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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

In addition, the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Maui Fund pledged $100 million, GoFundMe raised $60 million, the People’s Fund of Maui (Oprah and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) raised $60 million, and Maui United Way raised about $25 million. That distinction previously belonged to the Greater Houston Community Foundation, after Hurricane Harvey.)

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." When President Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt last year, millions tuned in to hear his approach for improved U.S.-Muslim Muslim relations.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." Muslim relations. " A key message was.

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[VIDEO] How To Know If Your Fundraising Staff Is Leaving Money On The Table

Bloomerang

” For a lot of you, maybe you are heavy government funding, or heavy contract funding through foundations, sometimes it’s like, “Well, we have this pledged, well, we have these contracts, but it’s never enough.” Here’s actually what we need this year.” The compass and the pyramid is still the same.

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