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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

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This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. In this guide, we’ll take a broad look at volunteerism to explore its history and benefits. We’ll cover: Volunteerism definition History of volunteerism Types of volunteerism Why is volunteerism important? Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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How You Can Help Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

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Late at night on Sunday August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The good news is that no matter how far you are from the areas hit by Hurricane Ida, you can still help those impacted by the storm. If you want to support a smaller nonprofit, here are some great options.

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Protecting the right to give according to our values

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In December, our organizations filed a joint amicus brief to support the Fearless Foundation and protect the right to give. Nonprofit Sector: Quarterly Review —we should be making it easier, not harder, for people to give and support nonprofits working to create change and provide critical community services. What is at stake?

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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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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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Philanthropy responded to one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history with $1.4 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.” Support racialized communities. million in aid. Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.”

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

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Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. We’ll cover five best practices you can use to improve your texting strategy and earn more for your mission: Ask every supporter to opt in. Ask every supporter to opt in.

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

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We’re located in the northeast, so we have blizzards, hurricanes…our office was actually taken out by a tornado at one point.” Zero to Three’s Annual Conference even drew its largest crowd in the organization’s history in part by its virtual nature. “The Elinewinga agreed, saying, “I don’t think we’re going back to the old normal.