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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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Corporate Responsibility’s Role During Disaster Response

Connection Cafe

All over the world, we see natural catastrophes come unpredictably, from flooding and hurricanes to ice storms and wildfires. For example, Red Cross Canada offers training programs for volunteers with specific skills to help during a time of need. . Engage your local charities and become familiar with their reach.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

We all have a responsibility to solve it, and civil society organisations play a critical role. Collaboration is key to solving the climate crisis, and cross-sector partnerships are unlocking innovation and systems change. Learner juggling caretaking with school work. Innovate Solutions to Address the Crisis. About the Author.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

Connection Cafe

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. Other examples of collaboration were foundations working with peers who had grantees in the area or staff on the ground.

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6 Trends Shaping Corporate Engagement Today

Connection Cafe

We need to develop best practices and successful examples of how companies, of any size, can support the causes they already care about through the skills of the tech workforce. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Patient advocates play a critical role in setting research priorities, designing clinical trials and structuring appropriate clinical engagement with industry. For example, in the short time the Apple Watch has launched – out of the 244 apps available there are 15 health focused apps, not just fitness. There is more to come.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Old school vs. New school – David Stephenson kicked off the panel by highlighting the decline of the “managerial” role in control content. The rise of data aggregation and collections has spurred tremendous collaborative interactions among people. Their messages shared overarching themes, which I have distilled below: 1.