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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

Many will read the groups legacy through the lens of public hostility: the frustration caused, the angry headlines, the outrage at its tactics. It is a sign that these activists succeeded in emotionally charging the public debate about climate change. But the intense backlash directed at JSO is not evidence that its campaign faltered.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. Nezhina of DePaul University and Jeffrey L. Brudney of Cleveland State University, a base for the future has been identified from this short period of history. Conflict of interest policy.

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Jack Dorsey donates $5 million to Andrew Yang?s universal basic income and COVID-19 relief efforts

The Verge

“Not only will Jack’s donation directly impact tens of thousands of people in need during the current economic downturn, it will help Humanity Forward and our movement continue to make a case for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the United States,” Yang said in a statement. The organization logs donations in a publicly available spreadsheet.

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How tech can help people with dementia stay in the workplace longer

Fast Company Tech

Paul was participating in an unrelated study about public transport when he told us about his unemployment. But many organisations already have robust policies for other conditions. Olivia Brown is an associate professor in digital futures at the University of Bath. Dementia could be approached in much the same way.

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How an L.A. community of wildfire survivors is getting insurance to pay for contamination testing

Fast Company Tech

The fine print of insurance policies can be frustrating and confusing, and the government has not stepped in to help. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is tracking environmental testing largely by academic researchers and a handful from government agencies, but most studies assess outdoor contamination. .

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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The Verge

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I How did one email lead to a university-wide ban?

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Research Friday: Research and Policy Briefs

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Administration. Public funding for social programs is in a state of uncertainty due to our country's economic strain. Ahmad is currently pursuing a master's degree Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Administration at ASU's School of Public Affairs. Ahmad Naboulsi , Master's Student of.