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RightsCon: The Promise and Peril of New Communications Technology

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. At WITNESS, we’ve been wrestling with the promise and peril of new communications technologies.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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). You can watch the keynote on YouTube.

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How to Apply for the Google Ad Grant in 5 Easy Steps

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You don’t qualify for the Google Ad Grant if you are a: Hospital or healthcare organization (nonprofits working in the healthcare space, such as lung cancer research or aphasia awareness , still qualify) Government entity or organization School, academic institution, or university (check out Google for Education for its schools program).

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Google Ad Grant Policy Updates

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It’s critical to stay on top of Google Ad Grant policy updates for the Google Nonprofit program in order to keep your grant. This change is accompanied by an update to Google’s Ad Grant policy. Ad groups with at least 1 active responsive search ad will be exempt from the “2 ads per ad group” policy. Maintain 5% CTR.

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CongressCamp: Where the Hill Meets Web 2.0

Forum One

Last weekend, Forum One participated in CongressCamp at George Washington University. Participants explored the use of web-based social and collaboration technologies and their use in transforming congressional engagement with the public. technologies. technologies is lowering the return on investment for these properties.

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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

Forum One

Says Mark, "GI-Net is creating a permanent and powerful anti-genocide constituency in the United States, and essential to this is the innovative use of technology.". Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information.

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Some Reflections About Civil Society 2.0 and Why I’m Not On A Plane To Tunisia Right Now

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Youtube blocked access to the offensive video in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya , but did not remove the video from its Web site. This is true both of us as individuals, but also in terms of broader policy. It is also raising questions about censorship on the Internet.

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