Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

But, there are also concerns that need to be considered now, including ethical issues and loss of jobs to robots. Robot lawyers probably won’t dispute the finer points of copyright law or write elegant legal briefs just yet. More about that scary scenario here ). But it requires careful thought.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

As an intern with HRDAG , I was part of the team analyzing data drawn from documents in the National Police Archive, a cache of approximately 80 million sheets of paper kept by the police system during the Guatemalan Civil War, a 36-year long conflict that ended in 1996. You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization.

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Guatemala International Project Statistics 137

Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

That’s why it’s important to have internal conversations about how much data your organization feels comfortable sharing and what data is proprietary and should not be used with public AI tools. It can even answer questions they have about issues impacting their industry and the resources your association offers to help them.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

If the effort succeeds, they plan to affiliate with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 as workers at two other social service nonprofits in Denver have done recently. It was pretty biased and clearly an effort to scare people, though it seemed to have language in it so they weren’t breaking the law.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

This is a curated podcast list is composed of a variety of podcasts concerning technology, management in the nonprofit sector, grant writing, fundraising, and many cause issues ranging from mitigation of climate change to human rights. We hope that you enjoy this summary of great nonprofit podcasts and please let us know if we left some off

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Podcast Hunger Nonprofit Summary 96

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Funding US 501(c)(3) or international organizations responding in the region. Council members may also access our legal compendium chapter, International Grantmaking: A Guide For Funders Making Grants Outside The United States , for free assistance on international grantmaking procedures. Another option for U.S.

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Ukraine Grant Support Charity 105

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis (SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is a strategic planning tool used to assess an organization’s internal and external environment. Strengths The internal factors that give an organization an advantage over its competitors. .” – Claire Weekes What is a SWOT Analysis and Why Do One?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. HathiTrust.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.

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Accessibility License Copyright Library 247

fusionSpan

APRIL 13, 2022

Failure to protect the privacy of PII and other highly sensitive personal information can result in fines or even criminal prosecution under these laws. Both internal and external policies are required for a comprehensive data privacy strategy. An internal policy establishes what the company and its workers can do with that data.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But with Benetech’s expanding involvement in major domestic and international intellectual property policy , we recognized that it was time to increase our capacity. Elaine is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience advising clients on intellectual property, internet law, privacy, licensing, litigation and informal dispute resolution.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The Treaty of Marrakesh, Top Issues: What’s the goal of the Treaty? This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. law, plus it has import and export provisions between countries. Articles 5 and 6. It’s consistent with existing U.S.

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Copyright Law United States Library 158

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. For international organizations, you may face additional complexity such as handling multiple currencies and multiple languages. Gives you a comprehensive picture from start to finish of your entire process and helps eliminate redundant and potentially conflicting data issues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

March 8th is International Women’s Day. In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. Each T2E program focuses on one or more critical issues facing women and girls.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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Spain Language America Law 151

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

We uphold our vision by providing peer-to-peer support, educating people on the issues that are important to the community, and advocating for inclusive policies and laws. Cindy Lackow, a senior Salesforce consultant with Fíonta, pinpointed four existing issues that needed to be addressed with the new system.

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Puerto Rico District of Columbia Donation Chapter 93

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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Donor Law Data New York 138

Qgiv

JUNE 30, 2021

While some mistakes won’t cause legal issues, disgruntled employees will affect your bottom line. Typical PEOs will cost 2-12% of wages, which is much more inexpensive than the revenue loss you may incur from legal issues. HR Compliance Will Avoid Employment Legal Issues. Then, you might have a lawsuit on your hands.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Her grantmaking in 2020 appears to follow a regular pattern of proportionality—perhaps a “power law distribution,” a mathematical pattern found across natural and socioeconomic systems where one quantity varies as a power of another. Grant coding by issue area and beneficiary group. This figure excludes Easterseals.).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. It also underscores just how critical a balanced copyright law is for technology innovation. copyright law.

