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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

For the next 700 words, I invite you to remember the disaster events that occurred in 2019, just months before the pandemic outbreak. . In 2019, millions of people around the world were affected by disasters and humanitarian crises. Foundations and public charities funded $352 million for disasters and humanitarian crises. .

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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. billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? 5 disaster events from 2020 to remember.

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Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Disaster and Hardship Relief Funds: A Guide for CSR Leaders

sgEngage

Relief funds offer a vehicle to provide much-needed financial assistance to individuals during unforeseen disasters and personal hardships. As a starting point, the elements below provide a brief overview of some of the essential regulatory requirements for disaster and hardship relief funds: Charitable Class. Grant Criteria.

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How to Use UTMs to Leverage Donor Acquisition for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some of the most effective online fundraising strategies happen when you dig into your organisation’s data and understand who your donors are, and how they came across to you. . Maybe a friend shared the link with them, or they found your charity by Googling a topic you’re campaigning about. Let me give you an example.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Fundraisers use danger messages because marketing data often—though not always—shows they’re highly effective compared with positive messages. But the data doesn’t always support that view. Thankfully, the data also provides some rays of hope for optimists. I have struggled with this throughout my fundraising career.

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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As COVID accelerates innovative uses of AI in many areas, we are also seeing more development of AI-powered data mapping tools for philanthropic advising and to support donor investment decisions. We are seeing it to help donors make decision about COVID funding and other disaster related donation decisions.

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

Candid

This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., A status update on filings.

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