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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. billion from private and community foundations and public charities, 96% of dollars addressed disease outbreaks (mainly COVID-19). i What did the remaining $223 million in disaster aid address? 5 disaster events from 2020 to remember.

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How AI Can Help with International Development

Forum One

It can also help predict who is at risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia, and mental health issues based on family and personal histories, test results, and even the way people speak. Disaster Response – Using satellite and weather data, countries will be able to better predict disasters. Any other areas?

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UNICEF Shares 4 Ways to Reverse COVID-19’s Impact on Children

Saleforce Nonprofit

Invest in the untapped potential of young migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people. Build resilience to better prevent, respond to, and protect children from crises, including new approaches to end famines, protect children from climate change, and reimagine disaster spending: • Consign famine and food insecurity to history.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. The responses were clear: climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and it should be an urgent priority for us all to act. Meet Our Salesforce.org Impact Lab Climate Action Experts.

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Types of Nonprofits: A Comprehensive Guide

Qgiv

An NGO is a type of nonprofit organized at the local, national, or international level that works independently of any government involvement. The diversity provided by having different types of nonprofit organizations ensures a more inclusive approach to addressing social, cultural, environmental, and educational issues.

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4 Key Ingredients to A Good Story: How to Tell Compelling Nonprofit Stories

Bloomerang

What this means is that you should focus on one particular character in your story—just one person your organization has served or one person who is involved with your organization internally. . Are they battling a health issue? Were they impacted by a major natural disaster? Conflict: What is your character struggling with?

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

Grant coding by issue area and beneficiary group. The patterns behind Scott’s grantmaking are much clearer when it comes to issue area and beneficiary group. The leading issue category is health, followed by “public safety,” which includes funding focused on disasters. This figure excludes Easterseals.).

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