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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. million) in Syria. Corporations headquartered in Germany—home to over three million ethnic Turks and approximately one million refugees from Syria—have responded to the crisis by contributing more than €16.7

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

This year’s Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report, published by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid, tracked roughly $121 billion in aid to date in 2020 across multiple sources—including bilateral and multilateral aid, U.S. Millions are also internally displaced within Syria. Syrian refugee crisis.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

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. With the right integrations, companies can drive employee participation.

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

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Track successes and failures to inform future strategy. “Be One private school set a reasonable goal of $4,000 to help raise relief funds for the earthquakes in Syria. He now oversees countless award-winning restaurants and devotes his work to giving back to underserved communities. Implement procedures to asess metrics.

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

Candid

After 10 years of tracking disaster philanthropy through SODP, this is (as far as we know) the highest amount of philanthropic dollars ever raised for a wildfire response and recovery and for a single natural hazard in the United States. There were many more, including February’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish. I always refer aspiring social entrepreneurs to the article when they ask me how they can win a Skoll Award. But, it’s always useful to explore the framework of one’s work.

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7 Nonprofits that Inspired Us in 2013 and How Your Favorite Nonprofit Can Make the List this Year.

Connection Cafe

And that is the whole point of the Impact Awards : recognizing nonprofits that use technology to make our world a better place. Best Use of Integrated Marketing – ANERA – Due to the influx of new refugees from Syria to Lebanon’s refugee camps, ANERA had to raise funds quickly to respond to the increased need of essential supplies.