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

Candid

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I grew up in a small town by the New Jersey shore in a house a block from the Atlantic Ocean that my elderly parents still live in today. With Hurricane threatening a direct hit and potential devastating damage, emergency officials called for a mandatory evacuation — something that hasn’t happened in many years.

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the past, the climate crisis was mainly the concern of environment and conservation organisations. We all have a responsibility to solve it, and civil society organisations play a critical role. Historically, environmental and conservation organisations have led the charge through their advocacy and campaign work.

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Radical Collaboration is Our Best Chance to Fight Climate Change

Saleforce Nonprofit

And we’ve watched helplessly as hurricanes and tropical storms have intensified in frequency and strength. Birgit Cameron, the global director of Patagonia Provisions, is passionate about the integral role that nature — and specifically soil — will play in saving our planet. © Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

And in doing so, of course, we move forward our nonprofit conservation mission of keeping good stuff out of landfills. You know, you do it for six or eight months or something, and you get tired and move on, and you need to find somebody new to fill that role. Britt Bravo: Where did the idea for the Freecycle Network come from?

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

We know we all have a role to play in turning the tide on climate change, so we’ve rounded up the changes that the current scientific evidence suggests will have the biggest impact on your personal carbon footprint. Conserve your water. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 Try a green energy supplier.

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How To Save The Planet: 10 Changes With The Biggest Impact

Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

We know we all have a role to play in turning the tide on climate change, so we’ve rounded up the changes that the current scientific evidence suggests will have the biggest impact on your personal carbon footprint. Conserve your water. Eleven years to keep climate change under 1.5 Try a green energy supplier.

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