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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). Wildfires are becoming more intense and more frequent,” according to the UN Environment Programme , exacerbated by climate change and land-use changes. Syrian refugee crisis. Beirut explosion.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

8 Corporate Giving Trends to Pay Attention To Companies constantly change and expand their corporate giving initiatives. Charitable Giving Stipends: Companies can award employees with gift cards or add funds designated for donating to their accounts within their employee giving portal. Ensure Flexibility in Giving Opportunities.

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Benetech: the Equilibrium Change Machine

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just read the new book from Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, and strategy guru Roger Martin, Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works. Even though I’m a Skoll Award winner, it really made me think about my organization, Benetech, and what we are trying to accomplish.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

Much of the non-governmental funding went to the Maui Strong Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF), which received almost $188 million in donations (including earned interest) as of March 22. As far as we know, this is the highest amount ever raised by a single community foundation for a non-terrorism-related disaster.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Because, if we make software that promises to keep your life or death sensitive information secret to the best of our abilities, we won’t build a back door in for Syria, or China, or the U.S. But, when asked if we know whether or not there are “pirated” copyrighted materials, we can’t say. government or even (heavens!)

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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation. They plan to do it through policy and regulatory changes. According to the World Wide Web Foundation’s Tim Berners-Lee : “The reason for the Alliance is simple – the majority of the world’s people are still not online, usually because they can’t afford to be.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

Daniel has lots of awards. In 2009, he became an Ashoka Foundation senior fellow for his work as a leading social entrepreneur. gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award. Daniel Ben-Horin: The promising change I see is in the changed consciousness of the young. In the same year, NTEN. That’s what motivates me.