Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Every organization should create an AI Usage Policy. Some of these tools include: OpenAI for Nonprofits: ChatGPT can help draft grant proposals, refine data analysis, or tailor communication strategies for diverse audiences. The Fundarising.AI

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Forum One

MARCH 7, 2023

At Forum One, of our 120 staff, 52% are women that collaborate, lead, and supervise departments at all levels, including C-Suite Leaders, Account Managers, Proposal Writers, Data Analysts, Technical Architects, Project Managers, Strategists, Communicators, Senior Developers and much more. Together we can forge women’s equality.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

To illustrate, by the time 2023 Pride began on June 1, there were already over 500 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed or passed in state legislatures across the country. Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 20, 2012

While government-run programs are in direct risk of losing funding, nonprofit funding is precariously reliant on both a legislature driven to increase federal revenue, and philanthropists who expect tax relief for donating to charities. Public funding for social programs is in a state of uncertainty due to our country's economic strain.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Bylaws are the main governing document of your nonprofit and will act as a guide and decision-making tool for the board of directors. Two committee types include: 1) standing committees like governance, development, finance and executive committees and 2) ad hoc committees. Create your bylaws. Bylaws specify board rules and practices.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

So many of our clients are revisiting their strategic plans, most are upending their conferences, some are rethinking their member types, and so many are tweaking their governance. When I sent everyone home in March 2020, we already had a well-defined and well supported remote work policy. We do a lot of co-working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. Concerns about human agency, evolution and survival emerged as well as proposed solutions can be found in the full report. Here’s this month’s roundup. Will people be better off in 2030?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

CalNonprofits anticipates more state and federal policy efforts to emerge as this industry and these practices mature and has released this Open Letter to Crowdfunding Platforms. The California Association of Nonprofits is seeking feedback from the broader nonprofit community about these proposed guidelines. … Read More

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My latest post on HuffPo is now up: Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet , about my proposal to the WEF's Global Redesign Initiative. What would you propose to global leaders to make humanity better off? That's not an endorsement of my proposal by the WEF, but I am certainly looking forward to going next week!

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. Seriously though, why does “perplexity” in AI text matter?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Organizations should critically review proposed data collection and ensure that the intended benefits and impact justify the risks of data collection in the first place. Appropriate data retention policies should be implemented, including considerations for the rapid decay of the physical security situation. Alex Parker.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Government funding and donor support. Develop clear policies and procedures for using your donor database. Include requirements related to tax exemptions, charitable solicitation, fundraising, governance, and financial reporting. Follow up with potential funding sources after submitting applications or proposals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!)

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Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

Luckily, nonprofits already provide many of the programs that will be needed in the years to come, such as: educating students for the careers of the future, providing social services to unemployed persons, advocating for policy solutions and many other roles. Advocating for smart policies. personal communication, Mar. Acker, R (2017).

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

The federal government. If your nonprofit accepts $750,000 from the federal government (or if that amount is passed from the federal government, through the state, and eventually to your organization) you’ll need to conduct a financial audit of your nonprofit. . Write an RFP. Make your decision.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Insights on Government Funding. Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles.

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America Fund Resource Library 56

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Decision 1: Must we have data governance policies before we migrate? Data governance represents ‘rules of the road’ for your donor database. Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?

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Data Donor Database Map 178

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There was also no policy in place for software subscriptions. McKnight used to require two application steps: a letter of inquiry, followed by a full proposal. If you can consolidate to a core set of applications that help you do what you need to do well, it will make your governance and management much easier.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Policy Template. Community engagement governance. Some say philanthropy isn’t the solution. Are the New Megadonors Distorting American Society? On Not Being Constrained by the System You’re In.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Many boards have policies requiring the full board (or each member individually) to hit a fundraising goal and this worksheet helps get them organized and on a path to success. For example, could people who donate every year be cultivated for a larger or monthly gift? Cultivation.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Fundraisers must understand they no longer just write hard copy fundraising letters and grant proposals. If they’re not working together, you’re duplicating resources and potentially weakening your brand through inconsistent messaging. . They must write for the website, blog, email, social media, and more. .

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2015

Is Your Organization Engaged in Public Policy Discussions? Politics and public policy don’t often go hand in hand with the nonprofit experience. What problems could you solve with more support from a local, state or federal government? Should Your Organization Engage in Public Policy Discussions? Since then, yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Production Network: This type of network inspires and encourages collective action by members to create innovative practices, public-policy proposals, and other tools or products that lead to social impact. Governance: Who decides what the network will do, how do they decide?

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 108

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014).

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the absence of social media compliance and regulatory standards, social networking technologies face increased scrutiny in both the government and commercial sectors. While many government leaders and corporate executives recognize the ability for social media to enable organizations to ?tap tap into the vast amounts of knowledge ?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

"We hope that free Wi-Fi will be a resource that the city and other local groups will be able to use in their efforts to bridge the digital divide and make their community stronger," said Veronica Bell, a senior manager for public policy and government relations at Google, in a statement. Powering Communities with Tech.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2017

As our elected officials discuss and debate various tax reform proposals, it is important that the full scope and value of the charitable tax deduction be preserved and that charitable giving, in general, be encouraged. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate by the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance.

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Forum One

MARCH 1, 2009

There really are a lot of amazing people working on web technology, strategy and policy in the DC area. A session I proposed and helped lead on "Drinking from the Fire Hose: How can a government manager handle citizen participation in the web 2.0 It's ongoing today - Sunday - and you can follow it by viewing the (high volume!)

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. There used to be a focus on setting high levels for evidence in evidenced based policy making. People and policy is often first influenced by compelling stories. We create systems to mitigate all risk.

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Game Education Change Classroom 132

Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2018

Preparing proposals has become cumbersome or disjointed across the organization . Generally, the grant office establishes policies and procedures for all programs within the organization for: . Assistant Director or Application and Reporting Manager: Coordinates the proposal and report development with program staff.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2016

As a nonprofit organization grows to include dozens, sometimes hundreds, of local offices, the leaders have to wrestle with the best way to govern, organize and manage greater complexity. Think of it as a starting point to inform future strategy for organizational structure rather than as a proposal that explicitly favors any of the models.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Finance / @southwestfdns.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2008

Therefore, we need drastic policy reforms to solve this problem So, on to the first point in the latest comment. Therefore, we need drastic policy reforms to solve this problem So, on to the first point in the latest comment. My thesis is that his pamphlet (as he describes it) is long on myth and short on reality.

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Technique Philanthropy Global Problem 100

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]. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Research Seattle University Knowledge 84

Care2

MAY 4, 2007

The Forum convened these groups and they agreed to work together to do what no single organization could do on their own - build a large online audience for action on youth policy. Its going to be a great year & we look forward to many youth policy wins! All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Preparation Conference where policy-makers, practitioners, and innovators discussed how to use connection technologies to advance sustainable development in advance of the June USRIO2.o With this in mind, I propose a different articulation of the acronym SOCIAL: S is for society.

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