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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

The earthquakes on February 6 that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria have left an estimated 54,000 people dead. million) in Syria. Corporations headquartered in Germany—home to over three million ethnic Turks and approximately one million refugees from Syria—have responded to the crisis by contributing more than €16.7

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How Save the Children Is Using An Edgy Infographic As Part of A Multi-Channel Campaign for Children in Syria

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. The crisis in Syria is now entering year three and the situation is getting worse for children not better. Seems a little edgy?

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Caltech: Founding Values

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Of course: from its founding Caltech has been a testament to the generosity of donors who succeeded in business. open source Syria technology Richard Feynman open content intellectual property science Guatemala social entrepreneurship Caltech'

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Leveraging Technology to Respond to Global Crises

Cloud 4 Good

To support this refugee population, CARE (an international humanitarian nonprofit) leverages and mobilizes its network of donors through Salesforce to support programs that restabilize communities and provide food, shelter, financial access, and jobs. Data, along with instant access to their donors, helps them act quickly.

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Giving USA 2023 Report Insights & Solutions to Giving Decline 

Qgiv

This growth was likely spurred on by the conflict in Ukraine and devastating natural disasters that impacted Turkey and Syria. What this means for giving beyond 2023 Focus on stewarding donors Despite giving by individuals declining in 2022, individuals still made up the majority of all giving. growth in giving. between 2021 and 2022.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Seeing a problem—like the February earthquake in Turkey and Syria —many will act to mitigate it. When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once.

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Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Donors and supporters are increasing overwhelmed by text-heavy storytelling – especially on mobile devices. Photo and Caption via Mercy Corps : Mohammed and Amna Lelayesh fled their home in Syria with their four children over a year ago. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.