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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. Thinking big on climate change There is good news.

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Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment

Robert Weiner

This spam is both lame (no graphic, no attempt to make the senders address look legit, mangled English) and odious -- preying on disaster victims (one can hope they're just preying on greedy idiots who will pretend to be disaster victims). Subject: United Nations Headquarters. Text: United Nations Headquarters.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

The New York Women’s Foundation. New York Foundation. New Harvest Foundation. MADRE works in communities that war or disaster have rendered difficult to fund and challenging to reach. The New York Women’s Foundation. Horizons Foundation. Vermont Women’s Fund. PFund Foundation.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Foundations, charities report $352 million in 2019 disaster funding. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York City has announced a $50 million gift from Mike and Maria Repole and the Nonna's Garden Foundation to establish a research and patient care initiative. November 11, 2021. November 10, 2021.

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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I usually take a three-prong strategy for disaster relief. As we watch reports of a disaster, we can give directly to people on the ground. This article in the New York Times provides some good advice. Even if you already gave once, there is a lot of need out there, so think about giving again. Local Charities.

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Using Twitter to Build a Community and Recruit Volunteers

Amy Sample Ward

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2011 Volunteer Management for Nonprofits Conference here in New York. Social media in disaster response. National Theatre screws up, what we can learn from mistakes. There are so many resources out there that hopefully this list will help filter and curate for you!

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Remember.

VisionLink

The first was used by the Survivors’ Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region to support the families and friends of the victims at the Pentagon. The second was for the New York Disaster Interfaith Service Network, and the 9/11 Recovery Worker Coordinated Assistance Network.

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