When Nonprofits Put Policy Over People
NonProfit PRO
MAY 9, 2022
Since they are doing such amazing work, don’t allow policies that punish them, but look to reward, encourage, and celebrate them instead. Your people are your most important resource.
Celebrate Today: One Web. For All.
Amy Sample Ward
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. The only way, in my view, to bring those you aren’t connected or participating online into the conversations, especially those on digital inclusion, to help shape policies and changes for creating one web that really does serve everyone. Today is OneWebDay !
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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 2, 2024
In a preliminary statement to the complaint, the plaintiffs cite Thomas Sowell’s 1998 poem, “The Poverty Pimps’ Poem,” ( Let us celebrate the poor, Let us hawk them door to door. Let us celebrate the poor. Celebrate thugs and clowns, Give their ignorance all renown. Celebrate thugs and clowns, Give their ignorance all renown.
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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 15, 2014
As part of the celebrations around the first anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty, WIPO launched the Accessible Books Consortium , to help increase global capacity to deliver books to people with print disabilities. And when you sign the treaty, you haven’t succeeded.
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Four strategies to celebrate advocacy efforts at your association
Nimble AMS
MARCH 31, 2023
The group a lso worked to gather support for various economic development policies. Advocacy is an integral part of the work of any association. Provide updates on ongoing policies and details on how members can volunteer with your advocacy program. Enhance your website. Boost member communications.
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Meta reintroduces facial recognition technology to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
TechSpot
OCTOBER 22, 2024
One of the many methods used to trick people into engaging with ads that lead to scam websites is to feature public figures, such as celebrities or content creators. Meta calls this "celeb-bait," a practice that violates its policies. Read Entire Article
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International Pronouns Day: 3 Ways You Can Celebrate at Your Nonprofit
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Now that you know what pronouns are and why they’re important, here are 3 ways you can celebrate International Pronouns Day at your nonprofit. Need to draft a set of policies for your database ? The post International Pronouns Day: 3 Ways You Can Celebrate at Your Nonprofit appeared first on Bloomerang. Visit [link] .
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Facebook is removing any posts celebrating the Atlanta attack or the suspected shooter
The Verge
MARCH 18, 2021
Facebook says it will remove any posts that celebrate the recent shooting in Atlanta or support the suspected shooter. Facebook wants to remove content that celebrates violent acts. This classification is part of Facebook’s expanded policies on Dangerous Individuals and Organizations. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey
The MatrixFiles
MAY 1, 2024
When I sent everyone home in March 2020, we already had a well-defined and well supported remote work policy. 25-Year Celebrations The pandemic changed how and when we gather. So how are we celebrating? Just how often should you be checking in with your team? I took inspiration from his words and I’m so glad I did!
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Facebook says it will ban content that sexually harasses celebrities
The Verge
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Facebook announced Wednesday that it would start removing “severe sexualizing content” targeting public figures as part of a new update to its bullying and harassment policies. The policy changes also include coordinated harassment attacks against users.
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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. With our blog firmly established as a valuable source of content, we are now developing strategies to further leverage our blog to support our policy goals.
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Celebrating Creativity and Impact in Digital Solutions with Davey Awards
Forum One
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The Davey Awards celebrate agencies that demonstrate exceptional creativity. They aim to reform ECE career advancement, pay, and workplace policies to better recruit and retain a diverse, qualified workforce. The post Celebrating Creativity and Impact in Digital Solutions with Davey Awards appeared first on Forum One.
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Strengthening Social Impact: Actionable Insights from The Generosity Commission Report
sgEngage
OCTOBER 15, 2024
.” This analysis not only highlights the current state of generosity but also offers a set of actionable recommendations aimed at empowering nonprofits, foundations, companies and policy makers to help promote and protect generosity. To truly drive impact, we must develop strategies that engage all communities.
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More than just fans: How women are reshaping baseball on and off the field
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 31, 2025
Black women were not allowed to play, a policy that reflected the segregation of the Jim Crow era. A new documentary film, See Her Be Her , is touring the country to celebrate the growth of womens baseball and raise awareness of the challenges these athletes face. Teams were open only to white women and light-skinned Latinas.
