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Supporting nonpartisan voter engagement to build a more inclusive democracy 

Candid

These gaps distort our democratic process and the policy debates that flow from it. Unlike campaigns, nonprofits doing nonpartisan voter engagement are driven by a fundamentally different goal: to ensure the members of the communities they work in and with have a say in the policies that impact their lives, regardless of voting history.

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Let Freedom Ring

VisionLink

You can check out more of his writing since 2005 on his blog: [link] -- “We are in the very midst of revolution, the most complete, unexpected, and remarkable of any in the history of the world.” Oil City, Pennsylvania. In our arguments over the war on terror and our Afghan policy we hear the sound of freedom. Flags flying.

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Amazon retaliated against climate organizers, labor board finds

The Verge

We are on the right side of history and the right side of the law”. At the time, Amazon said the women had been fired for “violating internal policies.”. It’s a moral victory,” Cunningham told the Times, “and really shows that we are on the right side of history and the right side of the law.”.

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Why OpenAI is trying to untangle its 'bespoke' corporate structure

Engadget

Depending on who you ask, you may get a different history of PBCs, but in the dominant narrative, they came out of a certification program created by a nonprofit called B Lab. Unpacking what the company likely means by "structural bespokeness" requires a short history lesson.

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Loop launches out of stealth to make auto insurance more equitable

TechCrunch

Loop makes a gross commission on every policy it sells. Root similarly uses metrics like driver performance and history with telematics technology. It’s not live in the market yet, but is launching in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York (pending regulatory approval, of course). 3 lessons from Root’s IPO pricing.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

Eric Gray, director of commerce and payments — covering the “design and operation of Apple’s payment processing policies and practices.” Lorin Hitt, professor of operations, information, and decisions, University of Pennsylvania Wharton. Scheduled for one hour examination, 15 minutes cross examination.). Expert witnesses.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. It is our turn to make history. General / #NI16 / @netimpact.