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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

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. Kimberly Mitchell. National University. Christina Lewis.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

CDP’s Cari Cullen describes a derecho as a “storm with hurricane-force winds in a place where the infrastructure isn’t built for hurricane-force winds.” This list isn’t exhaustive, and far more could have been written about hurricanes, droughts, and other disasters and humanitarian crises that happened in 2020.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Foundations, corporations pledge support for Hurricane Ida relief. September 9, 2021 The Bezos Earth Fund has announced pledges totaling $203.7 million in support of nonprofits working to advance climate justice, advocate for climate-smart economic recovery, and spur innovation in decarbonization pathways.

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

Each year the International Computer Refurbishers Summit awards a lifetime achievement award. This year the award went to Nancy Jo Craig who runs the nonprofit Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was not an easy road for Nancy. To be sure, Nancy Jo Craig is an accomplished woman.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

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!

VisionLink

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''s addition to VisionLink underscores our philosophy in hiring only the best minds to complement our award winning software.

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Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

person social media team could not keep up with requests for aid during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. The bot has become an important channel for the organization’s emergency response communications and was nominated for a shorty award in 2018. The bot also connect people to human staff faster with more complicated requests.