Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

should privatize Amtrak specifically, calling the national passenger rail service a sad situation. In 2003, urban planning expert Elliott Sclar wrote a report for the Economic Policy Institute in response to that faction, called Amtrak Privatization: The Route to Failure. Afterward, one union report revealed that at least 1.5

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

According to BoardSource’s Leading with Intent 2020 report, 63% of nonprofit leaders are frustrated by board micromanagement. In the Nonprofit Governance Index published by the Urban Institute, 57% of nonprofit leaders reported that board members often lose focus on strategy when they start interfering with management tasks.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For the past 12 years, Points of Light has recognized successful company and nonprofit collaborations with The Civic 50 , an annual program highlighting the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation. Encourage use of Volunteer Time Off Eighty-four percent of Civic 50 companies offer their employees paid volunteer time off (VTO).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

Brands that blog report 97% more links to their website and 434% more indexed pages in search engines. Blogging of the past was usually editorial content, such as an opinion piece or report back by an executive director. Related Webinar: Website & Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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The Verge

JUNE 27, 2021

YouTube took down several videos from a human rights organization’s channel, which was attempting to document human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province, for violating its anti-harassment policy, Reuters reported. YouTube has “strict policies that prohibit harassment.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2021

TikTok has updated its privacy policy in the US to notify users that the app might, in future, collect new types of biometric information including “faceprints and voiceprints.” The company’s privacy policy was updated on June 2nd, as spotted by TechCrunch. (An An archived version of the old policy can be read here.)

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

My team and I analyzed data from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey , which included a weighted sample of nearly 30,000 U.S. Along with reporting frequency of everyday discrimination , participants completed clinical screenings for depression and anxiety. Im a professor who specializes in community health.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 2, 2014

Reporting live from events and and communicating online in real-time. Crafting a mobile and social media policy. National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. Creating visual content, such as branded images, infographics, and video. Avoiding mobile and social media burnout. And much more!

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The Verge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The company and its parent Live Nation admitted to hiring a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge, then using his knowledge — including old usernames and passwords — to learn CrowdSurge’s inner workings and “cut [the company] off at the knees.”. Songkick sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for violating antitrust laws.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2021

Facebook is addressing the criticism it’s faced for its role in human rights abuses by putting its values on paper in a new “corporate human rights policy” collecting “the human rights standards [it] will strive to respect.”

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

. — Paul Marengo from The DC Theater Arts Collaborative Board Members Willing to Be Leaders, Not Followers I want people who like to collaborate, who value partnerships and coalitions, and who are committed to advancing the policy and professional priorities of both our state/territorial chapters and the national office.

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Forum One

JUNE 29, 2021

As we head into the summer months, it’s the right time to start thinking about your 2021 nonprofit online annual report. At this point in time, nearly all mission-driven organizations produce a digital version of their annual report. This annual report combines a digital interactive experience with a hard-copy report.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Scale AI, the company set up by Alexandr Wang, has been awarded what CNBC reports is a multimillion-dollar deal to help develop Thunderforge, which the U.S. But things are maturing in the AI worldand with it, theres another frontline for AI: the military.

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

Just as we finally got our footing from a global pandemic and spinning up programs to support communities dealing with extreme weather events, now federal policy shifts have grantmakers and grantees alike scrambling. Uncertainty Is a Call to Adapt The philanthropy sector is notoriously resilient.

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The Verge

JANUARY 31, 2022

LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been removed from the Apple App Store in China, and is also unavailable on popular Android app marketplaces, Bloomberg reports. While homosexuality isn’t illegal in China, observers have noted that government policies have been increasingly intolerant , and Beijing censors have taken issue with gay themes in media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

As the United States becomes an increasingly pluralistic nation, where do American Muslims fit into this statistic? Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices. Until recently, it was difficult to know.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The tragic collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois during last week’s historic tornado outbreak in the Midwest is raising questions about the safety of the e-commerce giant’s packing facilities and the policies and protocols Amazon has in place to protect workers during disasters. It’s the private sector.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Data for Inclusion: Enabling people with disabilities to provide firsthand reports on the issues they face to inform policy at the local, national, and global level. It would be an understatement to say that I am proud of what Benetech’s team has accomplished since our founding.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

