Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 24, 2010

Yet, this is the requirement of the European proposal for TIs here at WIPO! proposal has similar (but not quite as out there) language saying that the organization using the exception has to have the trust of both the publishers and the consumer groups. And, the U.S. term "authorized entity" carries some of this freight to non-U.S.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

trillion spending and relief package includes controversial measures previously introduced as the CASE Act , the Trademark Modernization Act, and a felony streaming proposal — all significantly expanding the rights and powers of intellectual property owners. Congress’ $2.3

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Are you a an online advocacy guru, a fundraiser, or grassroots organizer? This includes people who work in: Online Advocacy and Outreach. All are welcome to put forward presentations or propose conversations that you would like to have with others and: questions you want answered. NonProfit 2.0 Who is invited? Social Media.

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NTEN

MAY 15, 2014

I strongly encourage you to discuss the issues related to the FCC''s proposed rules, Internet accessibility, and your community as a staff and with those you serve. Advocacy Communications fcc internet issues law net neutrality open web' Why does an open Web matter to your organization? Add your voice and send feedback to the FCC!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2009

I was part of an expert panel that drafted the original proposed treaty. Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay joined together to propose that WIPO consider this treaty. Bookshare pretty much has been made possible by the Chafee Amendment, a copyright exception provision in U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team).

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Some of these tools include: OpenAI for Nonprofits: ChatGPT can help draft grant proposals, refine data analysis, or tailor communication strategies for diverse audiences. Rally Starter : This platform uses AI to help nonprofits efficiently create advocacy campaigns to engage supporters and create real impact.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But according to a press release from Tillis’ office and statements made by tech advocacy groups like Public Knowledge, streamers and their fans have no cause for alarm. “As On December 16th, Twitch addressed this proposal in its town hall, saying that the company did not expect the bill to affect its platform or its users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For nonprofit managers who oversee tedious administrative work and grant proposal grinds, for instance, AI is a godsend for reducing time suck. Success Factors: Celebrity Advocacy: Leveraging celebrity power attracts attention and builds trust with potential donors. Online Donations – St.

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Tableau

MAY 24, 2021

An analytical approach to advocacy. Guided by the nonpartisan policy principles created by our task force, we took an analytical approach to putting our advocacy plan into motion. Using our Salesforce and Tableau platforms, we analyzed the proposed bills to compare the provisions against our principles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

Their web site tools provide useful information for grassroots advocates or anyone for that matter to stay informed on health care-related topics such as the proposed Medicaid cuts in the budget that are currently being debated in Congress. These are mostly people who share pics of their kids on FB and are never on Twitter.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets. Candid also offers a wide variety of borrowable e-books by topic: DEI, management, fundraising, grant writing, advocacy, etc.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

Open MIC, a nonprofit that works with shareholders to advocate for greater corporate accountability and is helping to organize the proposal, says Mitchell’s firing may have been retaliatory. The new proposal is based on the still-radical idea that whistleblowers are good for business. Google claims she violated its security policies.

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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. The Proposals A. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). The African Union Proposed Treaty (“AUPT”).

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

And if our political leaders arent even willing to recognize, much less take action to address the nations growing wealth divide, then making a real impact will require the collective effort, dedication, and resources of private advocacy groups and philanthropists in our communities.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2020

Residents of the seaside community of Tierra del Mar, Oregon, have feared that construction of the landing site would cause problems for locals and the environment since it was first proposed in 2018. Facebook should be assessed a major fine to cover all the state’s costs in dealing with this ugly fiasco.

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Other advocacy groups like US PIRG have called out Microsoft for pushing back against proposed “right to repair” laws , which would require companies to release information on its products that would let consumers do repairs on their own or through third parties.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Given the rapid growth in grassroots advocacy initiatives at organizations large and small, we’ve been talking a lot in our office about the opportunities nonprofits have to drive new types of engagement through advocacy and what makes an organization effective. ” How it does that presents quite a few lessons.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

For us, it's also a critical source for advocacy. Certainly, this is worth celebrating, but the reality is that our Facebook fan base hasn't reached the scale needed to become a leading supplier of new advocacy recruits. Will the same be true for those on our email list with whom we also have a Facebook relationship?

