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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

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It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Here’s my giving strategy for Puerto Rico.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). million in funding was identified for this crisis in 2020 by foundations and public charities. Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” federal agencies, donor-advised funds, and giving platforms.

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How To Get Started With Mobile Giving To Reach Fundraising Goals

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By allowing donors to place bids with their mobile device the pressure to win an item didn’t overshadow interactions with the celebrities, kids, or other guests. Puerto Rico Relief Fund: Mobile Donation Page. In his free time, he also organizes a 1,000+ person charity event in Boston each year. Credit card payments.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

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Canada, and Puerto Rico that are directly using design to create a better world. Essentially the program is for 501(c)(3) nonprofits or Canadian charities that have a demonstrable need for design and engineering software. This new philanthropic program will provide software donations to nonprofit organizations in the U.S.,

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Giving Tuesday #Inspo: 14 Donation Pages That Know What They’re Doing

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Scroll further down and their footer is filled with credentials from CharityWatch, give.org, and Charity Navigator, indicating to donors that their information will be encrypted and kept safe. In this case, they’re directly relating the work they do to the immediate need for relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

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Book Club Part 3b: Talking Institutional Change with Elaine Gurian

Museum 2.0

I’m thinking of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which is trying to be a museum for people, but is also a national and collection-based place. In Puerto Rico and Chile, there are museums made out of posters so that kids in parks can come and visit real art—well, it’s not real art, but you’re getting access to Picasso for $5.

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What Should I Do About Junk Hardware Donations?

Tech Soup

Of course charities rely on donations of all sorts as their bread and butter, so it’s useful, I think, to have a tactful strategy for turning down donations that you can’t use by telling donors where to take their IT discards. Some Good Places Online To Refer Equipment Donors. This is the best place on the web in the U.S.