A company spokesperson told me via email: “Program admins will be able to ask Ava for reporting across the travel and spend programs, whether that is via text, graph, PDF, etc. According to Amex, the initial solution will leverage machine learning and AI to automate expense reporting and approvals.” in Robinhood in early 2022.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

The progress is part of a sea change at Reddit after the site introduced new policies that explicitly ban hate speech and promised to enforce them rigorously. In the past, that has meant tolerating communities that shared stolen nude photos, or videos of domestic violence, or promoted ideologies like white nationalism.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When this is done, public policy and sustainable development goals incorporate a wider range of concerned parties. The framework was supported by the United Nations Statistics Division, which in November 2022 tasked an expert group with codifying ideas around citizen data. There are a few issues not covered in the report.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Nonprofit annual reports play an important role as we head into the end of the fiscal year or the onset of giving season. Although they are not an IRS requirement, compelling annual reports can sway potential donors and show current donors how their money is helping your organization to make an impact. DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2020

United and American Airlines said Monday that they will temporarily ban passengers who don’t comply with a new industry-wide mandatory mask policy that goes into effect this week. The new policy announced this week by industry trade organization Airlines for America covers United, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, and JetBlue.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Here are some of the recent changes to the government funding and reporting landscape so you will be better informed and ready to incorporate best practices. Successful post-award management improves an organization’s ability to meet its objectives by simplifying and streamlining evaluation, reporting, and auditing processes.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Recovery Depends on Volunteers Response and relief organizations rely heavily on the manpower and goodwill of volunteers in a time of need: 95% of Red Cross disaster relief workers are volunteers The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster association reports that 9.9

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Chase updated its user policy , indicating it may block these sorts of payments. Though it is unclear if Chase plans to block every payment to a social media contact, as reports have suggested. The change was first spotted by Bleeping Computer , and is set to go into effect on March 23.

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2021

Instagram accidentally banned a post criticizing solitary confinement because Facebook had misplaced the policy allowing it, according to a new Facebook Oversight Board (FOB) decision. The board is concerned that specific guidance for moderators on an important policy exception was lost for three years,” the FOB’s decision continues.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A federal court struck down a 2019 New Orleans policy barring short-term rentals at properties owned by out-of-state residents. A federal appeals court is currently reviewing these policies. Morrell called the policy a “game-changer” that would “gut the ability to illegally list fake permits and Airbnbs.”

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The Verge

DECEMBER 18, 2021

A troubling report from the Wall Street Journal digs into the personal experiences of young girls who were sent down rabbit holes of extreme weight loss challenges, purging techniques, and deadly diets through TikTok, contributing to the development of eating disorders, or making existing ones worse. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Engadget

MARCH 7, 2025

1Password remains our top pick for the best password manager, thanks to its zero-knowledge policy, numerous security features and general ease of use, but there are other top password managers out there to consider as well. Table of contents Best password managers for 2025 Are password managers safe? How do password managers work?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Develop top-notch policies and procedures.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Pornhub has made significant changes to its content policies after a New York Times report detailed the damage done by nonconsensual videos posted to the platform, often involving underage girls. In a statement today , Pornhub announced a new set of policies aimed at keeping nonconsensual videos off the site.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

A major Chinese supplier of consumer electronics components, Lens Technology, has been accused of using forced Uighur labor workers from the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang, China, according to a report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) shared with The Verge. The Washington Post first reported TTP’s findings on Tuesday.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

PolicyLink ’s Rent Debt in America dashboard, launched in April 2021, clearly visualizes how the pandemic is connected to mass evictions and has influenced policy decisions. National Alliance to End Homelessness is also focused on this societal issue. Feeding America identified racism in the drivers of food insecurity.

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DataRobot

OCTOBER 19, 2021

DataRobot helped combat this problem head on by applying AI to evaluate and predict resource allocation and identify the most impacted communities from a national to county level. Traditional predictive models do not account for anomaly detection on data reporting issues (e.g., reporting backlogs).

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Commission today released its three years in the making report “Everyday Actions, Extraordinary Potential: The Power of Giving and Volunteering.” The report examines why the rates of both the number of donors and volunteering have plummeted for the past decade or more. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Twitter is now fact-checking tweets that link 5G and the COVID-19 pandemic by adding a label that promises to get users “the facts about COVID-19,” Business Insider reports. This is in line with a policy update the company made back in April. Twitter confirmed the move in a statement given to Business Insider. Screenshot: Twitter.

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