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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. Non-DAC government donors and multilateral organizations contributed an additional $2.8 Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Wildfires plagued the Amazon, California and Australia.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

NTEN

Since the launch, Freedom Fone has received about 100 inquiries from individuals and organizations interested in a broad spectrum of potential uses outside of news and information distribution. . People are willing to spend money on information that is important to them.” . Freedom Fone in Tanzania and Ghana. Challenges and issues.

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8 Ways Nonprofits Can Help P2P Fundraisers Meet & Exceed Their Goals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

At Classy, we put our own fundraising skills to this test with our annual #ClassyGives initiative, where our staff collectively fundraises for a nonprofit organization. They are an awesome organization that was founded by two professional “futball” players from Zimbabwe. This year, they’ve selected Grassroot Soccer.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

Have Fun - Do Good

The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and citizen journalism initiative. The goals of the organization are three-fold. We sell our content to mainstream and other media organizations all over the world. CH: How much money can I donate?

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

Tech Soup

Here at TechSoup, we’re big on empowering nonprofits and libraries to make smart do-it-yourself technology choices since we know time, staff, and money are all limited resources. In 2008 she decided to integrate blogging into her organization’s overall communications plan. and LA Media Reform Group , to name a few.

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Using Photography to Change the World: An Interview with Paola Gianturco

Have Fun - Do Good

These are grassroots organizations, and they were helping each other with the most intractable problems that face women everywhere: domestic violence, sex trafficking, disease, discrimination. And, of course, because women's organizations always have too little money, I thought maybe a book would inspire other people to help.