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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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?  

Candid

federal agencies, donor-advised funds, and giving platforms. billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). In the annual disaster philanthropy report, we tracked nearly $37 million in wildfire funding to date in 2020 by institutional philanthropy.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . We invite you to dive into key findings from the report and explore granular data on our funding map. . In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Announcing Our First Impact Labs Cohort on Zero Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity in the U.S.

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. But that doesn’t mean the important, ongoing charitable work in communities suddenly becomes less urgent. And we have good news: our data looks different.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

2-1-1 Background 2-1-1 is available to over 240 million Americans – approximately 80% of the United States population –covering all or parts of 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “2-1-1” 2-1-1 is an easy to remember phone number that connects individuals with resources in their community. With approximately 1.5

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How To Get Started With Mobile Giving To Reach Fundraising Goals

Nonprofits Source

Fund a need campaigns. We’ve seen mobile and online fundraising options help nonprofit organizations raise additional funds when used to: 1. Puerto Rico Relief Fund: Mobile Donation Page. These platforms are designed to tackle specific fundraising events like: Silent auctions and raffles.

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