Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 1, 2003

Solid policy research into the nonprofit arts and culture sector, once rare and anecdotal, is now accumulating. It is the first Boston study to examine the fundraising mechanisms available to local arts and cultural organizations compared to other parts of the country, and to establish a baseline understanding of this sector???s

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

.” For years, New Orleans leaders have struggled with how to manage the influx of illegal short-term rentals catering to the millions of visitors who flock to The Big Easy annually while managing a lack of affordable housing. A federal appeals court is currently reviewing these policies.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Apple will no longer require customers to wear masks in a number of Apple stores across the US, including in Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, and other states that have recently dropped local mask mandates, according to a report by Bloomberg. Apple is also resuming in-store classes.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

i) Financial controls are policies and procedures designed to protect your organization’s assets. i) The Federal government and most local governments regulate lobbying. ii) The Nonprofit Revitalization Act requires New York nonprofits to have a conflict of interest policy and a whistleblower policy.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

The event is perfect for local networking with AFP members and non-members. You can expect to network with top industry leaders and gain insights on improving donor retention, digital campaigns, and leveraging new fundraising tools. Attend If Youre: A fundraising professional in New York City.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

million employees, according to The New York Time s. To add to the dysfunction, Amazon’s team didn’t have any policies to accommodate local laws like one in its home state. You can go read the New York Times article right now.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Urban Movement Labs, launched in November 2019, is a public-private partnership involving local government and companies to develop, test and deploy transportation technologies. The combined company, which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange with ticker symbol “ACHR,” will have an equity valuation of $3.8

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Tesla was recently granted tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks from both the county in Texas where the factory will be built and from a local school district. The new factory in Texas will be open to the public, Musk said, and that there will be a boardwalk and hiking and biking trails. It started this weekend.”.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. She notes that as of February, Sophia now speaks more than 85 languages, making survivor support more inclusive for those facing language barriers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. most countries excluding the U.S.,

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

For instance, the Drivers Cooperative in New York started in an educational classroom among Uber and Lyft drivers, after workers became tired of paying high commission fees to these platform companies while also being required to pay for their own job expenses such as insurance and repairs. Today, it has over 5,000 members.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

There are also local events being organized in 70 countries around the world that will culminate in a global event in New York, which will be attended by UN Women executive director Michelle Bachelet, actress Marcia Cross, journalist Mariane Pearl and Plan-supported girl ambassadors from around the world, who will be sharing their experiences with (..)

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

Twitter also halted its handling of government requests as of July 1st, with Facebook announcing its pause on Monday, The New York Times reported. But under this new position, all the companies will, at least temporarily, ignore the requests coming from the government of Hong Kong.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

We might envision an ISP that smashes through the plodding local politics of digging fiber trenches by literally achieving escape velocity and delivering fast, reliable internet from the heavens above. Where I live in rural New York state, the best available data suggests that only 43 percent of people connect at 25Mbps or above.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

A Quick Look at Pride Month History Pride Month happens every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. Collaborate with local LGBTQ+ organizations : Team up with local LGBTQ+ organizations to support their initiatives, share resources, and amplify their voices.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Carnegie Corporation of New York. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations. Areas served: New York City.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

W]e will continue to monitor public health and travel safety protocols required or recommended by federal, state and local governments. The final proposal comes from the Sisters of the Good Shepherd New York Province, who want Tesla to prepare a report about human rights violations at the companies it buys raw materials from.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

As Tesla made its first public pitch to bring its Cybertruck factory to Austin, Texas on Tuesday, the company faced concerns from citizens about its treatment of workers, the proposal’s impact on the local housing crisis, the need to give the automaker tax breaks, and most of all, CEO Elon Musk. Greg Abbott.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Facebook has decided to block both Australian users and media companies from sharing links to news articles and related content on its main social network, following the country’s proposed landmark regulatory measure that would force tech giants to pay Australian news organizations for using their content. to comply. “It

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Have people heard of 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Societal Change: Impact on society, policy discussions, and conversations that advance sustainable practices. The idea is that biking to work is not only is good for the environment but can also help local economies. Among other changes, it requires encouraging employers to have more bike friendly policies. Source: grist.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

If the audience is local, it is important to framing content and issues for local geographic area. Human interest stories and good news from the organizations generated more interaction than others. Engaging photos, especially of local places and animals work well. Mary Wittenberg , New York Roadrunners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

New York-based private investment firm Avenir Growth Capital and U.S. New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s a give and get policy. She booked over 80 nights in her first 8 months on Kindred staying in San Francisco, New York, and a few other destinations, according to Palefsky. That service fee covers company costs and provides its margin, its founders say.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2022

An antitrust lawsuit filed against Amazon by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine was thrown out in court on Friday, according to a report by The New York Times. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Jones denied a part of Amazon’s motion to dismiss the complaint.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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. State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Australia native Richard Steggall is the CEO of Urban FT , a New York-based fintech company. Financial behavior also potentially includes highly personal purchases, such as medications, insurance policies and even engagement rings. Richard Steggall. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Banks must lead the charge in ethical data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the Personal Democracy Forum in New York – a conference about all things digital and democracy – now in its sixth year. Submitted by Heather McLeod Grant, senior consultant at the Monitor Institute and a principal contributor to Working Wikily.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Last December, a New York Times story called “ The Internet Gets Physical ” reviewed ways that companies and inventors were trying to “put digital ‘smarts’ into everything.” “The consumer Internet,” the author wrote, “can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies.”

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our first cohort of Community Fellows came together last week to dig into the topic, specifically investigating: How might we support food banks and food suppliers in anticipating people’s needs locally to provide nutritious meals with dignity? Director of Advocacy, Policy, and Research, Hunger Free America. Emilio Tavarez.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The paper, with coauthors from the former Facebook AI Research (now Meta AI), University College London and New York University, called RAG “a general-purpose fine-tuning recipe” because it can be used by nearly any LLM to connect with practically any external resource. An example application for RAG on a PC.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Its product enables financial institutions, including Bank of New York Mellon, BlockFi, and eToro, to provide direct custody of digital assets. “They can customize [our product] exactly according to their policies and requirements.”. Fireblocks supports custody across 25 different blockchains, according to Shaulov. “It’s

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I used to conduct advocacy, communications, and fundraising trainings for local nonprofits and political candidates, and one of my favorite frameworks to share with them was the Story of Self, Story of Us, and Story of Now. The Story of Self, Story of Us, and Story of Now Framework. Think of it as an expansion of your Story of Self.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. NTI Nuclear Security Index.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

An article from the New York Times warns “Precautions remain especially important as new variants of the virus emerge. Time: If you’re like many of us, you never had to consider time zones before as all your attendees were local. Now you’ll have to make sure you include time zone information in your marketing.

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