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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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Microsoft's Windows Azure and Disaster Response

Tech Soup

What few are aware of, however, is that the Windows Azure platform also has the capability of serving communities that have been affected by disasters. How, You Ask?

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

The January 12, 2010 catastrophic earthquake in Haiti showed some of the astonishing potential for volunteer-based digital disaster relief. and Sahana Foundation (which hosts a free open source disaster management system), have changed the way disaster relief is being done all over the world. Twitter uses hashtags.

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Blackbaud Index for April 2011

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The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending April 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Overall Fundraising Trends.

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2-1-1 Connecting Communities

VisionLink

United Way Worldwide reports that more than 90% of the States are covered by 2-1-1 solutions, and that information specialists responded to more than 16 million calls in 2011, not to mention web site traffic, messaging, and other forms of access. With 90% of the nation covered, are we done yet? Not nearly.

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Blackbaud Index for July 2011

sgEngage

The latest Index data covers the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. for the 3 months ending July 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. That is the fourth consecutive month the Index has been positive in 2011.

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Pledge Fundraising for 2022: Ideas and Insights

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Pledges work really well in urgent situations, like fundraising for natural disaster relief. Snowball was one of John’s first public innovations; it’s a fundraising platform that offers text-to-give, online giving, events, and peer-to-peer fundraising tools for nonprofits. John founded Snowball in 2011. Type of campaigns.

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