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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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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

CDP has several recommendations to help funders maximize their philanthropic impact. Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . and internationally.

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Whether you’re planning holiday events or social media campaigns, incorporating texts into your promotion strategy can have a big impact on your success. Campaign update: Thank you again for your donation to our hurricane relief campaign! With your help, we raised $200,000 for those affected by the devastation in Puerto Rico.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. However, I still plan to make my year-end gifts (during Giving Tuesday), but I couldn’t help but wonder about donor fatigue and if there will be any impact on year-end campaigns. . It will surprise you.

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

Achieve

Delayed help to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricanes. 2017 Millennial Impact Report. To download this year’s Millennial Impact Report or previous years’ reports, please visit. 2017 is a year that has witnessed some of the darkest moments and events in our country in decades: Immigration and travel bans.

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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!