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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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How Social Media Influencers Fuel your Fundraising Goals

NetWits

Every fundraiser knows the role that social media users played in delivering dollars to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Haiti and to Planned Parenthood for mammogram screenings in the wake of the Komen Foundation’s withdrawal of funding, but actually how social media delivers such results has been a bit of mystery.

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Social Media for Disaster Relief

Forum One

Social media has become an important tool in helping to plan for, assess, and recover from disasters. Here are some examples of how social media has improved disaster relief. Social media has become an important tool in helping to plan for, assess, and recover from disasters. Influence Social Media'

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Inspired by Corporations’ Investment in Purpose and Social Responsibility Throughout the Crisis and Hardships of 2020

sgEngage

We also saw this trend in our industry report as CSR professionals stepped up with disaster relief campaigns that specifically supported social justice. million in funding, which was 31% of the disaster relief donation amount in 2020. Disaster relief saw a significant increase in donation amount reaching over $9 million.

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Interview: SXSW4Japan Raises over $120,000 #sxswcares

Amy Sample Ward

South by Southwest ( SXSW ) Interactive is a conference, that takes place each Spring in Austin, TX, with over 20,000 web influencers, emerging tech, and creatives. SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief.

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News Media: Take Responsibility for Your Influence

Have Fun - Do Good

Natural disasters. It''s time for the news media to take responsibility for its profound influence as the storyteller of our time. Browsing the headlines on The New York Times , CNN , USA Today , and Google News'' sites is one long litany of horror: Murder. Selfishness. Fighting in Congress. Photo by cloudzilla.

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Reaching Gen Z on social media: Expert advice vs. Gen Z opinion

Candid

When ranking factors that motivate them to support a nonprofit, 53% indicated “an urgent need related to disaster, crisis, or tragedy” as the most motivating, while 47% ranked “clear evidence of impact” the highest. Investigate working with social sector influencers (not celebrities).

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