Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

For more than a decade, Nadine has worked at the intersection of policy and media in major markets including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. a technology and media venture based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. We’re delighted Nadine has joined Benetech’s senior team to direct our communications program.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Under the rally cry of Altadena Is Not for Sale, the people of the multi-racial, middle-class town of Altadena, California, are aiming to take charge of their own recovery and rebuilding from the Los Angeles Eaton fires, which killed 17 people, burned more than 14,000 acres, and destroyed over 9,000 homes and businesses.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For health data to impact health outcomes and related policies, the data must be made accessible to policymakers, health advocates, and other interested parties. Making key health data easy to understand can change how people think, how policies are made, and, quite literally, save lives.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, published in the Journal of Urban Economics , examined weekday traffic data from Los Angeles County highways between 2017 and 2019 and compared it with cellphone GPS data tracking customer visits to fast food restaurants in the same county during the same years.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

“We invest billions of dollars each year to keep our community safe and continuously work with outside experts to review and update our policies,” a Facebook spokesperson told NBC News. “We The groups took out a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times last Wednesday urging advertisers to participate in the boycott.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While Protectors presumably won't play accessory to, say, an armed robbery, the company isn't exactly transparent about its policies. At the moment, Protector's thug-on-demand service is only available in New York City and Los Angeles,but it has rocketed up the charts in the Apple App Store.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Lacuna Technologies, a startup that helps cities create and enforce transportation policies by building and managing open-source digital tools, has raised $16 million in a Series A round, bringing the company’s total investment to $33.5 In Los Angeles, for example, Lacuna built a system to help LA manage its scooter fleets back in 2019.

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The Verge

JANUARY 18, 2022

This comes as cell carriers, federal agencies, airlines, and airplane manufacturers struggle to reach an agreement on policies regarding how the rollout should be handled. The airline will continue to fly to New York JFK, Los Angeles (LAX), and Washington, DC (IAD).

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area wildfires. Shane Phillips, housing initiative project manager at the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, expects prices to increase significantly for months, if not a few years. But in the L.A.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 23, 2012

Jan Masaoka's California Nonprofit Policy Convention is far from conventional. Rather than cover the tired topics of typical nonprofit conferences like reaching donors or polishing mission statements, Masaoka's convention will challenge mainstream policies and look at policy decisions yet to come. More Information.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

The new policy will only apply to new drivers planning to use the rideshare platform. We hope to work with lawmakers, policy leaders, and industry experts to discuss legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the experience for all California drivers.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

A project in Los Angeles is also in the works. For instance, one newly announced pilot project with Santa Monica and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator will monitor a one-square-mile zero-emissions delivery zone in the city. Investors have taken notice as well. Image Credits: Automotus.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Just says it uses telematics “to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias” by looking at factors such as how, when and where customers drive, rather than factors such as ZIP code or marital status as most traditional insurers do. The company’s insurance policy is for 30 days. Just has a similar model.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

Healthvana , a health tech startup that began with a specific focus on providing patient information digitally for individuals living with HIV, is helping Los Angeles County roll out mobile vaccination records for COVID-19 using Apple’s Wallet technology. “We look and feel like Instagram.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

In May, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, arguing that their drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should be employees under the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2010

This morning Liz Karlin, who works at the Packard Foundation in Grant Operations , and I did a remote presentation for the Foundation Financial Officers Group on Organizational Change and Social Media Policy development. I talked about the change in workstyle that is needed before codifying a social culture through a social media policy.

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Tableau

APRIL 20, 2021

As quoted in the Los Angeles Times , Emily Benfer, chair of the American Bar Association’s COVID-19 Task Force Committee on eviction notes “An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. But without strong, compassionate public policy, it’s nearly impossible to protect people with rent debt from eviction. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

That means that after you define a policy, it sets the ground rules for access, and grants it based on that policy for the time required, and nothing more, whether you’re a human or a machine. Britive, which is based in Los Angeles, launched in 2018 and brought its first product to market in 2019.

