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Three Ways To Help Support Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It has been ten days since Hurricane Maria has devastated the Island of Puerto Rico. Where should be donate? Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. Even if you don’t have a lot of money to donate, every little bit helps. It also raises a thorny tax question.

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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. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. .

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Last month, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced that she, in partnership with her husband Dan Jewett, donated another $2.74 i Although Scott discloses who receives donations, she does not say how much is awarded to each organization, so we do not yet have information about grant size distribution in this round of giving.

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New Software Donations from Autodesk

Tech Soup

This new philanthropic program will provide software donations to nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico that are directly using design to create a better world. If you are selected for the donation, the software is download-only. Autodesk’s Philanthropy Plans. Image: Autodesk.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 3 

Connection Cafe

Like other areas of disaster philanthropy we’ve explored, how you measure the outcomes of the contributions your organization has made greatly depends on the timing of such funding or donations. Members of the program donate at various contribution levels to essentially pre-invest in disaster relief.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. Looking at donation totals to thousands of nonprofits around the world and covering each of six major disasters over the past two months, we’re not seeing major evidence of donor fatigue. since Aug.)

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

Achieve

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. Before you think you know everything there is to know about “the millennials” and coin their actions as “do-gooding” and “nice” gestures, please be aware they are not only tackling these issues through traditional means of support like volunteering and donating.