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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? The numerous other disasters and humanitarian crises occurred or continued to occur that year—events that were overshadowed by the pandemic. . Syrian refugee crisis.

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What if Cloud Vendors Go Out of Business or Delete Your Account?

Tech Soup

Nearly all the major cloud vendor companies like Google, Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon have been hit by hacker attacks that have caused service disruptions. In February 2011 Google inadvertently deleted 150,000 Gmail accounts due to an internal software problem. Do they rely on a larger cloud platform like Amazon?

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10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, to close out the year, I thought I’d share this list of books with you, especially if Santa gave you an Amazon gift card. I’m honored to be working with her on a training project that I’ll share more about in 2011. The book is available on Amazon or as a free download. The book is available on Amazon.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) Internet platforms make it is easy for crowds to vote, rate, and provide feedback. Think Yelp , eBay , or Amazon. 2) Crowd Creation.

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