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M+R

JUNE 4, 2024

Note any platform restrictions or blackout dates The biggest restrictions we’ve come across historically are those found on the Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram, where we anticipate a similar policy to that of 2022 for ads about social issues, elections, or politics. So, how should we prepare for this?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Video of a sidewalk delivery robot crossing yellow caution tape and rolling through a crime scene in Los Angeles went viral this week, amassing more than 650,000 views on Twitter and sparking debate about whether the technology is ready for prime time. It turns out the robot’s error, at least in this case, was caused by humans.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2021

To a lot of employees this policy excluding us from permanent remote work is being interpreted as ‘we trust the majority of the company to be able to work remote permanently, but not these specific employees,’” says one employee who asked to remain anonymous for fear of professional retaliation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 1, 2021

By: Kelsey Long, Project Policy Analyst for the Center for Vulnerable Populations in the Division of General and Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Project Policy Analyst for the Center for Vulnerable Populations in the Division of General and Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

But lower payouts and onerous requirements about the number of trips has made Express Drive a tough sell for many drivers, according to a 2019 story in the Los Angeles Times. The company says it will lobby for “aggressive zero-emission vehicle policies” like mandates, tax rebates, and charging infrastructure expansion.

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The Verge

MAY 24, 2021

Like many neighborhoods in the expanding Chicago metro area, however, the city’s postwar redlining policies, combined with expressway construction in the 1960s, forced a dramatic shift: white immigrant families fled for better-connected neighborhoods, and institutional segregation policies served to push African American families into Austin.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

They believe that the most innovative and effective policies and strategies emanate from educators engaged in authentic partnership with policymakers, students, parents, and others who are committed to educational equity, excellence, and opportunity. Areas served: Los Angeles/California. Areas served: Illinois.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The critical information on each backdrop includes opening and closing times, address (linked to Google Maps), cost and entry fee (if any), Wi-Fi availability, pet policy, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, and dress code. TechCrunch spoke to a few Backdrop beta users. Depending on their interests, two camps emerged.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

The DOJ says it launched the investigation after a man in Los Angeles who uses a wheelchair — identified in the settlement agreement as D.H. Drivers who fail to comply with the policy could face possible termination from the platform. filed a dozen complaints about drivers in his area.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 11, 2024

His track record includes serving as CEO of Netnod and advising governments on internet governance, data retention and broadband policy. He will be based in ICANN’s Geneva, Switzerland office and will spend significant time in ICANN’s Los Angeles, California headquarters.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

The latter camp has largely leaned on the innovations of Drover AI , a Los Angeles-based startup that has tested and sold its attachable IoT module to the likes of Spin , Voi , Helbiz, Beam and Fenix to help operators improve scooter safety and, most importantly, win city permits. . ” But that’s way down the line.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

But how exactly can nonprofits use it and other platforms to raise money, grow their base of supporters, change policy, and recruit volunteers and board members? Los Angeles, CA – August 14. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s a give and get policy. Today, it’s active in over 20 markets in North America, including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Denver, Austin, Vancouver, and Mexico City. That service fee covers company costs and provides its margin, its founders say.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Jazz have also lost three of their last five games, but are coming off a win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers have lost three of their last five games, and are coming off a win over the Jazz. When is LA Clippers vs. Utah Jazz? LA Clippers vs. Utah Jazz in the NBA starts at 9 p.m.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Pacers have also won three of their last five games, but are coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Knicks have won three of their last five games, but are coming off a loss to the Boston Celtics. When is New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers? New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

billion valuation to open up permanent retail stores in Seattle, Los Angeles and London, capitalizing on the dewy fairytale of its Manhattan flagship store. We’re always advocating for women to be icons … but the reality of that is it takes actual advocacy work and movement building and policy,” Bharat said.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2007

On January 9th, the Los Angeles Times, after exhaustive research, published a story on the conflicts between some Gates grants for positive social change and their investments to make their endowment grow. She lays out four points why hte Foundation's decision not to do anything about its investment policies is specious and cowardly.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Rental cars are stored in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium in this aerial photograph taken over Los Angeles, California, U.S., Without electricity and connectivity, we don’t have the world we want to see.” on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Still, the fact remains that something needs to change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The terms advocacy and lobbying are generally used interchangeably to describe how nonprofits influence legislation and public policy. Carletha Sterling has been on the board of directors for Wings for Women, Tucson and A New Way Of Life, Los Angeles, California. However, volunteers can also be advocates. Talbert, M.

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