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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . The Urgent Action Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrated this in 2019 when it awarded Articulação Nacional das Pescadoras Bahia a grant of $5,743 to strengthen women’s grassroots organizing in Brazil.

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Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” She points out Sharing companies with robust digital platforms have potentially valuable digital data that could be of use to those interested in social change including researchers, policy makers and government officials. Alternative Currency Donations. Want information on tourism patterns (Airbnb, Homeaway)?

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How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

Many member-based organizations “are struggling to maintain membership, generate and increase participation, attract volunteers, and compete with alternative service offerings. In the article, “The Strange Disappearance of Civic America,” Robert D. Putnam reflects on his previous article “Bowling Alone: America Social Capitalism”.

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Research Friday: Social Impact Bonds: A New Tool for Scaling Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

Alexis de Tocqueville, a French early nineteenth century political thinker and scholar known for his book Democracy in America , often pondered questions of societal well-being, or social policy. Social service and nonprofit programs have traditionally been supported through philanthropy and government contracts. Alexis de Tocqueville.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

A pioneer in biojet fuels, Alaska Airlines partnered with Neste to lay the groundwork for industry-wide adoption of renewable fuel options, such as forest residuals , made from the stumps and branches leftover after a timber harvest, and a cleaner alternative to traditional jet fuel. It’s reached more than 100 cities so far.

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Nonprofits, Companies, and White House Unite on Tech Gap

Tech Soup

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." "It's not just about training the young adults; it's about making them relevant to corporate America."

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Hone Your Craft: The Art of Nonprofit Storytelling

NonProfit Hub

Even stories about alternate worlds and mystical creatures get us caught in the feels. For example, Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is the same as Orwell’s story in that they both take place in near-future America, where a totalitarian government has taken control of nearly all aspects of daily life.