Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization. Why board micromanagement makes nonprofit leaders furious Board members are supposed to focus on governance, strategy, and oversight. One of the most common complaints of executive directors is board micromanagement.

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The Verge

MAY 6, 2021

The New York attorney general’s office issued a report Thursday confirming that some of the US’s largest broadband providers engaged in a massive campaign to flood the Federal Communications Commission with fake comments in the run-up to the commission’s 2017 order to roll back net neutrality. Out of those 18 million, 8.5

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

While we continue to monitor developments , here are some resources on how nonprofits can mitigate potential impacts: Diversifying nonprofit revenue streams Diversifying revenue streamsincluding with government grants so youre not dependent on one unsustainable source is not a new idea but perhaps a more urgent one.

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Forum One

MAY 18, 2023

As Drupal 9 heads towards its end-of-life this November, now is the time to start preparing to move your government website to Drupal 10. Many government websites have already made the switch to Drupal 9, in preparation for Drupal 10, or are in-process of upgrading to Drupal 10 now. Many others are planning the move now.

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The Verge

MAY 26, 2021

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is suing India’s government over new internet rules it claims are unconstitutional and will “severely undermine the privacy” of its users, The New York Times reports. A government that chooses to mandate traceability is effectively mandating a new form of mass surveillance,” WhatsApp’s FAQ says.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Grants paid by the federal government have two components. But the government also pays what are called indirect costs. Read full article Comments One covers the direct costs of performing the research, paying for salaries, equipment, and consumables like chemicals or enzymes.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 4, 2025

The White House did not respond to messages seeking comment. The NSA referred questions about Haugh to the Defense Department, which had no comment Friday. Far-right activist and commentator Laura Loomer appeared to take credit Friday in a post on X, saying she raised concerns to Trump about Haughs ties to Gen.

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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.

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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.

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The Verge

APRIL 1, 2022

This isn’t the first government investigation into Amazon’s warehouse practices in Edwardsville. Two groups of lawmakers sent letters demanding answers in December, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opened its own investigation.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Point a Compass to the Future Regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path. In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

But it was also never quite seen as a merger of equalsmany suspected this was a Honda takeover of beleaguered Nissan, at the behest of the Japanese government. Read full article Comments Nissan is already part of a triple-alliance, together with Mitsubishi and France's Renault. percent of Nissan.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Other victims include Hyundai Europe, UK-based outsourcing firm Capita, the Chilean Government Customs Agency, and UK utility company Southern Water. Read full article Comments Louis-based health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states. The native Russian-speaking group has been active since at least 2022.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Since Agora is a Chinese company, it would be legally required to assist the Chinese government locate and store audio messages if authorities there said the messages posed a national security threat, the researchers surmised. The company declined to comment on its relationship with Clubhouse.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

While the Facebook ban cited “discrimination against Russian media,” this time, the government claims it’s happening because of a decision by parent company Meta directing moderators to allow posts calling for violence against Russian soldiers if they originate from certain countries, including Ukraine.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The UK government is banning the installation of new Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021 as part of its plans to phase out the Chinese firm’s technology by 2027, The Financial Times reports. Huawei declined to comment to the BBC on the announcement, and did not immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Friday night, Russia announced a new block on Facebook after the platform removed the accounts of four state-run media organizations, a move the government described as a violation of “the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens.”. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Romney said the people were “dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them.” Romney later said his comments were “completely wrong.”. Facebook didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from The Verge on Saturday.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The US government awarded a big transportation contract to Uber and Lyft this week, authorizing the ride-hailing companies to provide transportation to up to 4 million federal employees and their families. Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images. a natural next step for us”.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This week, VGC acquired comments from EA CEO Andrew Wilson during a November internal meeting. During the conference, he went over the disadvantages of continuing to pay FIFA for the right to use the name of the sport's governing body in its soccer franchise. The comments indicate FIFA has been.

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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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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2021

The new system could help law enforcement in criminal investigations but may open the door to increased legal and government demands for user data. But imagine what it could do in the hands of an authoritarian government?”. The company did not respond to a request for comment on the Financial Times report.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

What isn’t widely seen by the public is how no matter which party is in power the sector must often follow the elected around cleaning up the government’s mess like the guy at the circus who carries a shovel and follows the elephants. Just a side comment on general failings of the nonprofit sector. These wins include requiring the U.S.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The southeast Asian country’s military seized power in a coup earlier this week, detaining its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with other government officials. Twitter and Facebook, which owns Instagram, did not immediately return requests for comment from The Verge on Saturday.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. I was interested to hear Allison’s comments on managing an organization specifically for women across such a broad canvas. Governance, and the vision of governance, is so varied around the world.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Texas amended its transportation code in 2017 to allow autonomous vehicles to operate on its roads, and it took away any ability for local governments to restrict testing or deployment. Read full article Comments

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a statement, Facebook spokesperson Nneka Norville commented: “Based on guidance from health and government experts, as well as decisions drawn from our internal discussions about these matters, we are allowing employees to continue voluntarily working from home until July 2021.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The blog marks the first time Amazon has disclosed how many of its workers have contracted COVID-19, and comes after months of demands for increased transparency from workers , governments , and Amazon investors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Follow, Like, Comment and Study Nonprofits on TikTok. On your smartphone, follow, like, comment, and study other nonprofit TikTok accounts ( @nptechforgood ).

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

TikTok and WeChat did not immediately reply to requests for comment Monday. Last year, the government instructed Google and Apple to remove the app from their respective app stores over concerns about pornography on the platform. Messaging app WeChat, owned by Chinese internet company Tencent, has more than 1 billion users worldwide.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets. It’s unclear what Roskomnadzor’s partial restrictions against Facebook mean or if the government is also somehow blocking access to Meta-owned WhatsApp in the country.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The report says Lens Technology — a gadget glass supplier to companies like Amazon, Apple, and Tesla — has used thousands of such workers as part of the Chinese government’s ongoing detention and forced labor campaign against the Uighur minority. The Washington Post first reported TTP’s findings on Tuesday.

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Candid

JULY 17, 2024

For 20 years, the global communications firm Edelman has studied the influence of trust across government, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The media was trusted in nine nations and distrusted in 15, while government was trusted in eight nations and distrusted in 17.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

For years, Airbnb has disclosed that it shares information such as phone numbers and email addresses with the Chinese government when a user books a rental in China. He feared it could allow the Chinese government to track foreign visitors and its own citizens. Airbnb did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Commission approval and publication follows the March 2023 announcement of a notice of proposed rulemaking which resulted in more than 16,000 comments from consumers and federal and state government agencies, consumer groups, and trade associations. A leader at donation and donor relationship platform Fundraise Up was not as coy.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

India’s government has told Twitter it could face “unintended consequences” if it fails to comply with the country’s new social media rules, Reuters reported. Twitter has tangled with the Indian government on several fronts in recent months. Twitter declined to comment Saturday. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

Government officials are reportedly scrambling to do something, with one state official telling Cyberscoop that it’s “a big F’ing deal.”. We are undertaking a whole of government response to assess and address the impact,” reads part of an email from a White House official, according to Bloomberg.

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