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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Refugees have sought asylum around the globe but primarily in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. On August 4, 2020, two explosions rocked the port area of Beirut, Lebanon when a warehouse containing explosive ammonium nitrate detonated. How COVID-19 impacted disaster response efforts. Beirut explosion.

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How Malala Fund’s Innovative Grantmaking is Revolutionizing Education for Girls

Saleforce Nonprofit

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. The initiative currently supports 57 Education Champions in eight countries with the greatest need. Malala Fund needs your support so we can continue responding to the pandemic.

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TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Global Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. A lot of helpful and insightful digital storytelling advice was shared; below are some of the highlights: India: NASSCOM Foundation, TechSoup Global partner, led the way with How to Create High Impact Stories.

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#mygivingstory: Resources and Best Practices for @GivingTuesday Nonprofit Storytelling

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some of those structures include: – Three-Act Structure is a classic approach to organizing your story for emotional impact. Global Giving: Syrian Refugee Crisis. Refugee Girls in Lebanon. In it, tell the story of a specific instance in which you supported a nonprofit organization in a way that was meaningful to you.

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Supporting Nonprofit Tech Educators Across the Globe

Tech Soup

I have the very best job at TechSoup — I get to support our network of nonprofit technology event organizers. They're having a huge impact. At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. San Francisco, California: Positive Impact Party.

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Blockchain Explained: Risks And Opportunities For Philanthropy

Global Giving

If instead you store some funds in a blockchain that supports financial transactions, there is no one person or organization in charge of ensuring everything happens correctly. Transparency is another area where blockchain has the potential to make a major impact. Photo by World Vision.

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[VIDEO] Using WhatsApp to Increase Engagement with Multicultural Communities

Bloomerang

I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. Well, probably not obvious because we have a global audience, maybe someone from Japan doesn’t know where Stanford is.” ” Right?