Achieve

APRIL 2, 2020

Many nonprofits are so focused on the acquisition of funds during their fundraising campaigns that they forget there’s a step afterward – filing your 990 with the IRS. . That’s right, there are some up-sides to filing irritating tax forms every year. Your nonprofit will need to file one of four primary 990s: . You’re not alone!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. You can either file Form 1023 or 1023-EZ.

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Whole Whale

MAY 16, 2024

Under campaign finance law, any person or entity that makes an independent expenditure (IE) must disclose that IE to the FEC within 24 hours. This information must be filed with the FEC within 24 hours of making the expenditure. You must make sure that your ad buys comply with certain rules set by the FEC.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to increase your organization's security? We want to hear how TechSoup’s educational resources and donated technology products help keep organizations like yours doing the good work they are doing safely. organization doing innovative and inspiring work in the social sector?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. And yes, public policy at the local, state, and federal levels can and will impact your ability to achieve your organization’s mission and day-to-day activities. Taking stock allows us to set new priorities and forge new paths.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 4, 2021

Most volunteers don’t know the law exists. You may have applicable good samaritan laws in your state. If the volunteer is working with donors or the public, let them know your organization’s protocol for providing positive interactions. Confidentiality: Does volunteer work for your organization require confidentiality?

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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2017

When I founded CompuMentor (which became TechSoup) in 1987, I had to file articles of incorporation that would legally bind the organization. tax law that cleared the way for this service — ultimately reducing costs, complexity, and duplication of efforts for both grantmakers and their global grantees. " This was 1988.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Nonprofits are legally defined by the IRS as “Organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational, or other specified purposes and that meet certain other requirements are tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).” Who will be on your board?

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Unfortunately, many organizations and individuals that usually collect insightful data lack access to such resources. Over the past year, many different initiatives and projects have emerged that focus on tracking people killed during interaction with law enforcement. We're helping to bridge that gap.

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

And once member lists, actions and events, emails and documents are collected and stored by an online service, outdated electronic privacy law is failing to keep this information safe from inappropriate access and potential misuse. Outdated electronic privacy law impacts everyone who uses e-mail, mobile phones, or the Internet.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We see tremendous innovations in social enterprise, but these are merely part of larger, global changes in the ways in which society organizes itself to create public goods. copyright law. We developed strong relationships with publishers who share our values and voluntarily submit high quality digital files directly to Bookshare.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? to any or all of these questions, we want to hear how TechSoup products or educational resources are helping your organization keep our planet a little bit healthier. Are you … A U.S. organization doing innovative and inspiring work in the social sector?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Using TechSoup products or educational resources to stay GREEN ? to any or all of these questions, we want to hear how TechSoup products or educational resources are helping your organization keep our planet a little bit healthier. Are you … A U.S. organization doing innovative and inspiring work in the social sector?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. These licenses provide a plain-language, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use creative work — on conditions of the creator's choice. Take advantage of all of TechSoup's best digital storytelling resources.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. But, besides all the publicity, what’s in it for me? As part of the prize notification, the winning individual or group will be asked to sign an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release (where legal).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Submission Restrictions.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

The LIM reaches TechSoup’s global network of resources that spans over 80 countries. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Interesting proposition. a) In General.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

The Challenge is open to all nonprofits in the United States of America who have used TechSoup's donated products or educational resources in the past. (a) All eligible submissions will be judged on the combined demonstrated impact: (a) Use of technology or educational resources. Eligibility. a) Non-Discrimination. a) In General.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Yet, even after four years of general public awareness, there are still many misunderstandings about how podcasting can be used by individuals and organizations. From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. states of Maryland, North Dakota and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. Submission Restrictions.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. Public Relations And Outreach. They ended up passing their goal by $3000! All Systems Go.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D. This is great news.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Historically, businesses in America were given a charter for a specific public purpose that allowed them to operate and expired upon the completion of the chartered project. A Benefit Corporation, or B Corp, is a business entity that creates a public benefit and meets tests of transparency and accountability.

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2022

While Candid offers many resources for starting a nonprofit, it’s also important to fully understand the disadvantages before getting in too deep. However, there are definite costs associated with operating at the state level, filing with the IRS, and registering for charitable solicitation. More public scrutiny. Shared control.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Historically, federal and state laws have viewed nonprofit and for-profit entities as mutually exclusive organizations whose work rarely, if ever, overlapped. Defourny et al.,

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Before the donation, the organization was using old software, which caused problems when the staff tried to share files externally. Our Local Impact Map.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

For government, they offered reams of paper showing that they were following the letter of the law in the use of their grants. This was especially true for those that accepted (or largely lived on) public dollars -- primarily those that provide human services, international relief, health care or educational services.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. You have until Friday, June 8, to file comments online at the FCC website. I learned about the public comment period in an email from Free Press. It's essential that they hear from us.

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sgEngage

APRIL 24, 2023

Nonprofits and private K–12 schools are particularly appealing to threat actors because of the populations they serve, the type of data they collect, and their lack of financial resources to invest in protections. When you are away from home, be cautious with public Wi-Fi. Welcome to the team!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

" -- the poll was done with mp3 files and so you can hear their voices. See also the post on TechSoup, " How to Fund and Cost ICT ," a publication from the ICTHUB. Mobile MobileActive.org has released a new resource for mobile activists in the Spanish-language according to the AFP blog. mean for you? hard to use

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Guide your students to conversations and resources. Are you spending organizational resources writing outreach materials to your program participants. to content on a blog and other web resources so you don??????t Just think about the web resources you consume every day. Research to incorporate in instructional materials.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

That's why it's painful to hear about disputes over denying students with very real print disabilities access to these resources. The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. More than half of U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2013

Here’s a round up of resources and advice. It is important to respect copyright laws. Some images are in the public domain and some of licensed through creative commons which can be used as long as you give proper attribution. I recently asked nonprofits on my Facebook brand page where they got their images.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Problem: In years past, Hagar relied on an extensive library of Excel files to document contact with each client that would come seeking help.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 2, 2018

tax law, and should not be viewed as legal advice or replace any guidance from your organization’s accountants or attorneys. Does your organization currently report and file unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) for activities where some activities result in losses and others result in profits? What should we be thinking about?

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Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies—” especially those involved in child welfare, mental health, and other direct services ”—are often unable to increase workers’ pay like the for-profit sector, and their employees are burned out. And participants are not alone in facing challenges in this process.

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