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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it. It is only in recent years that we have seen an emerging shift in the philanthropic response from relief to resilience , from funding recovery efforts to engaging with the root causes of many natural disasters.

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Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Millions are also internally displaced within Syria. The blasts caused destruction for several miles, killing nearly 220 people and injuring more than 6,000 others. It is one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. million in funding was identified for this crisis in 2020 by foundations and public charities. Beirut explosion.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

Year-round CSR strategies enable companies to make an enduring difference in their communities and for the causes they support. This is a great way to communicate they support the causes their employees care about! Think about it this way: When a company doesn’t know about an organization or cause, it likely won’t write a check.

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Giving USA 2023 Report Insights & Solutions to Giving Decline 

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Giving by cause Despite overall giving declining, not all nonprofit organizations were impacted the same and some even noted increases in giving when compared to 2021. This growth was likely spurred on by the conflict in Ukraine and devastating natural disasters that impacted Turkey and Syria. growth in giving. between 2021 and 2022.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Migel, whose experiences with blindness caused during World War I, led to him helping start the Foundation. The Migel Medal, often called the highest honor in the blindness field, is awarded annually to one or two individuals whose careers exemplify exceptional accomplishments in the field. It was named for the first board chair of AFB, M.C.

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10 Years of PeaceTalks: What Does Peace Mean to You?

Saleforce Nonprofit

We cannot all be peace negotiators, we cannot all cause wars to cease and there are some terrible things going on in the world at the moment — I think it’s sometimes overwhelming and it spurs you to inaction. One of them was 9-year-old peace activist and author, Bana Alabed, talking about being a child who experienced war in Aleppo, Syria.