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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. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once.

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Apps for Disaster Planning

Tech Soup

TechSoup recently updated its disaster planning and recovery guide, The Resilient Organization , to include the new ways nonprofits, charities, and public libraries are using technology. One of the big additions to the guide is a section on backing up a mobile phone or tablet. by Symantec (Android, iOS) before disaster strikes.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A partnership aimed at addressing the climate financing gap for Indigenous communities has been launched with the goal of mobilizing $20 billion a year by 2030. Foundations, charities report $352 million in 2019 disaster funding. November 11, 2021. Memorial Sloan Kettering receives $50 million.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

When a humanitarian crisis occurs, Candid mobilizes a team to collect information about the philanthropic response. Candid’s real-time data is skewed toward large donors from English-speaking nations who publicize their giving. While we recognize that a global crisis fuels a global response, as a U.S.-based

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

MADRE works in communities that war or disaster have rendered difficult to fund and challenging to reach. As a leader in the global AIDS community, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is committed to overcome the stigma, discrimination, and neglect that keeps the world from ending AIDS. Third Wave Fund (Mobilize Power Fund).

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10 Nonprofits to Support on World Humanitarian Day

EveryAction

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support efforts to stop these abuses. Equality Now.

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