Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Disaster assistance also tends to benefit the wealthy, who may have more time and resources to navigate the paperwork and process. Policy changes, such as updating zoning laws to prevent rebuilding in highly vulnerable areas, can avoid costly damage in the future. This can have long-term effects on inequality in a community.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. Yet another example of bills written to catch criminals, that do very little to stop them, but end up screwing up law-abiding organizations. government or even (heavens!) Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Spain’s government has agreed on the details of a draft startup law — passing the baton to the parliament to debate and potentially amend the plan ahead of a vote to turn it into actual law. Startups will also be able to use an online portal to make business declarations and access benefits, per the release.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. There I was, being virtually groped in a snowy fortress with my brother-in-law and husband watching. Get the idea?

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

billion during 2020, but the benefit tax-exempt hospitals provided to their communities, as reported on the federal Form 990 Schedule H, is estimated to be $129 billion, almost 10 times greater than the value of tax revenue forgone. The estimated tax revenue forgone due to the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals was $13.2

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Benetech is on a mission to make information accessible and affordable for all individuals with print disabilities who could benefit from our innovative literacy solutions. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, as literacy remains an elusive dream for the majority of the world’s people with print disabilities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Proposed changes to the existing framework of merger and acquisition law would handcuff successful businesses in every industry, have a chilling effect on investment in the next great American idea and close the door on the greatest engine of job creation our country has seen. over the past 45 years. With the U.S. A dozen former top U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

If your organization has benefitted from generic Facebook Fundraisers or donations on your Facebook Page, you could be made an administrator of the organization’s Facebook page and thank those fundraisers and donors. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available.

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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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NonProfit Hub

MAY 27, 2021

When someone receives a benefit for their “gift” to a nonprofit organization, the IRS determines that their support is not tax-deductible. The “benefit” can be anything from promotion as the title sponsor of an event, for example, or simply a meal and entertainment at that same event. The benefits and drawback of sponsorship: Benefits.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In response to Facebook’s lawsuit last year, NSO Group has argued it should benefit from “sovereign immunity,” Reuters reports , because it sells its tools to foreign governments. Second, it says these tools are not subject to the same constraints when they’re made by private companies rather than government security agencies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

The collapse of the US bank came after it tried to raise $2.25bn to offset losses from the sale of (mainly) US government bonds, leading to a 60% share price collapse, with customers and investors subsequently racing in their droves to empty their accounts. The law firms and other VCs caused the panic imho.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

When it comes to remote employment, employees and employers both face a plethora of benefits and pitfalls. Virtual teams existed well before COVID-19, but over the last two years, employees turned not being able to go into an office into a benefit by moving out of their employer’s state. More posts by this contributor.

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The Verge

JANUARY 20, 2022

Even those who have already registered on IRS.gov with a username and password will have to provide a government ID, a copy of a utility bill, and a selfie to ID.me, the Virginia-based identity verification company. account from another government agency can sign in with those credentials. According to the IRS , ID.me

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

It’s a nonprofit or government agency that makes accessible copies of Works, and limits distribution of those copies to people with bona fide disabilities, the “Beneficiary Persons,” defined in the next article. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., It doesn’t cover movies. Article 2(c).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In the early days of the pandemic, the startup helped its users file for unemployment, where many state benefit sites crashed. federal and state government agencies under the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA allows anyone to request information from the government, with some exceptions. Do Not Pay’s website.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

These relationships are typically bound by a written agreement that states the benefits for both your nonprofit and the sponsor. Benefits of Corporate Sponsorships If your nonprofit hosts events or other big initiatives, sponsorships are a great option for both parties. Of course, this is subject to tax laws.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

I find the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) thrilling, with endless applications for our Forum One partners, but I know from discussions with my counterparts in government agencies that AI and ML can also be mystifying, and even scary. ‍Jay earned a B.A.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2020

