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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

Only a relative few independent foundations in the United States and Canada have made public contributions, such as $500,000 from the Patterson Foundation in Florida; $250,000 from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation in Maryland; and $188,000 from the Coram Deo Foundation in Canada. to make the gift. million ($122 million).

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Warrior Canine Connection: A Unique Approach to Mission Based Trauma Recovery

DipJar

One DipJar customer, Foar from Home , rowed across the Atlantic, raising money along the way for K9s for Warriors. Along the way, he was gifted a dog and saw a huge impact on the kids he was working with. When Jen was looking for the fastest way to process gifts, DipJar came to the fore.

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API Explained: This Technology Will Transform Your Company’s Charitable Giving

Global Giving

Kevin is a member of CTOs for Good and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a B.S. KizunaCranes.com was an engaging site designed to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief efforts. If they offer gift registries, they could add charitable gift options with our API. in Economics.

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How HART for Animals Built a Modern Pet Rescue Center

Tech Soup

Tucked away in the Appalachian mountains of western Maryland, HART for Animals is a one-stop shop for all things pets. " When it became clear that the county didn't have the budget to improve the existing animal shelter, HART's staff decided to raise private funds to build an animal adoption center.

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7 End-of-Year Fundraising Campaigns We Love

Qgiv

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s Matching Gift Holiday Campaign. At Qgiv, we love a good matching gift, and Brother Wolf Animal Rescue is great at using matching gift pledges in end-of-year fundraising campaigns to encourage their donors to give to their cause. They used a matching gift to get there. Request a demo.

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Five Ways to Ensure Your Event Makes Headline News

Connection Cafe

That would have been the end of the story, except the University of Maryland Cancer Center that produced the half marathon worked with the owner to tell Dozer’s story and gain priceless publicity for the event. Dozer’s fundraising page raised over $25,000 for cancer research that first year. You can’t pay for that kind of publicity.

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4 Takeaways from #AG2014 Social Media

Connection Cafe

If those figures don’t get you moving, just think of the $115 million dollars the ALS Foundation raised since July with the “ Ice Bucket Challenge ”, all because word spread like wild fire through social media. Similarly to posting pictures, this will help donors better understand the impact of their gift.