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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. I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. For example, Global Giving. Where should be donate?

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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CDP’s Cari Cullen describes a derecho as a “storm with hurricane-force winds in a place where the infrastructure isn’t built for hurricane-force winds.” This list isn’t exhaustive, and far more could have been written about hurricanes, droughts, and other disasters and humanitarian crises that happened in 2020. “All

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

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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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How Technology Helped Zero to Three + Harold Grinspoon Foundation Through A Crisis

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This in-depth roundtable discussion focused on how these organizations have navigated the tectonic technological terrain created by the global pandemic, and what life will, or should, look like for nonprofits post-pandemic. The pandemic helped us to accelerate our technology innovation and receive buy-in from our people.

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

And, everybody is working on something and usually is interested in several issues. In the morning, I attended a session put on by the Young Global Leaders with six interesting proposals. When I first attended, social issues were not top (or middle) of the agenda. Each hour there’s something memorable.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

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Over time, companies become valued partners in addressing local issues, rather than occasional contributors. Target’s Disaster Relief CSR Program Globally-known company Target launched a disaster relief program to showcase its commitment to helping in times of crisis and humanitarian need.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

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President, Global Hematology and Oncology, Celgene. There was also a focus on clear and consistent internal communications, providing daily talking points to chapters, scanning social media for potential crisis issues that came up and needed a fast response.