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. That is no longer the case.

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Disaster Action Change Hurricane 98

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

To celebrate my very first blog post, I decided to be brave: I will introduce an emgerging concept: “Attention Philanthropy” (AP). This concept is actually inspired by a branch of economics called “attention economics” (AE), an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity.

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Attention Philanthropy Research Georgia 58

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Here’s an overview of the different types and some examples for each in philanthropy and doing. (1) It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) 1) Creating collective knowledge or wisdom.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96