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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. i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? The numerous other disasters and humanitarian crises occurred or continued to occur that year—events that were overshadowed by the pandemic. . Syrian refugee crisis.

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Join us in St. Louis for the National VOAD Conference!

VisionLink

We look forward to another engaging conference with the National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD) , in St. We are pleased to be one of the first partner organizations, supporting the work of NVOAD. Louis, Missouri , from May 8-11, 2023. Learn more about our newest solutions used all over the United States and beyond.

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Join us at NVOAD Conference!

VisionLink

With last year's conference 100% virtual, this year will be extra-exciting for us as we connect with longtime friends and collaborate as an association of organizations that mitigate and alleviate the impact of disasters. We are proud to provide the DART Disaster Agency Response Technology platform to NVOAD. We are Ready!

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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Inclusivity & Equity Workshop Series

VisionLink

Visionlink is always striving to empower our customers and other organizations in the field. You are expected to build resilience, address inequities, and provide support under blue skies and gray.

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Leveraging Engagement to Sustain Our Organizations

VQ Strategies

The most common topic of discussion in meetings lately and the theme of many sessions during this unusual fall conference season is the need to advocate for volunteer engagement as a strategy to help sustain organizations during these challenging times. Could there ever be a time when our organizations need to be more adaptable than now?

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Understanding the Psychology of Why Donors Give to Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? When a major event happens, such as the pandemic, wars, or natural disasters, they make a decision for the donor that this is the wrong time to be asked for a gift. Why is the Psychology of Giving Important?

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