Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 15, 2014

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. HathiTrust.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Charitable giving declined in 2018 due to tax law changes. Answer the question – What community need am I responding to, and how does a social enterprise approach meet the need versus a traditionally funded program model? Take inventory of your internal (e.g., staff, board, funding) and external (e.g.,

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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).” Elect a board of directors.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Asian racism runs deep through Asian American history— from Asian labor in the Gold Rush to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and World War II Japanese internment camps to the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin. Because the model minority myth created a false pecking order of identities. We see you and we hear you.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

In this second installment of the three-part blog series (the first one is here ) on Bookshare International, I’m excited to share some of the ways in which our Bookshare library is part of the latest trends in the digital publishing world and is thus going deeper and serving many more people.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. WildAid uses a proven track record of success with a unique model that will support anti-wildlife consumption and anti-poaching in Asia and Africa, with the support of donations and awareness. Southern Environmental Law Center. When Is Earth Day?

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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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Media Cause

MARCH 24, 2021

Current projections for the year by the National Women’s Law Center indicate a continued decrease in the gender wage gap, but we also know Covid has disproportionately forced women out of the workforce , especially in lower-wage jobs, as they took on the bulk of domestic burdens, such as child care, caused by the pandemic. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

Environmental Defense Fund tackles the most serious environmental problems with four pronged approach: sound science , economic incentives , corporate partnerships , and getting the law right. (If you want to learn more about the organization, their CEO, Fred Krupp , is on Twitter and does his own tweets!)

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

United for Social Change, sister organizations working to positively influence how black boys and men are perceived and treated by law enforcement and in society. . In addition, Classy has a really impressive platform and business model with a lot of potential for growth given the broader societal shift to online giving.”.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices. Ensure Legal and Ethical Integrity and Maintain Accountability The Board is responsible for making sure that the nonprofit operates with the laws that govern it at the local, state, and national level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

There has been a major breakthrough recently on international copyright negotiations in Geneva around improved access for people who have print disabilities. One key point: it’s been the law of the land in the U.S. the European Union and others. Question: What are the two key points of the document? If it’s good enough for the U.S.,

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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. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

My early career was in international development, working for the U.S. Agency for International Development and for an international NGO. With AI and resources from Google.org, Thorn has been able to identify to law enforcement close to 9,000 traffickers and 28,000 victims.

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

He was recognized in Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30” for law and policy and as a Rising Star by Federal Computer Week. Alexis: We look at where there are pain points—internally, what is creating “toil” on employees, who could otherwise be freed up for more human challenges? ‍Jay earned a B.A.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. As author David Grossman says, "good internal communication gets the message out, but great internal communication helps employees connect the dots between overarching business strategy and their role.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 8, 2024

This means nonprofit HR departments play essential roles within their own organizations and act as role models for businesses, too! Just like any other organization with employees, your nonprofit’s HR department must comply with labor laws. Your HR department can help create and maintain this type of strategy. Regulatory compliance.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Blog Action Day is today, October 15, and the international community of bloggers is blogging about this year’s theme, The Power of We. copyright law. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure. It is the Power of We that changes the way we create transformative positive change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Full Engagement includes these chapters and topics: The Psychology of Motivation Ignite the Flame of Personal Performance Make People Feel Important Drive Out Fear Create That Winning Feeling Select The Right People Internal Versus External Motivation At a minimum, Tracy suggests that managers do the following when managing their employees : Smile (..)

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. All in all, this means that nonprofit HR departments play essential roles within their own organizations and can act as role models for other types of organizations as well.

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BoardAssist

JULY 30, 2014

Contains procedures for reporting violations or suspected violations of laws and organizational policies. model conflict of interest policy. model whistleblower policy. Is distributed to all directors, officers, employees and volunteers that provide significant or substantial services. NYS Attorney General. Nixon Peabody.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 2, 2012

In addition, we acknowledged the critical support of Bernie Newcomb who helped fund our International Bookshare service. copyright law. Our lower cost model made it practical to invert the power structure. Bernie was represented last night by Marie Young of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

These include the lack of funding and difficulty securing adequate funds, funding structures that incentivize counterproductive practices, strained relationships between funders and nonprofits, and shifts in funding models and strategy. Clearly define the foundation’s mission. Set clear policies.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite having modeled institutionalized sharing for literally centuries ( hello, public libraries! ) In some models, it's not sharing that's taking place at all; it's renting a commodity owned by the community, rather than owned by the company. Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2016

For example, I extracted many insights about the international development field reading books like Easterly’s Tyranny of Experts or Maren’s Road to Hell. His “Law of Amplification” was particularly insightful: “technology’s primary effect is to amplify human forces.” It’s on the last one that Toyama makes his biggest error.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

Full Engagement includes these chapters and topics: The Psychology of Motivation Ignite the Flame of Personal Performance Make People Feel Important Drive Out Fear Create That Winning Feeling Select The Right People Internal Versus External Motivation At a minimum, Tracy suggests that managers do the following when managing their employees : Smile (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Full Engagement includes these chapters and topics: The Psychology of Motivation Ignite the Flame of Personal Performance Make People Feel Important Drive Out Fear Create That Winning Feeling Select The Right People Internal Versus External Motivation At a minimum, Tracy suggests that managers do the following when managing their employees : Smile (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Rather, they hope it will be a meeting place where corporate policy, legal and engineering professionals can have the opportunity to understand the implications of design, policy, engineering and legal decisions they make internally on anticipated/unanticipated human rights use scenarios. Reconciling privacy concerns with your business model.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We asked arts administrator and consultant Aubrey Bergauer to make a few predictions on what this will look like for arts organizations, their marketing efforts, patron engagement, and internal structure and processes. The second change we’ll see, or at least a change I encourage, is a hybrid model of in person product and streaming product.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Full Engagement includes these chapters and topics: The Psychology of Motivation Ignite the Flame of Personal Performance Make People Feel Important Drive Out Fear Create That Winning Feeling Select The Right People Internal Versus External Motivation At a minimum, Tracy suggests that managers do the following when managing their employees : Smile (..)

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Chapter Interview Mentoring Exercise 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

This session will present an overview of how machine learning can be trained to evaluate causality of social programs, including sharing case studies where machine-guided causal modeling has been applied to program data from child welfare, workforce development, mental health and juvenile justice agencies.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Implement Compliance Training Compliance training ensures that employees understand and adhere to laws, regulations, and company policies. This could include legal regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. This type of training is essential for mitigating risks and avoiding costly legal issues.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Implement Compliance Training Compliance training ensures that employees understand and adhere to laws, regulations, and company policies. This could include legal regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. This type of training is essential for mitigating risks and avoiding costly legal issues.

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ROI Train Training Practice 52

Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

The Media and Training Centre for Health specializes in the design and development of community learning models that promote health and empowerment in marginalized communities. The organization focuses on issues that affect South Africans nationwide, such as land reform, housing, refugee law, and environmental rights. About SANGONet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

At this point, we realised that there were several internal questions to answer and some of them painfully introspective. Over the last year we have been building the foundations for a social publishing model – where we curate communities that are passionate about reading and help us create content. Creative Commons to the rescue.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2011

Full Engagement includes these chapters and topics: The Psychology of Motivation Ignite the Flame of Personal Performance Make People Feel Important Drive Out Fear Create That Winning Feeling Select The Right People Internal Versus External Motivation At a minimum, Tracy suggests that managers do the following when managing their employees : Smile (..)

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