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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

Candid

Puerto Rico “ earthquake swarm.” Puerto Rico experienced a series of earthquakes beginning in December 2019. We identified $791,176 to date in earthquake funding for Puerto Rico. How COVID-19 impacted disaster response efforts. million in aid. On January 7, 2020, a 6.4 or greater on the Richter scale.

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

Achieve

Frankly, my parents believed there was neither a use for that word nor a place for that emotion in any aspect of the lives my siblings and I were learning to cultivate—we had no need to feel that way towards anything or anyone—and, my parents tried mightily to ensure that we were never the recipients of that emotion. Hate has no place here.

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6 Trends Shaping Corporate Engagement Today

Connection Cafe

As the city of Houston responded to hurricane Harvey, even small collaboratives like Sketch City , jumped in to help, using their skills to develop a custom app to coordinate volunteers, nonprofits and resources. And we all witnessed the role that tech innovators like Tesla played in reconnecting Puerto Rico.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6 We're currently active in 10 different countries. million meals!

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Philanthropy Cloud Adds New Volunteer Management Capabilities for National Volunteer Week

Saleforce Nonprofit

Salesforce nonprofit customers around the world are leveraging HandsOn Connect to manage over 42,000 volunteer shifts, both in person and virtual, impacting areas as varied as food insecurity, vaccine distribution, and the environment. . Nonprofits around the world are leveraging HandsOn Connect to manage over 42,000 volunteer shifts.

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

And if that’s out of balance, that could be a reason why somebody may stop giving because they just feel like, “All you’re doing is asking me for money, and I’m not seeing the impact of my gift.” you know, when Puerto Rico had that hurricane, you know, that was huge here. Jackie: Exactly.

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