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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

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The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Shriners Hospital for Children. Kimberly Mitchell.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

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Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019. With wildfires posing an increasing threat in the U.S.,

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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!

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As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands. Aaron is a proud husband and father of six children, with his and his wife’s seventh child arriving in early 2015. Aaron Titus received his J.D.

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5 Ways Libraries Support Disaster Relief and Recovery

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A "disaster" doesn't necessarily have to mean a fire, earthquake, hurricane, or other natural occurrence. The Rockaways, in the borough of Queens, was one of the hardest hit areas during Hurricane Sandy. When Laurence Copel moved to New Orleans in 2010, the city was still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

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#OceanLoveEarl: RIP Earl Kanter, MD – 12/23/21 – 6/23/13

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He loved my Mom, his four children, and 7 grandchildren dearly. Two weeks ago, I got to share with him the news that my second book, made the finals of the Terry McAdam award. My father had a deep-seated love of the ocean and was a life guard for 30 years for the Ventnor City Beach Patrol. Tribute to My Dad.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

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You can vote for who will be awarded $100,00, named CNN's Hero of the Year, and be honored at "An All-Star Tribute" with Anderson Cooper at 9 ET Thanksgiving night. Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Her nonprofit St.

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Upcoming Nonprofits Live: DIY Blogging

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Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.