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Right now, a $15 billion funding bill to invest in NG911 has been proposed in Congress as part of the LIFT America infrastructure bill that is currently winding its way through the appropriations process and negotiations between Democratic and Republican leaders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re not an advocacy organization, but our technical insights are in great demand from advocates. Benetech Labs: what are our intellectual property policies on Labs projects if we host projects proposed by third parties? We are consulted by policymakers, legislators, rightsholders, companies and activists for our insights.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Neil Bradley is the executive vice president, chief policy officer and head of strategic advocacy for the U.S. However, the very recipe that created America’s economic success is being threatened by proposals in Congress that will make creating a new business less attractive. Neil Bradley. Contributor. Share on Twitter. With the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Infographics can be used in different and creative ways and some obvious ones such as marketing messaging , educating about a social issue , to celebrate a successful campaign , to report to stakeholders on key performance metrics , an annual report, and even a marriage proposal ! Need some ideas? ” 5: Use Best Practices.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But there’s another implication of this trend that’s less obvious: these new investors also have the power to introduce and vote on shareholder proposals that can shape the trajectories of publicly-traded companies. That experience opened his eyes to how shareholder advocacy can enact change at large companies, he said.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Now Politico reports that the campaign to support Haugen’s advocacy has been aided by eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar, as she takes on the place where she previously worked as a product manager assigned to the Civic Integrity group. Still, a carefully executed media rollout has, so far, kept her claims from being ignored or forgotten.

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2013

Major congratulations to Jamie Biggar of Leadnow ( www.leadnow.ca ) for winning the 2013 Care2 Impact Prize for his outstanding impact on online advocacy and fundraising. Biggar, who founded and leads Leadnow , garnered the most votes from the NTEN community, from among a formidable pool of finalists.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Today, one of Activision Blizzard’s shareholders released a letter saying that the company’s proposed remedies for the pervasive allegations of sexual assault and discrimination “do not go nearly far enough.” Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The Verge has reached out to Activision Blizzard for a response.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In doing so, nonprofits can encourage people to support the organization in several ways, such as donating, volunteering, participating in advocacy work, attending events, and more. Create a request for proposal (RFP). Consultants use these documents to build out proposals that demonstrate how they would approach helping your team.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

But there hasn’t really been a large-scale, independent effort to track YouTube’s recommendation algorithm to understand how it determines which videos to recommend, said Ashley Boyd, Mozilla’s vice president of advocacy and engagement. “So So much attention goes to Facebook — and deservedly so— when it comes to misinformation,” Boyd said.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2011

For example , if you are an organization working on public education policy changes, you probably recognize teachers as a core demographic to your work - both in supporting the changes you propose as well as helping identify the changes that can and should be made. Revisit your Story. What's your organization's story? You have one.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Priebatsch even proposed how school could be improved by adding better game mechanics than those that already exist: for example, having a points system that allows you to "level up" rather than our current grading-average system, and building in an honor system to eliminate cheating ( as Princeton has done , with huge success).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sites includes Wikipedia , Reddit , BoingBoing , and Global Voices are “going dark” and will black out the Global Voices Advocacy site for 12 hours on January 18 beginning at 8 am. Other sites will provides more information about the proposed bills and a link to a send an email to lawmakers.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Reader Comments (5) Nice post Allyson!

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2021

The TLC is committed to an all-electric future and our proposed rules would, for the first time, include BEVs in its required biannual analysis of potential need for additional vehicles.”. The city’s tech industry is also taking shots at the TLC, calling the vote a “step backwards” in the fight against climate change.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

From the Big Duck website : Brandraising is a proprietary model developed by Big Duck to help nonprofits communicate more effectively in order to advance fundraising, programs and advocacy goals. Sounded perfect.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Global Giving will vet contest applications to ensure they meet the requirements — for example, grant proposals may not contain profanity or involve political advocacy for a particular party. Each month, we accept 1,000 submissions, and all of the ideas that comply with our Official Guidelines are then posted online for public vote.

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