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Copyright Law Accessibility Library 196

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Unesco has a paper and a call to action for international and national policies and regulatory frameworks to ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies benefit humanity as a whole. Here’s just one example of the ethical issues we need to anticipate as we embrace AI. AI and Ethical Dilemmas .

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Homeless Research Global System 163

sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

Funders working on sensitive issues and/or in sensitive contexts may rightfully be concerned that sharing data about who they’re funding could put grantees at risk of government or community harassment, unlawful detention, or physical harm, including death. The security calculus can change a lot,” the funder said. The same is true at Candid.

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

Many users—including some of the government clients we work with—have experienced outages and technical glitches with the platform, but have had a difficult time receiving support to correct the issues. For government agencies, the pitfalls and benefits may be even more pronounced as issues surrounding the platform continue to evolve.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I met key Congressional staffers who deeply cared about disability issues, and who had comprehensive knowledge of the issue. That’s when I called that advocacy firm, a “luxury” that soon became indispensable. I was surprised to find that advocacy wasn’t just about politics and pressure. Fast-forward six years.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In looking at the problem from the perspective of smaller nonprofits serving high needs communities with growing multifaceted issues, sustainability becomes even more daunting. Charitable giving declined in 2018 due to tax law changes. Take inventory of your internal (e.g., staff, board, funding) and external (e.g.,

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Social Model Nonprofit Fund 98

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. Regulatory compliance: Just like all organizations that have employees, your nonprofit’s HR department is responsible for compliance with labor laws.

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Tech Soup

JULY 21, 2014

I retired from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of 2011 after 25 years of service. Charitable organizations as described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §501(c)(3) are by far the most common types of nonprofit. Know the Law. Find the section here: Cornell University Law School.

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Law Nonprofit Application International 59

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Most deserve to be applauded, but because the government and many NGOs find it quicker and less costly to pass out money, services, and equipment for “immediate impact” on critical issues, there has been a lack of emphasis on human resources. Make sure you know what minimum wage laws provide. Like this article? Get another!

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Guatemala NGO Law Government 68

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers. Basically, if there are no laws in Canada about what kinds of records you have to keep for a certain amount of time, then you are good there. Storage needs can be assessed internally.

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John Kenyon

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Documentation contains setup details, system specifications, workarounds, latest updates/upgrades, logs of recent maintenance, vendor history and contacts, related external and internal support contacts. Some even prevent legal headaches that can occur when employees leave and laws are not followed correctly. Backup Staff.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. One of the biggest issues is digital rights management.

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Accessibility Global eBook Copyright 155

Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

In a recent blog post , in which our nonprofit, TechSoup, advocated for Net Neutrality, there were several responses that have an interestingly identical structure: (a) Government should stay out of the Internet; (b) There are technical issues involved that TechSoup does not understand; and. (c) Images: Image : mirtmirt / Shutterstock.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Perhaps one of the most compelling benefits associated with the concepts of nonprofits is the potential for a nonprofit to be recognized as tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which means it is not required to pay federal income taxes on profits that it earns. 26 USC § 501(c)(3). Must hold an annual meeting with written minutes.

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Forum One

APRIL 1, 2021

It helps create a vibrant, spontaneous conversation around an issue or topic that ties to the organization’s goal. Data security & privacy law. Big Tech has long been enthralled over how to manage data privacy and even the Federal government has been getting involved.

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Application Social Media Media Social 47

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

United for Social Change, sister organizations working to positively influence how black boys and men are perceived and treated by law enforcement and in society. . McGruder’s unique set of experiences gives her a broad perspective on a wide range of issues that will positively influence Classy’s direction. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

Issues related to stalking, identity theft, harassment, and employment are top of mind, while social networking sites like Facebook continue to redefine what "personal" means. Alexandra graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and has an undergraduate theater degree from Northwestern University. Jacob earned his J.D.

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