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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). The check would be considered a 2011 charitable contribution even though the nonprofit did not receive the check and the funds did not clear the bank until January 2012. "A Here are a few scenarios for U.S. charities to keep in mind.

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‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters say they’re just getting started denouncing DOGE at dealerships

Fast Company Tech

DOGE paralyzed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has saved consumers roughly $21 billion since it was founded in 2011; the agency also had a plan to save consumers another $15 billion a year in overdraft fees. All this work likely breaks multiple laws , and lawsuits are underway. The list goes on.

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Are you ‘AI literate’? Schools and jobs are insisting on it—and now it’s EU law

Fast Company Tech

California recently passed a law requiring AI literacy to be incorporated into K-12 curricula starting this fall. Around 100 universities and community colleges have launched AI credentials , according to research from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, with degree conferrals in AI-related fields increasing 120% since 2011.

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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Rob has a deep understanding of what makes nonprofits successful.

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FTC says Facebook has been a monopoly ‘since at least 2011’ in amended antitrust complaint

The Verge

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended antitrust complaint against Facebook , alleging that the company violated federal antitrust laws with its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. Facebook has today, and has maintained since 2011, a dominant share of the relevant market”. That effort appears to have been unsuccessful. “As

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Elon Musk’s court order against OpenAI gets blocked by federal judge

Fast Company Tech

She offered to hold a trial in her California courtroom as soon as this fall, “given the public interest at stake and potential for harm if a conversion contrary to law occurred.”