Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

National Public Radio :: Download. The ultimate portable NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch, the NPR News App allows you to follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. Amnesty International :: Download. App Name: NPR News. Updated: March 4, 2010.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. law, plus it has import and export provisions between countries.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2010

We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. •

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sgEngage

APRIL 14, 2022

Even when nonprofits balance their desire to do good works with a realistic view of the level of effort required to accomplish those goals, funding may still be elusive if there are not strong internal controls in place. How are trust and internal controls intertwined? The Case for Internal Controls for Nonprofits .

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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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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. In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. the European Union and others.

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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

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m teaching a graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI has garnered a lot of global and national attention across most industries in recent months. That’s why it’s important to have internal conversations about how much data your organization feels comfortable sharing and what data is proprietary and should not be used with public AI tools.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2013

You see, several months later, the federal Department of Education challenged us to compete against a well-respected national nonprofit 60 times our size in a bid to provide accessible educational materials for US students who are blind, dyslexic, or otherwise print disabled. I was wrong. million contract to do just that.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. She has the roadmap for the nation’s clean energy future. Rutzen was legal advisor in the Czechoslovak Parliament where he helped draft the country’s nonprofit laws. Cook, Ph.D.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. More About International Women's Day. International Women's Day came about in its current form in 1975. women became the majority of law students. International NGO Leadership. Law and Advocacy. Last year, U.S.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Under the theme “Achieving Our Vision through Empowerment and Partnerships,” this was the first-ever combined General Assembly of both WBU and the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment ( ICEVI ), another world-class organization in the field. The November 2012 General Assembly took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2005

BBC Radio 4 interviewed me about the international expansion possibilities of Bookshare.org: it's a 20 minute long segment about the desire to access a Bookshare.org-style service in the UK. I spent the last two days at the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard meetings: the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

1) Ellen Toscano, 2024 Bid Master Winner Voted as the Top National Auctioneer Ellen Toscano (yoursingingauctioneer.com) , voted as the top national benefit auctioneer of 2024 is the founder, CEO and Principal Auctioneer of The Singing Auctioneer LLC, has been a professional singer, actress and stage performer her whole life.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. National Forest Foundation. Organization Mission: The National Forest Foundation aims to engage Americans in promoting our National Forests and Grasslands’ health and public enjoyment. Connect with National Forest Foundation: .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

It wasn’t until 1993, when a reconstruction of these events by American journalist Mark Danner first appeared in The New Yorker , that the full story of the El Mozote massacre was brought to light and sent shock waves through the international community. Dave suggested we rename our idea Martus, the Greek word for “witness.”

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support efforts to stop these abuses. Equality Now.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The United Nations has adopted a global AI resolution. The White House has proposed an AI Bill of Rights , and in March 2024, the European Parliament passed the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the Artificial Intelligence Act. Exceptions to these rules are permitted for law enforcement purposes.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

law with the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Once a union is recognized or a union election is certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the union can negotiate contracts on behalf of the employees it represents (known as collective bargaining). . Unions are both local and national.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2020

Meet your association customers where they are nationally and internationally to improve complex tax compliance. Nimble AMS Advanced Taxation integrates seamlessly with third-party taxation software, Hierarchical Jurisdiction and International Tax Support. Hierarchical Jurisdiction and I8N taxation: Local, National, International.

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.orgSource

JUNE 25, 2023

My colleague, Joanna Pineda, CEO and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix International Inc., At that time, Stuart was CEO of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association. The desire to be fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team drives this type of evaluation. shared this valuable advice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The international legal landscape for people with these disabilities dramatically changed on June 28, 2013, when the World Intellectual Property Organization adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. delegation signing the treaty.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

But here at M+R, we've seen hard data contradict brilliant theories often enough to know that testing is essential, so we put personal stories to the test for a major national health organization. The average gift was also much higher for the institutional version. This test isn't an anomaly. We never backed down. We never gave up.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

And in most civil cases (typically those covering issues of housing, family, and consumer law), people represent themselves because there is generally no right to legal counsel in civil matters. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law before moving to Chicago in 1991 upon completing his clerkship with Judge Gerald E.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. The most typical means of accessibility is to use software that reads the digital text aloud in a computer-synthesized voice.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. In May of 2018, the European Union law called that Genera l Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.

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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. copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. national experience.

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Blue Fox

JANUARY 25, 2021

If you frequent the IRS.gov virtual newsroom (like we do), you’ll discover these facts: “The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation's tax season will start on Friday, February 12, 2021, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. Your tax refund may come later this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to increase 14 percent to $163 billion in 2019. Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 13) NPR Shop :: shop.npr.org.

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Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Funding US 501(c)(3) or international organizations responding in the region. Council members may also access our legal compendium chapter, International Grantmaking: A Guide For Funders Making Grants Outside The United States , for free assistance on international grantmaking procedures. Another option for U.S.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2024

Since then, Women’s History Month has been established as a national celebration, where organizations and individuals take time to honor the strong women in their communities. The WCAG are part of a series of guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international standards organization for the internet.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

The Nonprofit Ready Podcast The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation on iTunes Through the Noise Through the Noise by TTN on iTunes Tiny Spark We investigate philanthropy, nonprofits and international aid.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 17, 2017

Even when nonprofits balance their desire to do good works with a realistic view of the level of effort required to accomplish those goals, funding may still be elusive if there are not strong internal controls in place. How are trust and internal controls intertwined? The Case for Internal Controls. What Are Internal Controls

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

It emphasizes why direct action to break unjust laws is needed, rather than waiting for justice or equality to arrive. Nonviolent resistance to unjust laws eventually influenced the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time was a national bestseller published the same year as the March on Washington.

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