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THRIVE!

Intellectual Property Consultation

Summary:

Provide consultation to social impact organization that has developed technology allowing local governments to budget for economic equality on best practices for protecting its intellectual property.

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Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: THRIVE! helps local governments budget for equity and economic mobility with community input. They do so largely through their Equity Audit software, which tracks over 80 measures across typical government agencies.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, End Poverty, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):

THRIVE! is seeking a consultation, to discuss what steps they should take to protect their EQUITY AUDIT software application.

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THRIVE!

NDA Review

Summary:

Assist social impact organization whose technology allows local governments to budget for equity and economic mobility with NDA review.

Referred by:

Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: THRIVE! helps local governments budget for equity and economic mobility with community input. They do so largely through their Equity Audit software, which tracks over 80 measures across typical government agencies.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, End Poverty, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):

THRIVE! is seeking assistance reviewing the NDA they use with tech contractors.

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Pie for Providers

Review of End User License Agreement

Summary:

Assist non-profit that has developed a tech solution allowing for greater access to child care with review of its End User License Agreement.

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Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Pie for Providers has developed a tech solution to help child care providers (predominantly women of color) earn more money and to allow low-income families access to early care and education through government subsidy funding.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, End Poverty, Gender Equality, Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

Pie for Providers is seeking assistance reviewing the End User License Agreement (EULA) that applies to childcare workers using the Pie for Providers system. Additionally, Pie for Providers is an open-source system hosted on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0. They haven’t had any issues and plan to keep their system open source. But, if possible, they would appreciate a quick consultation to discuss what their obligations and risks are under the license.

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