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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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Millions are also internally displaced within Syria. CDP’s Cari Cullen describes a derecho as a “storm with hurricane-force winds in a place where the infrastructure isn’t built for hurricane-force winds.” Pledges (announced intentions to award a monetary or in-kind contribution) are also not counted in total funding.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

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Charitable Giving Stipends: Companies can award employees with gift cards or add funds designated for donating to their accounts within their employee giving portal. Turkey and Syria earthquake: In early 2023, a massive earthquake impacted Turkey and Syria.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

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In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.)

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