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How MTSBA improved its advocacy program with real-time data

Nimble AMS

Many associations use data-driven decision making to move their missions forward, advance public policy, and enhance advocacy programs. The Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) chose to use its data and Nimble AMS to elevate its leadership decision-making process, advancing its advocacy program. What challenges did MTSBA face?

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Uber sells self-driving unit Uber ATG in deal that will push Aurora’s valuation to $10B

TechCrunch

It’s not clear if all Uber ATG employees will be folded into Aurora, which has 600-person workforce and operations in San Francisco Bay Area, Pittsburgh, Texas and Bozeman, Montana. In 2019, Aurora acquired Blackmore , a Bozeman, Montana-based lidar company, and simulation startup 7D Labs.

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Montana’s ban on TikTok is now on hold

TechCrunch

A ban on TikTok’s app in the state of Montana, enacted earlier this year, is now on hold. On Thursday, a U.S. federal judge in the state temporarily blocked the ban from going live, claiming it was unconstitutional and an overstep of state power. All rights reserved.

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US Federal judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban

TechNode

A federal judge has blocked a law in the US state of Montana that sought to bar the use of TikTok, saying it oversteps state power, a month before the ban was due to take effect. Montana was the first state set to implement a blanket TikTok ban. Senate Bill 419 , the initial ruling to ban TikTok in Montana from Jan.

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That dreadful VPN might finally be dead thanks to Twingate, a new startup built by Dropbox alums

TechCrunch

More importantly, Twingate allows corporate IT staff to carefully calibrate security policies at the network layer to ensure that individual network requests make sense in context. Twingate also says that it offers “congestion” technology that can adapt its routing to changing internet conditions to actively increase performance.

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Community Organizing and Social Justice Measurement in the Connected Age

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is always a conundrum in measuring social change movements as well as networked approaches. Outcomes for “ wicked problems ” can be easily counted – policies passed, housing the homeless, educating children. Montana – where we organize low-income rural communities – 73% are online, of which 43% are on Facebook.

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Takedown notices are threatening online thrift shops — just as business is exploding

The Verge

Online vintage and secondhand sellers describe a delicate dance they must do in order to stay in business — and that even when they follow the rules, their shops are at the mercy of the platform-specific policies and the rights holders. A post shared by Montana Bowman (@baltovintage). View this post on Instagram.

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