaughlin Group , this blog will draw on the participation of 14 leaders in the arts to debate key policy issues and developments in the arts and culture sector.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.” The staff, as led by the executive director (president, CEO…) implements that policy: the tactical three-foot view. Program volunteers will also have policy implementation duties. Think strategic, 3,000-foot view. Board Evaluations.

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NCE Social Media

MAY 14, 2010

Facebook has been taking some heat about their privacy policies again. One new startup has promised that they are able to keep private the information you post on their social media platform and is getting quite a bit of press for it. Facebook just wants to make the web a more open and social place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2014

Here’s a story about the CEO of the ACLU of New Jersey and how he uses Twitter to reach out to the press and policy makers and the questions he and his staff answered. Here’s another example about a nonprofit CEO (Helen Clark of UNDP) using Twitter to engage audiences about policy.

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Candid

APRIL 26, 2021

This article will answer these following pressing questions about where to begin: What is web accessibility? 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).

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

NTEN's publication (which was recently honored with a Publishing Trendsetter Award ) is free and hot off the press. Three Case-Studies that document how three different nonprofits developed their social media policies. I'm pleased to announce Issue Five of NTEN:Change, A Quarterly Journal for Nonprofit Leaders !

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 10, 2011

How do we help decision-makers and the press get a better handle on what we know and don't know, and prevent people from leaping to the wrong conclusions (and by extension, taking the wrong actions)? We're lucky at Benetech to have very smart and engaged board.

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