Uber and Lyft say drivers prefer the flexibility of working as freelancers, while labor unions and elected officials contend this deprives them of traditional benefits like health insurance and workers’ compensation. But as independent contractors, drivers receive none of these benefits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Unlike for-profit businesses, churches are not owned but rather are run by pastors, a church board, other governing bodies, and staff who are often a combination of paid employees and volunteers. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???. An organization may have many funds supporting?its?mission. Handling Audits.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As a nonprofit, the government says you are special. . In fact, because you are a nonprofit you have to adhere to a separate set of rules and laws governing fundraising, operations and finances. Recently, I attended a seminar put on by students involved with the Entrepreneurship Clinic from the local law college.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In it, the company detailed a plan to reorganize its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). What is a public benefit corporation? Critically, B Corp status isn't a designation with the weight of law, or even an industry-wide group, behind it it's a stamp of approval from this specific nonprofit.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!) Government delegation, as a next step possibility. It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty).

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Forum One

MAY 25, 2023

As a government entity, you may have joined Twitter years ago, using it to provide valuable customer experiences to your constituents and communities. For government agencies, the pitfalls and benefits may be even more pronounced as issues surrounding the platform continue to evolve. Are our audiences still using Twitter?

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The Verge

MARCH 12, 2021

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, writes in a new post on the internet’s 32nd anniversary that governments must work to ensure global broadband access by the year 2030 in order to bridge the digital divide and better hold tech companies accountable. billion people who remain offline today.”.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Facebook has broken the law. Years after the FTC cleared our acquisitions, the government now wants a do-over with no regard for the impact that precedent would have on the broader business community or the people who choose our products every day,” the company said. Facebook has broken the law. Facebook has broken the law.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

With AiCandle App supporters can light the iCandle and be a human rights activist by taking part in international campaigns and petitions to ensure that more prisoners of conscience are released, death sentences are commuted, torturers are brought to justice and governments are persuaded to change their laws and practices.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control. ” Britain’s center-left Labour Party government says it wants to make the U.K.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We’ve learned that there’s immense power in showing up in Washington with new ideas based on actual performance in the field—and that Washington is no less technical than Silicon Valley; the difference lies in what the famous scholar and activist Larry Lessig describes as “East Coast code” (laws) vs. “West Coast code” (software).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

It is an end-to-end governance framework focused on the risks and controls of an organization’s AI journey. Don’t forget about ongoing AI governance and regulatory compliance. Once a law is passed, those protections are likely to spread to other regions and markets around the world. Responsible AI is not just a point in time.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2011

A structure has emerged to serve this purpose, called the Benefit Corporation. A Benefit Corporation, or B Corp, is a business entity that creates a public benefit and meets tests of transparency and accountability. Governments and nonprofits are necessary but insufficient to solve today’s most pressing problems.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Small startups might not think the world’s strictest data privacy laws — the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — apply to them, but it’s important to enact best data management practices before a legal situation arises. For example, Vodafone Spain was recently fined $9.72

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

Ford is far and away the leading automaker in the US when it comes to making and selling specially-designed vehicles for law enforcement, making up some two-thirds of the market. Nextdoor stopped a program that allowed users to forward posts to law enforcement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The following changes to the law are some of the most critical when considering the effect they may have on charitable giving to nonprofits. Far fewer will be subject to the federal estate tax with the law expanding exemption to many more.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

For example, consumers by law have access to credit reports used in making financial decisions about the consumer. We need to understand how potential changes in government policy and the law may impact us down the road … impact our ability to acquire and use data, impact our own data governance policies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Employee leave benefits are a complicated web of company and government policies, and Cocoon is out to bring clarity and simplicity to both the employer and employee experience. It factors in all company government and insurance benefits and manages all facets of the leave from compliance to claims management to payroll calculations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 1, 2012

This landmark federal law, known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” has been remarkably successful in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The ADA and the special education laws have produced the best-educated population of people with disabilities in U.S. million to 6 million by 2015.

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