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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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. App Name: NPR News. Updated: March 4, 2010. VolunteerMatch :: Download.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Provisions designed to handle copyrighted materials could conflict with fundamental exceptions in copyright law like fair use of copyrighted works and the Chafee Amendment. Disability advocates should, at minimum, press for a seat at the ACTA table. These approaches usually lock out people with disabilities.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2011

Everyone knows we've got to reduce the nation's budget deficit. It's a dumb idea, considering how vital these contributions are to nonprofit organizations, which receive up to one half of all of their individual donations from the very same taxpayers who would be affected by this new law.

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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. Holocaust Museum, Aspen Institute, Audubon Society, SaveOurEnvironment.org, Opportunity Agenda, and United Nations Association.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

” These are great questions that I had an opportunity to address at the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO) [link] yesterday along with Colin Delany, Gloria Pan and Shireen Mitchell. How do you engage millenials who have “limited attention spans?” Social media is an incredibly active and social space.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. World Wildlife Fund Mission statement: The mission of World Wildlife Fund is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

On October 6, 2015, join TechSoup, CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, FHI 360, and +SocialGood for a deeper dive into the threats that civil society faces. FHI 360 strengthens the leadership capacity of national and community organizations and increases the transparency of government agencies. spanhidden

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

Many nonprofits store information that’s protected by law as confidential. For a small, struggling nonprofit, there are more pressing issues?like Here are a few helpful articles: Cybersecurity for Nonprofits – National Council of Nonprofits. This can mean employee records or personal information about your donors.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

We see those feel-good stories about amazing fundraisers on our feeds: “Viral Irish GoFundMe Raises Millions for the Navajo Nation In Act of Generosity That Bridges Historical Debt of Gratitude ”. In the case of the above grassroots fundraiser, lots of international press easily verified the fund’s legitimacy. New to data privacy?

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NTEN

AUGUST 6, 2012

Flickr: JenWaller If you think it's too hot outside to be crunching numbers or analyzing information, pour yourself a fresh glass of lemonade because this week's Member Round Up revolves around data – from a free tool for visualizing data to a hot-off-the press report about the state of hiring in the nonprofit sector. and James L.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

Many nonprofits store information that’s protected by law as confidential. For a small, struggling nonprofit, there are more pressing issues?like Here are a few helpful articles: Cybersecurity for Nonprofits – National Council of Nonprofits. This can mean employee records or personal information about your donors.

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NTEN

AUGUST 12, 2009

Last Friday, a bill to make Net Neutrality law made it's way to Congress. Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, says, The future of the Internet as we know it depends on maintaining freedom and openness online," said. Under the Internet Preseration Freedom Act, Net Neutrality would be protected into the future.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 28, 2008

I'm really looking forward to moderating our Web Executive Seminar tomorrow morning October 29 at the National Press Club in Washington. Bush signed their bill into law last month. It's called Online Video for Policy Impact. A smart group from diverse organizations is coming. Please join us !

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

Flickr Photo by Chi King The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on how to draft America's national broadband plan. It also requires the FCC to begin drafting a national broadband plan. I learned about the public comment period in an email from Free Press. It's essential that they hear from us.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 4, 2023

Advocating for Social Justice: Standing Up for Rights and Freedoms Nonprofit organizations often lead the charge in advocating for social justice, engaging communities in conversations about pressing issues that affect fundamental rights and freedoms. Yet, we must ask ourselves, are these precious principles accessible to all, equally?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. national experience. copyright law. These seems to be an important part of international copyright law. The Chafee Amendment The U.S. It’s what makes our Bookshare service legally possible.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit. Be specific.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

I've been in Boston this week, and had the opportunity to visit WGBH/NCAM (nation's leading captioning group for the disabled), National Braille Press, as well as folks at BU, MIT and Harvard. I did get the chance to give a talk to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.

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Forj

APRIL 13, 2018

We at Web Courseworks are in the business of helping national associations stand up an online learning business using our CourseStage learning management system. This law provides transparency to how consumer data is being used or not used. What are we agreeing to? The purpose of the GDPR is to protect consumer information in the EU.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

See this post by a law firm , and this post by the National Council of Nonprofits for more info on staying within the limitations of the IRS. This style can com across in the sponsorship opportunities you create, and it can also be used to parlay great sponsorship stories to the press. Step 3: Use Your Juju.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

It includes international trade and development, security, micro-finance, LBGT rights, renewable energy advocacy, water policy, security, human rights for indigenous people, terrorism financing, refugee protection policies and rights, law enforcement, trafficking, peace in conflict areas, and poverty reduction. ” Thunderous applause.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

" The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates. Find the European Court of Justice press release here. This is the first of more than 200 privacy cases against Google in the EU. Here in the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Unanticipated press coverage and subsequent attention on your cause can be the result of change of law or a court’s ruling. Being prepared for an unforeseen surge of donations is something every nonprofit should be positioned for, and the swell of attention doesn’t need to come only from a natural disaster.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 3, 2013

Betsy Beaumon I recently had the honor to speak at the first-ever Braille Summit , hosted on June 19-21, 2013 by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and Perkins School for the Blind. federal law supports braille instruction. Image by the National Braille Press, a DIAGRAM subcontract.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As a result, and in agreement with the National Labor Relations Board, Google soon thereafter posted a list of employees’ rights in all of its offices, underscoring workers rights to organize, talk to the press without permission, and discuss wage and labor issues. New Mexico protects employees’ rights to express “political opinions”.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Impact National Conference / Amherst, MA / Less than $200. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / Less than $500. Leadership. Governance.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

I think at the national level we're always going to have The New York Times , CNN, and The Washington Post to do national investigations, but what we really are threatened to lose in the next year to five years is local investigations and local reporting. Yes, definitely. I can imagine doing that for all kinds of issues.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

But we’re all pressed for time and constrained by the old way of doing things. BIPOC News Outlets As a starting point, we recommend reaching out to BIPOC media outlets with national reach. Where could those stories make the most difference? That’s where this guide comes in.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 9, 2018

With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. Today, the Marrakesh Treaty has been ratified by more than thirty countries, and went into international effect and law as of last year.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The mainstream IT press was alive with the topic. It’s your car watching your every move to make your travel safe and efficient; it’s cameras on traffic lights and road-bed sensors watching your car’s every move to see that it obeys the laws. Big Data and the Internet of Things. Big picure time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey: I was just doing a major legacy thing for a National Health Organization half a million donors, and they make about 22 million a year from legacies, and they have an $80 million fund that’s just sitting there as investment. Maybe you have a very pressing need that you want to communicate to a donor. And one of. .

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Lambda Legal Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Southern Poverty Law Center. Lakota People's Law Project.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The law banned people in prison from accessing Pell Grants to help cover the cost of college tuition. Being able to share authentic stories will help you turn up the volume of your conversation in the press, on social media, and in growing key audiences and allies. This ended up causing more harm to people, families, and communities.

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M+R

AUGUST 25, 2021

The content includes references and links out to press coverage from some of last year’s most defining but also painful moments concerning violence and police brutality against Black lives. In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic and a presidential election, the national conversation shifted dramatically. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

As with most legislation, it is unlikely that this bill will become a law in its current form as passed by the House, however it begins a conversation among the House, Senate and Administration on the next phase of COVID-19 relief. 10M each for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. $5M

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

These are all channels that your organization can direct and basically do whatever you want with, within reason and the law, at your own discretion. Earned media is when you get press or coverage by somebody else. This is a campaign for an organization called the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.

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