by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 6, 2020 | Health vs. Hype, Nutrition and Diet
The FDA rejected the studies confirming the safety and effectiveness of the brain-boosting drug piracetam in 2004. Yet 15 years later, piracetam is still widely sold in US despite the FDA’s efforts. Eli Wolfe wrote this report published in Salon: A study published...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jan 20, 2020 | Health and Privacy
Ambulance companies and other first response service providers in New York State will no longer be allowed to use patient data for marketing. These companies are also forbidden from selling patient data to third parties after the patient privacy bill was signed into...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Allocating scarce resources is a test many nonprofits face every day. These are decisions that make or break organizations. Mark Albertson filed this report for Silicon Angle: “…instead of spending that money to improve IT operations, what if the same amount could be...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Understanding the past helps you plan for the future. That’s nothing new, although many nonprofits are still in the dark about the efficacy of previous fundraising campaigns. Navigating the Unknown, a 2019 fundraising report from NTEN and Care2, found that an...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits used to rely on perimeter defenses to wall off their networks from malign actors. But such perimeter defenses have been rendered obsolete by advancing technology. With much of their data on the cloud and accessible through mobile means, defenses must be...