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Adapt and Overcome
VQ Strategies
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
We also held events at least quarterly, doing volunteer work with the food bank and local schools, as well as social events – like movie nights, bowling, and holiday celebrations. We generally had 20-30 warriors at each meeting. The important thing to understand is that we aren’t a “group.” We are a family. We bring spouses and kids.
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NCAA March Madness 2025 livestream: How to watch the men’s and women’s First Four games
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
Now that the last pint of green beer has been poured, its time to move on to the next reason to celebrate March: college basketball. The National Collegiate Athletic Associations (NCAA) annual single-elimination tournament , more commonly known as March Madness, kicked things off over the weekend with Selection Sunday.
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The 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 22, 2010
Kareem Dale, the President's senior disability advisor, was the master of ceremonies, and he got the federal CTO and CIO , an FCC Commissioner, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce overseeing the broadband program, and a senior federal procurement policy guy there.
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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day
Tech Soup
MARCH 7, 2017
I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at ACLU. Full disclosure. One of my great joys in my long career in nonprofit technology has been seeing the extraordinary success of so many women in our field. Law and Advocacy.
Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
If you pay attention to the news, you may have recently heard about a major Internet hacking of celebrity phones and devices , in which hundreds of photos were leaked to the wider Internet. There was no intentional sharing by the celebrities — they were hacked. Adopt an Acceptable Use Policy and Train Staff on It!
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2024 Rewind: The Greatest Hits of Innovation and Impact
fusionSpan
JANUARY 8, 2025
As 2024 wraps up, lets hit rewind and celebrate the year that wasSpotify-style! We cleaned, curated, and celebrated it. We helped organizations craft effective policies for operating reserves and guided leaders through the ultimate playlist on winning executive buy-in for technological change.
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Celebrating 9 Years of Giving Tuesday
Saleforce Nonprofit
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
With their help we have the support to research cancer and its causes, fight for life saving policy changes, and provide emotional support to those who have been touched by cancer.”. The post Celebrating 9 Years of Giving Tuesday appeared first on Salesforce.org. Rob leads Salesforce.org, a social impact center at Salesforce.
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Google pulls popular app that helped remove Chinese apps from phones
The Verge
JUNE 3, 2020
The search giant confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the app, which was called “Remove Chinese Apps,” was removed for violating its Deceptive Behavior Policy , which prohibits software from encouraging or misleading users into “removing or disabling third-party apps.”.
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Twitter bans posting pictures of ‘private individuals’ against their wishes
The Verge
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Twitter will evaluate complaints by the subject of a picture or video — or someone representing them — according to its larger private information policy. As implied, it’s not applicable to people who are public figures, a category that typically includes politicians, celebrities, and other well-known people.
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Is There An Inequality Tipping Point for Nonprofits?
Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
One step that we might take is to use tax policy and government investment to address inequality, and shore up insecure middle-class families whose charitable giving has declined. But we need to prepare now. At the same time, philanthropy can pursue the same end.
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Uber will pay a blind woman $1.1 million after drivers stranded her 14 times
The Verge
APRIL 3, 2021
million to a blind woman who says said she missed work, missed her birthday celebration, missed Christmas Eve church services, and was left out in the dark, in the rain, and other such humiliations because Uber drivers refused to carry her and her dog on 14 different occasions — a number of which happened after Uber finalized its 2016 settlement.
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Blame the Crowd, Not the Camera: Challenges to a New Open Photo Policy at the National Gallery
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 20, 2014
Five years ago, I wrote a post arguing that museum photo policies should be as open as possible. Last week, he wrote a series of posts about the British National Gallery''s reversal of their photo policy. The paintings have become beleaguered celebrities, pursued by mobs of novice paparazzi. Reader, I was wrong. Lots of flashes.
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DataFam Roundup: February 6 - 10, 2023
Tableau
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Weekly Viz of the Day's Each week Tableau Public will be featuring a viz celebrating Black History Month. Community Data Visualization Challenges: The DataFam has launched a series of data challenges celebrating Black History Month. Check them out below!
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DataFam Roundup: February 6 - 10, 2023
Tableau
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Weekly Viz of the Day's Each week Tableau Public will be featuring a viz celebrating Black History Month. Community Data Visualization Challenges: The DataFam has launched a series of data challenges celebrating Black History Month. Check them out below!
