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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and parts of the eastern United States. Cyclone Idai struck Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, causing widespread flood destruction. Foundations and public charities funded $352 million for disasters and humanitarian crises. . Some of our key findings include: .

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

Tech Soup

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Through the creation hope-giving projects that serve the most vulnerable in Malawi, the organization connects U.S.-based The two girls met at Hope Village Orphan Care Center in Malawi.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Brennan has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and blindness. We competed against other participating organizations, racing against the clock to raise funds and secure matching funding from the Skoll Foundation. Brennan Draves and his mother, Lindsay Draves, at school.

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Vote for the Best Social Change and Technology Projects at Netsquared!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Starting this week, you can vote for the best NetSquared Innovation Fund Award nominated projects until Saturday, April 14th at Noon PDT. CompuMentor has created a Technology Innovation Fund to provide direct cash support to projects selected by the NetSquared Community. Community-Owned Telecenter Project in Malawi.

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How to Use Causes for Your Year-End Fundraising Appeal

NTEN

Susan Gordon, Causes. At Causes, the application on Facebook, we’re releasing huge improvements to our fundraising and communications tools just in time for the year-end giving season. Causes has just updated their Fundraising Projects feature so nonprofits can effectively do project-based fundraising campaigns through Facebook. .

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Vote Now: Ten Sessions We Want to See at NTC

Care2

Set up an online fundraiser, tell your community to start raising funds, push play, and watch the cash roll. How do you inspire and empower your community to effectively raise funds for your cause? Project-based fundraising can be a cost-effective and engaging way for nonprofits to fund existing programmatic work.

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