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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. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

First woman selected to be President & CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego, and is a 2019 George W. Currently serves on various funding and advisory boards, including World Benchmarking Alliance, and has recently been elected president of the American Evaluation Association for 2022 . Nonprofit Leaders. Abby Maxman.

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Can Twitter Save the Fail Whales? Err Save the World.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Twitter for Fund Raising. San Diego Fires ??? Hurricane Season Twitter Resources. (I've blogged most of these so if you want more context and analysis see here ) Here's the links from the group and I've added some more for context: Demand the Presidential Debate. The Well That Twitter Built. Fighting Cancer with Twitter.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

She cites an example from her work helping communities adopt deep energy retrofits in San Diego, California. For example, one issue with access in a rural Mississippi town is that they don’t have high-speed internet access, and the state constantly cuts public school funding. It will sit on a shelf and nothing will happen.