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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day
Classy
APRIL 16, 2021
We celebrate Earth Day just as winter is transitioning to spring, a tradition dating back to 1970. In recent years, Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month to continue the celebrations for a span of 30 days. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day? Earth Day 2021 falls on Thursday, April 22, for most countries around the world.
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Google promises to remove search suggestions that might seem political — even if they’re true
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Even if some of them make for amusing celebrity interviews , others have sometimes steered users toward problematic concepts and fake news in addition to harmless things like movie and video game spoilers. The new policy is extremely short, so I’ll just give you the whole thing right here: Elections related predictions.
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3 Ways to Support Autistic Employees in the Workplace
Saleforce Nonprofit
APRIL 27, 2021
For the second year in a row, we’re still celebrating Autism Awareness Month during a global pandemic. During Autism Awareness month Autism Plus has been celebrating the achievements of individuals across their care services and social enterprises. By: Philip Bartey, CEO of Autism Plus.
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Tesla delivered over 310,000 vehicles despite ‘exceptionally difficult quarter’
The Verge
APRIL 2, 2022
This was an *exceptionally* difficult quarter due to supply chain interruptions & China zero Covid policy. On the production side of things, Tesla managed to build a total of 305,407 vehicles. Outstanding work by Tesla team & key suppliers saved the day. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2022.
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Apple’s biggest App Store critics are not impressed with its new fee cut for small developers
The Verge
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
This would be something to celebrate were it not a calculated move by Apple to divide app creators and preserve their monopoly.”. Until Apple updates their policies to embrace App Store Principles and create a fair ecosystem, developers around the world will be in the same place they’ve always been.”.
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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)
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Tips for Activating a Culture of Wellbeing in the Nonprofit Workplace
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 8, 2018
Remote working policy with flexibility. Work anniversary celebration, shout outs to staff, hand-written gratitude notes. Work anniversary celebration, shout outs to staff, hand-written gratitude notes. Review self-care activities and celebrate Friendship. Use surveys to find out what staff need.
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Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)
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How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Through Data Visualization
Allegiance Group
MARCH 17, 2025
That possibility became a reality for AARPs Public Policy team when we partnered together to improve a digital tool its constituents use to inform long-term services and supports (LTSS). We designed a website using data visualization to communicate the results of LTSS policies in states in a way thats easier to understand and remember.
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Why Twitter Team Tweeting Works
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 8, 2012
They work in collaboration with health care providers, policy, and decision makers, industry experts, advocates, and individuals in communities across Colorado. Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved is a state network that links resources with people who can make change happen in Colorado. Tweet a photo you took with your phone.
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NTEN
APRIL 11, 2014
NTEN Board of Directors Thank you all for your dedication and service: Agnes Zach, Executive Director, Willamette Valley Development Officers Almin Surani, Chief Information Officer, Canadian Red Cross Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy, Corporation for National and Community Service Edward G.
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iPads in middle school: One parent’s positive experience
Judi Sohn
NOVEMBER 27, 2011
My daughter turned 13 this past summer and we just celebrated her Bat Mitzvah last month. Her middle school has a SSR (silent sustained reading) policy. On her actual birthday, her Father and I gave her an iPad 2 to mark this milestone year (we don’t normally give huge birthday presents like that). ” She kept asking.
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50 Years of Environmental Impact: NRDC Nominated for a Webby Award
Forum One
APRIL 21, 2021
As we celebrate Earth Day 2021 this week, we are thrilled to share the news that the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and its 50th anniversary website “Fighting Polluters Since 1970” has been nominated for a Webby Award! Crafting a compelling story.
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Inclusive Fundraising: Taking Pride Month Support to New Heights
The Modern Nonprofit
MAY 30, 2023
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Inclusive Fundraising: Taking Pride Month Support to New Heights In a world that yearns for inclusivity and acceptance, Pride Month stands tall as a beacon of hope and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community. This collaboration can help strengthen your community ties and create lasting partnerships.
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‘Transgender’ will be among more than 350 new tags Twitch is adding next week
The Verge
MAY 22, 2021
The Twitch community is incredibly diverse and the tags available to creators should reflect and celebrate that.”. Twitch added in its post that users found to be using the tags for harassment will be subject to its Hateful Conduct and Harassment policy, and could face suspension.
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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2013
Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)
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