Candid
AUGUST 2, 2023
Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster.
Candid
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
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.” This list isn’t exhaustive, and far more could have been written about hurricanes, droughts, and other disasters and humanitarian crises that happened in 2020.
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DipJar
APRIL 20, 2021
Conservation – With more than 187 global partners, LMC works to establish global sea turtle conservation programs backed by the Center’s world-class data. During this time, the eggs can be eaten by predators, damaged by tropical storms and hurricanes, exposed by beach goers digging on the beach, and more.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 30, 2010
In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. I next attended a session on global biodiversity, and ended up talking to two of the three speakers afterwards about our Miradi project and about the software idea from my friends at Waste Concern. Today was an example of this.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Here are my slides from the presentation. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Several websites were set up to help family members find out information about each other in the chaos. Social Media in Disaster Response.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 11, 2008
Changing the Present Facebook application offers nearly 1,000 meaningful $1 gifts from hundreds of leading nonprofits, so you're sure to find something that moves you or your sweetheart. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 9, 2007
Paul Hyland saw a presentation at NPowerDC. The GRO Foundation: Global Relief Outreach. Foundation has created the 2007 Gifts of Hope campaign in order to do just that; meaningful giving can bring hope, protection and security to the most vulnerable of our global family. Support the only national sexual assault hotline.
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