Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

We expect that many of the big issues with the current text will get ironed out this week. After the last WIPO session in November, the World Blind Union convened a group of experts to review the current Treaty draft and make recommendations to the WBU on the most important issues for WBU to work on in this next session.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 24, 2011

I’m on the plane home from one such weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, held at Brown University. I’m sure part of the issue is that society strongly encourages people with LD to stay in the closet about their disability. But, the increased leadership of people with LD in their own movement seems a given.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The newly formed organization initially based its demands on select parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the Prisoners of Conscience campaign. In particular, it focused on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of opinion and expression, humane treatment of prisoners and the right to a fair trial.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

9495, putting the bill through “regular order” by being granted a Rule from the House Rules Committee, which the bill will definitely get at today’s Rules Committee meeting, according to Mark Micali, vice president of Government Affairs at The Nonprofit Alliance in Washington, D.C. House Rules Committee will consider H.R

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Forum One

DECEMBER 16, 2008

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. city issues and indicators. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 27, 2023

As you may know, Google Analytics is deprecating support for the 13+-year-old Universal Analytics. As the clock runs out on the year, consider the types of requests you start getting for historical data from Universal Analytics. Google has a step-by-step process on exporting Universal Analytics data.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She is an experienced executive who runs a $1 billion business and entrepreneur who sees an issue and brings partners together to remediate the problem. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Kick off meeting with the Impact Labs Climate Action Cohort.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Armstrong raised an important issue that would affect the business, and as the leader of the corporation…that’s his job. Could he have raised the issue in a way and at a time when the message might have been better received? Did he have the right…the obligation to raise the issue? I believe so. But, did he screw up? ABSOLUTELY!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2013

Information found in Form 990s, like other important data collected by governments, could potentially be far more useful if it were not only public but ‘open’ data. Government and philanthropy leaders talk today about this groundbreaking research, and you can tweet @AspenInstitute to join the conversation. When the U.S.

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BoardAssist

JULY 15, 2014

Molly Penn of Penn Flood Consulting spends her day advising nonprofits on strategy and governance. Try asking these questions at your next board meeting – you will not only better inform yourself about your organization’s strategy, you will help everyone in the room stay focused on the most important issues. Molly has an M.B.A.

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Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It will also explore how many 501(c)(4) organizations there are in the United States and how many can actually be considered “political,” that is, engaged in politics explicitly with a focus on influencing government policy or elections. What are 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations? There are approximately 77,000 501(c)(4)s active in the U.S.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 6, 2021

Tier 2 Competency: As a university expands enterprise-wide, the Salesforce tier 2 team should be comprised of both admins (1 admin per 50-75 users is Salesforce’s official recommendation) and developers. They typically have some advanced end-user skills, often in reporting, at least among SUs. Blog: What Can Salesforce Do For Education?

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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. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now). and there’s a general feeling something is going to happen.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

She is a well-known spokeswoman on behalf of public telecommunications and first amendment issues both locally and in the state capital. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. Her most recent project is updating Vermont''s cable statutes. Lauren-Glenn is an Emeritus NTEN Board member. 2011: Judy Hallman , RTPNet.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 26, 2019

Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them. government funding accounts for approximately one-third of the annual revenue received by nonprofit organizations, primarily through grants and contracts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2013

It is the result of a collaborative data and data visualization project undertaken by the Nature Conservancy scientists, working with governments, scientists and conservation organizations around the world. This map is one of a series of 80 global maps describing the state of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine habitats.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Universal City Studios, Inc., However, Bookshare continues to rely on the Chafee Amendment to regularly scan thousands of books each year without publisher authorization—and to incorporate similarly scanned books provided by college and university partners—in response to ongoing requests from users with disabilities. of America v.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

And the circumstances under which user data is provided to governments, or human rights information and accounts are taken down from services are not always transparent. As I joked in a recent conversation with a colleague, human rights activists “are the 1%” but the issues we face are relevant to the 99% of other users.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain. These relationships generate countless ideas for using technology for social good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

They are accustomed to thinking that a government controls its citizens — that a film or documentary cannot be produced without government approval. ” It also brings up issues about the r ole of social media and a connected society for delicate diplomacy. .”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

The 2007 winner of the Nobel Peace prize, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just issued its fifth report on what the science tells us about how fast human created global warming is affecting the biosphere. The Big UN Report on Climate Change. We’re not stopping it, but we’re preparing for it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and the University of Georgia’s New Media Institute. In one day, more than 20 students from 6 universities and five AIDS organizations hit the streets with only cellphone video cameras to produce 8 short video messages to encourage youth to be tested for HIV. Cool Factor : Government Goes Mobile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

As I discovered when I did an online chat with this community , this field includes a mix of educators, nonprofits, government agencies, and universities – and I learned so much from the people in the workshop. My colleague above posed for me in an organizational t-shirt and holding a bottle of beer.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

While nonprofits are perhaps most associated with the social sector, organizations within it can overlap with the spheres of business and government. Over the years, we’ve seen the lines between business, government, and the social sector blur. The social sector is the domain of private action for public good.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

To go through the process in the United States, you’ll need a valid form of government-issued identification, a valid United States mailing address, have two-factor identification enabled, and be the page admin or advertiser on the page. What Are Facebook Political Ads?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 2, 2011

Given the recent substantial cutbacks in state government support for many nonprofits, I believe the sector needs to get very creative about expanding revenue sources. Governments would issue bonds to investors interested in supporting social change but also in receiving some return on their investment.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Your training plan needs to have three basic elements, as described in the following questions: What is the problem or issue that’s currently facing your team? Over his 30-year career, Hugg has held positions at the Boy Scouts of America, Lebanon Valley College, the University of Cincinnati, Ursinus College, and the University of the Arts.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

This is the very first question to answer because if your employees are classified incorrectly (exempt versus non-exempt), your organization is at risk for fines, legal trouble, staff morale issues and consequently some bad PR. Check out the The Exemption Test from University of Minnesota’s Office of Human Resources.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 12, 2011

Citizens should seek opportunities to create and share public knowledge and discuss public issues; expect their governments to be open, transparent and collaborative; volunteer to the best of their ability; and create and share knowledge about the networks and relationships in their communities." [1]. and James L.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

However, their philanthropic gestures are executed with millions, if not billions, of dollars that move global markets and spur governments to action. In that sense, they’re just like the rest of us. Case in point: Through the Gates Foundation , Bill and Melinda Gates have such outsized effect on philanthropy in the U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Complex social issues are rarely solved by the individual success of a single organization. Cross-sector collaboration can be defined as partnerships between nonprofit, private, and government entities working together towards mutual goals to produce change (Simo & Bies, 2007).

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

I think this is fair to say we have leading minds on both sides of the issue. One of the issues brought to the fore with artificial intelligence is privacy. students at Stanford University. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . Thankfully, they changed the name to Google.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Thankfully, we have some incredible nonprofits on the ground who continue to tackle these issues everyday, raise awareness and mobilize people into action. And now more than ever, people are reaching out to their members of congress through online channels to voice their concerns about some of these very issues.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

If you have the sense you’re preaching to the proverbial choir, and could stand to expand your horizons a little, you may need to step back and consider who else might be interested in the issues you’re tackling. Here are some ideas: Consider related issues: What other interests might people passionate about your cause share?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2022

Our nonprofit Trailblazers know better than anyone how to rise to the occasion of the world’s most pressing issues and how important relationships and reliance on community can be. And with 28 sessions across all five international content tracks, there’s something for everyone. Explore this year’s tracks below: 1.

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