5 Nonprofit Fundraising Laws You Should Know About
Wild Apricot
MAY 1, 2020
Following government regulations for your nonprofit can be confusing. This helpful guide will help you navigate the world of nonprofit fundraising laws and stay compliant.
Raise the Board’s Financial IQ
.orgSource
MAY 23, 2023
And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. But a poor web design won’t get anyone on the bad side of the law whereas ignoring those important statements might. Board members are personally responsible for the organization’s compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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How New California Regulations Impact Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 27, 2023
A new California law aims to bring more transparency to digital fundraising as a whole. Let’s explore the aspects of the California law, how it impacts social media platforms, the implications for nonprofits that land on a block list and the steps a nonprofit needs to take to avoid non-compliance.
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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right
Saleforce Nonprofit
MARCH 31, 2021
Despite the need to address this gap, PhotoDNA and related tools are currently facing attacks from both tech sector policies (like expanded adoption of end-to-end encryption ) and government regulation (such as the European Union’s ePrivacy Directive ). Additional detection technologies must be developed and deployed.
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Harnessing the Power of AI: Why Associations Need Strong Data Governance to Thrive
.orgSource
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Without reliable, organized, and well-governed data, AI cannot deliver the insights and efficiencies that promise to revolutionize member engagement, operations, and strategy. In this blog, we will explore why associations need to prioritize data management and governance to fully leverage AI and transform their decision-making processes.
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How Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Impacts Nonprofits, Part 2
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Now let’s take a deeper look into what complying with this law means for nonprofits with employees doing business in the state — discussing everything from human resources to donor relations. In part one, I described the difficulties nonprofits are facing trying to comply with the Stop WOKE Act.
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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill
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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How Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Impacts Nonprofits
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Recently, companies, nonprofits, schools, schools that are also nonprofits, consultants and educators have been caught in a windstorm of confusion over the implementation of two Florida laws.
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How Your Nonprofit Can Improve Compensation Transparency
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Pay transparency laws, which typically require employers to share the pay range for a role in the job posting, are designed to encourage employers to be more open with employees and job seekers about compensation. And they’re becoming the norm.
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Online Fundraising Platforms To Face Stricter Regulations in California
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 25, 2021
California’s Department of Justice already oversees charities and regulates fundraising on behalf of all charitable purposes in the state, but with the surge in online fundraising platforms, the state’s law, as written, wasn’t sufficient to reach online fundraising.
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Social Spending Bill Includes Provisions Worth Watching for the Nonprofit Sector
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 1, 2022
New laws can change the way both your donors and clients interact with you. Federal legislation can have a wide-ranging impact on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve.
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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse
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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Authorized Entities Trusted Intermediaries
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 24, 2010
and as far as I know, most of the other exceptions) law, there is no approval or authorization by other entities, whether government, publishing industry or the disability consumer organizations. Compare that to the fair use exception, which has plenty of case law. As long as we obey the law, they are unlikely to sue us.
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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance
ASU Lodestar Center
DECEMBER 14, 2012
The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Increased understanding of their legal and governance responsibilities.
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80 What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?
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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NPOs Win While Losing In Daniel’s Law Data Cases
The NonProfit Times
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Most of the arguments to relieve data firms of litigation under Daniels Law in New Jersey were rejected by a Pennsylvania federal judge who was sitting in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey because all of the judges on that circuit recused themselves from the cases.
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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE
.orgSource
JUNE 5, 2023
In the United States, only approximately four states have a law prohibiting marriage under the age of 18. An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. Governance, and the vision of governance, is so varied around the world.
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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know
Candid
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board?
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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2022
Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance. Canvas door-to-door.
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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!
VisionLink
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
As an attorney he specializes in internet, technology, privacy, and corporate law and has consulted organizations on legal requirements, risk identification, risk management, and developing a corporate culture of privacy. He has testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.
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149 New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler
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JUNE 13, 2011
He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. Rob has a deep understanding of what makes nonprofits successful.
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The Case for Copyright Exceptions and Fair Use
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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David’s Winning Strategy: How Nonprofits Can Change Unfair Laws
Blue Avocado
APRIL 17, 2023
Discover how small nonprofits can take on unfair laws and policies that hinder their ability to serve their communities and come out victorious with the help of coalitions. The post David’s Winning Strategy: How Nonprofits Can Change Unfair Laws appeared first on Blue Avocado.
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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less
ASU Lodestar Center
JUNE 28, 2013
Five years later, temporary stimulus funding has come and gone, replaced instead by ongoing cuts to government funding. Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. enforcement and more.
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Towards Global Access for the Print Disabled
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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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.
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ADA Lawsuits Against Website Owners Are Increasing: Mitigate Risk By Making Your Site Web Accessible
Byte Technology
OCTOBER 7, 2019
According to law firm Seyfarth Shaw, its researchers counted a whopping 5,592 ADA Title III lawsuit filings within the first six months of 2019! This law ensures that information is available to those with disabilities. government may withhold state funding if the state doesn’t comply with Section 508. For example, the U.S.
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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist: What does the repeal of Arizona's solicitation law mean to my nonprofit?
ASU Lodestar Center
JULY 3, 2013
The Arizona legislature recently passed legislation that repeals Arizona’s solicitation registration laws and the requirement that nonprofit organizations file annual solicitation registration or renewal forms with the Secretary of State. These laws were designed to protect the public from misleading or unethical fundraising practices.
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Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement Services Shop
Robert Weiner
JANUARY 5, 2010
Understand the laws governing their work (IRS, FEC, HIPAA, FERPA). Understand the business they and their colleagues are in (fundraising, communications, membership, events management, governmental relations, public relations) so they can make good decisions, plan ahead, and provide good service.
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Maybe It’s Not Your Database, It’s You
Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Do you have policies and procedures governing the use of the database? What about best practices in data management and any applicable laws? © Walt Kelly. Did you implement the system properly in the first place? Do your codes make sense and give you the information you need? Have users been trained on those policies and procedures?
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Understanding how California AB 488 impacts online charitable fundraising
Candid
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising. While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state.
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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance
Candid
APRIL 29, 2024
Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.
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Court Date Pending For Daniel’s Law Data Suits
The NonProfit Times
AUGUST 23, 2024
New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.
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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3
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. Special thanks go to Charles Coward and Xavier Domènech of the Barcelona law firm Uría Menéndez.
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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 27, 2011
Answer : • Countries should provide for a copyright exception in their national laws to allow nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities to make accessible versions of inaccessible books and other content • Import and export of such accessible materials shall be permitted 2. Government support this effort?
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150 Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
A copyright exception allows specialist organizations (generally a government agency or disability NGO or library) to make an accessible version of a published book without having to get permission from the author or publisher. It includes pressuring national governments to enforce existing accessibility laws.
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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws
Achieve
MARCH 4, 2022
From fundraising legal requirements to digital privacy laws, it’s important to understand the rules to which your nonprofit can be held accountable. Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive.
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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits
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.
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10 Free Nonprofit iPhone Apps
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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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving
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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Experts Weigh In: Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for Government
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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What’s up with consumer data privacy?
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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How to Make Tax Law Work for Your Nonprofit
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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47 Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change
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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