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How You Can Help Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts

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The Greater New Orleans Foundation is currently accepting donations to their Disaster Response and Restoration Fund in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Donations will support urgent recovery efforts and allow the Foundation to deploy significant resources to local nonprofit partners leading disaster response on the ground.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The fund at CFF will focus on supporting high-impact efforts for local- and system-level improvements in Florida, as well as on making bolder bets on a broader scale on underinvested opportunities. More than $6.7 million awarded to Chicago neighborhood anchor projects.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We turned on CNN and watched together as scenes from New Jersey and New York flashed across the screen. Hurricane Sandy caused over 100 deaths in 10 states and left more people in the dark than any other storm in United States history. It’s not a nightmare,” I said, “It’s for real.”.

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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

There is a long history of nonprofit organizations partnering with the government, usually at the state level, through contracts to help provide for and respond to community needs. posted by Jeremy Higbee , Freelance Writer. Both sectors must participate equally in the task force so that each. side is represented fully.

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An Interview of Heather Cronk, PledgeBank: Advice On Raising Money on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There are many good examples of people using PledgeBank to pull off remarkable work, including these: First, there was a great pledge called " Draft Dana ", in which New Jersey residents successfully drafted a woman into the race for New Jersey State Assembly in District 25. 2) Tell a story.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. Columbus vs Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Timeline History. 1492: A directionally challenged, but well-funded Columbus thought he found a new route to Asia. He “found” the Bahamas. 1937: President Franklin D.