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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. Here’s a reminder of what else happened in 2020, how institutional philanthropy responded, how COVID-19 affected other disaster response efforts, and what this means for the future of disaster philanthropy. . million in aid.

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The Smart Nonprofit: Free Book Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Free Event: Register Here. Most jobs will have some parts of it automated, freeing up those people to do more human things like build stronger relationships and solve complex problems. By automating grunt work and freeing up time for staff, there is an opportunity for a kinder and vibrant workplace culture.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Automating data exploration frees time to focus on higher-level analysis and interpretation of results. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. Free and Open-Source Apache Spark provides a powerful platform for large-scale data processing and machine learning tasks.

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The Smart Nonprofit Book Launches 3/9

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. You can purchase the book on Amazon! Allison Fine and I will be presenting at two FREE online book talks, please join us.

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The Smart Nonprofit Book Launches Today! 

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. You can purchase the book on Amazon! Today is the day that a lot of writing, thinking, and speaking about this topic comes full circle.

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Shopping for a Cause: Is AmazonSmile an Effective Tool for Nonprofit Fundraising?

Byte Technology

For the past several years, mega online retailer Amazon has upped the ante a bit, working off of a tried-and-true fundraising method to help people be more charitable. The service is free, and shoppers will recognize which merchandise gets a donation with “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” marked on their product detail pages.

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9 Socially-Distant Donor Engagement Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

of your donors’ Amazon purchases through AmazonSmile, there’s a new kid on the block whose name you’ll want to know: ShopRaise. It’s completely free for both you and your donors. Learn the 5 markers of philanthropy that predict major giving potential. Even if you’re already receiving 0.5% The best part?

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